Character Sheet: Allister

ALLISTER

Next up, we have Allister, a creepy child and the Ghost-type gym leader of Stow-on-Side during Pokemon Shield. Despite having no known relationship to Bea, their gym challenge is effectively the same, so they will still be at least semi-clones of each other, their moves differing more in the non-special moves.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Cursola

It will use Curse.

 

Side B: Spinning Cup

 

Up B: Warp Panel

 

Down B: Ghostly Hand

Mostly the same as Punching Glove

 

Final Smash: Stow-on-Side Gym Spirits

He will send out Cursola, Runerigus, and Gengar, all in Dynamax or Gigantamax forms.

 

Entrance: His opening ceremony walk

 

Taunts: Up, ghosts circling his head. Side, he will wobble from side to side. Down, he will clutch his head, then scream.

 

Kirby Hat: His mask

 

Kart: Based on Cursola

Special Move: Ghostly Hand

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald (omega form) with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Wandering away aimlessly as things grow dark.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main look, the outfit he gives the player, based on Bea, based on Gengar, based on Cursola, based on Runerigus, based on Dusknoir, based on Mimikyu.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Opal seeks a new apprentice.

Character Sheet: Bea

BEA

Next up, we come to Stow-on-Side, a gym that has two different leaders, depending on the version you are playing, and probably the only interchangeable gym leader pair that I can think of where there’s not some blatantly stated relationship between the leaders. The Sword version is Bea, a Fighting-type specialist, and an avid fighter herself.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sirfetch’d

It will use Slash.

 

Side B: Spinning Cup

She will race forward in the spinning cup from her gym challenge.

 

Up B: Warp Panel

The warp panels seen in her gym.

 

Down B: Punching Glove

One of the giant punching gloves from her gym will strike forward.

 

Final Smash: Stow-on-Side Gym Brawlers

She will send out Sirfetch’d, Grapploct, and Machamp, all in Dynamax or Gigantamax Form.

 

Entrance: Her opening ceremony walk

 

Taunts: Up, pumping her fist in the air. Side, extending a hand and beckoning you to take her on. Down, getting down and stretching a bit.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and headband.

 

Kart: Based on Sirfetch’d

Special Move: Punching Glove

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald (omega form) with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Jumping up and down in excitement from winning.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her main outfit, the one she gives the player, one based on Allister, one based on Korrina, based on Machamp, based on Sirfetch’d, based on Grapploct, based on Conkeldurr.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Allister wanders onto the stage.

Character Sheet: Kabu

KABU

Next up, we have Kabu, the Fire-type gym leader of Motostoke, an older man originally from Hoenn, with strong connections to the nearby mine and the technology and machinery at work in his home city. His gym is mostly just Pokemon battles for its challenge, so we’re going to have to rely on outside sources.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Centiskorch

It will use Fire Blast

 

Side B: Coal Car

One of the coal-carrying cars from the Galar Mine will race forward and slam into opponents, spilling their load.

 

Up B: Lift

He will use one of the mechanical lifts seen around his city.

 

Down B: Phantom Fire

The TM he gives out. The long grass from his gym might work too, but I don’t know.

 

Final Smash: Motostoke Gym Firelords

He will send out Centiskorch, Coalossal, and Cinderace, all in Gigantamax form.

 

Entrance: His opening ceremonies walk

 

Taunts: Up, using his towel to wipe his sweat. Side, stretching and loosening up. Down, stoking a fire with some bellows.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Carkol

Special Move: Coal Car

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City (omega form) with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Looking proud, saying his path to champion is still in view.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main outfit, the outfit he gives out, based on a firebreather, based on Centiskorch, based on Vulpix, based on Growlithe, based on Litwick, based on Coalossal.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Bea wants to fight you!

Character Sheet: Nessa

NESSA

Next up, we have Nessa, the Water-type gym leader of Hulbury. She is a swimmer, and her gym challenge involves a bunch of powerful pipes running water all over, so I think we can make it all work.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Drednaw

It will use Bite, naturally.

 

Side B: Water Pipe

She will hold out one of the pipes from her gym, held horizontally, then turn it on, blasting water like a fire hose.

 

Up B: Swimming Leap

She will leap up out of water with a splash.

 

Down B: Waterfall

A pipe will appear above her, pouring water downward and creating a shield before her.

 

Final Smash: Hulbury Gym Swim Team

She will send out Drednaw, Arrokuda, and Cramorant, all Gigantamax or Dynamax form.

 

Entrance: Her opening ceremonies walk-in

 

Taunts: Up, waving to the crowd. Side, doing some swimming stretches. Down, sitting with her legs hanging over the side.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Drednaw

Special Move: Water Pipe

 

Spirit Battle: Dynamax Stadium (omega form) with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Emerging from the water in a spectacular display.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her normal outfit, the water outfit given to the player, based on Drednaw, based on Goldeen, based on Arrokuda, based on Inteleon, based on Cramorant, based on Dracovish.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Kabu stokes the fire!

Character Sheet: Milo

MILO

Coming to Galar, we have our new set of gym leaders, all of whose gym challenges take place within a soccer stadium setup. That said, they all do have some pretty extensive gym challenges still, so we should be good. Milo is our first, the Grass-type gym leader of Turffield, and a local shepherd.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Eldegoss

It will perform Leafage.

 

Side B: Wooloo Roll

A small group of Wooloo will roll out from him.

 

Up B: Magical Leaf

His Gossifleur will perform it and carry him upward.

 

Down B: Hay Bale

He will use one of these as a shield for himself.

 

Final Smash: Turffield Gym Foresters

He will send out a Rillaboom, Eldegoss, and Flapple, all in either Dynamax or Gigantamax form.

 

Entrance: His opening walk-in.

 

Taunts: Up, waving with a friendly face on. Side, adjusting his scarf for a moment. Down, petting one of his Wooloos.

 

Kirby Hat: His hat

 

Kart: Based on a Wooloo.

Special Move: Hay Bale

 

Spirit Battle: On Dynamax Stadium (admittedly this is probably, in theory, the one all should be on, since, you know. I just really want to diversify it). Omega form, with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Gathering up his entire flock to him.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main outfit, the grass uniform he gives out, an outfit based on his workers, based on Wooloo, based on Eldegoss, based on Gossifleur, based on Rillaboom, based on Flapple.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Nessa takes a swim.

Character Sheet: Mina

MINA

Mina is an interesting one. She is a Fairy-type specialist and the only one on Poni Island, but in the first game, she actually doesn’t have a trial for you, being a spacey artist who’d rather just hang out and draw. In USUM, however, she does have a trial for you that requires you to go back and visit the rest of the trial captains and collect petals to form a rainbow flower for her. She also has a very minor role in the anime, so . . . we’ll see.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Ribombee

Performing Fairy Wind

 

Side B: Drawing

She’ll paint all over an opponent’s face.

 

Up B: Sketchpad Catch

That one funny scene in the anime, where she catches a bunch of sketchpads, with one in her mouth? Yeah that.

 

Down B: Rainbow Flower

She’ll make it appear and draw items in toward her.

 

Final Smash: Twinkle Tackle

She will summon a Ribombee, Shiinotic, and Comfey to perform it.

 

Entrance: Noticing the battle’s happening and setting her drawing aside.

 

Taunts: Mostly just being spacey and drawing for a quick second.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and face paint.

 

Kart: Based on Ribombee

Special Move: Drawing

 

Spirit Battle: On Altar of the Moone (omega form) with her battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Drawing a picture of the battle.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Fairium Z

 

Color Swaps: Mostly just her smock, but with different colors of paint smearing it. Plus, her Let’s Go version.

 

Thanks for reading! Now let’s move on to the Galar gym leaders. First up, Milo herds the opposition

Character Sheet: Acerola

ACEROLA

Next, we have Acerola, the Ghost-type second trial captain of Ula’ula, who would go on to become a member of the Elite Four at the end of both versions. She also has a sizeable mini-arc with Ash in the anime, so I don’t think we’re going to struggle that much.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Totem Mimikyu

Her Mimikyu will come out and perform Shadow Ball.

 

Side B: Camera Flash

She will snap a picture, stunning opponents.

 

Up B: The Greedy Rapooh

Her Gengar from the anime will fly up from the floor, carrying her with it.

 

Down B: Illusion

Based on the ghostly illusions that happen in her trial, as well as those that happen in her haunted house made for Lana’s sisters in the anime. Basically, it will obscure her location.

 

Final Smash: Never-Ending Nightmare

She will send out a Mimikyu, Dhelmise, and Gengar to perform it.

 

Entrance: Her trial opening action.

 

Taunts: Up, laughing as Mimikins floats around her. Side, snapping a few pics with her camera. Down, reading a book.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Mimikyu

Special Move: Greedy Rapooh

 

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise (omega form) with her battle team.

 

Victory Screen: Floating in the air as Mimikins floats around her.

Losing Screen: Handing over the Ghostium-Z

 

Color Swaps: Her main outfit, a Mimikyu dress, a Mimikins dress, based on Gengar, based on Nanu, based on Ash, based on Dhelmise, based on Palossand.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mina sketches her victory.