Region Speculation/Discussion Thread

[Wulava]

Quick question: are we allowed to talk about Gyms here?

Gym designs, puzzles and locations, yes.

For the characters themselves, use the Character Discussion/Speculation thread.

[Yveltal96]

Well if it is a Gym I can't think of it being anything other than a Bug type Gym.

yeah and i hope if it is a bug gym the leader is actually strong
bugsy was a joke
the only good thing he had was scyther
and burgh was just pathetic

[Courpse_Mew]

yeah and i hope if it is a bug gym the leader is actually strong
bugsy was a joke
the only good thing he had was scyther
and burgh was just pathetic

A gender change would be nice too. But I'm more interested in the puzzle and the gym badge. Bugsy's gym and badge never really synced in my opinion. Of course the English name for the badge didn't really work with the badge design anyways, but still the HGSS remake didn't do it for me. And Burgh had an interesting gym both times around, but seriously, we have almost no moves or abilities that work with any bug gym design. Since the web in the trailer appears to be more of a gym puzzle than a town, it would be nice to have more and better spider attacks and maybe pokemon just to set it apart from the previous bug gyms.

[Yveltal96]

yeah i am just hoping that we have a bug gym leader or elite
just please Arceus make them better they all gave bugs bad names

[WildHennaCharizard]

I like to see a dark type gym.Out of all the types of Pokemon we have the dark type has yet to get a gym.

[FlyAsADunsparce]

yeah i am just hoping that we have a bug gym leader or elite
just please Arceus make them better they all gave bugs bad names

It's pretty much a given that we're getting another Bug type gym. In the trailer you saw the spider web like gym, I think it's obvious that that's a Bug type gym.

[shytende]

I already said that they could add the overseas french territories after beating the game

[Yveltal96]

It's pretty much a given that we're getting another Bug type gym. In the trailer you saw the spider web like gym, I think it's obvious that that's a Bug type gym.

yeah that is agreeable
unfortunately some people are trolls and tell everyone to think the contrary
i am almost 100% certain that it is a bug gym
and if so i don't want to be disappointed
it better be difficult and represent the type well for once
i think the reason bugs are underestimated is because when you think of bugs you think of bugsy or burgh
and they sucked

[MidnightFennekin]

We see to be getting:

A Grass Gym
A Bug Gym
A Psyhic Gym
A Fire Gym/Elite Four/Champion

Sounds like a decent line up already.

As long as the Gym folks don't only use pre-findable Pokes.

Anyway, I hope that we get some beautiful areas, such as gardens, and twisty labryinths.

[Tf916]

Hopefully we get a fire type gym.... I missed it

[BlazingCharizard39]

Also a ghost gym would be cool and challenging…

[Bueno~]

As long as the Gym folks don't only use pre-findable Pokes.

Agreed, I hate how lame some of the GLs rosters are when there are other and better Pokemon of that type in the game/generation.

I thought it was awesome and challenging how Brock had Onyx, Misty, Lt. Surge and Erika had Pokes that evolved through Stones and Sabrina had Alakazam, so we had challenge against strong foes early in the game.
In generation 5 we had Normal-type gym but no Bouffalant or Cincinno, a Bug-type without Durant, Larvesta, Accelgor or Escavalier, Electric without Galvantula, Eelektross or Stunfisk and Flying without Braviary/Mandibuzz and etc, you got my point.

Imo Gym Leaders should have the best Pokemon possible for that level, and the biggest array possible, like Wallace/Juan, Norman and Winona in RSE. I didn't like how Gym Leaders were managed this Gen, they only had fair rosters post-game.

[Wadeledge]

Can I just join the chorus of wanting a Dark type Gym Leader? It's really about time!

It looks like we have Bug and Psychic at the least.

[shac]

Agreed, I hate how lame some of the GLs rosters are when there are other and better Pokemon of that type in the game/generation.

I thought it was awesome and challenging how Brock had Onyx, Misty, Lt. Surge and Erika had Pokes that evolved through Stones and Sabrina had Alakazam, so we had challenge against strong foes early in the game.
In generation 5 we had Normal-type gym but no Bouffalant or Cincinno, a Bug-type without Durant, Larvesta, Accelgor or Escavalier, Electric without Galvantula, Eelektross or Stunfisk and Flying without Braviary/Mandibuzz and etc, you got my point.

Imo Gym Leaders should have the best Pokemon possible for that level, and the biggest array possible, like Wallace/Juan, Norman and Winona in RSE. I didn't like how Gym Leaders were managed this Gen, they only had fair rosters post-game.

Agreed. Gym rosters were really done stupidly with the B&W games. Two Emolga in Elesa's team....really? Were you that short on electric types? Speaking of, I never got why she was not given Plusle and minun. I thought her red/blue theme was perfect to pair her with the cheering duo.

I want the grass gym to be placed inside a forest. A proper forest.Sort of in a Fortree style with the jungle being even thicker.

[Wadeledge]

Imo Gym Leaders should have the best Pokemon possible for that level, and the biggest array possible, like Wallace/Juan, Norman and Winona in RSE. I didn't like how Gym Leaders were managed this Gen, they only had fair rosters post-game.

Oh GOD Wallace/Juan wrecked me because I didn't have a grass or electric type on my team. Oy that was a mistake.

I'd like to see more difficult (but not impossible) gyms. Or maybe just Challenge Mode from the beginning, the improved AI makes even not as good Pokemon hard to beat.

[*~Silver*~]

Oh GOD Wallace/Juan wrecked me because I didn't have a grass or electric type on my team. Oy that was a mistake.

I'd like to see more difficult (but not impossible) gyms. Or maybe just Challenge Mode from the beginning, the improved AI makes even not as good Pokemon hard to beat.

I agree with this. The easy gyms to beat aren't as fun. Clair was fun because she was challenging for me in Soul Silver. If that was just lazy training, or if she was actually hard I still don't quite know. xD

[Bueno~]

Oh GOD Wallace/Juan wrecked me because I didn't have a grass or electric type on my team. Oy that was a mistake.

Having them don't make them all that easy tho, my Magneton was so easily pwned and Ludicolo had problem with their high sp. def. and varied types (Kindra, Ludicolo, Gyarados...).
Norman was a pain in the ash and so was Tate&Liza in Emerald. I want memorable Gyms like those.

I agree with this. The easy gyms to beat aren't as fun. Clair was fun because she was challenging for me in Soul Silver. If that was just lazy training, or if she was actually hard I still don't quite know. xD

If I recall it right she was difficult in G/S (I didn't play HG/SS), Dragons resist a lot of moves and we usually don't have Ice Pokes in-game. Kindra is one of the most annoying Pokemons ever as well =p

[*~Silver*~]

Having them don't make them all that easy tho, my Magneton was so easily pwned and Ludicolo had problem with their high sp. def. and varied types (Kindra, Ludicolo, Gyarados...).
Norman was a pain in the ash and so was Tate&Liza in Emerald. I want memorable Gyms like those.


If I recall it right she was difficult in G/S (I didn't play HG/SS), Dragons resist a lot of moves and we usually don't have Ice Pokes in-game. Kindra is one of the most annoying Pokemons ever as well =p

Yeah. Clair's Kingdra kept murdering my level 40 or so Umbreon.

[Essiah]

IMO its 99% sure to see in upcoming game fire type gym (look at the trailer, there is 50/50 chance that scene with epic fire is in gym). Bug type is also for 99% sure (spider web scene with jumping character). What type of gyms I want to see in the next game? Water type! (Imagine beautiful waterfalls, SPA-styled or Cave-styled place with pretty water, bubbles Also, its interesting to imagine dark styled gym. How it could look? I can imagine some sort of obscure, dirty building with many punks and bad-guys (walls painted in graffiti-style). Rooms could be "decorated" with metal, corroded barrels.

[Bolt the Cat]

We see to be getting:

A Grass Gym
A Bug Gym
A Psyhic Gym
A Fire Gym/Elite Four/Champion

Sounds like a decent line up already.

I hate how people keep assuming the vine swinging area is a gym, just because it's gimmicky doesn't mean it's a gym. If it was a gym, we'd probably see trainers somewhere around there.