69 Facts About EVERY Pokémon Gym Leader

Gym Leaders are some of the most important and recognizable characters in the Pokemon franchise. I recently completed a series on the channel where I covered an interesting fact about every single Pokemon, so I figured I would do the same for the human characters as well! The Gym Leaders have a lot of interesting trivia to offer, so I hope you enjoy the video!
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[@dylanstucki8435]

I’m positive Milton’s name is Milton only because it sounds like miltank

[@urmomsmellslikeoldspice2239]

Mhm

[@loseftheman9474]

Or because he Killed Hosea

[@Mynameishassan0]

He does look like satan

[@rogerbuds19]

Or is the pokemon called Miltank to sound like Milton

[@Rainb0wzNstuff]

Yea

[@riicky83]

The Nessa fact can be simply put down to her having two Drednaws as the one she uses for the champion battles can Gigantaxmax but her gym version can only use the regular Dynamax.

[@absoluteatrocity4019]

yeah i was about to say that. Her male drednaw can't dynamax but her female one can. So presumably she just has two drednaw.

[@TheDragonstorm1993]

@@absoluteatrocity4019 exactly what I was thinking

[@riicky83]

@Isaac Shin How'd that happen, normally the water gym battle is a Dynamax as the fire gym is supposed to be the first Gigantamax battle you have.

[@absoluteatrocity4019]

@Isaac Shin you're talking about her level 24 male drednaw during the second gym battle

[@absoluteatrocity4019]

@Isaac Shin that wasnt the first gym battle you have with her plain and simple. Look at bulbapedia. Even playing the game i know that she does not gigantamax in her first gym battle.

[@matthewbayle3815]

Allister's explanation could be perfectly explained by Shrek. "People are like Onions. They have layers."

[@samcortez420]

Get out of my swamp

[@helloworld2409]

And his name is SO close to all star

[@d_mon9631]

Oof I was just about to make this joke

[@CrussoFang]

are you telling me that Roxie's dad, Pop Rock, the father of a musician, is referencing a candy and not... not the pop rock genre of music.... sure why not

[@dragonstar2011]

Yes. Because his daughter is also themed around something you eat.

[@HBK_Amari]

GameMasterCoolDudeGuy oh, you eat poison too?

[@DeelonJ]

@@HBK_Amari who doesnt

[@_wheat856]

Amari Wade III laughs in tide pod

[@GuusLot]

It could reference both the candy and the music genres?

[@pokenaru97]

Nessa uses a male drednaw that can only dynamax, her female one can gigantamax, it does not change gender (spelt drednaw wrong)

[@michaelyu2744]

yeah it was always quite obvious to me that she has 2 drednaw

[@melonman6522]

They mention at some point all the gym leaders use weaker pokemon than their main team so they don't completely overwhelm challengers making it impossible for anyone to progress.

[@magolor152]

@@melonman6522 that's how it works in other regions too, every gym leader technically doesn't have a set order in which they have to be fought therefore they all usually have teams specialized for fighting weak and strong trainers, for example while Flannery's team consists of a torkoal, numel, and possibly a slugma, for fighting a trainer with 8 badges she would probably have a camerupt, a higher level torkoal, maybe a ninetales, ext. (well this kind of stuff is not seen in the games but it is hinted and technically shown in the anime and mangas)

[@sofiamafra2644]

@@magolor152 That's correct, but it's kinda hinted at in the games too (at least the ones where you can rematch the leaders). They all have much stronger teams when fighting a champion-status trainer, as opposed to the weaker ones in the first time you battle them. It could be that they just trained a lot since your battle, but it makes more sense that they have specific teams based on the number of badges their opponent have.

[@melissaardon2294]

As a friendly note, you spelled Drednaw wrong. But you were close

[@YourGamingHighness]

Adding on to Piers' fact, he's also the only evil team leader to not have evil intentions in the series. He just wants his sister Marnie to take over the gym for him. Fun video regardless!!!!!!

[@YourGamingHighness]

@Straw Berry Game Freak simply pulled a Gen 7 in my opinion. When it looked like Team Skull was the evil team, but it was actually the Aether Foundation. Not saying Team Skull was morally good, but Team Yell is kinda like Skull in a way.

[@YourGamingHighness]

@Straw Berry Ok. I get that.

[@lordofninjas1]

While it's true they aren't evil in the traditional sense (commiting crimes and the like), I have seen some people suggest that they may be a "statement", for lack of a better term, on Toxic Fanbases and such, and most people see Toxic Fanbases as bad, or evil if you will, so an argument could be made that they are evil in that sense.

[@NightcoreBrawler]

This makes Piers my favourite Gym Leader out of SwSh, due to his nature of being a good person as apposed to being evil

[@YourGamingHighness]

@@NightcoreBrawler Mine too besides Nessa and Raihan.

[@bluevalor491]

The reason why Erika's Kimono was crossed right over left in the original concept art was that she was originally going to be the Ghost-Type Gym Leader of Lavender Town until they decided not to do that, this also make the floating Pokéball in her sprite make more sense too

[@marhawkman303]

And the way her eyes look. In her RGB art Erika looks like she's asleep. Her pose even looks like she's leaning on something.

[@marhawkman303]

@@hydriadus Hmm... that's a possible explanation, not sure it's the RIGHt one though. you'd think a grass trainer wouldn't inhale the sleep powder unless they wanted to... especially since the other trainers under her don't seem to share that.

[@marhawkman303]

​@maltese1122 oh that's a lot of layers of retcons to do.... ooooh boy... :D layer 1: Erika probably got swapped to Grass from Ghost since they just didn't have enough Ghosts. So... what would her team be? Pokémon that aren't in gen1 at all? Layer2: what would a ghost version of Erika's story be? I suspect "perfume" thing could be more akin to incense? Less one with nature, more one with the spirit world? Layer3: Erika doesn't interact much with other Gymleaders in the anime so... not a lot there. But it'd be interesting if Ash met Erika... then did the Gengar thing since... He'd be quite familiar with Gengars by then.

[@IcedTheLocalClown]

"piers is the evil team leader" Everyone: *yesn't* (Team yell is mostly a fanbase rather as an evil team)

[@corbinselanne7990]

Yeah, a fanbase for Piers' little sister Marnie

[@shadowdragun]

And the evil team is Macro Cosmos. Piers and Team yell help you when the whole Opeana thing ffs

[@Notschlogie]

pizza boi worst evil team

[@MelonHere20]

@@shadowdragun exactly

[@X2scepten]

If anything the real evil team was team cosmos

[@dcapz1762]

Another interesting fact about Gordie is that of the 4 version exclusive gym leaders he is the only one whose signature pokemon capable of gigantamaxing is not a gen 1 pokemon

[@saeki1689]

DCapz yea Bea: Machamp gen 1 Allister: Gengar gen 1 Melony: Lapras gen 1 Gordie: Colossal gen 8 (current)

[@Wheeler07]

@Jason Does Stuff Bro is Raihan a version-exclusive gym leader? Nope, didn't think so.

[@mrnoobstack]

@Jason Does Stuff uhh

[@billytalentxpokemon]

In German Lance is called Siegfried and Raihan is called Roy which makes them Siegfried and Roy the magician duo both are also dragon type trainers

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

*Xander and Roy flashbacks from Fire emblem*

[@Kleineralsdulil]

Ooooof das hab ich nicht bemerkt 😂

[@blendevs]

Deutsch ist Schlecht

[@sorbetcitron8198]

In French, Raihan is Roy too, but Lance is Peter

[@calebg6587]

"69 Facts About EVERY Gym Leader" *n i c e*

[@ener.g]

I love blaine's robotnik esque look, I was plesently supprised in lets go that they capitalized on his eccentric look and turned him into his islands only entertainment, the little blaine dolls were very cute.

[@endzio7376]

16:59 Plot twist They once were dating, but Bianca forget to return Cheren's glasses

[@MelonHere20]

Lol

[@Dandylion567]

Are you telling me he just gave up on seeing for years? 😂

[@MelonHere20]

@@Dandylion567 lol

[@endzio7376]

"Bianca's a nice girl, but she's clueless! I cant even say something the straight means something adult or flirt with her without a "what?" Or "I don't get it"" -cheren to his friends a day before the breakup

[@startheangel9760]

Piers is the only Galar gym leader who doesn't Dynamax/Gigantamax his Pokemon for a dark type villainous gym leader he actually plays fair the complete opposite of dark types.

[@kirbstagoontheaxolotl]

I enjoy piers

[@startheangel9760]

@@kirbstagoontheaxolotl Same

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

Indeed, although iirc this is due to his gym not having a dynamax field or whatever running underneath it. It's actually rather sad, I feel bad beating him, I almost wanna lose for him. He just wants to provide for his sister and lackies and he just wants to put the city he resides in on the map since nobody really takes it seriously or knows of it.

[@Wuerschtle]

@@RainbowEssence-c3w Nah, he also refuses to use dynamax in the tourney at the end even though he could, thats directly stated.

[@kami9143]

Well it's not actually unfair since you both get to gigamax

[@heyimshoto9737]

dude I keep thinking how he emphasizes the end of every sentence SO HARD, for example 17:12 POP ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@adrianpilot159]

For chilli, cilan and cress: chilli's are hot, cilan comes from cilantro (coriander) and leafy herb, and cress comes from watercress. Their names are all plants used in cooking and their gym is a restraunt.

[@darkwyvernz2456]

A Chilli-stuffed Cressant topped with Cylantro

[@michaelyu2744]

Another reason for allister being called onion in Japanese is that there are mythical demons in Japanese folklore called oni, like in ONIon, and he uses ghost types.

[@teawrecks1243]

team rocket is a flying type because they're always blasting off again

[@Void_Echoes]

tea wrecks Genius

[@kdubya1218]

Wow

[@devog1842]

“We’re blasting off again!”

[@ashketchum7533]

@@devog1842 "Woooooooobbuffet"

[@pacesplace]

@Lucrecia Adams-Tyer Chime-Chime

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

3:36 Could this glitch have been partly the inspiration for making Ash win the Marsh Badge without defeating Sabrina in the anime? O.O

[@Void_Echoes]

Pie Pierrot That’s what I thought

[@Xaero13]

I mean really.... How many Kanto badges did he actually get legitimately?

[@gushernandez25]

@@Xaero13 i remember when I realized that Ash did not earn his badges in the Kanto League lol

[@Wheeler07]

@@Xaero13 He got half of them legitimately. Surge, Koga, Blaine, Giovanni (That one is debatable since he battled Jessie and James for the badge instead of Giovanni, but I think it was legitimate because Giovanni gave them the rights to the gym for a while)

[@normitamorao703]

@@Xaero13 (sorry if these are wrong cuz i haven't watched the anime in a while but these are what i remember) Brock: Won the battle. Misty: Saved Cerulean Gym from Team Rocket trying to steal the Pokémon. Lt. Surge: Won the battle. Sabrina: Made Erika laugh. Erika: Saved Celadon Gym from a fire started by Team Rocket. Koga: Won the battle. Blaine: Won the battle. Giovanni: I don't remember

[@thriftyshadesofgreene5266]

Fun Fact: Every Gym leader has a Pokemon!

[@ThunderShock7]

Wait Really?!?!?

[@ah_libra]

SHOOKETH!!!

[@Ultragay_bacon]

No shet shirlock

[@TheTeraFurret]

OMG REALLY, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!!!!! 🤯

[@alianhkhan]

I am shookif

[@bibarel5097]

Raihan is the 69 gym leader... ...coincidence? i think not...

[@Pepito_Sanchez]

Leon: _heavy breathing_

[@abrahamo2895]

Pepito Sanchez OMGOMGOMG

[@AznYunHou]

Nice

[@jordynisboredyn]

Leon and Raihan ship is saaaaaailing

[@BuzzPrincess12]

actually he's not. he's the 74th...

[@tetzy5172]

- Named a pair of Psychic gym leaders from "levitate" - Named one of the pair "Liza" instead of "Levi"

[@purpleballooon]

Lizatate

[@ananonymousyoutubeuser8769]

Did you know, there is an ability which gives immunity to ground types. It’s called Lizatate

[@nobbie-san6152]

I do remember the French versions to name them from "Levitate", however -> Lévi (Tate) & Tatia (Liza)

[@lipeater4443]

well, their pokémon all have levitate.

[@kdubya1218]

Huh

[@daisymeadow1384]

Take a shot everytime he says “actually”

[@xphantomstonex7010]

"Yo where's the door at I can't see jack shit"

[@novemberninth4392]

20:31 Being able to have numbers on your jersey gives you the power to do THIS:

[@ariannaluce6849]

?

[@achameleo6097]

I just realized that Allister's mask is a galarian corsola

[@LegoReader12345hello]

A Chameleo I thought it was shy guy

[@Void_Echoes]

A Chameleo Oh my god I never noticed that I thought it was just supposed to be a Shy Guy reference or not have any reference at all.

[@kdubya1218]

Wait really

[@kdubya1218]

Um how convenient because he has a cursola

[@oliviarts8778]

i never noticed that

[@BBMacsWorld]

The moment i read the title the only thing I thought was, "nice" 😂😂

[@blandsalsa8796]

Same lmao

[@alphashadowXD]

Lol I did the exact same thing

[@Azumeme]

I see u on infernomen all the time and follow your twitter

[@BBMacsWorld]

@@Azumeme hey, thanks. I'm pretty sure he tagged you in his new video 😁

[@TheEmilyFravel]

Yea

[@tonytang7550]

A really cool thing about Gordie and Melony that I found out about: Even though they specialize in different types, their team's typings are actually not so different. During their gym battles, both of them use a single typed, a fire type, a water type, and a bug type Pokémon. Also, both of their ace's other type is strong against each other's specialized type. I always find this a nice touch, wonder if this is intentional.

[@laurasohn8332]

17:16 ok... I'm gonna point this out now because I have a huge theory about it and I really think it weighs on this. In the Sun and Moon games when Hau mentions that his dad got a job far away from Alola, many people seem to try to make it seem like he'd only stick to fighting type Pokemon because of his relation to Hala, but Here we can see that Marlon Looks like Hau and even has the same carefree attitude that makes Him seem like He could be Hau's dad. Even his gym has a tropical feel to it... I can't seem to get anyone to see these similarities even though they're So blatant you'd have to be blind in order to miss them

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Gotta love how when Norman watches TV in the anime, he lets his Slaking watch too.

[@yungpro545]

Nessa’s dredknaw doesn’t change gender it’s two completely different dredknaws as you can tell from the change in gender and the second is a g max

[@lucariometal5153]

Me: *sees thumbnail* Also me: Woah, Giovanni could fly?

[@Void_Echoes]

Lucario Metal *_imagines Giovanni frantically flapping his arms and flying_*

[@lucariometal5153]

@@Void_Echoes thank you for putting that in my head

[@lordfawful9469]

I heard once that Erika was supposed to be a Ghost Gym Leader at one point, so the kimono being crossed the wrong way may have been left over from that idea.

[@marhawkman303]

It also explains her pose. She is posed almost like she propped up on something behind her in R/G/B. Also why is her facial expression like that of someone asleep... or yeah? Also, if you look closely her pokeball is LEVITATING in the battle art. That doesn't make sense for a gardener. It's kinda explained that she likes the zen peaceful sort of gardening, but even then... not that much of an explanation. Her backstory doesn't involve psychic powers. The kimono being folded the wrong way would make PERFECT sense if she was intended to be a GHOST trainer.... and would also explain the levitating Pokeball and why she's seemingly unconscious.

[@goomygoo839]

This video had me shook though. I deadass thought Gordie was MARRIED to Melony. I guess that explains Gordie's embarrassed/angry facial expression in Melony's rare league card.

[@devilishjester7718]

I mean, lots of people like that Melony is single

[@j44son]

SWEET HOME ALABAMA!

[@catalinaargyriou8603]

@@devilishjester7718 She has a wedding ring

[@gabetheblade7617]

In the manga it shows a picture of the original artwork of Blaine but he says it’s a disguise

[@goggles8691]

Very epic moment by the manga

[@trainersun22]

Best part of manga

[@sebisuarez10]

Very interesting video. Loved it! 👍

[@IsoTopicJeff]

I really like the 69 facts series so far please keep making them

[@stylinsebastian7427]

Did anyone notice how popular the fighting type is? There's been a Pokémon League Fighting type specialist for every gen. Kanto-Bruno Johto-Chuck Hoenn-Brawly Sinnoh-Maylene Unova-Marshal Kalos- Korrina Alola- Hala Galar (can be the exception if you played Shield)- Bea I'm not sure if any other types are in every game like Fighting.

[@lordofninjas1]

While they may not all be League members/Gym Leaders Psychic also has some sort of type specialist in each game Kanto- Sabrina Johto- Will Hoenn- Tate and Liza Sinnoh- Lucian Unova- Caitlin Kalos- Olympia Alola- Dexio (while he isn't a Gym Leader/League Member, he does seem to be meant to be the Psychic Specialist for the region) Galar- Bede (until he becomes a Fairy Specialist) and once the DLC comes out it'll be Avery. I don't think it could work for any other types because of how the typings are set up between games and such, Johto is mainly the one that screws it up as as far as I'm aware the only way all types are represented there are through the Kanto Gym Leaders. Besides that though I think Water is the next closest with 7 (there could be more though) as it would be: Kanto- Misty Johto- no one (unless you want to count Misty) Hoenn- Wallace/Juan Sinnoh- Crasher Wake Unova- Cress Kalos- Siebold Alola- Lana Galar- Nessa

[@rykochey2297]

Ghost is almost there but Kalos ruins it Gen 1-Agatha Gen 2-Morty Gen 3-Phoebe Gen 4-Fantina Gen 5-Shauntal Gen 6-Nobody Gen 7-Acerola Gen 8-(in shield)Allister Ice comes really close too, but this time, Alola ruins it Gen 1-Lorelei Gen 2-Pryce Gen 3-Glacia Gen 4-Candice Gen 5-Brycen Gen 6-Wulfric Gen 7-Nobody Gen 8-(in shield)Melony So, if you include Kanto in Gen 2, then Water appears in every game Gen 1-Misty Gen 2-(including Kanto)Misty Gen 3-Wallace/Juan Gen 4-Crasher Wake Gen 5-Marlon Gen 6-Siebold Gen 7-Lana Gen 8- Nessa Following the same rules, Fire appears in every game Gen 1-Blaine Gen 2-(including Kanto)Blaine Gen 3-Flannery Gen 4-Flint Gen 5-Chili Gen 6-Malva Gen 7-Kiawe Gen 8-Kabu But if you don't include Kanto for gen 2, then Fighting really is the only type that appears across every generation of pokemon

[@lordofninjas1]

@@rykochey2297 while she isn't a Gym Leader/League Member Sina appears to be meant to be the Alola Ice type specialist.

[@rykochey2297]

Well, if that stands to be true, then Ice is the only other typing in all games. Sorry I didn't mention her, I made all of this based off of memory

[@parkermiller9310]

When it comes to a Alola's psychic-type specialist I always consider faba to be him as you see him more in the actual plot of the game

[@komaytoprime]

Darn, I was wanting to know facts about the trial captains...

[@ettorefm]

Amazing work!!!!

[@mason_the_squirtle4043]

The amount of facts you listed in this video is nice

[@Unovakid24]

I swear the universe refuses to stop making me see 69 EVERYWHERE. I literally can't stop seeing it

[@PlayrR3D156]

4:12 Yes, but can we talk about how much Blaine's face bears a resemblance to Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog?

[@TheChickenGD]

Skinny egg

[@AirSkyyy]

My hero academia reference

[@nathanjohnpalaogaming4872]

-pres. Of united states-

[@joelowes7893]

I will never be able to not see that anymore

[@PlayrR3D156]

@@joelowes7893 WhAt CaN i SaY eXcEpT yOu'Re WeLcOmE

[@chuyistheshiz6811]

Cool concept. Subbed.

[@MatheusCayresdeMello]

14:00 and sudenly John Townsend, to savor the flavors and aromas of the 18th century!

[@pokehunterhd]

Can you do one on every rival? "Games or anime, or even manga?" Yes.

[@pokehunterhd]

Man this is one of the most liked comments I have, with 53.

[@flyntflossy3044]

@@pokehunterhd sad comment on your life

[@pokehunterhd]

@@flyntflossy3044 no it isn't.

[@yaniz_1453]

@Flynt Flossy sad reply on your life

[@Pinktish]

Technically, there is a gym leader in Alola. In usum, there's the unofficial gym. Even if it's unofficial, it's worth mentioning

[@cherrybansx7398]

then it wouldnt be 69 facts

[@kart2542]

@@cherrybansx7398 and raihan won't be holding the 69th one

[@iluvchess14736]

Random thought: Why are the Japanese names of many SwSh gym leaders named after plants? Milo: Yarrow Nessa: Cupid's dart (It's a flower) Kabu: Turnip Bea: Kidney Bean Allister: Onion Opal: Populus (Another flower) Bede: Beet (Ima put Bede here hope you don't mind) Gordie: Oriental Melon Melony: Melon Piers: Temple Juniper Marnie: Rosemary Raihan: Laburnum (Yet another flower) Leon: Dandelion (Why?) Hop: Hops (Puting Hop here just cuz)

[@cdoggo3352]

A lot of Japanse names are plant based. Not just Pokémon. Just look at Dragon Ball, all saiyan names are vegetables or vegetable related. Kakarot: carrot Vegeta: vegetable Broly: broccoli As examples.

[@kamikazesenpai21]

2:24 Cheren in nuvema town? He becomes a gym leader? Gary in pallet town? He becomes a gym leader? There are no gym leaders that in the gym battle have none though

[@HANSIMUSMAXIMUS]

There's also an npc just west of Ecretic City named Valerie

[@Lil-Dragon]

Love these fact videos especially when gym leaders are otherwise just beaten and passed by unless you have to do something before you battle them. Great video Hoops

[@JCKane]

Another fact... Milo, despite having that pokeball holder thingy with pokeballs on it... his team are in great balls!

[@Ssjvaca]

FACT: Blaine's original art was used in Pokemon Adventures as a disguise. and Blaine says that he burned his mustache

[@derekc2425]

21:10 I think this was done intentionally to prove that they are definitely 2 different drednaws 23:01 oi you forgot to mention the real obvious tie in in how Ponyta and Hatenna go from Psychic to Psychic/Fairy to tie into that change

[@DJTileTurnip]

I think Allister being called Onion would make more sense due to onions making people cry and he is pretty somber

[@paigey-poo4235]

He kinda looks like an onion too

[@sineadthomas2024]

Yeeeeeeeeees! Pokemon’s human characters are my favourite! Especially the gym leaders

[@jackierocha5096]

I just hope that Piers won’t be the last Dark Type Gym Leader we get, he’s so cool and I want this type to get more rep in the gyms, I mean Piers being in charge of the ‘evil’ team was really doing it for a very sweet and loving standpoint, making sure his little sister is cheered on throughout her journey to becoming champion, and that’s just so adorable. And that’s the way GameFreak should approach Dark Type Gym Leaders, they’re not evil because they’re using the evil type, they like the aesthetic and are actually real sweethearts once you meet them(despite how punk Piers is, I can’t get over how gosh darn adorable he is with his sister). So that way no one could complain that GameFreak is pushing some evil agenda towards young gamers

[@pn2294]

They’re mostly used for the Elite Four so I don’t see why it’s so important.

[@Snowberries17]

I don’t like that dark type are called evil type. Dark type can mischievous, prankster or jokester but they don’t have to be evil.

[@marhawkman303]

@@pn2294 Yeah, the first League trainer with a dark team was in G/S/C E4. "I'm not evil, just an edgelord." hahaahah

[@TickedOffPriest]

I always thought the Earth Badge looked more like a leaf.

[@silverfoil8854]

I thought of it as some wheat strand. And since it grows from earth....

[@TickedOffPriest]

@@silverfoil8854 Good point.

[@Void_Echoes]

Catholic Conservative Same

[@Kazekage202]

I thought it was a tree

[@dbseamz]

For a second I thought the thumbnail meany Gio HIMSELF used to be a Flying type...

[@LuckyOwI777]

Well, kinda. I'm sure the probably had a flying type team made out for him before the changed his gym type last minute

[@truetratty]

Same

[@kdubya1218]

Same

[@epicfan1598]

@@LuckyOwI777 He was talking about the fact that giovanni used to be a flying type pokemon himself, not use pokemon that were flying types in gym battles.

[@satoshiketchump]

13:59 Never knew I'd see nutmeg daddy in a Pokémon video 🔥

[@TheCrowVarietyShow]

Raihan is the first gym leader who's typing hardly resembles the type he claims. In the gym he has 2 dragon types, 2 ground types, 1 rock, and one steel. Why not be a rock/ground gym leader at that point?

[@DJTileTurnip]

I dont mean to be that guy but Nice

[@elliotshaw4128]

DJ Tile Turnip Nice

[@chialuenlis5931]

@@elliotshaw4128 nice

[@bibarel5097]

Noice...

[@azelfdaboi5265]

Nice

[@frostycarrot1803]

NOBODY ELSE LIKE IT

[@TK_gaming05]

So Alastair’s like Shrek... I really should’ve went with Shield

[@Void_Echoes]

TK Gaming SomeBODY ONCE-

[@hystericallover5989]

who is alastair? i only know allister

[@Void_Echoes]

hysterical lover They spelt Allister wrong

[@Void_Echoes]

Or it autocorrected

[@OrangeyChocolate]

22:32 Young Opal totally looks like an Osamu Tezuka character.

[@kumonoameai]

Great video! However, I am kinda sad that you didn't include the island captains along with their kahunas. Do you have plans to make a similar video featuring facts about them at some point in the future? That would be really fun to see ^.^

[@gustavju4686]

Will you make a video on every trial captain and Kahuna?

[@williamodi]

22:31 Opal's nose GREW!

[@50shadesofgeek41]

This was so interesting! Elite four and champions next?

[@yaniz_1453]

Pokémon company: *makes sword and shield* Everyone: oh cool... Umm where is dewgong? Pokémon company: *sweating intensifies*

[@SoderCant]

I wont be the first one to say it but... *N I C E*

[@Crobert24]

I don't get it

[@SoderCant]

@@Crobert24 Its a meme

[@koenjanaban6298]

@@Crobert24 uncultured I see...

[@Crobert24]

Yeah I am not a man of culture 😞

[@Squatchplex]

Anyone else realize he was wrong about milo? Piers’ doesn’t use a gmax Pokémon either

[@emile-5887]

He doesn't even dynamax (Piers)

[@RancorSnp]

Milo uses a Gmax Flapple/Appletun depending on what game you are playing

[@justapera]

Thanks for the cool content

[@hughjass2640]

That's a nice number of facts.

[@rainfallen7574]

Ah a small correction: Wibke isn't said like "wib-key", it's said like "vib-kuh"/"vib-keh" since it's German! The w is pronounced like a v not a w

[@manueltraut7947]

:D

[@Lucypher616]

So muss das sein 😝

[@jaredgillenwater4221]

More on Morty... It makes sense with the story that the town he is a Gym Leader in has a focus on Eeveelutions when Eevee is apparently based on a domesticated fox.

[@Gameingsince87]

Fantastic video

[@pilkogaming4439]

I thought midori is the word for the green and blue which is translated to ao/ai. Thought your facts were spot on and very intresting and engaging. :) Keep it up

[@RoyRogersNews]

Fun fact: Ted Lewis also was the announcer in Pokemon Stadium.

[@sagebronius9933]

I was waiting for him to say this, but this was a clear oversight. @HoopsAndHipHop

[@JS-fm3xg]

You should do facts about all the evil teams in the games next

[@kareemelabbasy1951]

just learned some facts i should've known way before......good video

[@sodaddict]

How does gym leader lore have more effort put into it than Pokedex consistency?

[@miominamoto7816]

Gen 7 might not have Gym Leader, but did you forgot about Ryuki? his dream is about to be the first Gym Leader of Alola, and he resides in the "Kantonian Gym" in the 3rd island (forgot the town's name)

[@thefuturemustknowwhereyouv1405]

Mio Minamoto malie city?

[@PlayrR3D156]

20:46 Yes, but can we talk about Milo's nose? Or better yet, lack thereof?

[@yaakovappel8820]

Opal stole it.

[@PlayrR3D156]

@@yaakovappel8820 That would explain some things...

[@masterofadapting]

Yaakov Appel I love the idea that opal steals noses to absorb them to make her nose larger

[@banditmaster5611]

@@masterofadapting as it seems, she did that to Alder too

[@MattDoes_Stuffs]

He has a nose, its not outlined, you can see his nose on a side prifile in post game

[@willofthewinds3222]

15:04 Another nice nod is not only is Skyla a pilot, but Elesa is talking to her about trying her hand at comedy, which makes sense why she would quote a comedy movie about pilots to a pilot.

[@modermousev2ofthegoldendeer]

I'll be waiting for this video type for the champions.

[@ambshow6153]

69 facts. Is this a coincidence?

[@Ghost-bn8om]

AMB Show Probably not

[@marcusdillem9678]

Unlikely, but possible.

[@ThunderGun2]

He skipped over Jasmine that’s why.

[@Bongerrrr]

Fabled Thunder no he didn’t his fact was jasmine could be found in a contest

[@verylostdoommarauder]

15:41 I found a better fact, which made me laugh out loud. 'Skyla' is apparently also the name of a brand of IUD, which, "is a little, t-shaped piece of plastic inserted into the uterus to provide birth control." This makes the sentence, "Skyla using a Skyla" grammatically correct, and terrible to picture. Oh yeah, and recently I found something interesting. Nessa's name may be a reference to The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. In the book, one of the Valar (Basically Middle Earth's gods) is also named Nessa. This may be a coincidence because she has nothing to do with water or the ocean.

[@hunterland807]

ANOTHER thing Lt. Surge and Wattson have in common is that they use only Kanto electric types (if you don't count Emerald)

[@Akira_usb.]

Me: *sees title* Also me: Nice

[@saiyan4414]

Jasmin has an appearance in the Diamond and Pearl Anime.

[@prudenciomangaoangiii403]

Its the games moron

[@LuckyOwI777]

@@prudenciomangaoangiii403 The fact doesn't have to about the games specifically, moron. Did you even watch the video? Several facts included the manga, anime, and movies, along with the games.

[@prudenciomangaoangiii403]

@@LuckyOwI777 now your saying that jasmine aftually appeared in thr anime

[@LuckyOwI777]

@@prudenciomangaoangiii403 Umm...she did? One, why are so surprised/why don't you believe that? And two, what does that have to do with anything?

[@prudenciomangaoangiii403]

@@LuckyOwI777 which episode now?

[@CAMnami]

Fun fact, the numbers on jersey's has hidden meaning when written in Japanese

[@bludr3w110]

This is a very *NICE* video

[@shirehorse7]

A few facts to add in. 1. In the anime, Winona was one of the first gym leaders to use a shiny Pokemon being her Swellow. 2. In the anime, Clair is the only Johto gym leader to make a second appearance around in the Black and White anime where she goes after a shiny Drudrigon. This would make her the second gym leader in the anime to own a shiny as well.

[@alexmotro2205]

Are you gonna do a separate one about the trial captains? I think they're worth exploring as part of this series. They're not technically leaders but it's the same type of character honestly

[@Chrisu0513]

Definitely do an Interesting Facts video on the Elite Four members

[@kylestubbs8867]

4:25 That makes sense. He certainly has a lot of Flying-Type trainers in his guild. (By which I mean, the _people_ are Flying-Type.)

[@hannahwatchchannel4183]

At 23:49 you set off my voice assistant lol

[@Espeon804]

That thumbnail makes sense. I always wondered why the badge was shaped like a darn feather.

[@jackdixon5422]

I saw it more like a leaf

[@LuckyOwI777]

@@jackdixon5422 Yeh, but it is supposed to be a feather. I feel like a leaf would have a slightly "rounder" shape...if that makes sense. Idk

[@marhawkman303]

@@LuckyOwI777 also there's the story Giovanni originally had the Rainbow badge but it got swapped before release. was the leaf shape for Erika?

[@wintertheampharos4725]

Hehehehhe the title has 69

[@KreatyvOne]

Damn u thicc as hell

[@ryanvaughn3121]

I

[@Apple_Bapple]

NIC. Stands for "Network Interface Card" and is pronounced "nick." A NIC is a component that provides networking capabilities for a computer. It may enable a wired connection (such as Ethernet) or a wireless connection (such as Wi-Fi) to a local area network.

[@lilspringy]

"NIC" also means nothing in Czech

[@shannongrummisch8881]

Despite everything, I still believe Kabu has a connection to Flannery in some way

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Same

[@sfritzz3147]

Are we not gonna talk about how Kabu is a fire type gym leader originally from hoenn and the hoenn gym leader flannery talks about how she took over the gym from her grandfather

[@jericojoir4894]

Thanks for the headcanon. How old would you put them if that were the case?