THIS WILL NEVER DIE
52: Cilan, Chili, Cress
51: Bugsy
50: Falkner
49: Ramos
48: Koga/Janine
47: Roxanne
46: Morty
45: Giovanni
44: Clair
43: Norman
42: Chuck
41: Cheren
40: Grant
39: Wattson
38: Brock
37: Clemont
36: Pryce
35: Erika
34: Fantina
33: Skyla
32: Wulfric
31: Wallace and Juan
30: Lt. Surge
29: Olympia
28: Maylene
27th: Blaine: Cinnabar Island
Featured in: Like every single fcking game I am not typing this list out anymore
Blaine belongs to the club of old ass man gym leaders since there is always one every generation. However Blaine is specifically a BAMF since he lives in a volcano and what not in HeartGold/SoulSilver. Blaine is actually pretty difficult, his team is just really uncreative (and we all know how salty that makes me). Also in HG/SS when he loses Arcanine he kind of lacks an identity since that is supposed to be his iconic lead, but w/e. What would have REALLY slayed the children tho would have been if his Rapidash could set up sunny day and then use solar beam, but I guess they already used that strategy for that dude in the Sinnoh elite 4. Also in RBY he straight up looked like some kind of strange bug man so that’s all.
THIS WILL NEVER DIE