I would want to be A Pokemon Gym leader for grass type Pokemon because I have my strong favorite Pokemon

YourMajestyKen : Sounds cool, but the only thing is in real life, you would not be allowed to own Mewtwo, or mew, as they are technically legendary Pokemon and Mew is SUPPOSED (keyword supposed) to be extinct. I have no problem with pseudo-legendary Pokemon being owned, but Legendaries are technically impossible to own, asides from the Regis trio.

I'd probably train them to be strong, but I'd have no ambitions of being a gym leader. I'd accept battles, but I wouldn't want to because some kid wants a badge, I'd only battle with people who wanted to battle for fun.

The most obscure pokemon would probably live in abandoned mines.

That's easy. I would be a legendary trainer like Red. No contest.

pieman9 : Sounds alright to try and go that route, but...bere in mind that it is A LOT harder than any of the games as it physically has to be done. 

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Quick update(s) on how the system would work exactly. Here are a few changes to how Pokemon in the Real World would be.

1) Trading will not be required to evolve specific Pokemon, like Haunter into Gengar. Pokemon would be required to hold onto a certain evolutionary stone for a certain period of time if possible, or the trainer could opt to spend a lot more time raising them.

2) In the events of battles, players could opt for staked or free battles unlike in the games. In the event of a staked battle, an impartial person has to regulate that said bounty is enforced.

3) To teach a Pokemon a move, they need to have a certain base strength, and they need to practice it after seeing it executed. 

I would love to be a trainer and probably a solid one, not the best but I sure would work hard to try and be the best.@import url(https://www.vizzed.com/boards/cuteeditor_files/Style/SyntaxHighlighter.css);



I would go with a fire, water, electric, grass, pyschic, and ground type to round out my team.  It would be so much fun going on an adventure with them and becoming stronger and stronger.

Lumian : Sounds cool, but in a sense wouldn't that make Pokemon almost totalitarianism? What I mean is that a lot of the freedom for Pokemon originates in that the trainer can almost roll whenever they please. I can see where you're coming from with the Elite Four/Brains but I think that the gyms should have a vague ascension in difficulty so the trainer can actually progress in a sense.

Redrunelord : You have a point. I just think, given we're talking about the pokemon world being like the real world, that trainers should be tough, strong, and highly skilled if they're going to survive. That kind of setup is geared toward that idea. Also... you can still have vague ascension in difficulty even with non elemental teams. You just have to choose the right trainers, with the right skill levels and experience, for the right places. Besides that, as always Gym Leaders teams are public knowledge (no way they can't be, as many people battle them). Given that a smart trainer could at least gain a tactical advantage that way.

Lumian : I never necessarily opposed the elemental removal but the way I thought you described changing the gym leaders to being all high lvl. I agree that there should be more mixed gyms, and that could be altered over time, though the leaders should have the right to orient their gyms to whatever style they want.

Regarding the being tough to survive, we can do that without forcing trainers to go through a regime. I can see where you're coming from but perhaps provide an optional survival course but beyond that...in many ways the "real way" is raw experience without the training: if the player wants to grow strong, they should do it on their own accord. 

Redrunelord : I definitely understand your point of view. Also, I agree that just allowing them to go out into the world and just survive is the best way to toughen them. However, it's also the best way to lose a kid. Forcing them to at least take prep courses (survival courses at least, a lot like the boy scouts... where an experienced supervisor travels with them and teaches them survival skills) is a good compromise between toughening them up and trying to keep them safe. Honestly, I'm of the opinion if the league is going to inspire kids to leave the nest it ought to take responsibility and provide them the means to do so. That's just my two cents.

As for gym leaders being able to do as they please with their gym... I guess this is just a difference of opinion for us. I see the League as being a strictly regulated bureaucracy - possibly because I read the manga and got really into that aspect of the League. ^^

Lumian : I think that it is a good compromise, so a basic survival or scouts system works with me with a mentor...alternatively if someone finds a private mentor that should also be possible if the mentor can be proven competent.

I do have one question though. Ok, lets say we go with the rigid structure for the elite four as closer to the manga. Lets also say that different regions of the world got different gym systems for accessibility reasons (like how each region got a separate system, but maybe different regions could link elite fours like in gen 1 and 2). What would qualify as a gym leader being ill suited? With the accession one, the lower tier gyms are going to be more likely to lose more often with good reason. How would their replacement be gauged as a win:lose ratio would be a bit more awkward.

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Realistically in Pokemon world (lol) I'd be looking for Smeargle. I'd get one of the most skilled painters among them to train me and get the younger ones to be my assistants and become a professional painter, like what I wish to do now.

Redrunelord : That is a very good question indeed. I also see your point. The simplest answer would be that the league should (being a regulatory body) have standards that must be met for a specific level of authority within the organization. If we assume Leaders are authorities (they ought to be, they range from some of the better trainers in the world at the lowest levels to damn near inhuman at the highest levels - with people like Bruno of the Elite Four at the very top who BREATHE Pokemon training day in-day out and nearly kill themselves for it. Because of this Leaders also have a fair degree of influence in the world if only by virtue of their reputation) then we'd have to assign standards to them depending on how high their position is. Trainers like Brock (similar to his skill level and prestige) would probably be allowed more lenience (given starting trainers for the Kanto region typically challenge him, he's not the strongest trainer around but not the worst either, and his influence is only so much... he's basically 'that gym leader off in the boonies I am gonna get my badge from'.
Meanwhile, Trainers like Lance.... WORLD-RENOWNED trainer of inhuman skill who - if he chose to - could probably pressure world governments with his esteem... would be held to MUCH higher standards both skillwise and how they conduct themselves in general. I imagine there would be some system in place of monitoring league officials and determining if they meet minimum expectations not only for the league as a whole but for the 'rung' on the league ladder the occupy. There'd probably a lot of position changing over time... some  would be booted... some would ascend the ladder as their skill and popularity grew... some drop down several ranks as theirs fell.... and maybe there'd also be tryouts every decade or so where new talent can in some manner be tested against the current talent to see if theyre better qualified. ... Then there's trainers like Gary/Green who just seem to amass popularity wherever they go with their skill and charisma. Someone like him might turn League heads pretty quickly and he'd probably be scouted...

EDIT: I'll also add.... as for how these standards could be set... well it could be done like in real life based on statistical analysis. You know, determining the average skill level of trainers across a region through various means. Then set a standard League officials feel is fair for a certain level of gym leader based on that analysis. If they fail to meet standards, they're out. This could be done not only through win/loss ratios but regularly held examinations. Perhaps allow regular trainers to take these exams too and force Leaders to score better for their rank (let's call a trainer like Brock D rank) than most trainers who qualify for that level (determined by previous exams). This also gives trainers a foot in the League door.

NotJon : That sounds pretty cool, and that Pokemon would be perfect for an artist. Say...what Pokemon do you think would be good for a musician?

Lumian : That system would work reasonably well, albeit it would take years to implement. As well, it has to be very carefully done to avoid any corruption as it is a very prime spot to get hit.

I would probably be a guardian of legendaries, like in the hack, Pokemon Ruby: Reign of Legends. I would have an Ursaring, Mudkip, and a Houndoom. That would be freaking awesome.

Redrunelord : That's true. In fact, as depicted in the manga, there has been coruption of League officials of that sort.

I would LIKE to be a trainer, if this were the case, but realistically I'm a huge homebody and wouldn't go around making Pokemon fight to complete exhaustion. (I also highly doubt that I'd be allowed to leave home to travel so far anyway, anyway.)

With that in mind, I'd probably end up as the assistant to one of the local Professors, assuming I lived near them; I've always been a huge nerd (proud to say it!) and it would be awesome to get to study Pokemon. And if I didn't live near a professor, maybe I'd be a breeder...?

As far as types go, I'd want to work with something that probably couldn't kill me, like Skitty or Seadra. Or Zigzagoon. I love me some Zigzagoons.

I whana be a Pokémon Trainer
Capture every Pokémon,train them,go in battles,explore the world and be the best!
ah,what a dream!