Something I've done recently was taking various in-game trainers and matching them up to see who would win. Specifically, I analyzed various Gym Leaders to see if their teams would be able to beat the next gym leader in line (I didn't check if the 8th Gym Leader of any gen could take on one or all of the Elite 4)
My verdict is that the only battle where it would be a clear win for the previous gym leader would be Jasmine vs. Pryce due to outleveling him and having a significant type advantage. Even in HG/SS where his Piloswine has Earthquake, the odds are against him (as he needs Jasmine's attacks to miss for a win). Still, there have been some significant close calls in DPP's battles (such has Platinum's Crasher Wake vs. Byron).
Here are the rules I established:
-Since it's supposed to test the teams against each other, it should not be about who spams more Full Restores. Thus, trainers will not be using their items in battle.
-Species, Levels, Moves and Held Items remain unchanged. IVs/DVs were maxed out and a neutral nature was assumed.
-As most in-game trainers tend not to switch their Pokémon, I assumed the leaders wouldn't, either. Upon switching out a fainted mon, however, I would choose the most favorable mon as the next one. Furthermore, they use the lead they always use.
Some more rules for other battles:
-If two trainers from different generations battle, take the mechanics of the more recent generation. The previous gen trainer won't get any changes to their team, but will still recieve benefits from newly found abilities, a physical/special split and so on.
-For Pokémon Adventures manga characters, they can be taken from any time period, with their generation being the one they're currently in. (Red would be Gen 1, for instance, but if we take him from the FR arc, he'd be Gen 3). Since their Pokémon do have levels and movesets, they are legit for this thread.
Here's a few battles I'd like to see:
-Champion bout: Bring out your Level 80s and such! We'll see who is the most powerful in-game trainer! Try and figure from the various matchups.
-When worlds collide: Have the player character cameos fight their manga counterparts! In this matchup, we'll assume that the manga character will have the team they had when they came across the place you'd fight them (e.g. in Manga Green vs. Game Blue, the former would have his team he used in the league challenge to fight Red).
-To the top: Which team can take on the Elite 4 and win? You'll be able to select any Gym Leader, Rival etc. you can encounter prior to fighting the Elite 4 (postgame trainers will fight the rematch E4, if available).
My verdict is that the only battle where it would be a clear win for the previous gym leader would be Jasmine vs. Pryce due to outleveling him and having a significant type advantage. Even in HG/SS where his Piloswine has Earthquake, the odds are against him (as he needs Jasmine's attacks to miss for a win). Still, there have been some significant close calls in DPP's battles (such has Platinum's Crasher Wake vs. Byron).
Here are the rules I established:
-Since it's supposed to test the teams against each other, it should not be about who spams more Full Restores. Thus, trainers will not be using their items in battle.
-Species, Levels, Moves and Held Items remain unchanged. IVs/DVs were maxed out and a neutral nature was assumed.
-As most in-game trainers tend not to switch their Pokémon, I assumed the leaders wouldn't, either. Upon switching out a fainted mon, however, I would choose the most favorable mon as the next one. Furthermore, they use the lead they always use.
Some more rules for other battles:
-If two trainers from different generations battle, take the mechanics of the more recent generation. The previous gen trainer won't get any changes to their team, but will still recieve benefits from newly found abilities, a physical/special split and so on.
-For Pokémon Adventures manga characters, they can be taken from any time period, with their generation being the one they're currently in. (Red would be Gen 1, for instance, but if we take him from the FR arc, he'd be Gen 3). Since their Pokémon do have levels and movesets, they are legit for this thread.
Here's a few battles I'd like to see:
-Champion bout: Bring out your Level 80s and such! We'll see who is the most powerful in-game trainer! Try and figure from the various matchups.
-When worlds collide: Have the player character cameos fight their manga counterparts! In this matchup, we'll assume that the manga character will have the team they had when they came across the place you'd fight them (e.g. in Manga Green vs. Game Blue, the former would have his team he used in the league challenge to fight Red).
-To the top: Which team can take on the Elite 4 and win? You'll be able to select any Gym Leader, Rival etc. you can encounter prior to fighting the Elite 4 (postgame trainers will fight the rematch E4, if available).