no need to apologize, nonny—you have soooooo come to the right place!!!

idk about the gym leader piece LOL...when i think about pokemon settings i am 500% locked into their teams & types kdsjhdfs. they all have a good sell as former champions honestly…🥺 luka is a no-brainer tho hahaha

OKAY getting down to business. disclaimer: their teams are aesthetic choices, not move-based. to be 100% clear 😂

• ivan: dark / psychic. team: umbreon, galarian zigzagoon, morgrem, gothorita, gardevoir

• till: fighting / normal. team: farfetch’d, grapploct, ditto, wooloo, jigglypuff

• sua: bug / poison. masquerain, scyther, pheromosa, nidorina, ivysaur

• mizi: grass / fairy. bellossom, rillaboom, cottonee, alolan ninetails, hatterene

• hyuna: fighting / dragon. goomy, zekrom, applin, tauros, pangoro

• luka: ghost / ice. spectrier, mimikyu, chandelure, frosmoth, froslass

idk dewey and isaac enough to make a call. i def feel like they should be a blend of electric & fighting. they should come as a set, like enemy grunts, & one of them should definitely have a hitmonchan. the other should have a charjabug.

thanks for asking hehehe 🥳 (also nobody asked, but my favorite pokemon is gengar. 💓💓💓)