jeffreyc96 said:
This is how it should be in my opinion
First gym: Steel. (Reason: make a first gym that would blow everyone off, literally.)
Water resists steel, fire is super effective against steel. It wouldn't blow anyone off except those with the grass starter.
Second gym: Dragon. (Reason: a weak Dragon gym for once; why do dragon Pokemon trainers have to always be powerful?)
2nd gym dragon is fine, I don't think dragon-type in-game trainers are strong. Just the reverse actually, I think they're extremely weak.
Third gym: Ghost. (Reason: from this point, if you have not made a Pokemon party that uses different types this could be a highly difficult gym.)
How so, Ghost is immune to normal and fighting and only resists 2 types. You could sweep a ghost gym leader with any of the 3 starter-types (depedning on what pokemon the GL uses). It's fine as 3rd though.
Fourth gym: Fighting. (Reason: see Third gym)
Fighting resists 3 types but none of them being the 3 starter-types, again you can sweep a fighting gym leader with your starter alone. It's fine as 4th gym
Fifth gym: Rock. (Reason: we never really see a Rock type gym in the middle anyway.)
Well, there's nothing to argue about there.
Sixth gym: Grass. (Reason: Grass is normally weak, so why not give it a little boost.)
Gym placement doesn't "boost" a type, the diversity of pokemon they use does.
Seventh gym: Fairy. (Reason: Let this FEMALE Pokemon gym leader give us a taste of the new powerful Fairy type [maybe she could help you defeat the villain in every Pokemon game!]
A fairy user doesn't have to be female, that's kind of sexist. Your last reasoning is usually what the champion/ rival does.
Eighth gym: Dark. (Reason: We never had a a Dark gym leader, so this gym leader will do everything he can to triumph you in a very unpleasant manner [remind yourself of N, but just as a gym leader and maybe add this gym leader with his own theme soundtrack].)
Again, nothing to argue about here.