i dont hold that true persey look at gen 3, 4 and b/w2 of 5 Each gymleader can be a badass in their own regard. they want to be teh ones like, when you think dragon type, "o god is skylar" or Rock, :O god its Marco, fuck that guy" One thing that is certain bout a gym leader: they are teh strongest in the region of their type. hell, we would be an ass and make skylar the first gymleader, nothing like facing dragons as the first thing out the door. Either way, he needs to get there first.