Pikachu315111
Ranting & Raving!
I like that the Gym Leader & Elite Four specialize in a type and honestly I think if they really tried they could make for tougher challenges.
In my thinking, if the Gym Leader just employed a type of strategy of had another theme I don't think they would be that rememberable (at least to me, I don't know about you though I can generally name all members of a Pokemon League due to their type specialty). They would feel like just a harder version of any trainer out on a Route (which is the Ace Trainer's gimmick). Them based off a type also helps in the creativity process, matching (or subverting) things that would match their type of expertise be it their design, Gym puzzle, Elite Four room, etc.. And since Types is one of the main things Pokemon is known for it makes sense to base the game bosses around that.
And it's not that a mono type is bad, you just need to have a good strategy which is where the Gym Leaders/Elite Four fail at. Sometimes they'll use a gimmick but most often they're just given Pokemon of their type to use. Don't usually use weather, don't use certain gimmicks and traits related to that type, they just send the Pokemon of their type out there without any thought of setup. And with that all said, just cause they specialize in a type doesn't mean they can't have a Pokemon of another type that covers that type's weakness (it's honestly something you'd expect an expert of a type to do, make sure the opponent is playing by their rules).
In my thinking, if the Gym Leader just employed a type of strategy of had another theme I don't think they would be that rememberable (at least to me, I don't know about you though I can generally name all members of a Pokemon League due to their type specialty). They would feel like just a harder version of any trainer out on a Route (which is the Ace Trainer's gimmick). Them based off a type also helps in the creativity process, matching (or subverting) things that would match their type of expertise be it their design, Gym puzzle, Elite Four room, etc.. And since Types is one of the main things Pokemon is known for it makes sense to base the game bosses around that.
And it's not that a mono type is bad, you just need to have a good strategy which is where the Gym Leaders/Elite Four fail at. Sometimes they'll use a gimmick but most often they're just given Pokemon of their type to use. Don't usually use weather, don't use certain gimmicks and traits related to that type, they just send the Pokemon of their type out there without any thought of setup. And with that all said, just cause they specialize in a type doesn't mean they can't have a Pokemon of another type that covers that type's weakness (it's honestly something you'd expect an expert of a type to do, make sure the opponent is playing by their rules).