I hope that three gimmick thing isn’t real. Even if he allows Ash to use all three gimmicks, if Leon doesn’t it makes it seem bad. If Leon uses Mega Evolution on Charizard (probably unlikely) and Dynamax one of his starters then it’s still cheap because it’s 2v3
Alola literally just had a league full of people using Alolan Pokémon only a few years ago. Johto representation would’ve been nice, but with Lance going out early it didn’t particularly make sense for anyone else to be using them when going by game rosters. Alain went out early, guess he could’ve had some. Iris repped the dragon types and everyone else pretty much stuck to their in-game shizz (except Lance’s Hydreigon).
It could just be a general "use 3 gimmicks" rule as opposed to "use 3 distinct gimmicks". Sure he could end up with just triple gmax and be a bit lame, but at least it would be fair (+ lowkey would be fitting imo since Leon's repping Galar)
Leon is pretty much restricted to two though. Especially since his ace is the only Pokémon that can Dynamax and Mega Evolve. I believe you can only use Dynamax once per battle and Mega Evolution is only possible for Charizard.
Leon may Gigantamax three of his Pokémon which would explain why the other two staters are on his team, so if Ash uses all three gimmicks then I wouldn’t be shocked if they have Leon G Max three times as well.
…That’s my point. I’m pretty sure the Dynamax band works per battle. It’s the same reason why you've never seen somebody Mega Evolve another Pokémon after using another.
Idk how it will work tho tbh.
It's a game rule, but was it ever mentioned in the show?
No it hasn’t I don’t believe so.
Oh okay, that’s fine and yes I believe you’re right with that one about only certain people being capable of Mega Evolution twice. Well technically Steven was as well but we’ve just never seen it.
What lead me to come to this conclusion (and this is just speculation), is that while Lance Dynamaxed as a his last resort Pokémon, Cynthia didn’t. She purposely placed a bet and Dynaxed Togekiss instead of Garchomp and didn’t even use it to advantage with Garchomp, her ace. So I’m assuming she had to pick only one.
Yeah, that’s true as well, I’d rather they just not have any of this because either way the battle is lopsided but they need to use Dynamax Gengar and if it at least comes off as generally fair I’m okay.
You can only Dynamax your Pokemon once per battle. Dynamax Pokemon will return to normal after three turns. During your playthrough of Pokemon Sword and Shield, your trainer will receive a Dynamax Band. Only trainers who possess a Dynamax Band are able to Dynamx their Pokemon.
