Why do the gym leaders increase in poewer as Ash does, to the point where some of the ones like Brock or Misty would get obliterated by anyone with any experience? I mean, I underastand from the storytelling point of view; Ash is almost good enough but needs to improve etc, but, why can't say Brock and Roark have at least a Graveller, or more pokemon. It just seems to me that, if you were say a starting trainer from Blackthorn (eg), you'ld have to beat a Dragon leader before going steadily backwards to crappy trainers, or you'ld have to travel all the way to New Bark and work back to your home town.
Therefore, I don't like pretty much any of the starting gyms. Violet City had a cool gymleader I suppose, thinking about it.