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Why are gym leaders always just standing there?

bobri28

Get your snacks
Like in the games and anime, the leaders just sit there all day. it must get so boring. what do they do? why do they do it?
 

Trainer Yusuf

VolcaniNO
They wait for challengers. That is their job.

Oh and in Platinum and Heartgold/Soulsilver, they do go out and live their life sometimes.
 

AstralEon

The one and only.
They don't stand around anymore on new versions though.

And if they do, they stay there to wait for a challenge.
 

Dan The Poke Man

MEGAMEGAMEGA
Because there only there to battle, they sometimes have other parts in the story, but they're usually short.

They were programmed to do whateverthe game directors want. In this case, battling and short parts in the games story.
 

Kindrindra

大事なのは自分らしいくある事
'Cause that's their job.
Besides, they don't in the new games; you see them around doing stuff.
 

SSBB123

Hawtie
because they are warming up there voices for said hym
also as you see in some games (i.e G/S where misty is on a date) they dont just sit there 24/7
sounds like a pretty sweet job, sit around most the day, get famous, battle poogymanz
 

jjag20

Well-Known Member
they train but when you walk in the door they act like they were doing nothing so you would ask the question "what do they do while i am not here? :0000"
 
They're just Gym leaders. I think it would be too bothersome to program a daily routine for each Gym leader XP.
 

CliveKoopa

Well-Known Member
Its an in-game thing like with all the trainers who are fixed in one position. In the anime, gym leaders do have a life and are frequently seen outside the gym as well as inside.
 
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