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Do Gym leader's ever use pokemon not of their type?

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I know lance (Dragon) sends out a charizord, but do most gym leaders use pokemon that aren't their primary type?
 
Lance can't be considered because he isn't a Gym Leader. I suppose Blue, but every Pokemon of his is a different-type anyways, so his "type" could be considered "multi". Also, didn't Giovanni (ground-type) use Persian?
 
Volkner is an electric type Gym leader.

He uses an Octillery and an Ambipom.

'Nuff said.
 
Lots of them, especially if you include the Pokemon Stadium games:

Brock: Golbat, Cubone, Vulpix, Ninetales, Dugtrio, Pinsir, Forretress, Slowbro, Steelix, Heracross, Ursaring

Misty: Exeggutor, Dugtrio, Sunflora, Togetic, Wigglytuff, Nidoqueen, Dragonair, Ampharos

Surge: Tangela, Poliwrath, Lickitung, Porygon, Victreebel, Dodrio, Quagsire, Porygon2

Erika: Clefable, Dewgong, Chansey, Vaporeon, Ninetales, Marrowak, Blissey, Mantine

Koga: Forretress, Parasect, Tangela, Hypno, Gligar, Electrode, Magmar, Lapras, Lanturn, Stantler

Janine: Gligar, Stantler, Meganium, Vaporeon, Girafarig, Forretress

Sabrina: Venomoth, Snorlax, Wigglytuff, Furret, Sandslash, Hitmonlee, Typhlosion, Scizor

Blane: Clefable, Chansey, Kangaskhan, Tangela, Parasect, Octillery, Vileplume, Mr. Mime

Giovanni: Persian, Tauros, Kangaskhan, Gengar, Moltres

Bugsy: Pupitar, Weepinbell, Raticate, Sudowoodo, Quagsire

Whitney: Gloom, Donphan, Mr. Mime, Golduck

Morty: Marrowak, Noctowl, Ariados, Sudowoodo, Girafarig, Exeggutor, Granbull, Lapras, Mantine

Chuck: Sandslash, Granbull, Hypno, Ampharos, Ursaring

Jasmine: Ampharos, Corsola, Mantine, Blastoise, Rapidash, Slowbro, Stantler

Pryce: Ursaring, Donphan, Tentacruel, Quagsire, Girafarig, Hitmontop

Claire: Arcanine, Rhydon, Lapras, Ampharos, Charizard, Gyarados, Nidoking

Roxanne: Steelix

Candice: Medicham

Volkner: Octillery, Ambipom

And that's just from the games, not the anime, manga, or TCG, which have many more examples.
 
In the anime, I remember Misty having Togepi, Togetic and Azurill while Brock had loads of non-Rock Pokémon. Whitney also had a Nidorina and Jasmine was the actual owner of the Ampharos in the lighthouse. Giovanni, being the boss of Team Rocket had plenty of non-Ground-type Pokémon, such as Persian (of course), Kingler and Machamp. Blaine also had a Rhydon in Riddle Me This.

Speaking of, apparently Jasmine was once a Rock-type trainer but changed to a Steel-type trainer, according to one of the NPCs in G/S/C. Dunno if that counts.
 
There's no hard rule that says that a gym leader/E4 member should only have pokémon of their type speciality. In fact, having a Pokémon of a different type ups the difficulty a little since those Pokémon might be considered counters for Pokémon that are supposed to be strong against their type of choice. Or it might even reflect their personality a little.
 
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