Rachael
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In Pokemon RBY and every remake after--including Masters--Sabrina states that she dislikes battling. Why, then, is she not only a gym leader, but one who beat the Fighting Dojo into losing its gym status? If Saffron decided to have only one gym, this would have been a perfect opportunity for her to bow out and stop engaging in the battles she supposedly dislikes. So why did she stay? And why did she even become a gym leader in the first place?
My only guess is that this is a reference to giri--Pokemon is a Japanese game, after all. It's possible that Sabrina feels like she can't give up her position, because that would be letting down her gym trainers, the city, and maybe the region. Either that, or the position of gym leader is forced upon people in Kanto. None of the games actually explain the process of becoming a gym leader, huh?
So what do you think? Why does Sabrina continue her position as gym leader if she dislikes battling? And how do people become gym leaders in the first place?
My only guess is that this is a reference to giri--Pokemon is a Japanese game, after all. It's possible that Sabrina feels like she can't give up her position, because that would be letting down her gym trainers, the city, and maybe the region. Either that, or the position of gym leader is forced upon people in Kanto. None of the games actually explain the process of becoming a gym leader, huh?
So what do you think? Why does Sabrina continue her position as gym leader if she dislikes battling? And how do people become gym leaders in the first place?