So, the last challenge wasn't a completely terrible idea. Awesome.
Third place:Image: Link
Name: Icaroo
Ability: Ice Body - HP is restored when it's hailing
Classification: Frost Pokemon
Type 1: Ice
Type 2: Steel
Description: Living at freezing high altitudes, the clusters on it's body are as a result of the harsh winds during growth.
Moves: (Pending) ~DaggerSecond place: Aye the beast, with eyes of cold steel, a bunny ear and a half an' a lust for everythin' that moves. I named the creature Viseros (vis apparently being Latin for force (translators. Mrgh), Eros being the Greek god of passion , also it goes quite well. >>). The Pokémon is of the normal variety, but do not let that fool you - it sleeps all day but preys on vulnerable Pokémon at night. It reproduces not through love but through hate with its organ that can only be described as a syringe - forceful impregnation it was. Me Wingull has been pregnant with the fowl creature for as many as 3 months. People ask me, 'well why ain't I ne'er 'eard er one, John?'
But no, the creature she ain't a rarity, people just tend to stay a bit quiet after they've witnessed the actions of 'er. ~LightnixFirst place: 
Name: Raynor
Element: Water / Steel
Type: Awesome
Height: 15' 6"
Weight: 1500 lbs
Desc: When a Blastoise ceases to be a Blastoise and becomes a Jimmy, an embodiment of pure awesome, it inherits an entirely new evolution chain. When a Jimmy reaches levels of awesome unattainable by mere mortals, it evolves into a Raynor. Existence of these Gods among men remains strictly mythical, since the minds of those who encounter them cannot stand the awesome.
Moveset:
Macro Cannon
ICBM
Water Jet Laser
Run Over ~FadeAnd now for the update itself.
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...Why does everybody have to make these puns?
Hmm, you know, I have to admit that's pretty cool.
Uh... Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's true.
Well, that was easy.
Of course, it's always nice to get some easy money.
I only see 8 in my trainer card.
Pokémon can only evolve up to two times, right?... Right.
A thief Pokémon? That's ridiculous. What, would you also like a Pokémon that pretends to be a tree, except it's not even a Grass type at all, or an even
bigger evolution for Onix?
I'm pretty sure they're not effective at all.
(Why do both DUGONGta and Rapidash look like shapeless blobs in Yellow? ._.)
...Damn, this is an awkwardly phrased question. They
aren't identical, from what I've seen, so, uh... the answer is "yes", I guess.
I'm fairly sure that move doesn't even exist... Oh, hey, Blaine's right there. That was easy.
Hey. This gym is pretty cool, and I don't say this kind of stuff too often, so you'd better take it as one hell of a compliment.
...You were doing so well until you said that pun.
Other than that... I think I like you. Wow, that's a first.
Winston vs. Blaine
You look... familiar, somehow.
(RedChocobo blew my mind here.)Round One: Deceptive Bastard/THE JIMMY vs. Inari
All right, this'll be easy.
[One turn later]
...Okay, maybe not.
You can handle this, right?
...Right.
Round Two: JIMMEH vs. Hideous Blob
You know what to do...
Aaaargh, so close.
Ooh, you bastard.
Well, it's not like it helped, but still...
Round Three: Look At Those Freaking Cannons vs. Not Quite Legendary
...You have good taste, Blaine.
Hmm, not bad, not bad.
But I can do better.
Whoa, what the-
Eh, doesn't matter.
Wow, my first Pokémon to reach level 50... On one hand, that's pretty cool; on the other hand, it's Pithius. D=
Well, that's an awesome name for a badge, I have to say.
And I'm getting a cool TM too.
Hey, hey, I may have liked your gym, but don't push it, buddy. I have 7 ninjaing badges, I know how to handle to this crap.
I like Flamethrower better, but thanks anyway.
Well, I just checked my map... There's no place in Kanto that we haven't been to yet, except for the Victory Road, and there's got to be another gym
somewhere.
There was one in Viridian, but I'm sure it was closed...
Oh, hey, just in time.
...Of course, I should have expected that, considering my current situation.
What? What about the leader's name? What Pokémon does he use?
...Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me.
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Well, the next update may take a while to come, since I'm not too sure how to do it yet. Let's just say it will involve a little more effort than simply beating all the trainers in this gym.
So, the legendary birds... Should I catch them before or after the Elite Four? I'm honestly not too sure.
As for the challenge, here it is: Imagine you're a gym leader.
What's the team (or sole Pokémon) and strategy that you would use in order to make your opponents as frustrated as possible? Basically, imagine you're the last level in a ridiculously hard hack of Super Mario World, except your Pokémon are insta-death traps and the items you use are invisible coin blocks.
