[quote=@Rune_Alchemist]
Gotta, be honest, the way Origins handles the gyms I've always thought was the best way to handle them because no matter the gym you get a battle appropriate for your level...well, unless you grind all your pokemon to level like, fifty but that's probably not going to happen. 

But that also is a thing with the 'set gym leaders'. (I think its also easier to abuse that way.) If it's a set thing, then someone can just grind their pokemon to level fifty and just completely crush a gym without any skill whatsoever.

But eh, whatever you think is best, mighty GM xD

to be honest though, the not being able to use all six of your pokemon for a thing is kind of a major turn off...but eh. I'll deal.
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Gotta side with the GM here in terms of the gyms. Leaving it ambiguous as to just how tough the gyms are, it prevents the notion of "grinding" just before taking on a gym in order to reach a certain level. It doesn't sound as organic and real if you put digits to it. Now this does go back to why our Pokemon have levels but that is to keep track of their relative power and movelists and such. Other trainers and gyms don't necessarily have to have that because the GM will probably cater to the narrative, like if a trainer we encounter is really good, we might have difficulty or lose. Which is fine because that stuff happens, ya know. Regardless, I'm sure the GM has in mind the relative strengths of the gyms so I imagine it will be consistent like if you face a gym in Cooldome and lose horribly and if someone else comes with a relatively same level, they will likely lose in the same manner. But come back later and face the gym, you'll find that you've done a lot better but you may or may not still be ready for that gym. That's super organic as I doubt everyone would know every other pokemon's level.

Also 3 Pokemon is sleek and probably easier to think of a lineup and potential substitutes for the gyms. Also I think in competitive Pokemon, there has been several instances of using only 3. 

Also, totally not picking on you [@Rune_Alchemist], just using your lines as an outline.