Norman is the Normal type gym leader of Petalburg City in the games Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, where his team is Slaking, Vigoroth & Slaking in Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and his team being Spinda, Vigoroth, Linoone & Slaking in Emerald. Personally, I love both his teams, but like his Emerald team a bit more, just because more to his team in Emerald, and better variety in terms of the pokemon he has on the Emerald team. Now, Norman has a cool design, and the gym puzzle of Norman's gym is alright, basically just you choosing doors to go through for battling gym trainers in certain areas until you reach the leader. The thing that makes me love Norman most, is not his interaction with Wally, although that's great, but it's the fact that he is the father of the playable characters you can choose from in the Hoenn region, then in the anime he is father of May & Max. You never really see the father figure of the playable character in pokemon games, so having Norman kind of like a dad in the games is just awesome to see. However, Norman doesn't quite stand up to the other leaders left, so that's why I ranked him out here at #25.
