Dylan is the Gym Leader of Viridian City. He succeeded Giovanni as the newest leader. Dylan fought in a tournament to become the next Viridian City Gym Leader, defeating several other experienced trainers. With his victory in the tournament, he was crowned the new Gym Leader. Unlike Giovanni, Dylan does not focus on ground-type Pokémon, instead using flying-type Pokémon (which are immune to ground-types). He fights with six Pokémon, and is the only leader to do so (none of the other seven leaders uses more than three Pokémon). He is the toughest of the Kanto Gym Leaders because of this. He is usually the last leader that Pokémon trainers will face.