If Klara Can Be A Gym Leader, Anyone Can

thegamer.com:

Klara, from The Isle of Armor expansion of Sword & Shield, is an icon. Not because she’s a good Gym Leader, or because she’s cool, or smart, or interesting. The exact opposite actually. Like many of us, Klara is a loser with a bad attitude. Yet somehow, against all odds, she gets to lead a Gym. I’m proud of her, I’m inspired by her, and I don't think she gets enough credit for what she managed to do by doing almost nothing.

To be precise, Klara is a Gym Leader in the minor division, which is a Galar-exclusive league that’s only vaguely referenced throughout the game. Apparently, there are 18 Gyms in Galar, eIght Major League Gyms - the ones we saw in the game - and ten Minor League Gyms. During the Galarian Star Tournament, Klara reveals that she’s the new minor division Poison Gym Leader. We never see the Poison Gym and it’s unclear which city it’s located in. For all we know Klara is making it up. I kind of hope she is. I’d be even more proud of her.

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So how did Klara fail all the way up to (minor) Gym Leader? If you’re not caught up with the lore, Klara was an aspiring pop singer who was only able to sell eight copies of her debut album, so she immediately quit trying. After that failure, she decided being a Gym Leader was her best chance to become famous. I don’t blame her, she must have turned on the TV and seen literal children doing it and assumed it must not be that hard. Klara spent two days training and decided it wasn’t worth the effort so she gave up on that too, but later she saw a late-night promo for the Master Dojo and decided to apply. She thought that Dojo Master Mustard seemed nice and wouldn’t give a pretty girl a hard time, so she could skate by