Honestly... I'm almost ready to just resign as a gym leader if I get insulted one more time when I actually win a fight.
The battle against Akio was an uphill fight, I used evasive tactics to avoid taking damage, and then I get called weak, pathetic, and he tries to bait me into a rematch without running. I tried to explain that Admin's have stated you cannot set rules on how another battles, and then he just called me weak again. Akio is a Gym Leader and this is not the kind of attitude a Gym Leader needs to have, especially if he's dealing with Challengers every day. I applaud anyone who can outmaneuver me or find ways to make it challenging to land a hit, it makes battles interesting and fun, not just ramming into each other...
I don't know about Akio but I enjoy a battle that can't be fought straight up. I mostly believe he felt that way because even though my pokemon were overall weaker, I still won because of this tactic. Just something I should note to GM's and anyone else who actually cares about the attitudes of those they are giving ranks of importance.