That would be correct. It seems as though challenging the gyms is just part of the culture here, though it certainly isn't the only thing to do here.

[...annnd uh

...well that is bizarre in a way that isn't baffling and quirky um]

...no, it certainly doesn't, and I'm glad for it. Things known as titans exist in the mythology of my world, but... if the legends about them were true, they were fairly different from that.