Considering it is a gorilla, I kinda doubt it. Then again, it's Game Freak, and it is not exactly out of the table. Heck, they made Serperior keep its arms.
The only choice I find that was on purpose in the Kanto games is between Koga and Sabrina, the others are more or less a form of sequence breaking. For the Johto games, only gyms 5-7 can be done in any order, but I guess that was done since Jasmine can be annoying if you're not prepared (or...
Well, if I recall correctly, we only know his name, his puzzle and that he's the fourth leader, so no, there's no type given.
EDIT: Maybe someone knows where Kabu's name comes from? That might help guessing what type they use.
That would end up looking pretty weird in the long run if there are more version exclusive leaders.
EDIT: Also, wouldn't it be kind of out-of-character for Ash to do that?
I think an easy fix for the anime would be this: Show Ash battling one and Hop battling the other. Remember that the issue with extra gyms also came up with the Unova series, and Ash didn't have to battle everyone.
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