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Capture Styler

2015-11-03T04:28:38Z

Pokabu2: /* Capturing Pokémon */

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[[File:Styler Ranger.png|thumb|200px|A Capture Styler]]
A '''Capture Styler''' (Japanese: '''キャプチャー・スタイラー''') is a device invented by [[Professor Hastings]] and used by {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s. It allows them to temporarily take command of [[wild Pokémon]] and it also has built-in phone capabilities.

It is similar to a remote-controlled toy top. A spinning, top-like device called a Capture Disc is launched which is controlled from the main device.

==Functions==
[[File:Capture Styler capture.png|thumb|left|135px|Capturing a wild Plusle]]
As the Capture Disc of the Styler loops around a wild Pokémon, it leaves a trail of beams that transmits ''friendship'' to the wild Pokémon. This will make the wild Pokémon more inclined to help the Pokémon Ranger. If the beams are broken by Pokémon attacks, the Capture Styler may take damage or even break. The Styler can level up and gain more energy with use.

The Capture Styler has many functions, with the main one being capturing Pokémon. Other functions include the Ranger [[Browser]], the Ranger's equivalent to the [[Pokédex]], the Glossary, the save function (only available when near a save machine), and the retire option, allowing a complete restart of the mission the Ranger is currently on.
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[[File:Capture Disc.png|thumb|left|Capture Disc artwork|150px]]
[[File:Capture Line.png|thumb|The Capture Line]]

===Capture Disc===
The Capture Disc is launched by a Capture Styler so that the Ranger may befriend the Pokémon. It may gain power-ups like [[Poké Assist]]s and Power Charges.

===Capture Line===
The Capture Line is the trail that a Capture Disc leaves behind. Every loop, called a Capture Line loop, increases the friendship given to the Pokémon.
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===Capturing Pokémon===
In Pokemon Ranger, when a loop is formed around a pokemon, a number will appear above it showing how many loops the player must make to capture the pokemon. If the line is broken or if the stylus is lifted off the screen then the player must restart the number loops to make.
In Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Alima and Guardian Signs, the bar below the Pokémon shows how much more friendship must be conveyed to capture the Pokémon. Some Pokémon require more than others. In boss battles, the boss Pokémon may also enter a rage mode where their bar turns red, and your styler only conveys 1 friendship point to Pokémon until it has calmed down
Pokéassists can be used to aid in capture. All Pokémon lose friendship points over a period of time in a battle.

==Types of Styler==
[[File:AlmiaStyler.png|thumb|left|135px|The Area Ranger Styler (left) and the School Styler (right)]]
===School Styler===
The School Styler is given to the students of the [[Ranger School]]. Due to its purpose, it does not come with the function to use Poké Assists.

===Capture Styler===
A Capture Styler is given to new Area Rangers. Unlike the School Styler, it allows Rangers to use [[Poké Assists]]. This is the only one available in {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}.
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===Fine Styler===
[[File:Fine Styler.png|thumb|The Fine Styler]]
Once an Area Ranger becomes a Top Ranger, they receive the Fine Styler. This Styler appears to have similar functions, except the new Power Charge. The Power Charge has two levels and each one has more friendship power than the last. It has a different design as it is attachable to the wrist.

===Vatonage Styler===
A one-of-a-kind Styler, the Vatonage Styler is used as part of Operation Brighton. This Styler allows a Ranger to befriend a Pokémon under hypnosis, unlike previous Stylers. It is a Fine Styler powered up with shards from the {{DL|The King of Almia and the Three Princes|Tears of Princes}}. Getting power from the actual Gems themselves allows this Styler to befriend even {{p|Darkrai|Pokémon}} who have closed up their minds.

===Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs===
[[File:PR3 Stylus.png|thumb|The new Styler featured in Guardian Signs|150px]]
In [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], a new type of Styler is introduced. This styler is designed similarly to a watch. Unlike other Stylers, it lacks a name. Like the Fine Styler, it possesses the Power Charge ability. It also has a Voice Nav., that will advise the player from time to time throughout their adventure and seems to have a personality of its own, first shown during [[Nema]]'s upgrades to it, and last shown when it [[Breaking the fourth wall|broke the fourth wall]] near the end of the Heatran Mission. This Styler, due to Nema's upgrade, is capable of utilizing [[Ranger Sign]]s. After seeing a sign, the Voice Nav. will tell the player to record the sign into the Styler and from then on, the Styler can use Ranger Signs to call on Pokémon.

==Trivia==
* The Capture Styler was originally intended to be called "The Capture Loopy-Looper", when Professor Hastings first drew up blueprints for it.
* The Vatonage Styler's ability to befriend hypnotized Pokémon seems to extend only to those controlled by [[Gigaremo units]], as once a Vatonage Styler is used to capture Pokémon controlled by [[Miniremo units]], the Pokémon are still automatically released on the spot.
** However, it is noted that the player automatically releases any Pokémon directly controlled by [[Team Dim Sun]], such as the [[Sinis Trio]]'s {{p|Magmortar}}, {{p|Rhyperior}}, and {{p|Gallade}}, while using other [[Incredible Machine]]-controlled Pokémon normally. So, it can be implied that the player also releases Miniremo-controlled Pokémon immediately after their capture, like they do with the others.
* The Capture Styler rivals the [[Pokédex]] in sturdiness and immunity to all conventional dangers that could be recreated by Pokémon [[move|attacks]], such as {{t|Water|water}}, {{t|Fire|fire}}, and {{t|Electric|electricity}}. It is even shown to be able to work with interference to [[radio]] signals in ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis]]''. [[Solana]] says that this is because it is hermetically sealed to prevent any conventional shock or damage from reaching the Capture Styler's inner workings.
** However, in the [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|second Ranger game]], Crawford says that the crazy heat is interfering with his Styler.
** In the [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|third Ranger game]], seawater got into the Styler and interfered with some of its functions.
* If the Styler is reduced to 0 HP because of damage from the Pokémon it is trying to capture, then the Capture Disc will explode.
* In the original Ranger, the more times a player loops a Capture Styler line around a captured wild Pokémon, the more experience points will be gained.
* In ''[[DP169|Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!]]'', {{ra|Ben}} lost his Capture Styler when he fell into a river, and {{TRT}} found it. When [[James]] tried to use it, it didn't work. Ben explained that this was because not only one has to bond with the target Pokémon, but a Ranger's Styler can only be used by the Ranger assigned to it, and no one else.
* The "Styler" part in the device's name may be a reference to the [[Nintendo DS]] Stylus, which is used to control the Styler.

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Y (Adventures)

2015-08-21T15:43:10Z

Pokabu2: /* Pokémon */

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'''Y''', whose real name is '''Yvonne Gābena''' (Japanese: '''ワイ・ナ・ガーベナ''' ''Y na Gābena''), is a main character in the manga series [[Pokémon Adventures]].

==Character==
Y is the daughter of {{kal|Grace}}, a famous Rhyhorn racer. Since her childhood, Y has been raised by Grace to follow in her footsteps as a Rhyhorn racer as well. Annoyed at her mother's attempts to decide her future without her consent, Y rebelled and chose to attend Vaniville Town's Sky Trainer academy to learn how to become a Sky Trainer instead.

==History==
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[[File:Y Sky Trainer.png|thumb|200px|left|Y in her Sky Suit]]
Y is first seen congratulating her friend {{adv|X}} for winning a tournament when they were children. When they group together with [[Tierno]], [[Trevor]], and [[Shauna]], they are all pushed away by the paparazzi looking to interview X. Years later, the pressure from the press and gossip from people has caused X to become a shut-in that refuses to leave his room. Despite his friends' daily efforts to get him outside, he refuses because of his fear of having the public's eye on him. Y attempts to try and persuade X to come out with various stuff from around Kalos, but he refuses each time, angering her. Soon after, Y is approached by [[Alexa]], a reporter, and her sister [[Viola]], a photographer. They explain that they wish to interview Y, as she is an up-and-coming Sky Trainer. Y tells the two that she hates reporters because they're the very reason why X refuses to come out of his house.
[[File:Y school uniform.png|thumb|130px|Y as a student at the Sky Trainer academy]]
Suddenly, the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}} appear and begin destroying [[Vaniville Town]] in a battle against each other. Y tries to warn X about what is going on, but he ignores her once he sees Alexa and Viola recording the battle. Y takes the initiative and has her {{p|Rhyhorn}} get her friends to safety while she goes back to retrieve X. Upon arriving, she finds X being attacked by [[Team Flare]] for his Mega Ring. Although she tries to fight back, Y is easily knocked back and put in danger. Seeing all the commotion causes [[Kanga and Li'l Kanga|Li'l Kanga]] to get angry, which allows her to become Mega Kangaskhan with the use of X's Mega Ring. Li'l Kanga manages to easily fend off the Team Flare members and force them into retreating.

With the battle over and the Legendary Pokémon gone, the five friends group together in the rubble of their now-destroyed home town. They decide that with their homes gone, and certain things they need to accomplish, they all need to head off. Although X still refuses to to go, Y tells him that he has no choice now that he's homeless. Y forces X into a new change of clothes and the five friends set off together.

The group travels to an inn in [[Aquacorde Town]] to stay for the night. She attempts to call her mother and inform her of what happened, but gets no response. When she attempts to tell X about her attempt to call her mom, the innkeeper attacks Y and reveals herself to be allied with [[Team Flare]]. The innkeeper battles Y while Aliana and Mable attack X outside while he's alone. With Fletchy's assistance, Y manages to get outside and finds Aliana and Mable attempting to kidnap Li'l Kanga. Y informs X of what's going on and helps him fight off the two Team Flare members. When X's attempt to have Li'l Kanga Mega Evolve fails due to her being away from her mother, they instead use the {{p|Froakie}} and {{p|Chespin}} that Trevor got from [[Professor Sycamore]]. With the help of the two Pokémon and the Pokédexes, Y and X defeat Aliana and Mable as well as rescue their friends from the inn. They decide to run away from Aquacorde and hide from suspicious people by camping outside.

The group continues on the [[Santalune City]], where they gather supplies for their journey. Y contributes by buying extra clothes for her friends. She makes a set of rules for the group to make sure that they don't get attacked by Team Flare again. They soon meet up with [[Viola]] again, who reveals her status as Gym Leader and offers assistance to them. Although distrusting of reporters, Y decides to trust Viola, and the others agree with her decision. The only exception is Shauna, who runs off frustrated that Y would go against her word to not trust adults. The group stays the night at the Santalune Gym, but Y gets worried about Shauna and goes off to find her. After finding Shauna, Y notices that Shauna is acting strangely. Shauna is later caught trying to steal Kanga's {{DL|Mega Stone|Kangaskhanite}} while she sleeps, but Y and Viola catch her in the act. Y question's Shauna's actions, but Shauna simply retaliates by trying to slash her with the {{p|Honedge}} she carried around. Y is protected by Viola, who takes the brunt of the attack and is knocked unconscious. Shauna is revealed to have been possessed by Team Flare's [[Celosia]] by using her {{p|Aegislash}} and Honedge to control Shauna's mind. The strain of the possession proves to be too much for Shauna and she falls unconscious. Celosia attempts to escape, but X chanses her down. He is unable to catch up to her, but he is assisted by [[Korrina]], the Shalour City Gym Leader. With her Mega {{p|Lucario}}, Korrina and X retrieve the Kangaskhanite and force Celosia to escape. Afterward, Viola has her injuries bandaged and Shauna wakes up. Y berates Shauna for disobeying her rules, causing Shauna to break down in tears as she apologizes. Y breaks down as well and the two share a hug as they apologize to each other.

The group later arrives in [[Lumiose City]], where they meet with [[Professor Sycamore]]. Y, Shauna, and Tierno are sent with Trevor to Lysandre Labs to get Trevor's Holo Caster fixed by Professor Sycamore's friend, Lysandre. Trevor becomes scared of Lysandre after seeing his silhouette in the pictures of the Vaniville incident, which makes him suspicious about the man's true identity. When Lysandre catches on, he questions Trevor's strange behavior and asks to see the photo. When Trevor refuses, Lysandre sends out his Pokémon to surround and threaten the group. Lysandre is stopped by [[Diantha]], who defends the group. After Lysandre leaves for other business, Y happily greets Diantha upon realizing that she is a famous actress. Y thanks Diantha for her help and goes to return to X with the others. They continue on to the Prism Tower where Professor Sycamore has a meeting with Lumiose Press. X notices something strange is going on inside after the interview ended and leads everyone inside to find Alexa being attacked by a Team Flare member that works as her editor-in-chief. X saves Alexa and battles the editor-in-chief while Y and the others take Alexa outside to safety. After the editor-in-chief is defeated, Alexa thanks the group for saving her and her {{p|Helioptile}}. Alexa gives the group a document that may help them on their journey and leaves to meet up with Viola again.

[[File:Y hair cut.png|thumb|220px|right|Celosia slashing Y's hair off]]
On {{rt|5|Kalos}}, Y continues her training to become a Sky Trainer. Having been inspired by X's becoming more outgoing, she decides to add Froakie to her team and names it Kerokero. After her training has finished, Y goes to change back into her regular clothes, but they are stolen by an {{p|Electrike}} that runs off. Kerokero defeats the Electrike and retrieves Y's clothes, but it refuses to let her change out of her Sky Suit. Y refuses, but the Electrike adamantly stops her by jumping on her head and accidentally evolves, nearly breaking Y's neck in the process. The group is approached by [[Clemont]], an inventor who heard about Y from reading a magazine article featuring her mother. Clemont tells the group that the Manectric is looking for something in a tree and simply wanted Y to fly up and get the item for it. Clemont uses his Aipom Arm to find the item, which turns out to be a Mega Stone, but also finds a Team Flare Grunt in the tree, who was also aiming to obtain the stone. Although Clemont stops the Grunt, he is unable to stop the Grunt's {{p|Tyrunt}} from biting the tree and causing it to fall on the group. Y manages to get out unscathed, but Clemont gets crushed by the tree, allowing the Grunt to take the stone and run off. To prevent the group from pursuing him, the Grunt sends out four {{p|Espurr}} that stop everyone other than X and Trevor from following. While their Pokémon are busy fighting the Espurr, Y helps Clemont up, only for him to reveal that he saw Grace being taken away by Team Flare members. After X and Trevor return from beating the Grunt and obtaining the Mega Stone he stole, they find that Y has gone into a slump of depression. She flashes back to days before the Vaniville incident, where she overhears Grace asking X if he could convince Y to stop attempting to be a Sky Trainer and return to Rhyhorn racing. Y angrily tells Grace that she has no right to decide her future and that she doesn't mind if Grace doesn't come back from her upcoming trip. Y's words made her feel guilty since her mother was supposed to return on the day that Vaniville Town was attacked.

As the group travels with their new ally [[Cassius]], the helicopter they are flying in is attacked by a group of Sky Trainers from Y's Sky Trainer school. Y immediately sets out to face her classmates and finds that they are led by her senior, Yvette. X and the others find that the Sky Trainers are being controlled by Celosia's Aegislash. Yvette's continuous taunts about her mother angers Y, but it allows her to get over her guilt and gain the resolve to win. This causes Fletchy to evolve into {{p|Fletchinder}}, allowing it to defeat Yvette's {{p|Vivillon}} while X defeats Aegislash, causing all the other Sky Trainers to fall unconscious. Despite the victory, the damage from the attacks causes the helicopter's blades to break off and knock Y to the ground below. Y is saved by Kerokero's Frubbles in the knick of time, and Fletchy soon finds them. They overhear a conversation between Celosia and the reporter [[Malva]], who Y recognizes from the reports about the Vaniville incident. Seeing Malva makes Y realize that the media must be under Team Flare's control as well. Celosia senses Y and attacks with her Honedge, but only ends up slicing Y's ponytail off after Kerokero jumps out of the way. Kerokero evolves into a {{p|Frogadier}} and startles a pack of wild Rhyhorn into stampeding. The Rhyhorn convince Celosia that she was mistaken, allowing Y to escape.

==Pokémon==
With the exception of Fletchy's nicknames, which are based off the name of Fletchling, Y gives her Pokémon nicknames based of the Pokémon's base form Japanese name.
===On hand===
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|type1=Fire
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|epnum=PAXY01
|epname=An X-cuse to Come Out and Play
|desc={{p|Fletchinder|Fletchy}} (Japanese: '''ヤコちゃん''' ''Yako-chan'') is Y's first known Pokémon. She was first seen as a {{p|Fletchling}} with her Trainer while flying to X's house to convince him to get out of his house. She later evolves into a Fletchinder during a battle with a group of mind controlled Sky Trainers.

Fletchy's known moves are {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Flame Charge}}, and her Ability is {{a|Big Pecks}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Y
|pkmn=Rhyhorn
|nick=Saisai
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Y Rhyhorn Adventures.png
|epnum=PAXY01
|epname=An X-cuse to Come Out and Play
|desc={{p|Rhyhorn|Saisai}} (Japanese: '''さいさい''' ''Saisai'') is a racing Pokémon that Y keeps at her house. It was first seen at Y's house while she was being interviewed by Alexa. Later, it was used to get Tierno, Shauna, and Trevor to safety while Vaniville Town was being rampaged by Yveltal and Xerneas.

None of Rhyhorn's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Y
|pkmn=Froakie
|nick=Kerokero
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|img=Y Kerokero Froakie.png
|img2=Kerokero Frogadier.png
|epnum=PAXY01
|epname=An X-cuse to Come Out and Play
|desc={{p|Frogadier|Kerokero}} (Japanese: '''けろけろ''' ''Kerokero'') was given to [[Trevor]] as a {{p|Froakie}} from [[Professor Sycamore]] alongside {{p|Chespin}} and {{p|Fennekin}} in the hopes that they would break X out of his depression. Y eventually decided to take him for herself after seeing X's change in attitude. Kerokero evolved into Frogadier to save Y from an attack from Celosia.

Kerokero's only known move is {{m|Double Team}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Y
|pkmn=Sylveon
|nick=Vuivui
|gender=female
|type1=Fairy
|img=Vuivui Eevee.png
|img2=Vuivui Sylveon.png
|epnum=X & Y chapter (Adventures)
|epname=X & Y chapter
|desc={{p|Sylveon|Vuivui}} (Japanese: '''ぶいぶい''' ''Vuivui'') is Y's third known Pokémon. Y first encountered Vuivui as an {{p|Eevee}} in a forest. After catching her, Y wanted to befriend her quickly. After making faces at it failed, VuiVui became bored and decided to sleep in Y's Pokeball. Frustrated, Y played a few games with her and their bond grew closer. During a battle with Team Flare, she evolved into a Sylveon so she she could protect her trainer from the Team Flare grunt's {{p|Sliggoo}}. She finished Sliggoo off by using Draining Kiss, a new move she learned after evolving into a Sylveon. After the battle, VuiVui and Y hug each other.

Vuivui's known moves are {{m|Baby-Doll Eyes}} and {{m|Draining Kiss}}.}}

==Trivia==
* Y is one of four Pokédex holders to have a known last name; the other three are {{adv|Blue}}, {{adv|Sapphire}}, and {{adv|Platinum}}.
* She is referred to as (Japanese: '''ワイP''' ''Y-P'') by Shauna and (Japanese: '''ワイちゃん''' ''Y-chan'') by everyone else.
* Y's second hairstyle is based on the medium sideswept haircut of [[Pokémon X and Y]].

==Names==
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|From ''[[Pokémon X and Y|Pokémon Y]]''
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|Y Yvonne Gābena
|From ''Pokémon Y''
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|Y Yvonne Galbena
|From ''Pokémon Y''
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|Y Yvonne Gabena
|From ''Pokémon Y''
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|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
|華依·納·卡貝娜 ''Huáyī nà Kǎbèinà''
|Transliteration of her Japanese name
|}{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://family.shogakukan.co.jp/kids/netkun/pokemon/official/story/comic/character/y/y.html Netkun on Y] (Japanese)

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Differences between the Pokémon games and animated series

2014-04-07T10:25:12Z

Pokabu2: /* Most notable differences */

The [[Pokémon anime]] can often differ to the [[Pokémon games]]. While the games tend to dictate the venues and main events that occur within the anime, and tend to correspond on basic information, there are many noticeable differences or contradictions that can be seen between the two media.

==Most notable differences==
* Pokémon with colors different from their normal or {{Shiny}} ones appear in the anime, though Pokémon with the official Shiny colors do appear.
* {{pkmn|Egg}}s have a different appearance depending on the Pokémon species that is inside of the Egg. This is debatable, however, due to the appearance of differently colored Eggs in the [[Generation II]] instruction manuals. An example of this would most notably be {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}'s Egg's blue and red triangles, mimicking {{p|Togepi}}'s physical appearance.
** Despite this, the characters are unable to tell what it will be.
[[File:Buneary Heart Seal.png|thumb|200px|Contests are different in the anime from the games.]]
* In the anime, [[Pokémon Trainer]]s are not forced to wait for the other Pokémon to make a move. However, most Trainers usually wait for the opponent to finish talking.
* Pokémon can have more than four moves in the anime, and are not required to forget an old move in order to learn a new one (although some of the moves a Pokémon is shown using when first introduced will generally fall into disuse as the Pokémon learns more powerful moves as the series continues). Later series are more likely to have Pokémon stick to the four-move limit, however.
* [[Egg move]]s, which a Pokémon has to be [[Pokémon breeding|bred]] (and therefore born) with are able to be picked up naturally as the Pokémon grows (the most obvious example being [[Ash's Pikachu]] learning {{m|Volt Tackle}} 424 episodes after its first appearance).
* The [[Pokémon League]]s feature a [[Pokémon League Conference|tournament]] rather than just battling five Trainers straight to become Champion. Trainers may just also challenge the current Champion, as seen in several of [[Cynthia]]'s battles in the anime.
* In the anime, there can be more than the 8 usual [[Gym]]s in each [[region]]. However, Ash only ever faces the ones from the games, with the others challenged by Rivals.
**In the [[Best Wishes series]], the one slight difference to this was [[Drayden]], the only Gym Leader from the original [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black and White games]] whose Gym Ash never challenged. Instead [[Roxie]] from [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2]] was used in his place for Ash to acquire his eighth badge.
* Multiples of each [[legendary Pokémon]] have been sighted. In the games, it's only one per game. This also states that the legendary Pokémon in the anime have the ability to {{pkmn|breeding|breed}}, contrary to the games.
**However, game canon seems to imply that more exist, but the player only ever encounters one, while breeding in captivity, rather than the wild, may be awkward for legends much as it is for some species of animal, such as {{wp|echidna}}s or {{wp|panda}}s.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] can be found in the wild in the anime. In the games, players can only receive one from the regional professor. They must [[trade]] to obtain others. An exception occurs in {{g|X and Y}}, where Kanto and Kalos starters can be found in a [[Friend Safari]] and caught.
* In battles in the anime, moves can be used together to make a totally [[Moves not in the Pokémon games|new move]].
* In the anime, characters change their clothes when they go swimming. However, when a player {{m|Dive|dives underwater}} in the games, the player is still wearing their normal outfit.
* In the anime, [[Pokémon Contests]] have an appeal round where Contestants show off a combination of moves, while in the games, there isn't one. The second round is different as well. Contestants battle each other in the anime while in the games, Contestants show off only one move to the judge and are able to affect the other Contestants' Pokémon (Hoenn Contest only).
* In the anime, the Trainer can order their Pokémon to dodge attacks, regardless of the accuracy of that move in the games. Additionally moves that normally cannot miss in the games, such as {{m|Swift}}, {{m|Shock Wave}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, can miss.
* [[HM]]s are shown as regular moves in the anime, yet they are not used as tools for certain situations like in the games.
* [[TM]]s do not seem to exist. Instead, TM-exclusive moves must be taught to the Pokémon over a period of time.
* Locations are not the same between the anime and the game. Multiple locations are added to [[region]]s to carry out plots in the anime.
* Regular [[Poké Ball]]s are generally used to catch Pokémon. In the games, Pokémon Trainers use different kinds of Poké Balls to catch Pokémon. The only other Poké Ball types seen in the anime were the {{ball|Safari}}, {{ball|Lure}}, {{ball|Fast}}, {{ball|Heavy}}, and [[Master Ball]].
[[File:Jessie Dustox Stun Spore.png|thumb|200px|{{p|Dustox}} cannot learn {{m|Stun Spore}} in the games]]
* Occasionally the anime shows [[Anime move errors|Pokémon using moves they cannot learn in the games]].
**However, some of these cases may be attributed to a translation error or a misinterpretation. Examples include Ash telling Pikachu to use "electric attack" when he could just mean to use ''an'' electric attack, or Pokémon using basic attacks like Tackle or Headbutt simply because they are just simple attacks.
* Pokémon using a technique that normally cannot affect the enemy Pokémon's type in the games, such as with {{AP|Pikachu}} most notably who had occasionally been able to affect {{t|Ground}} types with Electric attacks which it can't do in the games.
* Like people, Pokémon can be worn out from constant battling and eventually collapse from exhaustion which is something that can't happen in the games. However, a Pokémon that runs out of {{PP}} in every move can faint from the [[recoil]] damage of {{m|Struggle}}.
* Official Gym and League battles set limits on how many Pokémon a Trainer can use to fight with, whereas in the games only facilities like the [[Battle Tower]] set limits.
* All official Pokémon Trainer battles in the anime have a [[Battle judge|judge]], who sets the rules and referees the battle, and is able to declare when a Pokémon is unable to battle which would eliminate that Pokémon from the match. In the games, however, aside from a battle facility match, any Pokémon that fainted can be revived and used again in battle as long as the Trainer has at least one Pokémon left.
* Pokémon have the right to decide if they want to evolve, and can choose if they don't want to evolve, where in the games the Pokémon only evolves when the player wishes it to once the requirement has been met. Notable examples are [[Ash's Pikachu]] and {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]], and [[Dawn's Piplup]].
* Pokémon in the anime occasionally undergo changes in their personality when they evolve. In the games, their [[Nature|personality]] remains the same after evolution.
* In the anime, some Pokémon that have been recently captured or evolved disobey their Trainer until that Trainer is able to find a way to get through to them with the prime example being [[Ash's Charizard]]. In the games, only traded Pokémon disobey their Trainer until Badges that can neutralize this problem are acquired.
* It is possible in the anime to render moves harmless in an unorthodox way which is not possible in the games. Sometimes this is used to counter type disadvantages. One example is with [[Ash's Pikachu]] during its battle against [[Winona]]'s {{p|Pelipper}}, where Pelipper used {{m|Steel Wing}} to attract Pikachu's electricity and divert it into the ground to render it useless.
* Occasionally there have been cases where move or status mechanics have been ignored or altered in the anime that contradicts the games. A few examples are {{m|Volt Tackle}} causing [[recoil]] damage when blocked with {{m|Protect}} instead of being caused from a small amount based on the damage inflicted, or when {{m|Toxic Spikes}} was used to poison Ash's Pokémon when they touched the ground instead of when they were switched out, including his {{AP|Staraptor}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} which are immune to that move in the games due to being {{t|Flying}} types.
* The [[Cry|cries]] in the regular games differ significantly from the cries in the anime. An exception is {{p|Pikachu}} in {{game|Yellow}} and in {{pkmn|X and Y}}, which actually says its name when interacted with or when called into battle.
* Some towns and other locations also differ between the anime and the games. In the anime, the [[Whirl Islands]] are populated, but in the games they are just a series of caves. Also, [[Littleroot Town]] is shown to be a coastal town in the anime; in the games, it is surrounded by woodland on all sides. In addition, the [[Seafoam Islands]] in the anime is depicted as a beach resort town with a warm climate, while in the games the Seafoam Islands are depicted as a location of icy caverns.
* In the games, evolutionary methods revolving around leveling up usually occur after a battle, while in the anime these kinds of evolution can occur during a battle or a serious situation. One example is when Ash's Chikorita evolved into {{AP|Bayleef}} to protect him from Team Rocket.
* Moves then to differ as well, will-o-wisp is shot out like ember in the anime whereas in the game it floats to the opponent to burn instead of damage and Confusion and Psychic is able to deal damage in the game but in the anime it is use almost like Psychokinesis to move the target to the users will. Hypnosis puts a Pokémon to sleep in game but in the anime , on some occasions, makes them all wobble instead of sleeping and on humans can be used to show illusions.

==Related articles==
*[[Size discrepancies in the Pokémon anime]]

[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Gym

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[[File:Gym Symbol.png|thumb|150px|The Gym symbol, introduced in [[Generation V]] onwards.]]
A '''Gym''' (Japanese: '''ジム''' ''Gym'') is a place where [[Pokémon Trainer]]s go to train their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Just like real life {{wp|Gym|gymnasium}}s, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their {{pkmn|battle|battling}} skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain [[experience]].

Often specializing in a particular [[type]], Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the [[Gym Leader]], who is revered by both the lower-ranking members of the Gym and local fans. In the games, there is [[Gym guide|a character]] that stands near the door giving tips on how to beat the Gym's challenges.

==Official Gyms==
Gyms that are certified by the [[Pokémon League]] are vital to a Trainer's Pokémon journey. Leagues are designed so that conventional Trainers must travel far and wide before entering a [[Pokémon League#Types of competitions|League Competition]], as the only way to enter one is by gaining at least eight official Gym [[Badge]]s, and there can only be one official Gym per city. Usually the gyms are designed to follow and suit the [[type]] that the gym specializes in. For example, [[Wattson]]'s gym has electric gates to indicate that it is electric-type. However, there are also gyms that do not practise this, like [[Viridian Gym]] and [[Cinnabar Gym]], for example.

===In the games===
In the games, most Gyms feature a number of Trainers the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consisting of the same [[type]] of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled after the Gym Leader has been defeated.

In all regions so far, the [[Gym guide]] stands at the entrance of the gym, giving the player advice about the type advantages corresponding to the signature type of the Gym Leader.

There are eight known official Gyms in each [[region]].

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kanto
|-
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[File:Boulder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Boulder}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Brock]]
|-
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[File:Cascade Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cascade}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Misty]]
|-
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[File:Thunder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Thunder}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|-
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[File:Rainbow Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rainbow}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Erika]]
|-
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[File:Soul Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Soul}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Koga]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}} [[Janine]]{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[File:Marsh Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Marsh}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Sabrina]]
|-
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[File:Volcano Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Volcano}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Blaine]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Viridian Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Earth Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Earth}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
| [[Giovanni]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
|-
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Various}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
| {{ga|Blue}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Johto
|-
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Violet Gym]]
| [[File:Zephyr Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Zephyr}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Falkner]]
|-
| [[Azalea Gym]]
| [[File:Hive Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Hive}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Bugsy]]
|-
| [[Goldenrod Gym]]
| [[File:Plain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plain}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Whitney]]
|-
| [[Ecruteak Gym]]
| [[File:Fog Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fog}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Morty]]
|-
| [[Cianwood Gym]]
| [[File:Storm Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Storm}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Chuck]]
|-
| [[Olivine Gym]]
| [[File:Mineral Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mineral}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Jasmine]]
|-
| [[Mahogany Gym]]
| [[File:Glacier Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Glacier}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Pryce]]
|-
| [[Blackthorn Gym]]
| [[File:Rising Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rising}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Clair]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Hoenn
|-
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Rustboro Gym]]
| [[File:Stone Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Stone}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roxanne]]
|-
| [[Dewford Gym]]
| [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Knuckle}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Brawly]]
|-
| [[Mauville Gym]]
| [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Dynamo}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Wattson]]
|-
| [[Lavaridge Gym]]
| [[File:Heat Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Heat}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Flannery]]
|-
| [[Petalburg Gym]]
| [[File:Balance Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Balance}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Norman]]
|-
| [[Fortree Gym]]
| [[File:Feather Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Feather}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Winona]]
|-
| [[Mossdeep Gym]]
| [[File:Mind Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mind}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Tate and Liza]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Sootopolis Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Rain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rain}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Wallace]]{{tt|*|Ruby and Sapphire Versions}} [[Juan]]{{tt|*|Emerald Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Sinnoh
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Oreburgh Gym]]
| [[File:Coal Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coal}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roark]]
|-
| [[Eterna Gym]]
| [[File:Forest Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Forest}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Gardenia]]
|-
| [[Veilstone Gym]]{{tt|*|Hearthome Gym is the third Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Cobble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cobble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Maylene]]
|-
| [[Pastoria Gym]]{{tt|*|Veilstone Gym is the fourth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Fen Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fen}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Crasher Wake]]
|-
| [[Hearthome Gym]]{{tt|*|Pastoria Gym is the fifth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Relic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Relic}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Fantina]]
|-
| [[Canalave Gym]]
| [[File:Mine Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mine}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Byron]]
|-
| [[Snowpoint Gym]]
| [[File:Icicle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Icicle}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Candice]]
|-
| [[Sunyshore Gym]]
| [[File:Beacon Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Beacon}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Volkner]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Unova
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Leader
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Striaton Gym]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Trio}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Cilan]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott, Black and White only}}
|-
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Chili]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy, Black and White only}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cress]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig, Black and White only}}
|-
| [[Nacrene Gym]]{{tt|*|Black and White}} [[Aspertia Gym]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Lenora]]{{tt|*|Black and White}} [[Cheren]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
| [[Virbank Gym]]
| [[File:Toxic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Toxic}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Roxie]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|-
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|-
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|-
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|-
| [[Icirrus Gym]]
| [[File:Freeze Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Freeze}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Brycen]]{{tt|*|Black and White}}
|-
| [[Opelucid Gym]]
| [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]{{tt|*|Black Version and Black 2 and White 2}} [[Iris]]{{tt|*|White Version}}
|-
| [[Humilau Gym]]
| [[File:Wave Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Wave}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Marlon]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kalos
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Santalune Gym]]
| [[File:Bug Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bug}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Viola]]
|-
| [[Cyllage Gym]]
| [[File:Cliff Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cliff}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Grant]]
|-
| [[Shalour Gym]]
| [[File:Rumble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rumble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Korrina]]
|-
| [[Coumarine Gym]]
| [[File:Plant Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plant}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Ramos]]
|-
| [[Lumiose Gym]]
| [[File:Voltage Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Voltage}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Clemont]]
|-
| [[Laverre Gym]]
| [[File:Fairy Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fairy}}
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fairy}}
| [[Valerie]]
|-
| [[Anistar Gym]]
| [[File:Psychic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Psychic}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Olympia]]
|-
| [[Snowbelle Gym]]
| [[File:Iceberg Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Iceberg}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Wulfric]]
|}{{-}}

===In the anime===
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Gary Oak]] reveals that he has more than eight Badges, suggesting that there are more Gyms in the anime than {{player}}s are given access to in the {{pkmn|games}}. Specifically, he has at least ten Badges excluding the {{Badge|Earth}}. Before the [[Indigo League]] competition, Ash encounters [[Otoshi]] in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash. Later in the episode, another {{pkmn|Trainer}} appears with eight other completely different Badges. In total, Ash, Gary, [[Otoshi]] and the other Trainer displayed 27 different types of Badges prior to competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], so there must have been at least this number of official Gyms in the anime version of Kanto at the time.

Whilst on her journey collecting Badges, [[Sakura]] collected Badges from both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], so it is unclear what the rules are for competing in championship tournaments.

At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship, [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least 9 official Gyms in Hoenn. Many believe it could be a Badge from {{Ci|Slateport}} or {{to|Pacifidlog}}.

During ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', in the Sinnoh saga, {{an|Barry}} was seen to have a Badge that is not present in the games.
Barry was seen with two more unknown Badges in ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', two of which also appeared in [[Nando]]'s ownership in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
The [[Orange Archipelago]] also contains its own league, complete with its own Gyms:

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{Orange color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Orange Islands
|-
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Mikan Gym]]
| [[File:Coral-Eye Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coral-Eye}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cissy]]
|-
| [[Navel Gym]]
| [[File:Sea Ruby Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Sea Ruby}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{ground color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Danny]]
|-
| [[Trovita Gym]]
| [[File:Spike Shell Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Spike Shell}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{green color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Rudy]]
|-
| [[Kumquat Gym]]
| [[File:Jade Star Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jade Star}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Luana]]
|-
| [[Pummelo Stadium]]
| [[File:WinnerTrophy.png|20px]] Winner's Trophy
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Various}}
| {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}
|}{{-}}

===In the TCG===
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], all Gyms are {{TCG|Stadium card}}s, which provide a specific effect while they are in play. This listing is of cards based on official Gyms from the [[Pokémon games]] and often focus on the [[type]] speciality of a particular Gym.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Pewter City Gym|115}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=115/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Cerulean City Gym|108}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=57/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Vermilion City Gym|120}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=120/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Celadon City Gym|107}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=107/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Fuchsia City Gym|114}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=114/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Saffron City Gym|122}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=122/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Cinnabar City Gym|113}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=113/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Viridian City Gym|123}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=123/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Sunyshore City Gym|94}}|type=Stadium|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=94/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/090}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Cold Flare|Aspertia City Gym|57}}|type=Stadium|enset=Boundaries Crossed|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=127/149|jpset=Cold Flare|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Freeze Bolt|Virbank City Gym|57}}|type=Stadium|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=26/135|jpset=Freeze Bolt|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}

==Unofficial Gyms==
===In the games===
====Saffron City Dojo====
{{Main|Fighting Dojo}}
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until [[Sabrina]] defeated its Leader, [[Kiyo]]. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Kiyo, he will give the player either {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward.

====Prestige Precept center====
{{main|Prestige Precept Center}}
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of [[Phenac City]] doubles as an {{pkmn|academy}}. In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], its Leader, [[Justy]], will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away {{TM|27|Return}}.

===In the anime===
====A.J.'s Gym====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer [[A.J.]], and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the [[Pokémon League]] after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his {{p|Sandshrew}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''.

====Fighting Spirit Gym====
This Gym was run by {{ka|Anthony}}, who was training his {{p|Hitmonchan}} for the [[P1 Grand Prix]]. It did not appear to be used for actual [[Pokémon battle]]s. Instead, it had the appearance of a {{wp|gym}} used for training and exercising.

====Kaz Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an {{p|Electabuzz}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Kaz]].

====Yas Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. The Gym Trainers specialize in [[Fighting]] but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a {{p|Scyther}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Yas]].

====Coastline Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym that was featured in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''. It is located on the outskirts of [[Blackthorn City]]. Led by [[Dorian]], the Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that by word of mouth it will become more popular. In fact, after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the [[Silver Conference]] about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

====Powerzone Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym run by [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies, however they were on a losing streak until a [[Brock's Croagunk|wild Croagunk]] appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

===In the TCG===
This listing is of cards that feature [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]]-exclusive Gyms, which focus on altering a certain gameplay mechanic.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|No Removal Gym|103}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=103/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|The Rocket's Training Gym|104}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=104/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Narrow Gym|124}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Common|ennum=124/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Common}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Chaos Gym|102}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=102/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Resistance Gym|109}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=109/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Rocket's Minefield Gym|119}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=119/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Ecogym|84}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Genesis|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/111|jpsetlink=Neo Genesis|jpset=Gold, Silver, to a New World...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Broken Ground Gym|92}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/105|jpsetlink=Neo Destiny|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Tricky Gym|90}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=EX Team Rocket Returns|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=90/109|jpsetlink=EX Team Rocket Returns|jpset=Rocket Gang Strikes Back|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/085}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}

==Differences between generations==
Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|V}} have a unique design for each Gym (except [[Cinnabar Gym]], which is destroyed). However, in Generation II the only difference is the shape and color of the roof, with the exception of Saffron and Cerulean Gyms.

<gallery perrow="5">
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
</gallery>

===Generation II===
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Violet Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Violet Gym]]
File:Azalea Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Azalea Gym]]
File:Goldenrod Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Goldenrod Gym]]
File:Ecruteak Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Ecruteak Gym]]
File:Cianwood Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cianwood Gym]]
File:Olivine Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Olivine Gym]]
File:Mahogany Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Mahogany Gym]]
File:Blackthorn Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Blackthorn Gym]]
File:Pewter Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Pewter Gym]]
File:Cerulean Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cerulean Gym]]
File:Vermilion Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Vermilion Gym]]
File:Celadon Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Celadon Gym]]
File:Fuchsia Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Fuchsia Gym]]
File:Saffron Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Saffron Gym]]
File:Viridian Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Viridian Gym]]
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Gyms. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム ''Kateru made nandomo chōsen, Pokémon Jimu'' "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
** This is also the episode {{TRT}} set up a fake Gym, with [[Jessie]] acting as its Leader.
* In [[Generation I]], {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|fishing in statues|a glitch}} allows Trainers to [[fishing|fish]] in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* No known Gym has specialized in {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
* As the [[Fighting Dojo]] in Kanto was once official, every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Fighting}} Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.
** A {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]] also says Jasmine used to specialize in {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, meaning every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Rock}} Gym at one time.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the [[Viridian Gym]], which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Walking Pokémon|walking Pokémon]] are not allowed in the [[Blackthorn Gym]] and [[Viridian Gym]] because the flooring is unstable. Coincidentally, both gyms are the last of the gyms challenged in Johto and Kanto respectively.
* Eight of the eleven Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service; [[Striaton Gym]] is a restaurant, [[Nacrene Gym]] is a museum, [[Castelia Gym]] is a gallery showcasing the paintings of the [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], [[Nimbasa Gym]] is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in [[Nimbasa City]] in [[Pokémon Black and White]] or a fashion show catwalk in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], [[Driftveil Gym]] is a mining operation, [[Mistralton Gym]] is an airfield, [[Aspertia Gym]] is a school, and [[Virbank Gym]] is a music club.
** In Generation V and VI, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. Gyms had only previously had unique designs in Generation II, where the roof colors differed.
* In Pokémon Black and White 2, every Gym has, with the exception of [[Aspertia Gym]], a unique remix of the usual Pokémon Gym theme music.

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[[File:Gym Symbol.png|thumb|150px|The Gym symbol, introduced in [[Generation V]] onwards.]]
A '''Gym''' (Japanese: '''ジム''' ''Gym'') is a place where [[Pokémon Trainer]]s go to train their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Just like real life {{wp|Gym|gymnasium}}s, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their {{pkmn|battle|battling}} skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain [[experience]].

Often specializing in a particular [[type]], Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the [[Gym Leader]], who is revered by both the lower-ranking members of the Gym and local fans. In the games, there is [[Gym guide|a character]] that stands near the door giving tips on how to beat the Gym's challenges.

==Official Gyms==
Gyms that are certified by the [[Pokémon League]] are vital to a Trainer's Pokémon journey. Leagues are designed so that conventional Trainers must travel far and wide before entering a [[Pokémon League#Types of competitions|League Competition]], as the only way to enter one is by gaining at least eight official Gym [[Badge]]s, and there can only be one official Gym per city. Usually the gyms are designed to follow and suit the [[type]] that the gym specializes in. For example, [[Wattson]]'s gym has electric gates to indicate that it is electric-type. However, there are also gyms that do not practise this, like [[Viridian Gym]] and [[Cinnabar Gym]], for example.

===In the games===
In the games, most Gyms feature a number of Trainers the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consisting of the same [[type]] of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled after the Gym Leader has been defeated.

In all regions so far, the [[Gym guide]] stands at the entrance of the gym, giving the player advice about the type advantages corresponding to the signature type of the Gym Leader.

There are eight known official Gyms in each [[region]].

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kanto
|-
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[File:Boulder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Boulder}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Brock]]
|-
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[File:Cascade Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cascade}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Misty]]
|-
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[File:Thunder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Thunder}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|-
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[File:Rainbow Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rainbow}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Erika]]
|-
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[File:Soul Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Soul}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Koga]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}} [[Janine]]{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[File:Marsh Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Marsh}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Sabrina]]
|-
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[File:Volcano Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Volcano}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Blaine]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Viridian Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Earth Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Earth}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
| [[Giovanni]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
|-
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Various}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
| {{ga|Blue}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Johto
|-
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Violet Gym]]
| [[File:Zephyr Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Zephyr}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Falkner]]
|-
| [[Azalea Gym]]
| [[File:Hive Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Hive}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Bugsy]]
|-
| [[Goldenrod Gym]]
| [[File:Plain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plain}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Whitney]]
|-
| [[Ecruteak Gym]]
| [[File:Fog Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fog}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Morty]]
|-
| [[Cianwood Gym]]
| [[File:Storm Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Storm}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Chuck]]
|-
| [[Olivine Gym]]
| [[File:Mineral Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mineral}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Jasmine]]
|-
| [[Mahogany Gym]]
| [[File:Glacier Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Glacier}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Pryce]]
|-
| [[Blackthorn Gym]]
| [[File:Rising Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rising}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Clair]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Hoenn
|-
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Rustboro Gym]]
| [[File:Stone Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Stone}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roxanne]]
|-
| [[Dewford Gym]]
| [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Knuckle}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Brawly]]
|-
| [[Mauville Gym]]
| [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Dynamo}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Wattson]]
|-
| [[Lavaridge Gym]]
| [[File:Heat Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Heat}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Flannery]]
|-
| [[Petalburg Gym]]
| [[File:Balance Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Balance}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Norman]]
|-
| [[Fortree Gym]]
| [[File:Feather Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Feather}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Winona]]
|-
| [[Mossdeep Gym]]
| [[File:Mind Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mind}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Tate and Liza]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Sootopolis Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Rain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rain}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Wallace]]{{tt|*|Ruby and Sapphire Versions}} [[Juan]]{{tt|*|Emerald Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Sinnoh
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Oreburgh Gym]]
| [[File:Coal Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coal}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roark]]
|-
| [[Eterna Gym]]
| [[File:Forest Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Forest}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Gardenia]]
|-
| [[Veilstone Gym]]{{tt|*|Hearthome Gym is the third Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Cobble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cobble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Maylene]]
|-
| [[Pastoria Gym]]{{tt|*|Veilstone Gym is the fourth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Fen Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fen}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Crasher Wake]]
|-
| [[Hearthome Gym]]{{tt|*|Pastoria Gym is the fifth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Relic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Relic}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Fantina]]
|-
| [[Canalave Gym]]
| [[File:Mine Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mine}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Byron]]
|-
| [[Snowpoint Gym]]
| [[File:Icicle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Icicle}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Candice]]
|-
| [[Sunyshore Gym]]
| [[File:Beacon Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Beacon}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Volkner]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Unova
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Leader
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Striaton Gym]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Trio}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Cilan]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott, Black and White only}}
|-
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Chili]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy, Black and White only}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cress]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig, Black and White only}}
|-
| [[Nacrene Gym]]{{tt|*|Black and White}} [[Aspertia Gym]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Lenora]]{{tt|*|Black and White}} [[Cheren]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
| [[Virbank Gym]]
| [[File:Toxic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Toxic}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Roxie]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|-
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|-
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|-
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|-
| [[Icirrus Gym]]
| [[File:Freeze Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Freeze}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Brycen]]{{tt|*|Black and White}}
|-
| [[Opelucid Gym]]
| [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]{{tt|*|Black Version and Black 2 and White 2}} [[Iris]]{{tt|*|White Version}}
|-
| [[Humilau Gym]]
| [[File:Wave Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Wave}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Marlon]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kalos
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Santalune Gym]]
| [[File:Bug Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bug}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Viola]]
|-
| [[Cyllage Gym]]
| [[File:Cliff Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cliff}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Grant]]
|-
| [[Shalour Gym]]
| [[File:Rumble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rumble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Korrina]]
|-
| [[Coumarine Gym]]
| [[File:Plant Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plant}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Ramos]]
|-
| [[Lumiose Gym]]
| [[File:Voltage Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Voltage}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Clemont]]
|-
| [[Laverre Gym]]
| [[File:Fairy Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fairy}}
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fairy}}
| [[Valerie]]
|-
| [[Anistar Gym]]
| [[File:Psychic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Psychic}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Olympia]]
|-
| [[Snowbelle Gym]]
| [[File:Iceberg Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Iceberg}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Wulfric]]
|}{{-}}

===In the anime===
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Gary Oak]] reveals that he has more than eight Badges, suggesting that there are more Gyms in the anime than {{player}}s are given access to in the {{pkmn|games}}. Specifically, he has at least ten Badges excluding the {{Badge|Earth}}. Before the [[Indigo League]] competition, Ash encounters [[Otoshi]] in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash. Later in the episode, another {{pkmn|Trainer}} appears with eight other completely different Badges. In total, Ash, Gary, [[Otoshi]] and the other Trainer displayed 27 different types of Badges prior to competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], so there must have been at least this number of official Gyms in the anime version of Kanto at the time.

Whilst on her journey collecting Badges, [[Sakura]] collected Badges from both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], so it is unclear what the rules are for competing in championship tournaments.

At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship, [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least 9 official Gyms in Hoenn. Many believe it could be a Badge from {{Ci|Slateport}} or {{to|Pacifidlog}}.

During ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', in the Sinnoh saga, {{an|Barry}} was seen to have a Badge that is not present in the games.
Barry was seen with two more unknown Badges in ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', two of which also appeared in [[Nando]]'s ownership in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
The [[Orange Archipelago]] also contains its own league, complete with its own Gyms:

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{Orange color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Orange Islands
|-
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Mikan Gym]]
| [[File:Coral-Eye Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coral-Eye}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cissy]]
|-
| [[Navel Gym]]
| [[File:Sea Ruby Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Sea Ruby}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{ground color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Danny]]
|-
| [[Trovita Gym]]
| [[File:Spike Shell Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Spike Shell}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{green color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Rudy]]
|-
| [[Kumquat Gym]]
| [[File:Jade Star Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jade Star}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|Various}}
| [[Luana]]
|-
| [[Pummelo Stadium]]
| [[File:WinnerTrophy.png|20px]] Winner's Trophy
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Various}}
| {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}
|}{{-}}

===In the TCG===
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], all Gyms are {{TCG|Stadium card}}s, which provide a specific effect while they are in play. This listing is of cards based on official Gyms from the [[Pokémon games]] and often focus on the [[type]] speciality of a particular Gym.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Pewter City Gym|115}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=115/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Cerulean City Gym|108}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=57/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Vermilion City Gym|120}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=120/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Celadon City Gym|107}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=107/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Fuchsia City Gym|114}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=114/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Saffron City Gym|122}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=122/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Cinnabar City Gym|113}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=113/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Viridian City Gym|123}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=123/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Sunyshore City Gym|94}}|type=Stadium|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=94/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/090}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Cold Flare|Aspertia City Gym|57}}|type=Stadium|enset=Boundaries Crossed|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=127/149|jpset=Cold Flare|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Freeze Bolt|Virbank City Gym|57}}|type=Stadium|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=26/135|jpset=Freeze Bolt|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}

==Unofficial Gyms==
===In the games===
====Saffron City Dojo====
{{Main|Fighting Dojo}}
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until [[Sabrina]] defeated its Leader, [[Kiyo]]. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Kiyo, he will give the player either {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward.

====Prestige Precept center====
{{main|Prestige Precept Center}}
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of [[Phenac City]] doubles as an {{pkmn|academy}}. In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], its Leader, [[Justy]], will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away {{TM|27|Return}}.

===In the anime===
====A.J.'s Gym====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer [[A.J.]], and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the [[Pokémon League]] after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his {{p|Sandshrew}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''.

====Fighting Spirit Gym====
This Gym was run by {{ka|Anthony}}, who was training his {{p|Hitmonchan}} for the [[P1 Grand Prix]]. It did not appear to be used for actual [[Pokémon battle]]s. Instead, it had the appearance of a {{wp|gym}} used for training and exercising.

====Kaz Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an {{p|Electabuzz}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Kaz]].

====Yas Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. The Gym Trainers specialize in [[Fighting]] but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a {{p|Scyther}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Yas]].

====Coastline Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym that was featured in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''. It is located on the outskirts of [[Blackthorn City]]. Led by [[Dorian]], the Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that by word of mouth it will become more popular. In fact, after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the [[Silver Conference]] about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

====Powerzone Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym run by [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies, however they were on a losing streak until a [[Brock's Croagunk|wild Croagunk]] appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

===In the TCG===
This listing is of cards that feature [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]]-exclusive Gyms, which focus on altering a certain gameplay mechanic.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|No Removal Gym|103}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=103/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|The Rocket's Training Gym|104}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=104/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Narrow Gym|124}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Common|ennum=124/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Common}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Chaos Gym|102}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=102/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Resistance Gym|109}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=109/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Rocket's Minefield Gym|119}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=119/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Ecogym|84}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Genesis|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/111|jpsetlink=Neo Genesis|jpset=Gold, Silver, to a New World...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Broken Ground Gym|92}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/105|jpsetlink=Neo Destiny|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Tricky Gym|90}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=EX Team Rocket Returns|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=90/109|jpsetlink=EX Team Rocket Returns|jpset=Rocket Gang Strikes Back|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/085}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}

==Differences between generations==
Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|V}} have a unique design for each Gym (except [[Cinnabar Gym]], which is destroyed). However, in Generation II the only difference is the shape and color of the roof, with the exception of Saffron and Cerulean Gyms.

<gallery perrow="5">
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
</gallery>

===Generation II===
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Violet Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Violet Gym]]
File:Azalea Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Azalea Gym]]
File:Goldenrod Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Goldenrod Gym]]
File:Ecruteak Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Ecruteak Gym]]
File:Cianwood Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cianwood Gym]]
File:Olivine Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Olivine Gym]]
File:Mahogany Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Mahogany Gym]]
File:Blackthorn Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Blackthorn Gym]]
File:Pewter Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Pewter Gym]]
File:Cerulean Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cerulean Gym]]
File:Vermilion Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Vermilion Gym]]
File:Celadon Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Celadon Gym]]
File:Fuchsia Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Fuchsia Gym]]
File:Saffron Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Saffron Gym]]
File:Viridian Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Viridian Gym]]
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Gyms. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム ''Kateru made nandomo chōsen, Pokémon Jimu'' "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
** This is also the episode {{TRT}} set up a fake Gym, with [[Jessie]] acting as its Leader.
* In [[Generation I]], {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|fishing in statues|a glitch}} allows Trainers to [[fishing|fish]] in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* No known Gym has specialized in {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
* As the [[Fighting Dojo]] in Kanto was once official, every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Fighting}} Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.
** A {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]] also says Jasmine used to specialize in {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, meaning every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Rock}} Gym at one time.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the [[Viridian Gym]], which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Walking Pokémon|walking Pokémon]] are not allowed in the [[Blackthorn Gym]] and [[Viridian Gym]] because the flooring is unstable. Coincidentally, both gyms are the last of the gyms challenged in Johto and Kanto respectively.
* Eight of the eleven Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service; [[Striaton Gym]] is a restaurant, [[Nacrene Gym]] is a museum, [[Castelia Gym]] is a gallery showcasing the paintings of the [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], [[Nimbasa Gym]] is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in [[Nimbasa City]] in [[Pokémon Black and White]] or a fashion show catwalk in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], [[Driftveil Gym]] is a mining operation, [[Mistralton Gym]] is an airfield, [[Aspertia Gym]] is a school, and [[Virbank Gym]] is a music club.
** In Generation V, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. Gyms had only previously had unique designs in Generation II, where the roof colors differed.
* In Pokémon Black and White 2, every Gym has, with the exception of [[Aspertia Gym]], a unique remix of the usual Pokémon Gym theme music.

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Badge

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{{search|Badges in the [[main series]] Pokémon games|the element in the Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon League (TCG)}}
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

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! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

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! Badges by obedience level
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! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
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| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
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| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
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|
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| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
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|
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| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
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|
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| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
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{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
{{-}}

===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
|}{{-}}

===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
|}{{-}}

===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|}
|}

==In the anime==
The {{pkmn|anime}} has a few different rules for Badges than in the games. Primarily, Badges seem to do nothing beside signify the defeat of a given Gym Leader. A Pokémon may choose not to obey its Trainer even if he or she has gained all eight Badges, such as [[Ash's Charizard]].

Gym Leaders are quite lenient about giving out Badges in the anime. Additionally, Trainers do not necessarily have to win a battle with the Gym Leader in order to earn a Badge. The Orange Crew, for example, all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles and [[Ash Ketchum]] was awarded several Badges because of his kind heart and determination.

The exact nature of how Gym Badges are supposed to be collected has varied: A few instances, such as Ash's travels through Kanto, had the Trainer picking out Gyms in any order, and is likewise implied in Johto. On the other hand, after Ash ends up fighting Norman for the first time, Norman stated to Ash that he was supposed to be the third Gym Leader to be faced, and points to Rustboro as the first Gym he should face, and the Sinnoh Badge case has indents for specific Badges (In Ash's case, the Badges from the Generation IV games), implying that the Trainer in question has to face the Gyms in a pre-determined order by the Pokémon League.

Participation in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] yields a final Pokémon League Badge at the closing ceremony. It is larger, however, and square shaped.

[[Pokémon Tech]], a boarding school which educates Pokémon Trainers, is an expensive school for children of wealthy families. Moving up a grade in Pokémon Tech is the equivalent of winning two Gym Badges. Upon graduation, students may immediately apply for entry in the Pokémon League.

Trainers can take a three-part test that awards a single Badge which allows entry into the Pokémon League, as seen in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]].'' The test is called the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. It is convenient for people whose age, health, or work keeps them from traveling around to collect Badges.

[[File:Many Unknown Kanto Badges.png|thumb|right|Badges in EP013 (composite screenshot)]]

It's also implied in the anime that a Gym Badge serves as a primary ID for a Gym Leader (and probably a secondary ID for a Trainer), as Brock used his Boulder Badge to identify himself in order to clear his name from any accusations of stealing parts from a machine shop in Cerulean City.

So far, Ash Ketchum has only obtained Badges that are available in the games, with the notable exception of those he obtained in the Orange Archipelago. Several unknown Badges can be seen at the beginning of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', while many Trainers Ash has met have had Badges that differ from those that are obtainable in the games. This suggests that there are Gyms in locations which do not appear in the games and therefore more than eight Gyms in each region. Trainers with Badges not seen in the games include:

===Gary===
[[Gary Oak]] acquired more than the standard eight Kanto League Badges, thus leading to confusion as to whether or not there is an infinite number of Badges that can be given out in a given region. By ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', he is shown to have at least ten Badges, only three of which correspond to known Kanto league Badges, suggesting there are at least fifteen Gyms in Kanto. This would, therefore, provide one Gym for each of the (at the time) fifteen types. Among these may include the [[Fighting Dojo]], a Gym shown to be defunct by {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.

===Otoshi===
In addition, before Ash competes in the Indigo League, a Trainer named [[Otoshi]] is shown in the episode ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash; later in the episode another Trainer is seen with eight other completely different Badges altogether. In total, Ash, Gary, Otoshi and the other Trainer display 27 different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
|
| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
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===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
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===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|} different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
|
| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
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===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
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===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|} different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
|
| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
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===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
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===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|}
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==In the anime==
The {{pkmn|anime}} has a few different rules for Badges than in the games. Primarily, Badges seem to do nothing beside signify the defeat of a given Gym Leader. A Pokémon may choose not to obey its Trainer even if he or she has gained all eight Badges, such as [[Ash's Charizard]].

Gym Leaders are quite lenient about giving out Badges in the anime. Additionally, Trainers do not necessarily have to win a battle with the Gym Leader in order to earn a Badge. The Orange Crew, for example, all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles and [[Ash Ketchum]] was awarded several Badges because of his kind heart and determination.

The exact nature of how Gym Badges are supposed to be collected has varied: A few instances, such as Ash's travels through Kanto, had the Trainer picking out Gyms in any order, and is likewise implied in Johto. On the other hand, after Ash ends up fighting Norman for the first time, Norman stated to Ash that he was supposed to be the third Gym Leader to be faced, and points to Rustboro as the first Gym he should face, and the Sinnoh Badge case has indents for specific Badges (In Ash's case, the Badges from the Generation IV games), implying that the Trainer in question has to face the Gyms in a pre-determined order by the Pokémon League.

Participation in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] yields a final Pokémon League Badge at the closing ceremony. It is larger, however, and square shaped.

[[Pokémon Tech]], a boarding school which educates Pokémon Trainers, is an expensive school for children of wealthy families. Moving up a grade in Pokémon Tech is the equivalent of winning two Gym Badges. Upon graduation, students may immediately apply for entry in the Pokémon League.

Trainers can take a three-part test that awards a single Badge which allows entry into the Pokémon League, as seen in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]].'' The test is called the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. It is convenient for people whose age, health, or work keeps them from traveling around to collect Badges.

[[File:Many Unknown Kanto Badges.png|thumb|right|Badges in EP013 (composite screenshot)]]

It's also implied in the anime that a Gym Badge serves as a primary ID for a Gym Leader (and probably a secondary ID for a Trainer), as Brock used his Boulder Badge to identify himself in order to clear his name from any accusations of stealing parts from a machine shop in Cerulean City.

So far, Ash Ketchum has only obtained Badges that are available in the games, with the notable exception of those he obtained in the Orange Archipelago. Several unknown Badges can be seen at the beginning of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', while many Trainers Ash has met have had Badges that differ from those that are obtainable in the games. This suggests that there are Gyms in locations which do not appear in the games and therefore more than eight Gyms in each region. Trainers with Badges not seen in the games include:

===Gary===
[[Gary Oak]] acquired more than the standard eight Kanto League Badges, thus leading to confusion as to whether or not there is an infinite number of Badges that can be given out in a given region. By ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', he is shown to have at least ten Badges, only three of which correspond to known Kanto league Badges, suggesting there are at least fifteen Gyms in Kanto. This would, therefore, provide one Gym for each of the (at the time) fifteen types. Among these may include the [[Fighting Dojo]], a Gym shown to be defunct by {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.

===Otoshi===
In addition, before Ash competes in the Indigo League, a Trainer named [[Otoshi]] is shown in the episode ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash; later in the episode another Trainer is seen with eight other completely different Badges altogether. In total, Ash, Gary, Otoshi and the other Trainer display 27 different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

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{{search|Badges in the [[main series]] Pokémon games|the element in the Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon League (TCG)}}
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

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! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
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|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
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|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
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| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
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| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
|}{{-}}

===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
|}{{-}}

===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|} different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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Badge

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{{search|Badges in the [[main series]] Pokémon games|the element in the Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon League (TCG)}}
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
|
| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
|}{{-}}

===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
|}{{-}}

===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|}
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==In the anime==
The {{pkmn|anime}} has a few different rules for Badges than in the games. Primarily, Badges seem to do nothing beside signify the defeat of a given Gym Leader. A Pokémon may choose not to obey its Trainer even if he or she has gained all eight Badges, such as [[Ash's Charizard]].

Gym Leaders are quite lenient about giving out Badges in the anime. Additionally, Trainers do not necessarily have to win a battle with the Gym Leader in order to earn a Badge. The Orange Crew, for example, all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles and [[Ash Ketchum]] was awarded several Badges because of his kind heart and determination.

The exact nature of how Gym Badges are supposed to be collected has varied: A few instances, such as Ash's travels through Kanto, had the Trainer picking out Gyms in any order, and is likewise implied in Johto. On the other hand, after Ash ends up fighting Norman for the first time, Norman stated to Ash that he was supposed to be the third Gym Leader to be faced, and points to Rustboro as the first Gym he should face, and the Sinnoh Badge case has indents for specific Badges (In Ash's case, the Badges from the Generation IV games), implying that the Trainer in question has to face the Gyms in a pre-determined order by the Pokémon League.

Participation in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] yields a final Pokémon League Badge at the closing ceremony. It is larger, however, and square shaped.

[[Pokémon Tech]], a boarding school which educates Pokémon Trainers, is an expensive school for children of wealthy families. Moving up a grade in Pokémon Tech is the equivalent of winning two Gym Badges. Upon graduation, students may immediately apply for entry in the Pokémon League.

Trainers can take a three-part test that awards a single Badge which allows entry into the Pokémon League, as seen in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]].'' The test is called the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. It is convenient for people whose age, health, or work keeps them from traveling around to collect Badges.

[[File:Many Unknown Kanto Badges.png|thumb|right|Badges in EP013 (composite screenshot)]]

It's also implied in the anime that a Gym Badge serves as a primary ID for a Gym Leader (and probably a secondary ID for a Trainer), as Brock used his Boulder Badge to identify himself in order to clear his name from any accusations of stealing parts from a machine shop in Cerulean City.

So far, Ash Ketchum has only obtained Badges that are available in the games, with the notable exception of those he obtained in the Orange Archipelago. Several unknown Badges can be seen at the beginning of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', while many Trainers Ash has met have had Badges that differ from those that are obtainable in the games. This suggests that there are Gyms in locations which do not appear in the games and therefore more than eight Gyms in each region. Trainers with Badges not seen in the games include:

===Gary===
[[Gary Oak]] acquired more than the standard eight Kanto League Badges, thus leading to confusion as to whether or not there is an infinite number of Badges that can be given out in a given region. By ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', he is shown to have at least ten Badges, only three of which correspond to known Kanto league Badges, suggesting there are at least fifteen Gyms in Kanto. This would, therefore, provide one Gym for each of the (at the time) fifteen types. Among these may include the [[Fighting Dojo]], a Gym shown to be defunct by {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.

===Otoshi===
In addition, before Ash competes in the Indigo League, a Trainer named [[Otoshi]] is shown in the episode ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash; later in the episode another Trainer is seen with eight other completely different Badges altogether. In total, Ash, Gary, Otoshi and the other Trainer display 27 different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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[[File:Cissy Badge.png|thumb|220px|[[Ash Ketchum]] examines a Badge he won from [[Cissy]]]]
A '''Badge''' (Japanese: '''バッジ''' ''Badge'') is an item which denotes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] as having defeated a [[Gym Leader]].

Trainers need to collect a certain number of [[Gym]] Badges in order to qualify for a region's [[Pokémon League]]. Young Trainers usually begin their initial Pokémon journey by traveling from city to city in order to collect them. Badges are small enough to fit easily between one's thumb and index finger and can be pinned to a shirt or kept in a Badge case.

==Development==
[[File:Early Badges.png|right|220px|thumb]]
In early character artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], a selection of familiar and unfamiliar Badges can be seen. It appears that the original concept of Badges was more similar to an {{wp|embroidered patch}} than the {{wp|Badge|pinned badge}} as it is portrayed in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Clockwise from top left opposite are possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Green Red.png|Earth]] [[Media:Sugi art book.png|Badge]], an [[Media:Alpha boytrainer.png|unknown Badge]], another [[Media:Gold Silver Silver.png|unknown Badge]], possibly a version of the [[Media:Red Blue Blue.png|Rainbow]] [[Media:Kensugiart3.png|Badge]], possibly a [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Volcano Badge]] and two [[Media:Alpha girltrainer.png|Cascade]] [[Media:Sugimori1996.jpg|Badges]].

==Effects==
===Stat boost===
In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8. In Generation II, if the attack is a [[critical hit]] and the attacker's used offensive stat stage is less than or equal to the opponent's defensive stat stage, all Badge boosts are ignored. In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 1.1. This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onwards.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by stat boosted
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Attack|Attack}}
| Boulder Badge
| Zephyr Badge
| Stone Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Defense|Defense}}
| Soul Badge
| Mineral Badge
| Balance Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Special Attack|Special Attack}} and {{color2|000|Stat#Special Defense|Special Defense}}{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}
| Volcano Badge
| Glacier Badge
| Mind Badge
|- align="center"
! {{color2|000|Stat#Speed|Speed}}
| Thunder Badge
| Plain Badge
| Dynamo Badge
|}
|}

===Obedience===
{{main|Level#Disobedience|Level}}
Badges affect a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s behavior. [[Outsider Pokémon]] over a certain [[level]] will refuse to obey the player without the appropriate Badge. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} only, obedience is determined by the number of Badges, not which specific Badges the player has.

In the anime in ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', [[Cassandra's grandmother]] mentioned this when [[Ash's Charmeleon]] refused to obey him.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundy}} border: 5px solid #{{electric color}};"
|-
! Badges by obedience level
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{electric color light}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{electric color}};"
!
! {{color2|000|Indigo League}}
! {{color2|000|Johto League}}
! {{color2|000|Hoenn League}}
! {{color2|000|Unova League}}
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| Zephyr Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
|
| Trio Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| Hive Badge
| Knuckle Badge
| Basic Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 40
|
|
|
| Insect Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| Fog Badge
| Heat Badge
| Bolt Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 60
|
|
|
| Quake Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| Storm Badge{{sup|GSC}} Mineral Badge{{sup|HGSS}}
| Feather Badge
| Jet Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 80
|
|
|
| Freeze Badge
|- align="center"
! Up to Lv. 100
| Earth Badge
| Rising Badge
| Rain Badge
| Legend Badge
|}
|}

===HMs===
{{main|HM}}
While Trainers can teach their Pokémon [[HM]] moves and use them in battle, to use them in the overworld Trainers require the appropriate Badge.

===Poké Mart stock===
From Generation IV onwards, the number of Badges a Trainer possesses affects which items [[Poké Mart]]s sell. The more Badges, the more items that become available for purchase, with more expensive items generally appearing after more Badges are obtained.

{{shop|Generation IV}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}}}
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{{shop|Generation V}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 Badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 5 Badges}}}}
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===Pokémon League===
In the games, in order to enter the [[Pokémon League]] and challenge the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}, the player must have all eight Badges from that region (or in the case of the [[Indigo Plateau]], either [[Kanto]] or [[Johto]]). In [[Unova]] and Generation I/III Kanto, Badges are checked individually through a series of Badge Check Gates; in [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and Generation II/IV Kanto, Badges are checked all at once.

==List of Badges==
===Indigo League===
{{bdg/h|Indigo|8|Kanto}}
{{bdg|rock|Boulder|グレーバッジ|Gray|Brock|Pewter City|oa=[[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}} and [[Forrest]]|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Attack|It is a simple gray octagon.}}
{{bdg|water|Cascade|ブルーバッジ|Blue|Misty|Cerulean City|oa={{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}} and [[Violet]]|hm={{m|Cut}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=30|It is in the shape of a light blue raindrop.}}
{{bdg|electric|Thunder|オレンジバッジ|Orange|Lt. Surge|Vermilion City|hm={{m|Fly}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Speed|It is in the shape of an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.}}
{{bdg|grass|Rainbow|レインボーバッジ|Rainbow|Erika|Celadon City|hm={{m|Strength}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a flower, showing grass, with rainbow colored petals.}}
{{bdg|poison|Soul|ピンクバッジ|Pink|Koga|Fuchsia City|og=[[Janine]]{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|RGB}}{{sup|Y}}{{sup|FRLG}}|stat=Defense|It is in the shape of a fuchsia heart.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Marsh|ゴールドバッジ|Gold|Sabrina|Saffron City|lvl=70|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is two concentric golden circles.}}
{{bdg|fire|Volcano|クリムゾンバッジ|Crimson|Blaine|Cinnabar Island|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense{{tt|*|Special in Generation I}}|hm={{m|Waterfall}}{{sup|FRLG}}|It is red and shaped like a flame with a small pink diamond in the center.}}
{{bdg|ground|Earth|グリーンバッジ|Green|Giovanni|Viridian City|og={{ga|Blue}}{{sup|GSC}}{{sup|HGSS}}|oa=[[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and [[Agatha]]|lvl=100|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}{{sup|HGSS}}|It is shaped like a plant, possibly an asparagus, which grows on earth.}}
|}
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===Orange League===
These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

{{bdg/h|Orange|4|Orange Archipelago}}
{{bdg|water|Coral-Eye|サクラバッジ|Sakura|Cissy|Mikan Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|clam}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|cherry blossom}}, referring to its color.}}
{{bdg|ground|Sea Ruby|シラナミバッジ|Shiranami|Danny|Navel Island|It is shaped like an {{wp|oyster}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the {{wp|maxima clam}}.}}
{{bdg|grass|Spike Shell|リンボウバッジ|Rinbō|Rudy|Trovita Island|It is shaped like a Triumphant Star Turban with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from the Triumphant Star Turban (''rinbōgai''), a spiked shell.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Jade Star|ルリバッジ|Ruri|Luana|Kumquat Island|It is shaped like a {{wp|conch}} shell with a small gemstone on it.|Its Japanese name comes from {{wp|lapis lazuli}}.}}
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===Johto League===
In Generation IV, these Badges do not affect stats.

{{bdg/h|Johto|8|Johto}}
{{bdg|flying|Zephyr|ウイングバッジ|Wing|Falkner|Violet City|hm={{m|Flash}}{{sup|GSC}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}{{sup|HGSS}}|lvl=20{{sup|HGSS}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a pair of wings.|The Badge is named after the {{wp|Anemoi#West wind (Zephyrus)|Greek god of the west wind}}.}}
{{bdg|bug|Hive|インセクトバッジ|Insect|Bugsy|Azalea Town|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It looks like a ladybug's back if viewed from above.}}
{{bdg|normal|Plain|レギュラーバッジ|Regular|Whitney|Goldenrod City|hm={{m|Strength}}|stat=Speed|It is a plain diamond.|This Badge is not obtainable until after the player talks to Whitney a second time.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Fog|ファントムバッジ|Phantom|Morty|Ecruteak City|hm={{m|Surf}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wispy ghost.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Storm|ショックバッジ|Shock|Chuck|Cianwood City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70{{sup|GSC}}|It is shaped like a fist.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mineral|スチールバッジ|Steel|Jasmine|Olivine City|hm=None|stat=Defense|lvl=70{{sup|HGSS}}|It is a steel-colored octagon.|oa=Jasmine's colleague}}
{{bdg|ice|Glacier|アイスバッジ|Ice|Pryce|Mahogany Town|hm={{m|Whirlpool}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is a hexagon with a snowflake design.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Rising|ライジングバッジ|Rising|Clair|Blackthorn City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's face.|This Badge is not obtainable until the player has explored the [[Dragon's Den]].}}
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===Hoenn League===
{{bdg/h|Hoenn|8|Hoenn}}
{{bdg|rock|Stone|ストーンバッジ|Stone|Roxanne|Rustboro City|hm={{m|Cut}}|stat=Attack|It is shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Knuckle|ナックルバッジ|Knuckle|Brawly|Dewford Town|hm={{m|Flash}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like a boxing glove.}}
{{bdg|electric|Dynamo|ダイナモバッジ|Dynamo|Wattson|Mauville City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|stat=Speed|It is shaped like a coiled wire.}}
{{bdg|fire|Heat|ヒートバッジ|Heat|Flannery|Lavaridge Town|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=50|It is shaped like a wisp of fire.}}
{{bdg|normal|Balance|バランスバッジ|Balance|Norman|Petalburg City|hm={{m|Surf}}|stat=Defense|It is shaped like two circles, counterbalancing each other or a barbell.}}
{{bdg|flying|Feather|フェザーバッジ|Feather|Winona|Fortree City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like feathers on a bird's wing.}}
{{bdg|psychic|Mind|マインドバッジ|Mind|Tate and Liza|Mossdeep City|hm={{m|Dive}}|stat=Special Attack & Special Defense|It is shaped like a heart, with two sides closing in, possibly in reference to how Tate and Liza are twins.}}
{{bdg|water|Rain|レインバッジ|Rain|Wallace|Sootopolis City|og=[[Juan]]{{sup|E}}|oa=[[Juan]]|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like three raindrops, arranged like a level-2 {{wp|Sierpinski triangle|Sierpiński gasket}}, possibly based, like the {{zw|Triforce}}, on the {{wp|mon (badge)|mon}} symbol of the {{wp|Japan}}ese {{wp|Hōjō clan}}, which is said to represent the three {{wp|scale (zoology)|scale}}s of a {{wp|Shinto}} {{wp|dragon}}.}}
|}
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===Sinnoh League===
When Badges are touched in the games, they play a single note, and will make a C major scale when all eight are collected. When a player rubs the stylus across them numerous times to polish them (they gradually tarnish), they will begin to shine. This process can be continued until four sparkles are visible. The notes are also the most clearly defined and accurately tuned when there are four sparkles.

Unlike other generations, it is the number of Badges that determines which Pokémon obey the Trainer, rather than the Badges themselves (this distinction is important owing to the fact that the order of obtaining the Cobble, Fen, and Relic Badges can differ). For every second Badge the maximum level of obeying Pokémon increases (2 Badges—level 30; 4 Badges—level 50; 6 Badges—level 70; 8 Badges—level 100). The number of Badges collected also affects the items that the player can purchase in [[Poké Mart]]s.

{{bdg/h|Sinnoh|8|Sinnoh}}
{{bdg|rock|Coal|コールバッジ|Coal|Roark|Oreburgh City|hm={{m|Rock Smash}}|It is shaped like a boulder and a [[Poké Ball]] combined. It also resembles [[Roark]]'s helmet.}}
{{bdg|grass|Forest|フォレストバッジ|Forest|Gardenia|Eterna City|hm={{m|Cut}}|lvl=30|It is shaped like three trees of a forest, with the trunks whited out.}}
{{bdg|fighting|Cobble|コボルバッジ|Cobble|Maylene|Veilstone City|hm={{m|Fly}}|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|It is reminiscent of bricks or a tatami mat.|This is the third Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fourth in Platinum.|}}
{{bdg|water|Fen|フェンバッジ|Fen|Crasher Wake|Pastoria City|lvl=50 (if obtained fourth)|hm={{m|Defog}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Surf}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is shaped like a lake with gray reeds around it. It also resembles Crasher Wake's Mask.|This is the fourth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the fifth in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|ghost|Relic|レリックバッジ|Relic|Fantina|Hearthome City|hm={{m|Surf}}{{sup|DP}}, {{m|Defog}}{{sup|Pt}}|It is similar in appearance to a Will-o'-the-wisp or a ghostly aura. It also resembles Fantina's hair.|This is the fifth Badge in Diamond and Pearl, but the third in Platinum.}}
{{bdg|steel|Mine|マインバッジ|Mine|Byron|Canalave City|hm={{m|Strength}}|lvl=70|It is shaped like three stones and three pickaxes combined.}}
{{bdg|ice|Icicle|グレイシャバッジ|Glacier|Candice|Snowpoint City|hm={{m|Rock Climb}}|It is shaped like an iceberg or two icy mountains.}}
{{bdg|electric|Beacon|ビーコンバッジ|Beacon|Volkner|Sunyshore City|hm={{m|Waterfall}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a lighthouse.}}
|}
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===Unova League===
Unlike previous Badges, the level at which traded Pokémon will obey the player goes up by ten per Badge, rather than the previous system of rising twenty levels after every even-numbered Badge. They can be polished like Sinnoh's Badges, although they do not make different notes when polished at the same level. Instead, the picture of the Gym Leader that the Badge was earned from gets grayer.

Although Badges are not required to use any of the [[HM]]s outside of battle, some HMs cannot be obtained until after obtaining certain Badges. However, they are not required, as traded Pokémon that have learned an HM move in another game can still use the HM move before acquiring any Badges.

===={{2v2|Black|White}}====
{{bdg/h|Unova|8|Unova}}
{{bdg|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=grass|1=fire|2=water}}|Trio|トライバッジ|Tri|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cilan|1=Chili|2=Cress}}|Striaton City|og=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|oa=[[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Chili|1=Cress|2=Cilan}}]] and [[{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Cress|1=Cilan|2=Chili}}]]|lvl=20|It is shaped like a bow tie, similar to those worn by the Striaton Gym Leaders. It may also bear a resemblance to an opened pea pod, which contains two large peas; one green and one blue, with a smaller red pea at the center.|The Gym Leader faced depends on the starter Pokémon the player chose.}}
{{bdg|normal|Basic|ベーシックバッジ|Basic|Lenora|Nacrene City|lvl=30|It is shaped like a purple spine of a book, similar to those found in libraries.}}
{{bdg|bug|Insect|ビートルバッジ|Beetle|Burgh|Castelia City|lvl=40|It is shaped like a green heart divided into three parts or the wings and body of an insect.}}
{{bdg|electric|Bolt|ボルトバッジ|Bolt|Elesa|Nimbasa City|lvl=50|It is shaped like a lightning bolt or a {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Emolga}} tail, with an orange crown sticking out of the tip.}}
{{bdg|ground|Quake|クェイクバッジ|Quake|Clay|Driftveil City|lvl=60|It is shaped like a vertical piece of earth, the top half of which has cracked and slid out of place, resembling the result of an earthquake.}}
{{bdg|flying|Jet|ジェットバッジ|Jet|Skyla|Mistralton City|lvl=70|It is shaped like a stylized feather, with a soaring bird at the bottom.}}
{{bdg|ice|Freeze|アイシクルバッジ|Icicle|Brycen|Icirrus City|lvl=80|It is shaped like three white icicles.}}
{{bdg|dragon|Legend|レジェンドバッジ|Legend|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Iris|1=Drayden}}|Opelucid City|og={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Drayden{{sup|Bl}}|1=Iris{{sup|W}}}}|lvl=100|It is shaped like a dragon's head with the snout pointing downwards, or a medieval mace.}}
|} different types of Badges, so there must be at least this number of Gyms in Kanto at the time, assuming they are all from the same region.

On closer inspection, Otoshi's Badges each look somewhat similar to Ash's Badges and only differ in size and shape. Similarly, what can be identified as a Soul Badge, Thunder Badge, Marsh Badge, and Volcano Badge slide across the screen every time his Marowak knocks out a Pokémon in his flashback. His Badges are in this order from upper-left to bottom-right: Thunder, ? (Rainbow), Cascade, Volcano, Marsh, Soul, Boulder, and Earth. This hints that there may be different varieties of the same Badge.

Later, during Ash's Johto League challenge, he is given what is referred to in the show as the "{{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Silver Wing}} Badge"; however, this is not an official Gym Badge and is not recognized in the games as a Badge at all, but rather a [[key item]] used to make {{p|Lugia}} appear in the [[Whirl Islands]].

===Morrison===
At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship in ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum!]]'', [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn.

===Mismagius===
In {{Ash}}'s dream in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'', Ash has many Badges that haven't been on-screen before, as well as some older Badges. Considering it was only a dream, it is possible that some of the Badges seen don't exist at all.

===Barry===
In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', it shows that {{an|Barry}} has three Badges. While the Forest Badge and the Mine Badge are no different, Barry has a third Badge that is different from the eight Sinnoh Badges. In ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', Barry was revealed to have obtained eight Badges already, two more of which are different. This could imply that there are at least eleven Gyms in Sinnoh. The possibility of more Sinnoh Gyms is further supported by something [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]] says to Ash in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. After the Twinleaf Festival is coming to a close, and Ash and the gang prepares to depart, Palmer asks Ash about the Pokémon League. Ash says that he needs just one last Badge. Palmer then suggests (or something to that effect) that Ash choose Sunyshore to be his final Badge, as if there were other possible choices. The same unknown red Badge that Barry owns is shown at the end of ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''.

===Nando===
In ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]'' it is revealed that [[Nando]] has acquired seven Badges. Nando has two Badges that are the same as two of Barry's unknown Badges.

===Trip===
In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'' [[Trip]] revealed all five of the Badges he had collected, three of which are unknown and not seen in-game.

===Gallery of unidentified Badges===
<gallery>
File:Gary Ten Badges.png|[[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s ten Badges
File:Otoshi Badges.png|[[Otoshi]]'s eight Badges
File:Badges in Red Box.png|An unnamed Trainer's eight unidentified Badges
File:Morrison Last Badge.png|[[Morrison]]'s eighth Badge
File:DreamBadges.png|{{Ash}}'s Badges in the dream
File:Barry Sinnoh badges.png|{{an|Barry}}'s eight Badges
File:Trip Unova Badges.png|[[Trip]]'s five Badges
</gallery>

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Badges have mystical and mysterious qualities that can somehow increase the power of the Pokémon owned by the Trainer who wields the Badges, just as the Boulder Badge increases the Pokémon's Attack stat in the games. In addition, Badges that don't allow higher leveled Pokémon to obey, such as the Soul Badge, do indeed allow the wearer to control even legendary Pokémon such as {{p|Articuno}}.

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Zapmolcuno|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|thumb|200px|Ash's Kanto Badges]]
[[File:Ash Orange Islands Badges EToP.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash's Orange League Badges]]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Badges work in a way similar to the anime, however, there are some minor differences. All Badges have the Pokémon League logo printed on them.

In addition, Pokémon Trainers are organized by class, much like Pokémon Tech "Class D", "Class C" and so forth. Badges increase the rank of the Trainer who owns them. [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] once believed that he could increase his rank by capturing rare wild Pokémon, however this was not the case.

Ash has obtained eight Badges from Kanto, but only three (Boulder, Cascade, Earth) actually matching known Badges, and another three lookalike Badges (resembling the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano). Ash also obtained four Badges from the Orange Islands, but none of them match any known Badges.
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==In Pokémon Live!==
[[File:Diamond Badge.png|thumb|right|The Diamond Badge from [[Pokémon Live!]]]]
In [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Giovanni]] offers the ''Diamond Badge'' to Trainers who defeat his [[MechaMew2]]. He gives {{Ash}} the Diamond Badge prior to the battle, believing that Ash will never win. However, Ash defeats Giovanni with {{p|Mewtwo}}'s assistance, proceeding to give the Diamond Badge to {{an|Misty}} as a belated birthday gift. Pokémon Live! is not in continuity with the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the Diamond Badge is not mentioned elsewhere in the series; however, it is the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]]'s name.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] computer programs, the Soul and Marsh Badges' names are reversed, with the pink heart-shaped Badge being the Marsh Badge and the yellow circular Badge being the Soul Badge. Several anime and game handbooks also make this same switch. This appears to be because of an initial error in naming the Badges in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. A soul would be more attuned to {{t|Psychic|psychic}} abilities and one finds {{t|Poison|poisonous}} gases in a marsh.
* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.
* With the exception of the Earth Badge, obtaining a region's eighth Badge enables the use of {{HM|07|Waterfall}} outside of battle. In Kanto, the Volcano Badge, its seventh Badge, enables the use of Waterfall, while the Earth Badge would technically enable the use of {{HM|08|Dive}}, if it could be used outside of battle in FireRed and LeafGreen.
* It is possible to obtain certain Badges in a non-linear order. The most notable example of this are the Kanto Badges in [[Generation]] {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, which can be obtained in virtually any order, although the Earth Badge must be obtained last in [[Generation IV]].
** In [[Generation III]], the only Gym that can be skipped entirely is the [[Fortree City Gym]]. The player can get to the point in the game where the guards at the Pokémon League check to see if the player has received all eight Badges. This is not the case with the [[Dewford Gym]] as it must be defeated in order for the player to fight [[Norman]], though it can be put off until after Flannery has been defeated.
* In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} the Earth Badge is the only Badge that doesn't allow the use of a HM outside of battle, while in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} it is the only Kanto Badge that does.
* The Rainbow Badge's colors correspond with the colors of all the other Kanto Badges, explaining the odd colors in its design.
* In the code of the Generation I games, items named for each Badge can be found. The items named '''BoulderBadge''' and '''CascadeBadge''' allow players to throw rocks and bait, respectively, at Pokémon outside of the Safari Zone when used in battle. The other Badges have no known purpose.

===Name origin===
* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.
** The Japanese names of the [[Kanto]] Badges are all colors, following the color pattern for the town and city names.
** The Trio and Insect Badges are the first Badges since the Glacier Badge in Generation II to get renamed in the English version of the games, without there being a localization conflict between the Japanese and English versions.
* The Storm Badge's English name may derive from the {{wp|lucha libre}} wrestler {{wp|Fray Tormenta}}—also the inspiration for [[Crasher Wake]]—whose name translates as "Friar Storm".

==In other languages==
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A Pokémon '''Gym''' (Japanese: '''ジム''' ''Gym'') is a place where [[Pokémon Trainer]]s go to train their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Just like real life {{wp|Gym|gymnasium}}s, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their {{pkmn|battle|battling}} skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain [[experience]]. Often specializing in a particular [[type]], Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the [[Gym Leader]], whom the lower-ranking members of a Gym look up to greatly. In the games, there is [[Gym guide|a character]] that stands near the door giving tips on how to beat the Gym's challenges.

==Official Gyms==
Gyms that are certified by the [[Pokémon League]] are vital to a Trainer's Pokémon journey. Leagues are designed so that conventional Trainers must travel far and wide before entering a [[Pokémon League#Types of competitions|League Competition]], as the only way to enter one is by gaining at least eight official Gym [[Badge]]s, and there can only be one official Gym per city.

===In the games===
In the games, most Gyms feature a number of Trainers the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consisting of the same [[type]] of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled if the Gym Leader has been defeated.

There are eight known official Gyms in each [[region]].

{| wigth="25px" style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kanto
|-
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[File:Boulder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Boulder}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Brock]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[File:Cascade Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cascade}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Misty]]
|- align="center"
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[File:Thunder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Thunder}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|- align="center"
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[File:Rainbow Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rainbow}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Erika]]
|- align="center"
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[File:Soul Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Soul}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Koga]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}} [[Janine]]{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|- align="center"
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[File:Marsh Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Marsh}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Sabrina]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[File:Volcano Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Volcano}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Blaine]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Viridian Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Earth Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Earth}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
| [[Giovanni]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Various}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
| {{ga|Blue}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Johto
|-
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Violet Gym]]
| [[File:Zephyr Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Zephyr}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Falkner]]
|- align="center"
| [[Azalea Gym]]
| [[File:Hive Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Hive}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Bugsy]]
|- align="center"
| [[Goldenrod Gym]]
| [[File:Plain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plain}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Whitney]]
|- align="center"
| [[Ecruteak Gym]]
| [[File:Fog Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fog}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Morty]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cianwood Gym]]
| [[File:Storm Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Storm}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Chuck]]
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine Gym]]
| [[File:Mineral Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mineral}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Jasmine]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mahogany Gym]]
| [[File:Glacier Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Glacier}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Pryce]]
|- align="center"
| [[Blackthorn Gym]]
| [[File:Rising Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rising}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Clair]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Hoenn
|-
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Rustboro Gym]]
| [[File:Stone Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Stone}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roxanne]]
|- align="center"
| [[Dewford Gym]]
| [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Knuckle}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Brawly]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mauville Gym]]
| [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Dynamo}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Wattson]]
|- align="center"
| [[Lavaridge Gym]]
| [[File:Heat Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Heat}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Flannery]]
|- align="center"
| [[Petalburg Gym]]
| [[File:Balance Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Balance}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Norman]]
|- align="center"
| [[Fortree Gym]]
| [[File:Feather Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Feather}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Winona]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mossdeep Gym]]
| [[File:Mind Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mind}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Tate and Liza]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Sootopolis Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Rain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rain}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Wallace]]{{tt|*|Ruby and Sapphire Versions}} [[Juan]]{{tt|*|Emerald Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Sinnoh
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Oreburgh Gym]]
| [[File:Coal Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coal}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roark]]
|- align="center"
| [[Eterna Gym]]
| [[File:Forest Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Forest}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Gardenia]]
|- align="center"
| [[Veilstone Gym]]{{tt|*|Hearthome Gym is the third Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Cobble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cobble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Maylene]]
|- align="center"
| [[Pastoria Gym]]{{tt|*|Veilstone Gym is the fourth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Fen Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fen}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Crasher Wake]]
|- align="center"
| [[Hearthome Gym]]{{tt|*|Pastoria Gym is the fifth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Relic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Relic}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Fantina]]
|- align="center"
| [[Canalave Gym]]
| [[File:Mine Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mine}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Byron]]
|- align="center"
| [[Snowpoint Gym]]
| [[File:Icicle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Icicle}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Candice]]
|- align="center"
| [[Sunyshore Gym]]
| [[File:Beacon Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Beacon}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Volkner]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Unova
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| rowspan="3" | [[Striaton Gym]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Trio}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Cilan]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Chili]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cress]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig}}
|- align="center"
| [[Nacrene Gym]]
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Lenora]]
|- align="center"
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|- align="center"
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|- align="center"
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|- align="center"
| [[Icirrus Gym]]
| [[File:Freeze Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Freeze}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Brycen]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Opelucid Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]{{tt|*|Black Version}} [[Iris]]{{tt|*|White Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{black 2 color light}}; border: 4px solid #{{white 2 color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | {{2v2|Black|White|2}}
|- align="center"
| [[Aspertia Gym]]
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Cheren]]
|- align="center"
| [[Virbank Gym]]
| [[File:Toxic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Toxic}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Homika]]
|- align="center"
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|- align="center"
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|- align="center"
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|- align="center"
| [[Opelucid Gym]]
| [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]
|- align="center"
| Unknown Gym
| [[File:none.png|20px]] {{Badge|???}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Shizui]]
|}

===In the anime===
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Gary Oak]] reveals that he has more than eight Badges, suggesting that there are more Gyms in the anime than {{player}}s are given access to in the {{pkmn|games}}. Specifically, he has at least ten Badges excluding the {{Badge|Earth}}. Before the [[Indigo League]] competition, Ash encounters [[Otoshi]] in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash. Later in the episode, another {{pkmn|Trainer}} appears with eight other completely different Badges. In total, Ash, Gary, [[Otoshi]] and the other Trainer displayed 27 different types of Badges prior to competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], so there must have been at least this number of official Gyms in the anime version of Kanto at the time.

Whilst on her journey collecting Badges, [[Sakura]] collected Badges from both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], so it is unclear what the rules are for competing in championship tournaments.

At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship, [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least 9 official Gyms in Hoenn. Many believe it could be a Badge from {{Ci|Slateport}} or {{to|Pacifidlog}}.

During ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', in the Sinnoh saga, {{an|Barry}} was seen to have a Badge that is not present in the games.
Barry was seen with two more unknown Badges in ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', two of which also appeared in [[Nando]]'s ownership in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
The [[Orange Archipelago]] also contains its own league, complete with its own Gyms:
*[[Mikan Gym]]
*[[Navel Gym]]
*[[Trovita Gym]]
*[[Kumquat Gym]]

==Unofficial Gyms==
===In the games===
====Saffron City Dojo====
{{Main|Fighting Dojo}}
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until [[Sabrina]] defeated its Leader, [[Kiyo]]. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Kiyo, he will give the player either {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward.

====Prestige Precept center====
{{main|Prestige Precept Center}}
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of [[Phenac City]] doubles as an {{pkmn|academy}}. In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], its Leader, [[Justy]], will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away {{TM|27|Return}}.

===In the anime===
====A.J.'s Gym====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer [[A.J.]], and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the [[Pokémon League]] after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his {{p|Sandshrew}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''.

====Fighting Spirit Gym====
This Gym was run by {{ka|Anthony}}, who was training his {{p|Hitmonchan}} for the [[P1 Grand Prix]]. It did not appear to be used for actual [[Pokémon battle]]s. Instead, it had the appearance of a {{wp|gym}} used for training and exercising.

====Kaz Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an {{p|Electabuzz}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Kaz]].

====Yas Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. The Gym Trainers specialize in [[Fighting]] but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a {{p|Scyther}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Yas]].

====Coastline Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym that was featured in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''. It is located on the outskirts of [[Blackthorn City]]. Led by [[Dorian]], the Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that by word of mouth it will become more popular. In fact, after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the [[Silver Conference]] about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

====Powerzone Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym run by [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies, however they were on a losing streak until a [[Brock's Croagunk|wild Croagunk]] appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

==Differences among generations==
Until [[Generation V]], the Gyms of each region have a uniform exterior style; the specific styles vary by generation.

<gallery>
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym GSC.png|Generation II (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Kanto Gym 2 GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Gyms. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム ''Kateru made nandomo chōsen, Pokémon Jimu'' "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
** This is also the episode {{TRT}} set up a fake Gym, with [[Jessie]] acting as its Leader.
* In [[Generation I]], {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|fishing in statues|a glitch}} allows Trainers to [[fishing|fish]] in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* No known Gym has specialized in {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
* {{game|Platinum}} is the only game where the Gym order is changed from its predecessors, which are {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} in this case.
* As the [[Fighting Dojo]] in Kanto was once official, every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Fighting}} Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.
** A {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]] also says Jasmine used to specialize in {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, meaning every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Rock}} Gym at one time.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the [[Viridian Gym]], which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Walking Pokémon]] are not allowed in the [[Blackthorn Gym]] and [[Viridian Gym]] because the flooring is unstable.
* In Generation V, six of the eight Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service; [[Striaton Gym]] is a restaurant, [[Nacrene Gym]] is a museum, [[Castelia Gym]] is a gallery showcasing the paintings of the [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], [[Nimbasa Gym]] is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in [[Nimbasa City]], [[Driftveil Gym]] is a mining operation, and [[Mistralton Gym]] is an airfield.
** In Generation V, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. This is contrary to previous games, where the Gyms were a specific design.
* Both Dragon-type Gyms, except in B2W2, are the last to be challenged in their respective regions.
* The Rock-type has been the first Gym Leader's specialty for the majority of the regions.

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A Pokémon '''Gym''' (Japanese: '''ジム''' ''Gym'') is a place where [[Pokémon Trainer]]s go to train their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Just like real life {{wp|Gym|gymnasium}}s, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their {{pkmn|battle|battling}} skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain [[experience]]. Often specializing in a particular [[type]], Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the [[Gym Leader]], whom the lower-ranking members of a Gym look up to greatly. In the games, there is [[Gym guide|a character]] that stands near the door giving tips on how to beat the Gym's challenges.

==Official Gyms==
Gyms that are certified by the [[Pokémon League]] are vital to a Trainer's Pokémon journey. Leagues are designed so that conventional Trainers must travel far and wide before entering a [[Pokémon League#Types of competitions|League Competition]], as the only way to enter one is by gaining at least eight official Gym [[Badge]]s, and there can only be one official Gym per city.

===In the games===
In the games, most Gyms feature a number of Trainers the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consisting of the same [[type]] of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled if the Gym Leader has been defeated.

There are eight known official Gyms in each [[region]].

{| wigth="25px" style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kanto
|-
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[File:Boulder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Boulder}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Brock]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[File:Cascade Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cascade}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Misty]]
|- align="center"
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[File:Thunder Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Thunder}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|- align="center"
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[File:Rainbow Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rainbow}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Erika]]
|- align="center"
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[File:Soul Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Soul}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Koga]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}} [[Janine]]{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|- align="center"
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[File:Marsh Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Marsh}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Sabrina]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[File:Volcano Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Volcano}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Blaine]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Viridian Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Earth Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Earth}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
| [[Giovanni]]{{tt|*|Generations I and III}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Various}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
| {{ga|Blue}}{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Johto
|-
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Violet Gym]]
| [[File:Zephyr Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Zephyr}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Falkner]]
|- align="center"
| [[Azalea Gym]]
| [[File:Hive Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Hive}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Bugsy]]
|- align="center"
| [[Goldenrod Gym]]
| [[File:Plain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Plain}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Whitney]]
|- align="center"
| [[Ecruteak Gym]]
| [[File:Fog Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fog}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Morty]]
|- align="center"
| [[Cianwood Gym]]
| [[File:Storm Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Storm}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Chuck]]
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine Gym]]
| [[File:Mineral Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mineral}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Jasmine]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mahogany Gym]]
| [[File:Glacier Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Glacier}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Pryce]]
|- align="center"
| [[Blackthorn Gym]]
| [[File:Rising Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rising}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Clair]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Hoenn
|-
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Rustboro Gym]]
| [[File:Stone Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Stone}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roxanne]]
|- align="center"
| [[Dewford Gym]]
| [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Knuckle}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Brawly]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mauville Gym]]
| [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Dynamo}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Wattson]]
|- align="center"
| [[Lavaridge Gym]]
| [[File:Heat Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Heat}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Flannery]]
|- align="center"
| [[Petalburg Gym]]
| [[File:Balance Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Balance}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Norman]]
|- align="center"
| [[Fortree Gym]]
| [[File:Feather Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Feather}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Winona]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mossdeep Gym]]
| [[File:Mind Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mind}}
| style="background: #{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| [[Tate and Liza]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Sootopolis Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Rain Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Rain}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Wallace]]{{tt|*|Ruby and Sapphire Versions}} [[Juan]]{{tt|*|Emerald Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Sinnoh
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| [[Oreburgh Gym]]
| [[File:Coal Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coal}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| [[Roark]]
|- align="center"
| [[Eterna Gym]]
| [[File:Forest Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Forest}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Gardenia]]
|- align="center"
| [[Veilstone Gym]]{{tt|*|Hearthome Gym is the third Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Cobble Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Cobble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| [[Maylene]]
|- align="center"
| [[Pastoria Gym]]{{tt|*|Veilstone Gym is the fourth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Fen Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Fen}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Crasher Wake]]
|- align="center"
| [[Hearthome Gym]]{{tt|*|Pastoria Gym is the fifth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Relic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Relic}}
| style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| [[Fantina]]
|- align="center"
| [[Canalave Gym]]
| [[File:Mine Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Mine}}
| style="background: #{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| [[Byron]]
|- align="center"
| [[Snowpoint Gym]]
| [[File:Icicle Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Icicle}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Candice]]
|- align="center"
| [[Sunyshore Gym]]
| [[File:Beacon Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Beacon}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Volkner]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Unova
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Gym
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Type
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}" | Leader
|- align="center"
| rowspan="3" | [[Striaton Gym]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Trio}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| [[Cilan]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| [[Chili]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy}}
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Cress]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig}}
|- align="center"
| [[Nacrene Gym]]
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Lenora]]
|- align="center"
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|- align="center"
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|- align="center"
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|- align="center"
| [[Icirrus Gym]]
| [[File:Freeze Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Freeze}}
| style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| [[Brycen]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[Opelucid Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]{{tt|*|Black Version}} [[Iris]]{{tt|*|White Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #{{black 2 color light}}; border: 4px solid #{{white 2 color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | {{2v2|Black|White|2}}
|- align="center"
| [[Aspertia Gym]]
| [[File:Basic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| [[Cheren]]
|- align="center"
| [[Virbank Gym]]
| [[File:Toxic Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Toxic}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| [[Homika]]
|- align="center"
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| [[Burgh]]
|- align="center"
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| [[Elesa]]
|- align="center"
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background: #{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| [[Clay]]
|- align="center"
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| [[Skyla]]
|- align="center"
| [[Opelucid Gym]]
| [[File:Legend Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| [[Drayden]]
|- align="center"
| Unknown Gym
| [[File:none.png|20px]] {{Badge|???}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[Shizui]]
|}

===In the anime===
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Gary Oak]] reveals that he has more than eight Badges, suggesting that there are more Gyms in the anime than {{player}}s are given access to in the {{pkmn|games}}. Specifically, he has at least ten Badges excluding the {{Badge|Earth}}. Before the [[Indigo League]] competition, Ash encounters [[Otoshi]] in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''; he owns eight Badges, but only shares four in common with Ash. Later in the episode, another {{pkmn|Trainer}} appears with eight other completely different Badges. In total, Ash, Gary, [[Otoshi]] and the other Trainer displayed 27 different types of Badges prior to competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], so there must have been at least this number of official Gyms in the anime version of Kanto at the time.

Whilst on her journey collecting Badges, [[Sakura]] collected Badges from both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], so it is unclear what the rules are for competing in championship tournaments.

At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship, [[Morrison]] is shown to have an eighth Badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least 9 official Gyms in Hoenn. Many believe it could be a Badge from {{Ci|Slateport}} or {{to|Pacifidlog}}.

During ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', in the Sinnoh saga, {{an|Barry}} was seen to have a Badge that is not present in the games.
Barry was seen with two more unknown Badges in ''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]'', two of which also appeared in [[Nando]]'s ownership in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
The [[Orange Archipelago]] also contains its own league, complete with its own Gyms:
*[[Mikan Gym]]
*[[Navel Gym]]
*[[Trovita Gym]]
*[[Kumquat Gym]]

==Unofficial Gyms==
===In the games===
====Saffron City Dojo====
{{Main|Fighting Dojo}}
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until [[Sabrina]] defeated its Leader, [[Kiyo]]. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Kiyo, he will give the player either {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward.

====Prestige Precept center====
{{main|Prestige Precept Center}}
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of [[Phenac City]] doubles as an {{pkmn|academy}}. In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], its Leader, [[Justy]], will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away {{TM|27|Return}}.

===In the anime===
====A.J.'s Gym====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer [[A.J.]], and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the [[Pokémon League]] after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his {{p|Sandshrew}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''.

====Fighting Spirit Gym====
This Gym was run by {{ka|Anthony}}, who was training his {{p|Hitmonchan}} for the [[P1 Grand Prix]]. It did not appear to be used for actual [[Pokémon battle]]s. Instead, it had the appearance of a {{wp|gym}} used for training and exercising.

====Kaz Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an {{p|Electabuzz}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Kaz]].

====Yas Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. The Gym Trainers specialize in [[Fighting]] but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a {{p|Scyther}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Yas]].

====Coastline Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym that was featured in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''. It is located on the outskirts of [[Blackthorn City]]. Led by [[Dorian]], the Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that by word of mouth it will become more popular. In fact, after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the [[Silver Conference]] about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

====Powerzone Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym run by [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies, however they were on a losing streak until a [[Brock's Croagunk|wild Croagunk]] appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

==Differences among generations==
Until [[Generation V]], the Gyms of each region have a uniform exterior style; the specific styles vary by generation.

<gallery>
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym GSC.png|Generation II (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Kanto Gym 2 GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Gyms. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム ''Kateru made nandomo chōsen, Pokémon Jimu'' "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
** This is also the episode {{TRT}} set up a fake Gym, with [[Jessie]] acting as its Leader.
* In [[Generation I]], {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|fishing in statues|a glitch}} allows Trainers to [[fishing|fish]] in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* No known Gym has specialized in {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
* {{game|Platinum}} is the only game where the Gym order is changed from its predecessors, which are {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} in this case.
* As the [[Fighting Dojo]] in Kanto was once official, every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Fighting}} Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.
** A {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]] also says Jasmine used to specialize in {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, meaning every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Rock}} Gym at one time.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the [[Viridian Gym]], which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Walking Pokémon]] are not allowed in the [[Blackthorn Gym]] and [[Viridian Gym]] because the flooring is unstable.
* In Generation V, six of the eight Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service; [[Striaton Gym]] is a restaurant, [[Nacrene Gym]] is a museum, [[Castelia Gym]] is a gallery showcasing the paintings of the [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], [[Nimbasa Gym]] is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in [[Nimbasa City]], [[Driftveil Gym]] is a mining operation, and [[Mistralton Gym]] is an airfield.
** In Generation V, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. This is contrary to previous games, where the Gyms were a specific design.
* Both Dragon-type Gyms are the last to be challenged in their respective regions.
* The Rock-type has been the first Gym Leader's specialty for the majority of the regions.

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Ash's Pikachu

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Pikachu|
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jpokemonname=ピカチュウ|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Pikachu|
image=[[File:Ash Pikachu.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Pikachu |
gender=Male|
ability={{a|Static}} |
location=[[Pallet Town]] |
prevonum=025|
type1=Electric|
epnum=EP001|
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
current=[[Party]]|
java1=[[Ikue Ohtani]]|
}}
'''Ash's Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''サトシのピカチュウ''' ''Satoshi's Pikachu'') was the [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]] obtained by {{Ash}} on his journey as a [[Pokémon Trainer]]. His universal voice actress is [[Ikue Ohtani]]. However, in some episodes during the first season of the English dub series, [[Rachael Lillis]] provided Pikachu's voice when the original Japanese track couldn't be saved.

==History==
[[File:First Meeting.png‎|200px|left|thumb|{{Ash}} and Pikachu meeting for the first time]]
In the first episode of the [[Pokémon anime]], ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', Ash woke up late the day he was supposed to go to {{an|Professor Oak}}'s laboratory to obtain his first Pokémon. When he arrived at the lab, the three available starter Pokémon, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}, had already been taken by other Trainers who arrived earlier. Seeing that Ash was disappointed, Professor Oak gave him Pikachu, which did not take a liking to his new Trainer, constantly zapping him and anyone else nearby. He refused to go into his [[Poké Ball]], and when Ash failed to catch a wild Pokémon, he laughed at him. However, by the end of the episode, Ash gained Pikachu's trust by protecting him from an attack by a flock of {{p|Spearow}} and rushing him to the [[Pokémon Center]]. Pikachu and Ash soon became inseparable. In ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Goodbye]]'', Ash gave Pikachu his consent to remain in a forest filled with Pikachu, but Pikachu decided to stay by Ash's side.

[[File:Ash 1st Poke Ball.png|thumb|right|200px|The Poké Ball Professor Oak stored Pikachu in; note the lightning bolt mark.]]
In general, Pikachu as a species are not particularly powerful, but Ash's Pikachu is an anomaly, overcoming odds in {{pkmn|battle}} numerous times. In ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', he defeated [[Brock's Steelix|Brock's Onix]] with an {{type2|Electric}} attack that triggered the sprinkler system causing Onix to be drenched in water, one of its weaknesses. In ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'', Pikachu fought [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} and lost. During a resulting hospital stay, he refused to become Raichu's equal by evolving via a {{evostone|Thunderstone}}, and in the second battle, Pikachu overcame Raichu by using his superior speed. The same situation happened in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'' where Pikachu reaffirmed his decision not to evolve. In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', {{MTR}} remarked that Pikachu's power "far exceeds its evolutionary level". Ash's Pikachu has also defeated very powerful Pokémon that Ash's other Pokémon were unable to, such as {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Metagross}}. He has helped Ash win innumerable battles and [[Gym]] and {{pkmn|League}} matches.

However, at times, {{p|Pikachu}} has lived up to his species' frail and brittle strengths, particularly in Gym battles where he was defeated with relative ease by his opponent; for example, he was overpowered very easily by [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]], [[Sabrina's Kadabra]], [[Blaine's Magmar]], [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Scyther}}, [[Whitney's Miltank]], [[Roark's Rampardos]], [[Fantina's Drifblim]], and [[Cress]]'s {{p|Panpour}}. He also drew against [[Winona]]'s {{p|Pelipper}} and [[Norman]]'s {{p|Vigoroth}}, and struggled against [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}}. Furthermore, he has lost twice to Trip's Servine, despite Trip being a starting Trainer and recently having obtained Servine.
[[File:AshDP.png|thumb|120px|left|Ash and Pikachu, as seen in the Diamond and Pearl artwork]]
Pikachu is extremely loyal to Ash, and while he is not always immediately trusting of strangers, he is generally friendly to humans and Pokémon alike. He acted as a guardian and big brother to [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], and has been seen mediating and even breaking up fights among other Pokémon, such as in ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''. In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Pikachu, {{MTR}}, and Meowth's clone were the only Pokémon not to participate in the giant battle; Pikachu stood motionless as his clone repeatedly slapped his face. Contrary to his distrusting nature, Pikachu took a liking to Misty very early in the series, and he has retained this liking of Misty throughout the series, such as when he was very happy to see her in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]''.

However, even Pikachu has had exceptions to this rule. In ''[[EP086|Pikachu Re-Volts]]'', Pikachu was controlled by Butch and Cassidy, which caused him to become evil and disobey Ash's commands. During the Hoenn saga, Pikachu [[AG089|temporarily developed amnesia]] and sided with [[Team Rocket]] for a while. Later within the same series, Pikachu was possessed by the {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Red Orb}} and controlled by {{p|Groudon}}, nearly causing a disaster. On several occasions, Pikachu has developed an "electric flu" causing him to become overcharged, and extremely powerful. During these instances, Pikachu will sometimes accidentally let off electric outbursts which can be set off on anyone, including Ash. In all of these cases, Pikachu did not intentionally mean harm upon anyone.

Since Ash's first encounter with [[Team Rocket]] in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', Pikachu has been pursued by the trio of [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}. Throughout the series, it has been Jessie, James and Meowth's desire to steal this Pokémon from Ash and present him to [[Giovanni (anime)|their boss]]. To do this, they have come up with many schemes. Though they have tried and continue to try hundreds of times, every last one of their plots fail, usually with the help of Ash, his friends, other Trainers, an [[Officer Jenny]], or even themselves (such as in the [[DP001|first episode]] of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}).

As shown in a handful of episodes, the first being ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'', Pikachu has a special fondness for ketchup, but he will eat and enjoy almost any other human or Pokémon food. A running joke in the anime also seems to be the destruction of a female character's [[bicycle|bike]] with one of Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}s at the beginning of each series, which then causes her to {{ashfr|follow Ash}} for the remainder of the series. This has happened to {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and {{an|Dawn}} so far, but did not happen to {{an|Iris}}, since she doesn't have a bike. Instead, Pikachu shocked Iris herself.

Pikachu is the primary mascot of the Pokémon franchise, mostly due to Ash's ownership of him. A Pikachu appears on nearly all merchandise and promotional material for the series, and became, due to the anime, the [[version mascot]] of and only [[starter Pokémon]] in {{game|Yellow}}.

[[File:Pikachu Bad Mood.png|thumb|240px|right|Pikachu in a bad mood]]
Pikachu became the second non-legendary Pokémon to defeat a [[legendary Pokémon]] in the anime after {{AP|Charizard}}, beating {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Regis|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier]]'', giving Ash his final [[Symbol|Frontier Symbol]].

Pikachu is the primary protagonist of several [[Pikachu shorts|short films]] that feature only Ash and his friends' Pokémon. He was seen helping {{p|Delibird}} collect his missing presents, helped to build the {{p|Snorlax}} snowman, helping to put up a Christmas tree and help reunite the baby {{p|Kangaskhan}} to its parent. It was also seen in a dream that {{an|Misty}} had.

Pikachu is also the only one of Ash's Pokémon to accompany him to the [[Hoenn]] and [[Unova]] regions, and was intended to be the only Pokémon to accompany him to [[Sinnoh]] before [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]] was discovered to have stowed away on the ship Ash was taking. Up until the capture of [[Dawn's Pachirisu]], Pikachu was the only {{type2|Electric}} Pokémon in the anime owned by a main character.

Even with its high level of electrical power, Pikachu has not stopped learning new attacks. Upon learning that [[Roxanne]], the Rustboro Gym Leader used Rock-types, Ash had Pikachu begin learning {{m|Iron Tail}} in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]''. After training hard, Pikachu finally perfected it in ''[[AG016|The Winner by a Nosepass]]'', where he used it to defeat Roxanne's {{p|Nosepass}} and earn Ash his first Hoenn badge. In addition to giving Pikachu an advantage over Rock-types, Iron Tail has allowed Pikachu to defeat many powerful opponents. In ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'', during a battle with Team Rocket, Ash ordered Pikachu to do a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Much to the surprise of Ash and his friends, the Quick Attack morphed into {{m|Volt Tackle}} which sent Team Rocket blasting off. Until ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]'', it has been one of Pikachu's signature moves.
[[File:Ash Pikachu Static.png‎|250px|left|thumb|Pikachu activating his {{a|Static}} ability]]
In Hoenn, Pikachu learned how to surf. He also learned how to punch from Ash in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''. In Sinnoh, Ash used him during the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]].

In Sinnoh, he defeated [[Roark]]'s {{p|Onix}} in the [[Oreburgh Gym]] rematch. Pikachu battled again in the [[Pastoria Gym]] battle, where he battled [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Gyarados}} and defeated it with a Volt Tackle to the face. He also battled Crasher Wake's Floatzel for a moment, allowing {{AP|Buizel}} time to recover. In ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'', Pikachu lost to [[Fantina's Drifblim]] after a fierce battle.

Pikachu's next major battle after Fantina, was when he was used against [[Paul]] in ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]''. First he went up against {{TP|Paul|Magmortar}}; however, when he attacked with Quick Attack, he was {{status|burn}}ed by Magmortar's {{a|Flame Body}} and Pikachu was recalled. Later, he went up against Paul's very powerful {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}} and {{status|Paralysis|paralyzed}} it with {{a|Static}}. This actually made things worse for Pikachu as being paralyzed activated Ursaring's {{a|Guts}} ability, and Pikachu found himself completely outmatched by Ursaring's massive power and was defeated and thrown into [[Lake Acuity]], taking him out of the match as well as injuring him. This defeat meant that Ash had to defeat Paul's remaining five Pokémon with only {{AP|Chimchar|Infernape}}.

Later, in ''[[DP165|Flint Sparks the Fire!]]'', Pikachu battled {{EF|Flint}}'s {{TP|Flint|Infernape}}, but it was defeated after a long fight.

In ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]'', Pikachu battled against [[Volkner]]'s {{p|Electivire}} and won, giving him his first victory over a Pokémon in the {{p|Electabuzz}} evolutionary line. However, he was defeated by Volkner's {{p|Luxray}}.
[[File:Ash and his Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|Ash and Pikachu]]
In the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], Ash used Pikachu in his battle against Paul in ''[[DP186|Familiarity Breeds Strategy!]]''. It was used against Paul's {{p|Aggron}}, where it put up a good fight and weakened Aggron before it was recalled in place of Infernape. Pikachu was also used in the continuation of Ash's battle against Paul in ''[[DP187|A Real Rival Rouser!]]''. It went against Paul's {{p|Froslass}} where he was seen having some trouble at first, but by the end, he was able to pull through and defeat Froslass with a powerful Volt Tackle attack. This gave Pikachu his first win against one of Paul's Pokémon and also gave Ash the lead in the battle. In ''[[DP188|Battling a Thaw in Relations!]]'', he battled [[Paul's Electivire]], but had trouble due to Electivire's {{a|Motor Drive}} ability, and was soon defeated by a {{m|Brick Break}}. In ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', Pikachu was the last Pokémon chosen by Ash to battle [[Tobias]] in the semi-finals. Despite Ash losing five of his Pokémon, Pikachu tried its best to defeat Tobias's {{p|Latios}}. Almost none of the attacks hit or did any damage to Latios in the beginning, however, Pikachu finally managed to jump on top of Latios and used Thunderbolt several times before he was shaken off. As Pikachu is about to land, Latios used {{m|Luster Purge}}. Pikachu used Volt Tackle and Iron Tail, taking against the force of the Luster Purge. However, it was tied with Latios as both fainted. As Ash's last Pokémon also fainted, Tobias was crowned the winner of their battle.

In ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', Pikachu had an encounter with {{p|Zekrom}}, which unaware by Ash, caused Pikachu to lose its ability to use Electric-type moves. Ash finally noticed this when it battled [[Trip]]'s {{TP|Trip|Snivy|Servine}}, losing in the process. In ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'', it regained its ability to use Electric-type attacks and was used in battle which led to the capture of {{AP|Pidove|Tranquill}}. In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his Gym battle at the [[Striaton Gym]], where he faced [[Cress]] and his {{p|Panpour}}. Even though he tried his best, Pikachu was just not as fast as Panpour and was defeated without landing a single hit. In ''[[BW010|A Battle for Club Champ!]]'', he battled Trip's {{p|Tranquill}}, who had already taken out [[Ash's Oshawott]] and {{AP|Tepig}}. It took a beating from multiple {{m|Aerial Ace}}s, but showed Trip the power of its electrical attacks by defeating Tranquill with Volt Tackle. It then battled Snivy again, who by then had evolved into {{p|Servine}}. However, despite not being incapacitated, he was once again defeated. In ''[[BW013|Minccino-Neat and Tidy!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in a battle against {{an|Bianca}} and her {{p|Pignite}}. Even though he had some trouble at first, Pikachu was able to pull through in the end and defeat Pignite with a powerful Volt Tackle.

In ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]'', a trio of {{p|Ducklett}} stole Ash's {{AP|hat}} and {{p|Sandile}}'s sunglasses. One of the Ducklett dropped an umbrella on Pikachu while he was about to use Thunderbolt. Pikachu was unable to release electricity because of it. While Sandile battled the three Ducklett, Pikachu joined the battle as well and after taking a direct hit from the Ducklett, Pikachu began releasing electricity and formed an {{m|Electro Ball}} and sent the Ducklett flying. Later on, it battled against the Sunglasses Sandile. Even though Sandile evolved into {{FB|Sunglasses|Krokorok}}, Pikachu used Electro Ball and sent {{m|Stone Edge}} right back at {{p|Krokorok}} and it was sent flying.

Ash used Pikachu in his third Gym battle against Burgh at the [[Castelia Gym]] in ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''. Pikachu went up against [[Burgh]]'s {{p|Leavanny}} and after a tough battle, Pikachu was able to win it with a powerful {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Electro Ball}} combo.

==Moves used==
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=====Moves improvised=====
[[File:{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=Ash Pikachu Leer EP009.png|2=Thunder Armor.png}}|thumb|right|250px|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=Pikachu using "Leer"|2=Pikachu and Swellow using Thunder Armor}}]]
*'''Leer''' was first seen in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''. When [[Giselle]] called for {{p|Cubone}} to use Leer, Ash told Pikachu to "Leer right back" by making funny faces. It later used Leer in ''[[EP150|Hour of the Houndour]]''; however, this was the actual move, albeit, an [[Anime move errors|anime move error]] still.
*An attack where Pikachu stored electricity in his tail similar to {{m|Slam}} was used to defeat [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''. A similar move, referred to as "Shocking Tail" by the MC, was used to defeat {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}'s {{p|Ditto}} in ''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo!]]''.
*'''Rocket Punch''' was a move that Pikachu used while "boxing" {{ka|Anthony}}'s {{p|Hitmonchan}} in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''. Pikachu glowed red and shot off his boxing gloves, leaving off a trail of smoke. Once the smoke disappears, Pikachu still has his boxing gloves on and flies towards Hitmonchan at high speed.
*'''[[Moves not in the Pokémon games|Thunder Armor]]''' was a one-time technique in the episode ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'', Pikachu is seen using Thunder on himself while riding [[Ash's Swellow]]. This increased their attack power greatly, and they easily overpowered their opponents.
*'''Spin''', originally made by {{an|Dawn}} and first used by her Piplup and Buneary, was also used by Turtwig and Aipom in the episode ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]]'', where he was able beat Roark and obtain the {{badge|Coal}}.
*'''Swift-Quick Attack''' was a combination of {{AP|Aipom}}'s twirling {{m|Swift}} and Pikachu's {{m|Quick Attack}} that was used in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''. Aipom would use a twirling swift that spins in the air and then Pikachu would jump in the Swift with Quick Attack and as it runs the Swift stars would be surrounding the white light from the Quick Attack.
[[File:{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=Pikachu Volt Tail.png|2=Pikachu Counter Shield.png}}|thumb|right|250px|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=Pikachu using Volt Tail|2=Pikachu using Counter Shield}}]]
*'''Volt Tail''', a combination of {{m|Volt Tackle}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, was used in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'' against [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}} and once again in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'' against [[Tobias]]'s {{p|Latios}}.
*'''[[Counter Shield]]''' can be used by Pikachu by utilizing {{m|Thunderbolt}}, similar to [[Ash's Buizel]] and {{AP|Infernape}} who can do the technique with their own moves.
*'''Hydro Volt Tackle''' is used as a finishing blow against [[Team Rocket]] in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. It is a combination of Pikachu's {{m|Volt Tackle}} and [[Dawn's Piplup]]'s {{m|Hydro Pump}} creating a massive Electric-Water shot that sent Team Rocket blasting off.

==In the games==
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{{bulbanews|Satoshi's Pikachu to be distributed via Wi-Fi}}
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In the main series, {{ga|Red's Pikachu}} is noticeably based on Ash's Pikachu: not only does {{ga|Red}} receive it from Professor Oak after his rival, Oak's grandson, takes the last starter Pokémon in {{game|Yellow}}, but it [[walking Pokémon|follows Red around]] rather than being kept in a Poké Ball. In [[Generation II]] and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Pikachu is the highest-leveled member of Red's team when he is encountered at Mt. Silver, and the highest leveled Pokémon owned by a Trainer in the entire series excluding battle arenas. His moves, notably in HeartGold and SoulSilver, are the four moves most used by Ash's Pikachu at the time of the games' release.

A Japanese event distributed an in-game representation of Ash's Pikachu via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and at participating Japanese {{wp|McDonald}}'s locations which was held from July 15th through August 10, 2010. This Pikachu will be distributed at participating American {{wp|Toys 'R' Us}} locations from January 30 to February 13, 2011, and Canadian Toys 'R' Us locations from February 9 to February 20, 2011. Unlike Ash's Pikachu, this Pikachu does not reject the Thunderstone, and can be evolved at any time.
Pikachu was one of {{Ash}}'s three Pokémon in {{g|Puzzle League}}. The Pikachu in the Super Smash Bros. series may be based on Ash's Pikachu.

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==In the manga==
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
Ash's Pikachu is a starring character in the [[Ash and Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}} series, which is based on the [[Johto]] saga of the Pokémon anime.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Pikachu EToP.png|thumb|right|Ash's Pikachu in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Ash's Pikachu is a starring character in the {{pkmn|manga}} series
[[Electric Tale of Pikachu]], which is loosely based on the Pokémon anime. Pikachu appears in every chapter of the manga.

Like in the anime, Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon. However, Ash did not receive Pikachu from {{an|Professor Oak}} - instead, he finds Pikachu under the floorboards of his home, chewing on wires to eat the electricity. His [[Delia Ketchum|mother]] asks him to take Pikachu outside, but when [[Gary Oak]] taunts Ash about how he has not yet become a [[Pokémon Trainer]], Ash decides to keep Pikachu as his first Pokémon.

Like in the anime, Pikachu was originally unwilling to obey Ash, but after Ash protects Pikachu from a flock of wild {{p|Spearow}} and {{AP|Fearow}}, Pikachu gains respect for Ash, and after Ash defeats Brock, he is named Jean Luc Pikachu.

Later on, when Ash is in a Gym battle with Misty, Pikachu is petrified by the sight of her Gyarados and does not battle, while in his Gym battle with Sabrina, it is easily bested by her Abra.

Pikachu likes {{an|Misty}} and greets her enthusiastically whenever she appears, often ignoring Ash in the process.

====Moves used====
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{{anmov|electric|ThunderShock|ET01|Pikachu, I See You!}}
{{anmov|psychic|Agility|ET04|Haunting My Dreams}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|ET04|Haunting My Dreams}}
{{anmov|normal|Swift|ET05|The Human Race and the Pokémon Race}}
{{anmov|normal|Quick Attack|ET16|You Bet Your Wife}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
Ash's Pikachu, along with {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}, makes a cameo appearance in the bonus chapters at the end of every volume of the [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] {{pkmn|manga}} series. In the bonus chapters, Ash and friends have mistakenly wandered into the Magical Pokémon Journey world and are trying to return back to the world of the {{pkmn|anime}}, encountering many unusual situations along the way, including encounters of aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which are different in anime canon.

Ash's Pikachu shows a video to {{MPJ|Pikachu}} of him bouncing a [[Poké Ball]] on his head in [[One Hundred Fifty-One]].

===In the movie adaptations===
As Ash and Pikachu have appeared in every [[Pokémon movie]] to date, likewise, Pikachu is a main character in every Pokémon movie manga adaptations.

====Moves used====

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{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}
{{anmov|Electric|Volt Tackle|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Giratina and the Sky Warrior (manga)|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Arceus and the Jewel of Life (manga)|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|Arceus and the Jewel of Life (manga)|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}
{{anmov/f|Electric}}

==In the TCG==
Ash's Pikachu is featured in the TCG as a {{TCG|Pokémon M|Pokémon}} {{SP|M}}. The following is a list of cards named '''Pikachu {{SP|M}}'''.
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|- style="background: #{{tcg Lightning color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Pikachu M|12}} || rowspan=2 | {{e|Lightning}} || 45 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 012/022
|-
| {{TCG ID|DPt-P Promo|Pikachu M LV.X|43}} || ''X'' || - || {{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 043/DPt-P
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Pikachu loves ketchup.png|200px|thumb|right|Pikachu and his love of ketchup]]
* Pikachu is Ash's only {{type2|Electric}} Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the anime until the capture of {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} by Dawn.
* For [[DP013]], [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Ash's Pikachu. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about him: パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ ''Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling''.
* Pikachu was the first of Ash's Pokémon to disobey him. Other Pokémon that would do so, and be better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu, are {{AP|Primeape}} and {{AP|Charizard}}.
* Pikachu is the second Pokémon in the entire {{pkmn|anime}} series to have managed to defeat a [[legendary Pokémon]], which he did by defeating {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Regis|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''.
* In ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'' it was confirmed that Pikachu is male. Voice actress Ikue Ohtani stated prior to this episode that the writers had intended to keep Pikachu's gender ambiguous so the fanbase can connect with him more easily.
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Pikachu}}
* It is the only Pokémon of Ash's to be used in every Gym battle in a [[Johto|region]].
*In {{pmin|Latin America}}, Cartoon Network has a "Biografia Toon" segment, which consists of biographies and histories of cartoon characters. This segment has done a two-part feature on Ash's Pikachu. According to the segment, Pikachu is the result of an experiment conducted by {{an|Professor Oak}} and allegedly destroyed the lab where he was created in a momentary loss of control.
* ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]'' has been the only time when Ash does not use Pikachu against an [[Elite Four]] member.
[[File:Pikachu wobbuffet.png|200px|thumb|Pikachu as a {{p|Wobbuffet}} in ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere to Go!]]'']]
*Pikachu seems to have a talent for mimicking Pokémon, as seen from his performance during [[DP033|a cosplay competition]]. He will occasionally use pantomime to specify what he is talking about. He can contort his face and his ears to imitate {{Ash}}, his {{AP|Turtwig|Torterra}}, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, among others.
===Pikachu's language===
Some of [[Pokémon language|Pikachu's speech]] is consistent enough that it seems that some phrases actually mean something. (In ''[[DP115|Stealing The Conversation]]'', [[Team Rocket]] refers to this language as "PikaSpeak," however, this most likely isn't official.) For instance, Pikachu always uses "Pikapi" when referring to Ash (notice that it sounds somewhat similar to "Satoshi"). Other speech includes:
*Pi-Kachu: He says this during the sponsor spots in the original Japanese.
*Pikachu-Pi: ''{{an|Misty|Kasumi}}'' (Misty)
*Pika-Chu: ''{{an|Brock|Takeshi}}'' (Brock)
*Pikaka: ''{{an|Dawn|Hikari}}'' (Dawn)
[[File:Pikachu as ash.png|200px|thumb|left|Pikachu imitating {{Ash}} in ''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]'' ]]
*PiPiPi: ''{{TP|Misty|Togepi}}'' (Togepi)
*PikakaPika: ''[[Ash's Bulbasaur|Fushigidane]]'' (Bulbasaur)
*PikaPika: ''[[Ash's Squirtle|Zenigame]]'' (Squirtle) or ''[[Ash's Staraptor|Mukuhawk]]'' (Staraptor) or ''[[Ash's Infernape|Goukazaru]]'' (Infernape)
*Pi-kachu: ''[[Dawn's Piplup|Pochama]]'' (Piplup)
*PiPi-kachu: ''[[Team Rocket|Rocket-dan]]'' (Team Rocket).
*Pi-Pikachu: ''[[Gotta catch 'em all!|Get da ze!]]'' He says this after Ash wins a badge, catches a new Pokémon or anything similar.

==Related articles==
* {{Animespecies|Pikachu}}
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Pikachu}}

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'''Ash's Mamepato''' (Japanese: '''サトシのマメパト''' ''Satoshi's Mamepato'') is the first [[Pokémon]] that [[Ash Ketchum]] {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Unova]] region.

==History==
[[File:Ash and Mamepato.png|240px|thumb|left|Ash and Mamepato]]
As he has done in every other region he has traveled, Ash usually catches a {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon early in his journey. Mamepato was caught soon after Ash's arrival in Unova. In [[BW002]], shortly after a flock of Mamepato had escaped when Ash had failed to capture one of them, he noticed her pecking at the ground, and engaged her in battle. She managed to put up a good fight against [[Ash's Pikachu]], until the {{t|Electric}} Mouse Pokémon finally used {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and caused her to faint. Ash threw a [[Poké Ball]] and successfully caught her.

Later on, for the first time, Mamepato was sent out in a effort to save Pikachu and [[Iris's Kibago]] from [[Team Rocket]]'s capture. However, as she was still weak from her last battle, she was quickly defeated by [[Jessie's Koromori]]. She was later healed at the [[Pokémon Center]].

Mamepato was occasionally used by Ash to find and track certain Pokémon. She helped Ash find two {{p|Darumakka}} in [[BW008]] and a wild {{AP|Snivy}} in [[BW007]], playing a dominant role in the {{t|Grass}} Pokémon's capture. At that time, Mamepato had followed Snivy throughout from the time she escaped using {{m|Leaf Storm}}. As she witnessed all of Ash's other Pokémon ({{AP|Oshawott}} and {{AP|Tepig}}) fall to the Grass Snake Pokémon's {{m|Attract}}, she volunteers to battle Snivy. When Snivy attempted to use Attract on Mamepato, Mamepato was unaffected as she was female (a fact of which Ash had been completely unaware of, despite Iris and Dent's assumptions that it was his strategy). After a hard-fought battle, Mamepato weakened Snivy just enough for her to be captured by Ash.

In [[BW010]] she was used by Ash in a 5-on-5 battle against [[Shooti]]'s {{p|Pururiru}}. She was defeated by a single {{m|Water Pulse}}.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|normal|flying|Mamepato {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Gust|2=Quick Attack|3=Air Cutter}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Gust|2=Quick Attack|3=Air Cutter}}}}
{{anmov|Flying|Gust|BW002}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|BW002}}
{{anmov|Flying|Air Cutter|BW002}}
{{anmov/f|normal|flying}}

==In the games==
{{bulbanews|New distributions for Black and White announced}}
{{main|List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Mystery Eggs|Mystery Eggs}}
A Japanese event randomly distributed an egg that contained an in-game representation of Ash's Mamepato, [[Iris's Kibago]], or [[Dent's Yanappu]] via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Like the anime counterpart, the Mamepato is always female, and knows {{m|Gust}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, and {{m|Air Cutter}}. This event started on December 17th, 2010, and will end January 11, 2011.
{{G4event|
ball=Poké|
pokemon=Mamepato|
nick=マメパト|
gender=f|
level=1|
game=5b|
ndex=519|
types=2|
typea=Normal|
typeb=Flying|
ot={{color|e82010|(Hatch}}{{color|0070f8|er's)}}|
id=(Hatcher's)|
ability=1|
ability1=Super Luck|
nature=Hardy|
date=Dec. 17, 2010|
met=Pokémon Event|
encounter=egg|
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eggmet=(Place hatched)|
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otidhatch=yes|
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}}

==Trivia==
* Mamepato's capture was first revealed in a preview for the {{series|Best Wishes}}.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Mamepato}}
{{-}}
{{Ash's Pokémon|normal|flying}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Mamepato]]

[[de:Ashs Mamepato]]
[[fr:Mamepato de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのマメパト]]

Ash's Unfezant

2010-12-22T03:49:45Z

Pokabu2: /* Trivia */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Normal|
type2=Flying|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Mamepato|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=マメパト|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Mamepato|
image=[[File:Ash Mamepato.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Mamepato |
gender=Female|
location={{rt|1|Unova}} |
epnum=BW002|
epname= |
prevonum=519|
current=[[Party|With Ash]] |
enva1=N/A||
java1=[[Chinami Nishimura]]|
}}
'''Ash's Mamepato''' (Japanese: '''サトシのマメパト''' ''Satoshi's Mamepato'') is the first [[Pokémon]] that [[Ash Ketchum]] {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Unova]] region.

==History==
[[File:Ash and Mamepato.png|240px|thumb|left|Ash and Mamepato]]
As he has done in every other region he has traveled, Ash usually catches a {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon early in his journey. Mamepato was caught soon after Ash's arrival in Unova. In [[BW002]], shortly after a flock of Mamepato had escaped when Ash had failed to capture one of them, he noticed her pecking at the ground, and engaged her in battle. She managed to put up a good fight against [[Ash's Pikachu]], until the {{t|Electric}} Mouse Pokémon finally used {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and caused her to faint. Ash threw a [[Poké Ball]] and successfully caught her.

Later on, for the first time, Mamepato was sent out in a effort to save Pikachu and [[Iris's Kibago]] from [[Team Rocket]]'s capture. However, as she was still weak from her last battle, she was quickly defeated by [[Jessie's Koromori]]. She was later healed at the [[Pokémon Center]].

Mamepato was occasionally used by Ash to find and track certain Pokémon. She helped Ash find two {{p|Darumakka}} in [[BW008]] and a wild {{AP|Snivy}} in [[BW007]], playing a dominant role in the {{t|Grass}} Pokémon's capture. At that time, Mamepato had followed Snivy throughout from the time she escaped using {{m|Leaf Storm}}. As she witnessed all of Ash's other Pokémon ({{AP|Oshawott}} and {{AP|Tepig}}) fall to the Grass Snake Pokémon's {{m|Attract}}, she volunteers to battle Snivy. When Snivy attempted to use Attract on Mamepato, Mamepato was unaffected as she was female (a fact of which Ash had been completely unaware of, despite Iris and Dent's assumptions that it was his strategy). After a hard-fought battle, Mamepato weakened Snivy just enough for her to be captured by Ash.

In [[BW010]] she was used by Ash in a 5-on-5 battle against [[Shooti]]'s {{p|Pururiru}}. She was defeated by a single {{m|Water Pulse}}.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|normal|flying|Mamepato {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Gust|2=Quick Attack|3=Air Cutter}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Gust|2=Quick Attack|3=Air Cutter}}}}
{{anmov|Flying|Gust|BW002}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|BW002}}
{{anmov|Flying|Air Cutter|BW002}}
{{anmov/f|normal|flying}}

==In the games==
{{bulbanews|New distributions for Black and White announced}}
{{main|List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Mystery Eggs|Mystery Eggs}}
A Japanese event randomly distributed an egg that contained an in-game representation of Ash's Mamepato, [[Iris's Kibago]], or [[Dent's Yanappu]] via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Like the anime counterpart, the Mamepato is always female, and knows {{m|Gust}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, and {{m|Air Cutter}}. This event started on December 17th, 2010, and will end January 11, 2011.
{{G4event|
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pokemon=Mamepato|
nick=マメパト|
gender=f|
level=1|
game=5b|
ndex=519|
types=2|
typea=Normal|
typeb=Flying|
ot={{color|e82010|(Hatch}}{{color|0070f8|er's)}}|
id=(Hatcher's)|
ability=1|
ability1=Super Luck|
nature=Hardy|
date=Dec. 17, 2010|
met=Pokémon Event|
encounter=egg|
eggrec=rec|
eggmet=(Place hatched)|
eggdate={{tt|Dec. 17, 2010|At the earliest}}|
type1=Flying|move1=Gust|
type2=Normal|move2=Quick Attack|
type3=Flying|move3=Air Cutter|
ribbon=no|
country=Japan|
datedis=December 17, 2010 to January 11, 2011|
obtain=hatch|
diamond=no|
pearl=no|
platinum=no|
black=yes|
white=yes|
otidhatch=yes|
egggive=yes
}}

==Trivia==
* Mamepato's capture was first revealed in a preview for the {{series|Best Wishes}}.
* Of all his pokemon, mamepato should be his weakiest as he rarily uses it in battle.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Mamepato}}
{{-}}
{{Ash's Pokémon|normal|flying}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Mamepato]]

[[de:Ashs Mamepato]]
[[fr:Mamepato de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのマメパト]]

Dragonspiral Tower

2010-12-22T03:32:42Z

Pokabu2: /* Pokémon */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox location
|image=Dragon Spiral Tower.png
|image_size=256
|location_name=Dragon Spiral Tower
|japanese_name={{tt|リュウラセンの塔|Ryūrasen no Tō}}
|translated_name=Dragon Spiral Tower
|location=North of [[Sekka City]]
|type=rock
|region=Unova
|generation={{Gen|V}}
}}

(Japanese: '''{{tt|リュウラセンの塔|リュウラセンのとう}}''' ''Dragon Spiral Tower'') is an old tower where {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup|Bl}} or {{p|Reshiram}}{{sup|W}} is been sealed after the war thousands of years ago and is first seen (with [[N]]) awakened either both dragons. It is located in the western part of Unova, just above [[Sekka City]]. Though it is not known who built it or when it was built, it is the oldest tower in Unova.

==Items==
===Entrance===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|Old Gateau|Gift from [[Professor Araragi|Prof. Araragi]]|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Nugget|Slope at exit of [[Sekka City]] (Winter only)|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

===Outside===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Dark||BW|display={{TM|63|Embargo}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Heart Scale|Dowsing MCHN|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

===Inside===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|Hyper Potion|2F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Stardust|2F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Shiny Stone|3F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Dragon Fang|5F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Star Piece|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Stardust|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Max Elixir|7F|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation V===
====Entrance====
{{Catch/header|grass}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|582|Vanipeti|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|585|Shikijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|613|Kumasyun|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=ice}}
{{catch/div|forest|Shaking Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|531|Tabunne|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-33|all=85% (Spring-Autumn) 90% (Winter)|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5|587|Emonga|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|521|Kenhorou|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=5% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|ice|Dark Grass (Winter only)}}
{{catch/entry5|583|Baniricchi|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|586W|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|614|Tsunbear|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10%|type1=Ice}}
{{Catch/footer|grass}}

====Outside====
{{Catch/header|forest}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|582|Vanipeti|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|585|Shikijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|613|Kumasyun|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|forest|Dark Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|35-36|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|583|Baniricchi|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|586|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|34-36|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|586W|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10% (Spring-Autumn)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|614|Tsunbear|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|forest|Shaking Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|531|Tabunne|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-33|all=85% (Spring-Autumn) 90% (Winter)|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5|587|Emonga|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|521|Kenhorou|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=5% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Surf|15-35|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Surf|15-35|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|As fish}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Surf|15-40|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Surf|15-40|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry5|147|Dratini|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=65%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|148|Dragonair|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing Spots}}
{{catch/entry5|147|Dratini|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=60%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|148|Dragonair|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-70|all=9%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|149|Dragonite|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|50-70|all=1%|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/footer|forest}}

====Inside====
=====1F=====
{{Catch/header|rock}}
{{catch/entry5|622|Gobitto|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-32|all=50%|type1=Ground|type2=Ghost}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-33|all=30%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|33|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{Catch/footer|rock}}

=====2F=====
{{Catch/header|rock}}
{{catch/entry5|622|Gobitto|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-33|all=100%|type1=Ground|type2=Ghost}}
{{Catch/footer|rock}}

=====Top=====
{{Catch/header|rock}}
{{catch/entry5|643|Reshiram|yes|no|N/A|Special|50|all=100%|type1=dragon|type2=fire}}
{{catch/entry5|644|Zekrom|no|yes|N/A|Special|50|all=100%|type1=dragon|type2=electric}}
{{Catch/footer|rock}}

{{Unova}} 
{{Project Locations notice}}

[[de:Ryūrasen no Tō]]

Dragonspiral Tower

2010-12-22T03:31:08Z

Pokabu2: /* Pokémon */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox location
|image=Dragon Spiral Tower.png
|image_size=256
|location_name=Dragon Spiral Tower
|japanese_name={{tt|リュウラセンの塔|Ryūrasen no Tō}}
|translated_name=Dragon Spiral Tower
|location=North of [[Sekka City]]
|type=rock
|region=Unova
|generation={{Gen|V}}
}}

(Japanese: '''{{tt|リュウラセンの塔|リュウラセンのとう}}''' ''Dragon Spiral Tower'') is an old tower where {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup|Bl}} or {{p|Reshiram}}{{sup|W}} is been sealed after the war thousands of years ago and is first seen (with [[N]]) awakened either both dragons. It is located in the western part of Unova, just above [[Sekka City]]. Though it is not known who built it or when it was built, it is the oldest tower in Unova.

==Items==
===Entrance===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|Old Gateau|Gift from [[Professor Araragi|Prof. Araragi]]|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Nugget|Slope at exit of [[Sekka City]] (Winter only)|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

===Outside===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Dark||BW|display={{TM|63|Embargo}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Heart Scale|Dowsing MCHN|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

===Inside===
{{Itlisth|rock}}
{{Itlistbod|Hyper Potion|2F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Stardust|2F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Shiny Stone|3F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Dragon Fang|5F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Star Piece|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Stardust|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|6F|BW}}
{{Itlistbod|Max Elixir|7F|BW}}
{{Itlistfoot|rock}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation V===
====Entrance====
{{Catch/header|grass}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|582|Vanipeti|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|585|Shikijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|613|Kumasyun|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=ice}}
{{catch/div|forest|Shaking Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|531|Tabunne|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-33|all=85% (Spring-Autumn) 90% (Winter)|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5|587|Emonga|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|521|Kenhorou|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=5% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|ice|Dark Grass (Winter only)}}
{{catch/entry5|583|Baniricchi|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|586W|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|614|Tsunbear|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10%|type1=Ice}}
{{Catch/footer|grass}}

====Outside====
{{Catch/header|forest}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|582|Vanipeti|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|585|Shikijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-32|all=30%|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|613|Kumasyun|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|forest|Dark Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|520|Hatooboo|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|35-36|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|583|Baniricchi|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5|586|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|34-36|all=30% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|586W|Mebukijika|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-32|all=30% (Winter only)|type1=Normal|type2=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31-33|all=10% (Spring-Autumn)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|614|Tsunbear|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=10% (Winter only)|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|forest|Shaking Grass}}
{{catch/entry5|531|Tabunne|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|30-33|all=85% (Spring-Autumn) 90% (Winter)|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry5|587|Emonga|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|31|all=10%|type1=Electric|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry5|521|Kenhorou|yes|yes|N/A|Grass|33|all=5% (Spring-Autumn only)|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Surf|15-35|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Surf|15-35|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|As fish}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Surf|15-40|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Surf|15-40|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry5|147|Dratini|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=65%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|148|Dragonair|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-55|all=10%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing Spots}}
{{catch/entry5|147|Dratini|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=60%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|550|Basslao|yes|no|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|550B|Basslao|no|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5|148|Dragonair|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|35-70|all=9%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|149|Dragonite|yes|yes|N/A|Fishing|50-70|all=1%|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/footer|forest}}

====Inside====
=====1F=====
{{Catch/header|rock}}
{{catch/entry5|622|Gobitto|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-32|all=50%|type1=Ground|type2=Ghost}}
{{catch/entry5|621|Crimgan|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-33|all=30%|type1=Dragon}}
{{catch/entry5|619|Kojofu|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|33|all=20%|type1=Fighting}}
{{Catch/footer|rock}}

=====2F=====
{{Catch/header|rock}}
{{catch/entry5|622|Gobitto|yes|yes|N/A|Walk|30-33|all=100%|type1=Ground|type2=Ghost}}
{{Catch/footer|rock}}

=====Top=====
{{catch/entry5|643|Reshiram|yes|no|N/A|Special|50|all=100%|type1=dragon|type2=fire}}
{{catch/entry5|644|Zekrom|no|yes|N/A|Special|50|all=100%|type1=dragon|type2=electric}}

{{Unova}} 
{{Project Locations notice}}

[[de:Ryūrasen no Tō]]

BW014

2010-12-09T14:45:10Z

Pokabu2: /* Pokémon debuts */

{{futureepisode}}


{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW013 |

nextcode=BW015 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW014 |
altepcode=EP671 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=no|
title_en=|
title_ja=シッポウシティ！博物館で大冒険！！|
title_ja_trans=Shippou City! Big Adventure at the Museum!! |
broadcast_jp=December 23, 2010 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op= |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Fanfare of the Heart|心のファンファーレ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=米村正二 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=まついひとゆき |
directorn=1 |
director=牧野吉高 |
artn=1 |
art=篠原隆 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW001-BW014|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|014}}
}}
(Japanese: '''シッポウシティ！博物館で大冒険！！''' ''Shippou City! Big Adventure at the Museum!!'') is the 14th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 671st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It airs in Japan on December 23, 2010.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

==Major events==

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Desumasu}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Dent}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]




===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Kibago}} ({{OP|Iris|Kibago}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})












* {{p|Desukaan}}
* {{p|Dragonite}} (fossil)

==Trivia==

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW013 |

nextcode=BW015 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|014]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura|671]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hitoyuki Matsui|671]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Yoshitaka Makino|671]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Takashi Shinohara|671]]
[[de:BW014]]
[[es:BW014]]
[[ja:BW編第14話]]
[[pl:BW014]]

BW014

2010-12-09T14:44:42Z

Pokabu2: /* Pokémon */

{{futureepisode}}


{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW013 |

nextcode=BW015 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW014 |
altepcode=EP671 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=no|
title_en=|
title_ja=シッポウシティ！博物館で大冒険！！|
title_ja_trans=Shippou City! Big Adventure at the Museum!! |
broadcast_jp=December 23, 2010 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op= |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Fanfare of the Heart|心のファンファーレ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=米村正二 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=まついひとゆき |
directorn=1 |
director=牧野吉高 |
artn=1 |
art=篠原隆 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW001-BW014|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|014}}
}}
(Japanese: '''シッポウシティ！博物館で大冒険！！''' ''Shippou City! Big Adventure at the Museum!!'') is the 14th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 671st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It airs in Japan on December 23, 2010.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

==Major events==

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====



==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Dent}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]




===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Kibago}} ({{OP|Iris|Kibago}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})












* {{p|Desukaan}}
* {{p|Dragonite}} (fossil)

==Trivia==

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW013 |

nextcode=BW015 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|014]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura|671]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hitoyuki Matsui|671]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Yoshitaka Makino|671]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Takashi Shinohara|671]]
[[de:BW014]]
[[es:BW014]]
[[ja:BW編第14話]]
[[pl:BW014]]

Yamask (Pokémon)

2010-12-09T14:43:12Z

Pokabu2: /* In the anime */

{{Unknown Pokémon}}
{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Shinbora | next=Desukaan| prevnum=561| nextnum=563| type=Ghost }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
jname=デスマス |
tmname=Desumasu |
size=180px|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|des-mas}}}''</sc> |
species=Spirit |
typen=1 |
type1=Ghost |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Mummy |
abilityd=Mummy |
ndex=562|
udex=068 |
height-ftin=1'08" |
height-m=0.5 |
weight-lbs=3.3 |
weight-kg=1.5 |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Mineral |
egggroup2=Indeterminate |
eggcycles=25 |
expyield=61 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=127 |
color=Black |
catchrate=190 |
evde=1|
body=Unknown |
pokefordex= |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''デスマス''' ''Deathmas'') is a {{type2|Ghost}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

It [[evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Desukaan}} starting at [[level]] 34.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Desumasu is a shadow-like Pokémon emanating from a simply designed stone face which was from its time as a [[human]], one rather similar to that of the one in the forehead of Desukaan. It has two shadowy, tendril-like arms and a red, scary-looking eye.

====Gender differences====
None.

===Special abilities===
Due to being a human long ago, it has memories of being a human.

===Behavior===

===Habitat===
Desumasu can be found in pyramids where people have been buried.
===Diet===

==In the anime==
It might appear in [[BW014]].
===Major appearances===

===Minor appearances===

==In the manga==

==In the TCG==


==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Ghost
|gen=5
|blackdex={{tt|もっている　マスクは　デスマスが　にんげんだった　ときの　かお。たまに　みつめては　ないている。|The mask it holds is Desumasu's face from when it was human. Sometimes it looks like it's crying.}}
|whitedex={{tt|こだいの　はかに　まいそうされた　ひとの　たましいから　うまれた。むかしの　きおくが　のこっている。|It was born from the souls of people buried in ancient tombs. It retains memories from long ago.}}
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Ghost|

gen=5 |
bwrarity=Unknown|
bwarea=[[Ancient Castle]] |
}}

====In side games====

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=ghost
|bw1=Spell Tag|bw1type=Type-enhancing item|bw1rar=5|
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=Ghost|
type2=Ghost|
HP=38|
Attack=30|
Defense=85|
SpAtk=55|
SpDef=65|
Speed=30}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Ghost|
type2=|
Normal= 0 |
Fighting= 0 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 50 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 200 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric= 100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 200 |

notes=yes|
ghost=yes|
newnormal=1|
newfighting=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|5|Disable|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|9|Haze|Ice|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Night Shade|Ghost|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|17|Evil Eye|Ghost|Special|50|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|21|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|25|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|100|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Curse|Ghost|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|33|Power Share|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|33|Guard Share|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|37|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|41|Grudge|Ghost|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|45|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|49|Destiny Bond|Ghost|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM19|Telekinesis|Psychic|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM46|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Canon|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM61|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM63|Embargo|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM66|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM85|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM92|Trick Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|088|Grimer}}{{MSP|089|Muk}}{{MSP|355|Duskull}}{{MSP|356|Dusclops}}{{MSP|477|Dusknoir}}{{MSP|562|Desumasu}} {{MSP|563|Desukaan}}|Disable|Normal|Status|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|618|Maggyo}}|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|577|Yuniran}}{{MSP|578|Daburan}}{{MSP|579|Ranculus}}|Heal Block|Psychic|Status|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|361|Snorunt}}{{MSP|362|Glalie}}|Fake Tears|Dark|Status|—|100|20|||*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|280|Ralts}}{{MSP|281|Kirlia}}{{MSP|282|Gardevoir}}{{MSP|475|Gallade}}{{MSP|607|Hitomoshi}}{{MSP|608|Ranpuraa}} {{MSP|609|Shandera}}|Imprison|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|088|Grimer}}{{MSP|089|Muk}}{{MSP|109|Koffing}}{{MSP|110|Weezing}}{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}{{MSP|607|Hitomoshi}} {{MSP|608|Ranpuraa}}{{MSP|609|Shandera}}|Memento|Dark|Status|—|100|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|—|20|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}{{MSP|093|Haunter}}{{MSP|094|Gengar}}|Nightmare|Ghost|Status|—|100|15|||}}{{learnlist/breedf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Desumasu|ghost|ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5null}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Desumasu|ghost|ghost|5|5}}

====Special moves====

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=562
|name1=Desumasu
|type1-1=Ghost
|evotype1=Level
|level1=34
|sprite2=563
|name2=Desukaan
|type1-2=Ghost}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=ghost|
gen=5|
gender=none|
name=Desumasu|
ndex=562|
}}

==Trivia==
*Desumasu's base {{stat|Speed}} is the same as its {{p|Desukaan|evolution}}.
*Desumasu and its evolution are the only pure {{type2|Ghost}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

===Origin===
Desumasu is based on an Egyptian {{wp|Egyptian soul|Ba}} holding a {{wp|death mask}}.
====Name origin====
The name Desumasu is from デス, death, and マスク, mask.


{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Shinbora | next=Desukaan| prevnum=561| nextnum=563| type=Ghost }}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}



[[de:Desumasu]]
[[fr:Desumasu]]
[[ja:デスマス]]

Yamask (Pokémon)

2010-12-09T14:42:35Z

Pokabu2: /* In the anime */

{{Unknown Pokémon}}
{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Shinbora | next=Desukaan| prevnum=561| nextnum=563| type=Ghost }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
jname=デスマス |
tmname=Desumasu |
size=180px|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|des-mas}}}''</sc> |
species=Spirit |
typen=1 |
type1=Ghost |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Mummy |
abilityd=Mummy |
ndex=562|
udex=068 |
height-ftin=1'08" |
height-m=0.5 |
weight-lbs=3.3 |
weight-kg=1.5 |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Mineral |
egggroup2=Indeterminate |
eggcycles=25 |
expyield=61 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=127 |
color=Black |
catchrate=190 |
evde=1|
body=Unknown |
pokefordex= |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''デスマス''' ''Deathmas'') is a {{type2|Ghost}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

It [[evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Desukaan}} starting at [[level]] 34.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Desumasu is a shadow-like Pokémon emanating from a simply designed stone face which was from its time as a [[human]], one rather similar to that of the one in the forehead of Desukaan. It has two shadowy, tendril-like arms and a red, scary-looking eye.

====Gender differences====
None.

===Special abilities===
Due to being a human long ago, it has memories of being a human.

===Behavior===

===Habitat===
Desumasu can be found in pyramids where people have been buried.
===Diet===

==In the anime==
It might appear in [[BW012]].
===Major appearances===

===Minor appearances===

==In the manga==

==In the TCG==


==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Ghost
|gen=5
|blackdex={{tt|もっている　マスクは　デスマスが　にんげんだった　ときの　かお。たまに　みつめては　ないている。|The mask it holds is Desumasu's face from when it was human. Sometimes it looks like it's crying.}}
|whitedex={{tt|こだいの　はかに　まいそうされた　ひとの　たましいから　うまれた。むかしの　きおくが　のこっている。|It was born from the souls of people buried in ancient tombs. It retains memories from long ago.}}
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Ghost|

gen=5 |
bwrarity=Unknown|
bwarea=[[Ancient Castle]] |
}}

====In side games====

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=ghost
|bw1=Spell Tag|bw1type=Type-enhancing item|bw1rar=5|
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=Ghost|
type2=Ghost|
HP=38|
Attack=30|
Defense=85|
SpAtk=55|
SpDef=65|
Speed=30}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Ghost|
type2=|
Normal= 0 |
Fighting= 0 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 50 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 200 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric= 100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 200 |

notes=yes|
ghost=yes|
newnormal=1|
newfighting=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|5|Disable|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|9|Haze|Ice|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Night Shade|Ghost|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|17|Evil Eye|Ghost|Special|50|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|21|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|25|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|100|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Curse|Ghost|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|33|Power Share|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|33|Guard Share|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|37|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|41|Grudge|Ghost|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|45|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|49|Destiny Bond|Ghost|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM19|Telekinesis|Psychic|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM46|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Canon|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM61|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM63|Embargo|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM66|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM85|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM92|Trick Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|088|Grimer}}{{MSP|089|Muk}}{{MSP|355|Duskull}}{{MSP|356|Dusclops}}{{MSP|477|Dusknoir}}{{MSP|562|Desumasu}} {{MSP|563|Desukaan}}|Disable|Normal|Status|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|618|Maggyo}}|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|577|Yuniran}}{{MSP|578|Daburan}}{{MSP|579|Ranculus}}|Heal Block|Psychic|Status|—|100|15|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|361|Snorunt}}{{MSP|362|Glalie}}|Fake Tears|Dark|Status|—|100|20|||*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|280|Ralts}}{{MSP|281|Kirlia}}{{MSP|282|Gardevoir}}{{MSP|475|Gallade}}{{MSP|607|Hitomoshi}}{{MSP|608|Ranpuraa}} {{MSP|609|Shandera}}|Imprison|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|088|Grimer}}{{MSP|089|Muk}}{{MSP|109|Koffing}}{{MSP|110|Weezing}}{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}{{MSP|607|Hitomoshi}} {{MSP|608|Ranpuraa}}{{MSP|609|Shandera}}|Memento|Dark|Status|—|100|10|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|—|20|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}{{MSP|093|Haunter}}{{MSP|094|Gengar}}|Nightmare|Ghost|Status|—|100|15|||}}{{learnlist/breedf|Desumasu|Ghost|Ghost|5|5}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Desumasu|ghost|ghost|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5null}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Desumasu|ghost|ghost|5|5}}

====Special moves====

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=562
|name1=Desumasu
|type1-1=Ghost
|evotype1=Level
|level1=34
|sprite2=563
|name2=Desukaan
|type1-2=Ghost}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=ghost|
gen=5|
gender=none|
name=Desumasu|
ndex=562|
}}

==Trivia==
*Desumasu's base {{stat|Speed}} is the same as its {{p|Desukaan|evolution}}.
*Desumasu and its evolution are the only pure {{type2|Ghost}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

===Origin===
Desumasu is based on an Egyptian {{wp|Egyptian soul|Ba}} holding a {{wp|death mask}}.
====Name origin====
The name Desumasu is from デス, death, and マスク, mask.


{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Shinbora | next=Desukaan| prevnum=561| nextnum=563| type=Ghost }}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}



[[de:Desumasu]]
[[fr:Desumasu]]
[[ja:デスマス]]

Serperior (Pokémon)

2010-12-07T04:28:31Z

Pokabu2: /* Trivia */

{{Unknown Pokémon}}
{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Janovy | next=Tepig | prevnum=496 | nextnum=498 | type=Grass}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
jname=ジャローダ |
tmname=Jalorda |
size=149px|
image=497Jalorda.png|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|jah-lord-ah}}}''</sc> |
species=Royal |
typen=1 |
type1=Grass |
type2= |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Overgrow |
abilityd=Antagonist |
ability2= |
ndex=497 |
udex=003 |
height-ftin=10'10" |
height-m=3.3|
weight-lbs=138.9 |
weight-kg=63.0 |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Ground|
egggroup2=Plant|
eggcycles=20|
expyield=238 |
lv100exp=1,059,860|
gendercode=31|
color=Green|
catchrate=45|
evsp=3|
body=Unknown |
pokefordex= |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ジャローダ''' ''Jalorda'') is a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

It evolves from {{p|Janovy}} starting at [[level]] 36. It is the final form of {{p|Snivy}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Jalorda is a primarily pale-green, snake-like Pokémon. Jalorda has curled pale-green patterns on the sides of its face and snout, and small, pointed yellow extensions on the back of their heads. Its face and upper neck are white-colored, and curled, tendril-like darker green extensions spread out from the sides of its lower neck, forming a curling pattern lower down the body, resembling a fancy collar. It has narrow red eyes. The upper section of its body is dark green, and the lower pale green. Curled yellow patterns adorn its body, and a sprig-like feature of several leaves tip its tail. It has lost its legs completely, and now only has small, stubby hands.

====Gender differences====
None

===Special abilities===
Jalorda is able to amplify sunlight inside its body. Its piercing stare can stop opponents in their tracks.

===Behavior===
Jalorda holds its head high pretentiously while fighting. It doesn't take most opponents seriously, unless said opponent is particularly powerful.

===Habitat===

===Diet===

==In the anime==

===Major appearances===

===Minor appearances===

==In the manga==

==In the TCG==
{{main|Jalorda (TCG)}}

==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Grass
|type2=Grass
|gen=5
|blackdex={{tt|にらむだけで　あいての　うごきを　とめてしまう。たいようエネルギーを　たいないで　ぞうふくさせる。|It stops its opponents' movements just by glaring. It amplifies solar energy within its body.}}
|whitedex={{tt|あたまを　たかく　もちあげて　あいてを　いあつする。きょうてきと　たたかう　ときだけ　ほんきを　だす。|It intimidates foes by raising its head up high. It only fights seriously when facing a formidable opponent.}}
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Grass|
type2=Grass|
gen=5 |
bwrarity=None|
bwarea=Evolve {{p|Janovy}} |
}}

====In side games====

===Held items===

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{Base stats
|HP=75
|Attack=75
|Defense=95
|SpAtk=75
|SpDef=95
|Speed=113
|type=Grass}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Grass|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 100 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 50 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100
}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Tackle|Normal|Physical|50|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Vine Whip|Grass|Physical|35|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Wrap|Normal|Physical|15|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|4|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|7|Vine Whip|Grass|Physical|35|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|10|Wrap|Normal|Physical|15|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Growth|Normal|Status|—|—|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|Grass Mixer|Grass|Special|65|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|24|Mega Drain|Grass|Special|40|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|28|Slam|Normal|Physical|80|75|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|32|Leaf Blade|Grass|Physical|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|38|Coil Around|Poison|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|44|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Wring Out|Normal|Special|—|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|56|Gastro Acid|Poison|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|62|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM12|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM16|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM33|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM41|Torment|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Canon|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|037|Vulpix}}{{MSP|038|Ninetales}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|234|Stantler}}{{MSP|300|Skitty}}{{MSP|301|Delcatty}}{{MSP|431|Glameow}}{{MSP|432|Purugly}} {{MSP|509|Choroneko}}{{MSP|510|Lepardas}}{{MSP|572|Chillarmy}}{{MSP|573|Chillaccino}}|Captivate|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}|Glare|Normal|Status|—|90|30||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|058|Growlithe}}{{MSP|059|Arcanine}}{{MSP|086|Seel}}{{MSP|087|Dewgong}}{{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}} {{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|161|Sentret}}{{MSP|162|Furret}}{{MSP|179|Mareep}}{{MSP|180|Flaaffy}} {{MSP|181|Ampharos}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|417|Pachirisu}}{{MSP|434|Stunky}}{{MSP|435|Skuntank}} {{MSP|504|Minezumi}}{{MSP|505|Miruhog}}{{MSP|572|Chillarmy}}{{MSP|573|Chillaccino}}{{MSP|587|Emonga}}|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||*|}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|315|Roselia}}{{MSP|407|Roserade}} {{MSP|420|Cherubi}}{{MSP|421|Cherrim}}{{MSP|421S|Cherrim}}{{MSP|470|Leafeon}}|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20||||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|504|Minezumi}}{{MSP|505|Miruhog}}|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|428|Lopunny}}{{MSP|471|Glaceon}}|Mirror Coat|Psychic|Special|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|043|Oddish}}{{MSP|044|Gloom}}{{MSP|045|Vileplume}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|102|Exeggcute}}{{MSP|103|Exeggutor}} {{MSP|114|Tangela}}{{MSP|465|Tangrowth}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|231|Phanpy}} {{MSP|232|Donphan}}{{MSP|511|Yanappu}}{{MSP|512|Yanakkie}}{{MSP|513|Baoppu}}{{MSP|514|Baokkie}}{{MSP|515|Hiyappu}} {{MSP|516|Hiyakkie}}|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}{{MSP|020|Raticate}}{{MSP|128|Tauros}}{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}} {{MSP|359|Absol}}{{MSP|509|Choroneko}}{{MSP|510|Lepardas}}{{MSP|522|Shimama}}{{MSP|523|Zeburaika}}{{MSP|570|Zorua}} {{MSP|571|Zoroark}}{{MSP|587|Emonga}}{{MSP|626|Buffalon}}|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|043|Oddish}}{{MSP|044|Gloom}}{{MSP|045|Vileplume}} {{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|069|Bellsprout}}{{MSP|070|Weepinbell}}{{MSP|071|Victreebel}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|216|Teddiursa}}{{MSP|217|Ursaring}}{{MSP|303|Mawile}}{{MSP|315|Roselia}} {{MSP|407|Roserade}}{{MSP|455|Carnivine}}{{MSP|556|Marakacchi}}{{MSP|590|Tamagetake}}{{MSP|591|Morobareru}}|Sweet Scent|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|235|Smeargle}}|Twister|Dragon|Special|40|100|20||}}{{learnlist/breedf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Jalorda|grass|grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Grass Oath|Grass|Special|50|100|10||'''|yes|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Frenzy Plant|Grass|Special|150|90|5||'''|yes|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Jalorda|grass|grass|5|5}}

====Special moves====

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=495
|name1=Snivy
|type1-1=Grass
|evotype1=Level
|level1=17
|sprite2=496
|name2=Janovy
|type1-2=Grass
|evotype2=Level
|level2=36
|sprite3=497
|name3=Jalorda
|type1-3=Grass
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite |
type=grass |
gen=5 |
gender=none |
name=Jalorda |
ndex=497 |
}}

==Trivia==
* Measuring up to 3.3 meters, Jalorda is both the tallest fully evolved {{Type|Grass}} Pokémon and fully evolved [[starter Pokémon]].
* Jalorda is the only evolution of a starter Pokémon without legs.
* Jalorda, {{p|Daikenki}} and {{p|Enbuoh}} all share the same base stat total of 528.
* Jalorda has the second highest {{stat|Speed}} stat of an evolution of a [[starter Pokémon]], second to {{p|Sceptile}}.
* Jalorda is the only grass type starter to not learn any rock or groud moves, if hidden power doesn't count.
===Origin===
Jalorda is based off multiple species of non-venomous {{wp|snakes}} and limbless lizards, such as the {{wp|Green Vine Snake}}, the {{wp|Emerald Tree Boa}}, the {{wp|Royal Python}} or the snake-like {{wp|Lialis burtonis}}. Its design was based off of {{wp|Strelitzia}}s, most likely either the {{wp|strelitzia juncea}} and/or the {{wp|strelitzia reginae}}. Its appearence may have also been inspired by the {{wp|Quetzalcoatl}}; a green, {{wp|Feathered Serpent (deity)|feathered serpent deity}}. Jalorda's appearance may have been based on the {{wp|acanthus (ornament)|acanthus leaf}} motifs used specially during the 18th century. It and its pre-evolutions were confirmed to have been inspired from European, specifically French, royalty. The fact that Jalorda amplifies sunlight in its body, as stated in its Pokédex entry, may be an allusion to King {{wp|Louis XIV}}, a famous French king who referred to himself as the "Sun King". Jalorda's white face also alludes to the {{wp|skin whitening}} fashion, mostly used by the European aristocracy in the 17th century. {{p|Snivy}} and its evolutionary line may also be based off of the {{wp|Serpent (Bible)|Serpent}} in the {{wp|Garden of Eden}} story from the {{wp|Old Testament}}. {{wp|God in Christianity|God}} had cursed the serpent to crawl on its belly and lose its legs for leading mankind into sin. Jalorda's {{a|Antagonist|hidden ability}} also suggests this. The fact that Jalorda can seize opponents with its piercing stare makes a reference to the {{wp|Basilisk}}, king of serpents in European legends.

====Name origin====
Jalorda's name is derived from "Ja", meaning snake, and lord.


{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Janovy | next=Tepig | prevnum=496 | nextnum=498 | type=Grass}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}



[[de:Jalorda]]
[[fr:Jalorda]]
[[ja:ジャローダ]]

Serperior (Pokémon)

2010-12-07T04:28:02Z

Pokabu2: /* Trivia */

{{Unknown Pokémon}}
{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Janovy | next=Tepig | prevnum=496 | nextnum=498 | type=Grass}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
jname=ジャローダ |
tmname=Jalorda |
size=149px|
image=497Jalorda.png|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|jah-lord-ah}}}''</sc> |
species=Royal |
typen=1 |
type1=Grass |
type2= |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Overgrow |
abilityd=Antagonist |
ability2= |
ndex=497 |
udex=003 |
height-ftin=10'10" |
height-m=3.3|
weight-lbs=138.9 |
weight-kg=63.0 |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Ground|
egggroup2=Plant|
eggcycles=20|
expyield=238 |
lv100exp=1,059,860|
gendercode=31|
color=Green|
catchrate=45|
evsp=3|
body=Unknown |
pokefordex= |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ジャローダ''' ''Jalorda'') is a {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

It evolves from {{p|Janovy}} starting at [[level]] 36. It is the final form of {{p|Snivy}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Jalorda is a primarily pale-green, snake-like Pokémon. Jalorda has curled pale-green patterns on the sides of its face and snout, and small, pointed yellow extensions on the back of their heads. Its face and upper neck are white-colored, and curled, tendril-like darker green extensions spread out from the sides of its lower neck, forming a curling pattern lower down the body, resembling a fancy collar. It has narrow red eyes. The upper section of its body is dark green, and the lower pale green. Curled yellow patterns adorn its body, and a sprig-like feature of several leaves tip its tail. It has lost its legs completely, and now only has small, stubby hands.

====Gender differences====
None

===Special abilities===
Jalorda is able to amplify sunlight inside its body. Its piercing stare can stop opponents in their tracks.

===Behavior===
Jalorda holds its head high pretentiously while fighting. It doesn't take most opponents seriously, unless said opponent is particularly powerful.

===Habitat===

===Diet===

==In the anime==

===Major appearances===

===Minor appearances===

==In the manga==

==In the TCG==
{{main|Jalorda (TCG)}}

==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Grass
|type2=Grass
|gen=5
|blackdex={{tt|にらむだけで　あいての　うごきを　とめてしまう。たいようエネルギーを　たいないで　ぞうふくさせる。|It stops its opponents' movements just by glaring. It amplifies solar energy within its body.}}
|whitedex={{tt|あたまを　たかく　もちあげて　あいてを　いあつする。きょうてきと　たたかう　ときだけ　ほんきを　だす。|It intimidates foes by raising its head up high. It only fights seriously when facing a formidable opponent.}}
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Grass|
type2=Grass|
gen=5 |
bwrarity=None|
bwarea=Evolve {{p|Janovy}} |
}}

====In side games====

===Held items===

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{Base stats
|HP=75
|Attack=75
|Defense=95
|SpAtk=75
|SpDef=95
|Speed=113
|type=Grass}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=Grass|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 100 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 50 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100
}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Tackle|Normal|Physical|50|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Vine Whip|Grass|Physical|35|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Wrap|Normal|Physical|15|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|4|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|7|Vine Whip|Grass|Physical|35|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|10|Wrap|Normal|Physical|15|90|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Growth|Normal|Status|—|—|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|Grass Mixer|Grass|Special|65|90|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|24|Mega Drain|Grass|Special|40|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|28|Slam|Normal|Physical|80|75|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|32|Leaf Blade|Grass|Physical|90|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|38|Coil Around|Poison|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|44|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|Wring Out|Normal|Special|—|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|56|Gastro Acid|Poison|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|62|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM12|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM16|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM33|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM41|Torment|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Canon|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|037|Vulpix}}{{MSP|038|Ninetales}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|234|Stantler}}{{MSP|300|Skitty}}{{MSP|301|Delcatty}}{{MSP|431|Glameow}}{{MSP|432|Purugly}} {{MSP|509|Choroneko}}{{MSP|510|Lepardas}}{{MSP|572|Chillarmy}}{{MSP|573|Chillaccino}}|Captivate|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}|Glare|Normal|Status|—|90|30||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|058|Growlithe}}{{MSP|059|Arcanine}}{{MSP|086|Seel}}{{MSP|087|Dewgong}}{{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}} {{MSP|112|Rhydon}}{{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|161|Sentret}}{{MSP|162|Furret}}{{MSP|179|Mareep}}{{MSP|180|Flaaffy}} {{MSP|181|Ampharos}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|417|Pachirisu}}{{MSP|434|Stunky}}{{MSP|435|Skuntank}} {{MSP|504|Minezumi}}{{MSP|505|Miruhog}}{{MSP|572|Chillarmy}}{{MSP|573|Chillaccino}}{{MSP|587|Emonga}}|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||*|}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|315|Roselia}}{{MSP|407|Roserade}} {{MSP|420|Cherubi}}{{MSP|421|Cherrim}}{{MSP|421S|Cherrim}}{{MSP|470|Leafeon}}|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20||||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|504|Minezumi}}{{MSP|505|Miruhog}}|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|428|Lopunny}}{{MSP|471|Glaceon}}|Mirror Coat|Psychic|Special|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|043|Oddish}}{{MSP|044|Gloom}}{{MSP|045|Vileplume}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|102|Exeggcute}}{{MSP|103|Exeggutor}} {{MSP|114|Tangela}}{{MSP|465|Tangrowth}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|231|Phanpy}} {{MSP|232|Donphan}}{{MSP|511|Yanappu}}{{MSP|512|Yanakkie}}{{MSP|513|Baoppu}}{{MSP|514|Baokkie}}{{MSP|515|Hiyappu}} {{MSP|516|Hiyakkie}}|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}{{MSP|020|Raticate}}{{MSP|128|Tauros}}{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}} {{MSP|359|Absol}}{{MSP|509|Choroneko}}{{MSP|510|Lepardas}}{{MSP|522|Shimama}}{{MSP|523|Zeburaika}}{{MSP|570|Zorua}} {{MSP|571|Zoroark}}{{MSP|587|Emonga}}{{MSP|626|Buffalon}}|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}}{{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}{{MSP|003|Venusaur}}{{MSP|043|Oddish}}{{MSP|044|Gloom}}{{MSP|045|Vileplume}} {{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|069|Bellsprout}}{{MSP|070|Weepinbell}}{{MSP|071|Victreebel}}{{MSP|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{MSP|154|Meganium}}{{MSP|182|Bellossom}}{{MSP|216|Teddiursa}}{{MSP|217|Ursaring}}{{MSP|303|Mawile}}{{MSP|315|Roselia}} {{MSP|407|Roserade}}{{MSP|455|Carnivine}}{{MSP|556|Marakacchi}}{{MSP|590|Tamagetake}}{{MSP|591|Morobareru}}|Sweet Scent|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|235|Smeargle}}|Twister|Dragon|Special|40|100|20||}}{{learnlist/breedf|Jalorda|Grass|Grass|5|5}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Jalorda|grass|grass|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Grass Oath|Grass|Special|50|100|10||'''|yes|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Frenzy Plant|Grass|Special|150|90|5||'''|yes|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Jalorda|grass|grass|5|5}}

====Special moves====

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====

===Side game data===

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=495
|name1=Snivy
|type1-1=Grass
|evotype1=Level
|level1=17
|sprite2=496
|name2=Janovy
|type1-2=Grass
|evotype2=Level
|level2=36
|sprite3=497
|name3=Jalorda
|type1-3=Grass
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite |
type=grass |
gen=5 |
gender=none |
name=Jalorda |
ndex=497 |
}}

==Trivia==
* Measuring up to 3.3 meters, Jalorda is both the tallest fully evolved {{Type|Grass}} Pokémon and fully evolved [[starter Pokémon]].
* Jalorda is the only evolution of a starter Pokémon without legs.
* Jalorda, {{p|Daikenki}} and {{p|Enbuoh}} all share the same base stat total of 528.
* Jalorda has the second highest {{stat|Speed}} stat of an evolution of a [[starter Pokémon]], second to {{p|Sceptile}}.
* Jalorda is the only grass type starter to learn any rock or groud moves, if hidden power doesn't count.
===Origin===
Jalorda is based off multiple species of non-venomous {{wp|snakes}} and limbless lizards, such as the {{wp|Green Vine Snake}}, the {{wp|Emerald Tree Boa}}, the {{wp|Royal Python}} or the snake-like {{wp|Lialis burtonis}}. Its design was based off of {{wp|Strelitzia}}s, most likely either the {{wp|strelitzia juncea}} and/or the {{wp|strelitzia reginae}}. Its appearence may have also been inspired by the {{wp|Quetzalcoatl}}; a green, {{wp|Feathered Serpent (deity)|feathered serpent deity}}. Jalorda's appearance may have been based on the {{wp|acanthus (ornament)|acanthus leaf}} motifs used specially during the 18th century. It and its pre-evolutions were confirmed to have been inspired from European, specifically French, royalty. The fact that Jalorda amplifies sunlight in its body, as stated in its Pokédex entry, may be an allusion to King {{wp|Louis XIV}}, a famous French king who referred to himself as the "Sun King". Jalorda's white face also alludes to the {{wp|skin whitening}} fashion, mostly used by the European aristocracy in the 17th century. {{p|Snivy}} and its evolutionary line may also be based off of the {{wp|Serpent (Bible)|Serpent}} in the {{wp|Garden of Eden}} story from the {{wp|Old Testament}}. {{wp|God in Christianity|God}} had cursed the serpent to crawl on its belly and lose its legs for leading mankind into sin. Jalorda's {{a|Antagonist|hidden ability}} also suggests this. The fact that Jalorda can seize opponents with its piercing stare makes a reference to the {{wp|Basilisk}}, king of serpents in European legends.

====Name origin====
Jalorda's name is derived from "Ja", meaning snake, and lord.


{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Janovy | next=Tepig | prevnum=496 | nextnum=498 | type=Grass}}
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Pokédex

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The '''Pokédex''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン{{tt|図鑑|ずかん}}''' ''illustrated Pokémon encyclopedia'') was created by [[Professor Oak]] as an invaluable tool to a {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Pokémon world]]. It gives information about all {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the world that are contained in its database, although it differs in how it acquires and presents information over the different medias. However, they are also only given to a few trainers at a time, generally to the ones that are felt to have exceptional potential and skill. There are different types of Pokédexes and each Pokédex is special to a specific region.

Pokédex entries are typically only two- or three-sentence bits of information about the Pokémon referred to. In some events it gives background information on the habitat or activities of this Pokémon in the wild; at other times it gives other bits of information on the Pokémon's history or anatomy. The infomation included is important info on the Pokémon, height, weight (once obtained), cry, other forms, and a picture of the Pokémon.

==Functions==
In order to accomplish Professor Oak's goal of a complete database of information on every Pokémon, the Pokédex is designed to find and record data on each Pokémon the trainer meets. Pokémon are added to the Pokédex simply by encountering them in battle (or a few special exceptions in Gen IV, such as seeing a picture), but detailed entries are not recorded until the player catches the Pokémon or acquires it in a trade.

===Entries===
The main feature of any Pokédex are the entries on each individual Pokémon, which provide a lot of detail that would otherwise be unexplored in the games.

====Generation I====
[[File:RBYPokedex.png|thumb|right|The main interface of the first Pokédex model]]
In [[Generation I]], the entries were simple and each individual section could be accessed directly from the listing. The first, and main part, was called Data, and included an image of the Pokémon, its number, name, [[species]], Height, Weight, and a short blurb. The second part was called [[Cry]], and selecting that would simply play the Pokémon's cry. The last part was called Area, and would display the [[map]], along with flashing indicators at each location where the selected Pokémon could be found. In cases where the Pokémon was not available in the [[Wild Pokémon|wild]], was only available [[Legendary Pokémon|once]], or could only be found by [[fishing]] or in [[Cerulean Cave]], the message "Area Unknown" would be displayed over the center of the map instead. The [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow version]] allowed players to print entries using the [[Game Boy Printer]].

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====Generation II====
[[File:JohtoDex.png|thumb|left|Johto's Pokédex, as seen in {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Pokémon Gold}}]]
[[Generation II]] retained the same elements as its predecessor, while adding the Pokémon's [[footprint]] to the information, and, like Yellow, allowing players to print entries. Unlike Generation I, selecting a Pokémon displayed the entry in a new screen from which the other sections could be selected. This became the norm for each subsequent generation.

Strangely, entries that would normally display "Area Unknown" on the map simply displayed an unmarked map.
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====Generation III====
[[File:PokedexHoennView.png|thumb|right|Viewing the Hoenn Pokédex in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Sapphire|s}}]]
[[Generation III]] did not add anything to the main entry, however, Cry was given its own page, which would display the soundwave as it played. In addition, the Area section was changed to highlight locations instead of marking them and could now display the locations of Pokémon caught by fishing. A Size section was added, which displayed silhouettes of the Pokémon and the [[player character]] side by side.

[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen]] displayed entries in a much different format from Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. It was the first Pokédex to actually display a Pokémon's type in its entry, as well as its box sprite. However, the Cry visuals were removed. Entries for Kanto Pokémon were taken from Red/Green for FireRed and Red/Blue for LeafGreen. Johto Pokémon entries were taken from Silver for FireRed and Gold for LeafGreen.
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====Generation IV====
[[File:Platinum National Pokédex.png|thumb|left|150px|{{p|Giratina}} in the Platinum National Pokédex]]
[[File:HGSSpokedex.png|thumb|right|150px|{{p|Pidgey}} in the Generation IV Johto Pokédex]]
[[Generation IV]] added numerous features, but of FireRed and LeafGreen's changes, it kept only Type. Area would now change its highlight color depending on whether a Pokémon is found on land or in water, and the player could view the differences between morning, day and night, with the default being the current [[time]]. Cry's display returned, with a bar display in addition to the wave display, and the ability to modify the cry via Chorus/Pan, Reverb/Filter and Loop. Weight was added to the Size section, which put the Pokémon and the player character on either side of a balance scale. A new Forms section allowed players to see gender and form differences within species, but only for forms they'd already seen.

[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver]] changed the formatting again, now by displaying the list on the lower screen and the actual entry on the top screen. Cry's page was again removed. By selecting to view details, players could view Area, Size and Forms. Area no longer defaulted to the current time or differentiated between land and water, Size now utilized both screens to display both Height and Weight at the same time, and Forms added a Compare option to see different forms side by side instead of having to scroll between them. Entries for Johto and Kanto Pokémon were taken from Gold for HeartGold and Silver for SoulSilver.
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====Generation V====
[[Generation V]]'s Pokédex is similar to Generation IV's. Its default features are info, map, and voice. If the player obtains a Pokémon from another country, they can select a language for the entry. The map no longer shows what Pokémon appear in the morning, day, or night as it is no longer a factor in Pokémon appearance. Instead, it shows what [[season]] a Pokémon will more likely appear in. It will also show how the Pokémon can be encountered. The voice feature is simple. Tapping on the bottom screen will allow the player to hear the cry. Later in the game, the Pokédex will be upgraded to show a particular Pokémon's different forms. The standard is showing the male and female differences. It will also show the Pokémon with different forms, such as {{p|Castform}}. Different from Generation IV's version, the forms feature will also show the [[Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] version of the Pokémon; the last sprite selected will become the one displayed in the main entry. Like Generation III and Generation IV, this Pokédex does have the height and weight feature.

===Search and Order===
The original Pokédex had no search function.

In [[Generation II]], the ability to search for Pokémon by [[Elemental type|type]] was added, as well as the ability to sort by [[New Pokédex]] mode, [[Old Pokédex]] mode, [[List of Pokémon by name|A to Z]] mode and [[Unown Dex|Unown mode]].

In [[Generation III|Ruby and Sapphire]], the search function was expanded to allow searches by name and [[List of Pokémon by color|color]]. Players were also given the option to order Pokémon by Heaviest, Lightest, Tallest, or Smallest. Two modes were available, [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|Hoenn]] and [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National]]. National mode was unlocked via a trade with [[Kanto]] or [[Orre]], or in [[Emerald]], defeating the [[Elite Four]].

However, in [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen]], the search function was dropped altogether, instead choosing to expand the sort functions by adding lists of Pokémon by type and [[List of Pokémon by habitat|habitat]]. Heaviest and Tallest orders were also removed. National Mode was unlocked by having obtained 60 Pokémon in the Pokédex and beating the Elite Four.

[[Generation IV]] brought the Search function back, as well as Heaviest and Tallest orders. Habitat was dropped. Searches could now be conducted by [[List of Pokémon by body style|Form]], but not by Color. The two Pokédex modes were [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh]] and National. National mode was unlocked by seeing every Pokémon in the Sinnoh Dex.

[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver]] added the ability search by Height and Weight (instead of simply sorting by them), and also allowed search by Area ([[Johto]], [[Kanto]], or Unknown). National Mode was added by talking with [[Professor Oak]] after defeating the Elite Four.



==Completion==
[[File:Diploma-red.png|right|thumb|Diploma awarded in Red/Blue]]
Completing the Pokédex is a common goal of trainers and carries with it much esteem due to its difficulty, which has gradually escalated with each new generation, as each has introduced at least 100 new Pokémon to be found. However, this is circumvented to a degree by the introduction of Wi-Fi and the [[GTS]] in Generation IV. The in-game rewards are always a congratulations from the director's avatar and a [[diploma]], though in [[Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald]], the player could receive their choice of one Johto [[starter Pokémon]] for completing the Hoenn Dex.

In Generations I-III, the completion of the regional Pokédex is tracked by how many Pokémon the player has caught. However in Generations IV-V, the regional Pokédex is tracked simply by how many Pokémon the player has seen.

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==In the anime==
[[File:BW Pokedex.png‎|thumb|right|Pokédex's new design as seen in the [[Best Wishes]].]]

When a young [[Sam|"Sammy"]] Oak was accidentally warped to a future of his own time, {{Ash}} explained to him how the Pokédex works, unknowingly giving him an idea. In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'' it was mentioned that the Pokédex entries were written by [[Professor Westwood V]] of the [[Seafoam Islands]]. Unlike the games, entries in the anime are pre-programmed into the database and do not require catching to give full information. In this way, they act more as a aide or guide than a recording instrument.

To look up information on a particular species, Trainers may simply point the Pokédex at an individual or manually enter it in. The Pokédex will then display a picture and read the entry out loud. It can also give more information on individuals on request, such as [[level]] and learned [[move]]s. Apparently, a picture or video recording of sufficient quality can also be scanned for information.

The new Pokédex for [[Unova]] comes with a new voice and shows images of the side and back of a Pokémon along with its front.

Trainers without the luxury of a Pokédex may have access to other means of finding information. Some use high-tech computers, like [[Giovanni]] in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!]]'' or [[Shingo]] in ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]''. In several episodes, [[James]] uses a deck of cards.

===Pokédex entries===
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{{Animedexbody|EP002|Dexter (purpose)|Ash's Pokédex|I'm Dexter, a Pokédex programmed by [[Professor Oak]] for [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]] of the town of {{to|Pallet}}. My function is to provide Ash with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their {{pkmn|training}}. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced.}}
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===Voice actors===
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|ja='''[[Kanto]]''' / '''[[Johto]]''': 三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]'' '''[[Hoenn]]''': 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' '''[[Sinnoh]]''': 川上とも子 ''[[Tomoko Kawakami]]'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP101]]) / 雪野五月 ''[[Satsuki Yukino]]'' ([[DP102]]-[[DP191]]) '''[[Unova]]''': 石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''
|en='''[[Kanto]]''' / '''[[Johto]]''': [[Eric Stuart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) / [[Bill Rogers]] ([[PUSA|TPCI]]) '''[[Hoenn]]''': [[Rachael Lillis]] '''[[Sinnoh]]''': [[Michele Knotz]]
|es_eu='''[[Kanto]]''' / '''[[Johto]]''': Eduardo del Hoyo '''[[Hoenn]]''' / '''[[Sinnoh]]''': Amparo Valencia}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Pokédex Adventures.png|thumb|250px|left|The Pokédexes of the holders from the {{chap|Emerald}}]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pokémon Adventures, it is seen that Pokédexes make a signal when brought close to one another, a sort of communication mechanism that can help locate others. This signal is only activated when held by their rightful owner, as seen in [[PS085]]. This signal seems to apply for all models of the Pokédex, as the Johto [[Pokédex Holder]]s also had their Dexes beeping when they were united at the [[Whirl Islands]], and the Hoenn trio in the {{chap|Emerald}}. Later within the same chapter, all ten Pokédexes made another signal after the previous five to be petrified in the end of the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} were restored. The Sinnoh Dexes had the same function as the past trios, but as they have yet to meet their predecessors, the same one seen when all users were brought together has not been seen since.

Much as in the anime, the Pokédex in Pokémon Adventures displays the known moves by an individual Pokémon, as well as its current health, but unlike in the show counterpart, the Dex Entries are usually taken directly from the games and as such contains readable text, cries, and area-tracking functions rather than vocal functions. The Pikachu interaction feature featured in {{game|Yellow}} was added to {{adv|Red}}'s Pokédex, allowing him to see its mood (though he never is seen making much use of it, as {{adv|Yellow}} was in possession of his Pokédex for most of the [[Yellow chapter (Adventures)|chapter]], and could tell [[Pika]]'s mood on her own anyway). The Pokédex's function takes over much of the control the games give to the player, being able to prevent a Pokémon's evolution, whereas Trainers without a Pokédex have no choice in the matter. As seen in ''[[PS004|Wanted: Pikachu!]]'', the Pokédex can discover where a Pokémon was first met by its Trainer, much as the Gen III-added feature allows one to view a Pokémon's origin.

===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Pokémon Trainers receive their Pokédexes when their application to become a Pokémon Trainer is accepted. A Pokédex contains information on a Pokémon's moves and abilities, as well as general information (such as how some Pokémon, like {{AP|Pikachu}}, dislike [[Poké Ball]]s) and the ability to tell if a Pokémon has critically low [[Stats#Hit points|HP]]. In addition, all Pokédexes contain a copy of the Trainer's licence.

Updated versions of the Pokédex are released from time to time: in ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]'', [[Professor Oak]] gives {{Ash}} a beta version of the latest model of the Pokédex.

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==In the TCG==
[[File:PokédexHANDY910isDiamondPearl111.jpg|thumb|righ|Pokédex HANDY910is]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Pokédex in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Hoenn region's model did not receive a TCG card, and the Generation I and Generation II Pokédexes, which featured model numbers on the Japanese card, did not show these model numbers on the English card. Every card has allowed the player to look at a certain number of cards from the top of their deck and then either arranging them as they like, or in the case of Pokédex HANDY910is, choosing one to put in their hand.
{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #{{tcg trainer color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Base Set|Pokédex|87}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Base Set}} || 87/102
|-
| {{TCG|Base Set 2}} || 115/130
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|New Pokédex|95}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=1 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} || 95/111
|-
| {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Pokémon Web}} || 16/48
|-
| {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|PokéDex HANDY909|96}} || T || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} || 96/112
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Pokédex HANDY910is|111}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} || 111/130
|-
| {{TCG|Platinum}} || 114/127
|}
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==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', [[Professor Oak]]'s lecture is about the Pokédex. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: こまったら　ひらいてみよう　ポケモンずかん ''Komattara hiraite miyō, Pokémon zukan.'' "When troubled, let's open the Pokédex."
* Most of the Pokédexes appear similar to one of Nintendo's handhelds. The Johto Pokédex resembles a [[Game Boy Color]], the Hoenn Pokédex appears similar to the [[Game Boy Advance]], the Generation III Kanto Pokédex resembles a [[Game Boy Advance SP]], the Sinnoh Pokédex resembles [[Nintendo DS Lite]], and the Generation IV Johto Pokédex is in similar appearance to a [[Nintendo DSi]]. However, the Generation V Unova Pokédex does not look like the next handheld, the [[Nintendo 3DS]], but rather an {{wp|iPod}}.
* The Pokédex is evidently encased in material that is invulnerable to almost anything within reason. It has been soaked in water and (in the anime) electrocuted and exposed to high-temperature flames, all with no ill effect. It is also voice-sensitive. There are some limitations to its ability; certain circumstances can prevent the Pokédex from accurately identifying its target:
** A Pokédex which has not received a [[National Pokédex|National Mode]] upgrade will not display any information on Pokémon not usually found in its home region, even if those Pokémon have been caught.
** Similarly, {{Gary}}'s Pokédex failed to identify {{an|Mewtwo}} at the [[Viridian Gym]], displaying only static interference. This may be attributed to the mechanical battle armor Mewtwo was wearing at the time.
* All five of Ash's Pokédexes have been red, as were the Pokédexes in the games prior to {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, while other characters have had other colors. May had a yellow one in Kanto, Paul has a dark blue Pokédex, Dawn has a pink Pokédex, [[Rhyanna]] has an ice blue Pokédex, [[Narissa]] has an orange Pokédex and [[Mamie]] has a lavender Pokédex.
* The Kanto regional Pokédex and the Sinnoh regional Pokédex ({{v2|Diamond and Pearl|s}}) have 151 members, the smallest of all regional Pokédexes. The largest regional Pokédex is the Johto regional Pokédex, with 256 members.
* The Pokédex models of [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} rounded the weights of all Pokémon to full pounds except for {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}, despite the Japanese games' use of tenths of kilograms since the start. From [[Generation III]] onward, all weights have been given to the nearest tenth of a pound.
* The Pokédex lost several buttons with every new model, due to various upgrades: Kanto's first model has twenty-two buttons, Johto's original model has five, Kanto's second model, Hoenn's, and Sinnoh's only have three, and Johto's second model apparently has none whatsoever, solely using the touch-screen interface.
* Numerous toy Pokédexes have been manufactured by companies like {{wp|Tiger Electronics}} and [[Jakks Pacific]].

==Gallery of images==
<gallery>
File:Gen I Pokedex.png|The [[Generation I|first]]-generation Pokédex
File:Dex.png|Ash's original Pokédex
File:Pokédex GSC.png|The [[Generation II|second]]-generation Pokédex
File:Pokedex Hoenn Region.png|[[Hoenn]]'s Pokédex
File:Pokedex FRLG.png|Kanto's Pokédex in [[Generation III]]
File:Pokedex DP.png|Sinnoh's Pokédex in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
File:Pokedex Pt.png|Sinnoh's Pokédex in {{game|Platinum}}
File:Ash's Pokedex.png|{{Ash}}'s Sinnoh Pokédex
File:Ash's dex.png|Scanning {{p|Piplup}}
File:PokéDex_HGSS_m.png|Johto's [[Generation IV]] Pokédex for males
File:PokéDex HGSS f.png|Johto's Generation IV Pokédex for females
File:Pokedex_logo.png|Pokédex Logo
File:Unova Pokedex anime.png|The Unova Pokédex in the anime
File:Scanning Unova Pokedex.png|Scanning {{p|Pikachu}} on the Unova Pokédex
</gallery>

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Sam

2010-12-07T04:04:10Z

Pokabu2: /* Intro */

:[[Image:redirect.png|link=Professor Oak#In the anime]] '''''Note:''' This soft redirect exists to avoid revealing a critical plot twist without warning.''
{{Samename|character from {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}|Tech Sam}}
{{Samename|assistant to {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}|Samuel}}
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{{CharInfobox|
color={{fire color}} |
corecolor={{fire color light}} |
bordercolor={{fire color dark}} |
name=Sam |
jname=ユキナリ |
tmname=Yukinari|
slogan=no |
image=Sammy Oak.png |
size=300px |
caption=Sam |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]]|
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=no|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=M04 |
epname=Celebi: Voice of the Forest |
enva=[[Tara Jayne]] |
java=[[Keiko Toda]] |
}}
'''Sam''' (Japanese: '''ユキナリ''' ''Yukinari'') is a young [[Professor Oak]] that appears in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', having been transported by {{OBP|Celebi|Celebi: Voice of the Forest}} from 40 years in the past to Ash's time by accident. Soon after arriving, he befriends {{Ash}}, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]], and the four attempt to stop the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]] from destroying the forest using Celebi's power. After saving Celebi, he returns to his time.

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===Pokémon===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Sam
|pkmn=Charmeleon
|type1=Fire
|img=Oak's Charmeleon.png
|epnum=M04
|epname=Celebi: Voice of the Forest
|vajp=
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=Sam used his {{p|Charmeleon}} in battle against the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]]'s {{p|Sneasel}}, and won. It was contained in what looked to be a metal PokeBall with a red screw-top on it.

Charmeleon's known moves are {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Headbutt}}.}}

====Befriended====
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| {{InactivePoké||Celebi|Celebi 2.png|Psychic|Grass||size=190px|link=Celebi (movie 4)}}
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Ash Ketchum

2010-10-28T01:24:45Z

Pokabu2: /* On hand */

:''Ash redirects here. For the item attached to Ho-Oh, see [[Sacred Ash]]. For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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{{CharInfobox|
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corecolor={{electric color light}} |
bordercolor={{red color}} |
name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
slogan=no |
image=Ash BW.png |
size=200px |
caption=Art from the {{series|Best Wishes}} |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[BW001]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
|trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=counterpart|
counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ([[The Pokémon Company International|TPCI]]) |
java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
}}

'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the ''[[Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'' manga, and is believed to be based on the {{ga|Red|protagonist}} of the [[Generation I| first generation]] Pokémon games. He shares his Japanese name -- which can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智) -- with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His English surname is a pun of the original English motto, "[[Gotta catch 'em all!|Gotta Catch 'em All!]]."

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==In the anime==
===Character===
[[File:Anime Ash.png|200px|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in [[EP001|the first episode]], is to be the world's greatest [[Pokémon master|Pokémon Master]]. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn, rash and amateurish [[Pokémon Trainer]]. He was forced to accept the cheeky {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when Pikachu saw that he was willing to compromise his own safety to keep it safe he formed a strong bond of friendship with Pikachu. This would set his course for the future.
[[File:Ash fleeing spearow.png|thumb|left|200px|Ash trying to keep Pikachu safe]]
However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. His [[Ash's Butterfree|first Pokémon]] was {{pkmn2|caught}} by luck, he knew absolutely nothing about [[Pokémon battle|battling]], and was hesitant to admit it whenever he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming an actual victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]]. He always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his {{AP|seventh|Kingler}}. This hampered matters further when, owing to his inexperience, his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him until [[EP105|Ash could prove himself]] to the powerful Fire-type.

Over time, Ash's dedication to his goal paid off. After earning his first eight badges he went on to compete in the [[Indigo League]], advancing to the fifth round - one further than Gary. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skills; take on new challenges; and compete in more [[Pokémon League]] competitions - triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}.

[[File:Ash AG.png|200px|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at [[Pokémon training]], but his earnestness, rashness, and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to {{ashfr|his friends}}, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them. For example, when he received a banner filled with prints from his Pokémon in ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'', he knew which Pokémon placed specific prints, showing his close bond with them. He also learns where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack. In another instance, his {{AP|Charizard}} defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] by causing the field to overheat before mounting a close-quarters attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without forcing it to [[Evolution|evolve]], as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''. He is happy when his Pokémon evolve but lets them choose whether or not they want to evolve instead of forcing them.
[[File:AshAura.png|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Early on, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon. This is shown when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat. When Aipom stole his hat again in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary]]'', however, while it was under his ownership, he chased after it in the same manner as before.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of Brock. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the [[Pokémon world]] and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.
[[File:SatoshiDP.png|thumb|right|200px|Ash in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}]]
Ash has gained a close connection with many [[legendary Pokémon]], including {{an|Mewtwo}}, {{an|Ho-Oh}}, {{OBP|Lugia|movie 2}}, {{OBP|Latias|movie 5}}, [[Lake guardians (anime)#Azelf|Azelf]], {{OBP|Shaymin|movie 11}}, {{an|Giratina}} and {{an|Arceus}}. In the English dub of the [[M02|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world when it was disrupted. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities, as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses aura again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well.
[[File:AshWallace.png|thumb|left|200px|Ash in the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash carries half of a broken [[Poké Ball]] with him everywhere, while Gary has the other half, as a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry; [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift; and half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto. Ash also participated in the [[Wallace Cup]] on the suggestion of [[Wallace]] but he lost in the third round.

During his battles in the [[Suzuran Conference]], he managed to advance to the Top 4, during which time he defeated his long-time Sinnoh rival [[Paul]], and fought against [[Takuto]], becoming the only Trainer to defeat his {{p|Darkrai}}. Though he lost later on in the battle, he seems to be okay with losing, as he has become closer to his Pokémon than ever before.

Ash is now currently in his venture to [[Isshu]], bringing along only his Pikachu as he did in Hoenn and planned to in [[Sinnoh]].

===Family===
[[File:Younger Ash DP138.png|thumb|left|220px|A young Ash]]
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer who began his journey in Pallet Town, and that he is still living. An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According to the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced in the series, depending on its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.
 

===Pokémon===
As a Trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime. His philosophy on {{pkmn|training}} is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome adversity. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are [[Appendix:Metagame terminology#Sweeper|speedy and maneuverable, yet able to perform high-powered attacks]]; however, he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. Ash's battle style is generally spontaneous and fairly unorthodox, and his Pokémon often reflect these traits.

====On hand====
This section is based on the Pokémon with Ash in the most recent episode to air in Japan.
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Ash|Pikachu|‎Ash Pikachu.png|electric}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Ash|Mamepato|Ash Mamepato.png|normal|flying}} 
| {{ActivePoké|Ash|Mijumaru|Ash Mijumaru.png|water|water}} 
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Ash|Pokabu|Ash Pokabu.png|fire|fire}} ♂
| 
|

|}

====With Professor Oak====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Bulbasaur|Ash Bulbasaur.png|grass|poison}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Kingler|Ash Kingler.png|water|fir=Krabby}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Muk|Ash Muk.png|poison|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Tauros|Ash Tauros.png|normal|disp=Tauros (x30)}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Snorlax|Ash Snorlax.png|normal|size=190px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Heracross|Ash Heracross.png|bug|fighting|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Bayleef|Ash Bayleef.png|grass|fir=Chikorita|size=190px}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Quilava|Ash Quilava.png|fire|fir=Cyndaquil|size=190px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Totodile|Ash Totodile.png|water|size=190px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Noctowl|Ash Noctowl.png|normal|flying|size=190px}} [[File:ShinyGSStars.png]]
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Donphan|Ash Donphan.png|ground|fir=Egg|mid=Phanpy|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Swellow|Ash Swellow.png|normal|flying|fir=Taillow|size=190px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Sceptile|Ash Sceptile.png|grass|fir=Treecko|mid=Grovyle|size=190px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Corphish|Ash Corphish.png|water|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Torkoal|Ash Torkoal.png|fire|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Glalie|Ash Glalie.png|ice|fir=Snorunt|size=190px}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Staraptor|Ash Staraptor.png|normal|flying|fir=Starly|mid=Staravia|size=190px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Torterra|Ash Torterra.png|grass|ground|fir=Turtwig|mid=Grotle|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Infernape|Ash Infernape.png|fire|fighting|fir=Chimchar|mid=Monferno|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Buizel|Ash Buizel.png|water|size=190px}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Gible|Ash_Gible.png|dragon|ground|size=190px}} ♂
|}

====In training====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Primeape|Ash Primeape.png|fighting}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Charizard|Ash Charizard.png|fire|flying|fir=Charmander|mid=Charmeleon}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Squirtle|Ash Squirtle.png|water}}
|
|}

====Released====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Butterfree|Ash_Butterfree.png|bug|flying|fir=Caterpie|mid=Metapod}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pidgeot|Ash's Pidgeot.png|normal|flying|fir=Pidgeotto}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Lapras|Ash Lapras.png|water|ice}}
|
|}

====Traded away====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Raticate|Ash Raticate.png|normal}}
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Ambipom|AshAipom.png|normal|disp=Aipom}} ♀
|
|
|}

====Given away====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Casey|Beedrill|Casey Beedrill.png|bug|poison}}
|
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|}

====Status unknown====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Gliscor|Ash_Gliscor.png|ground|flying|fir=Gligar|size=190px}}
|
|
|
|}

====Unofficial====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Sabrina|Haunter|EP024.png|ghost|poison}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Larvitar|EP262.png|rock|ground}}
|
|
|}

====Temporary====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Rapidash|Ash Rapidash.png|fire|fir=Ponyta|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Porygon|EP038.png|normal|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Weezing|PLEEI Weezing.png|poison|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Meowth|PLEEI Meowth.png|normal|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Arbok|PLEEI Arbok.png|poison|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Hoothoot|Ash Hoothoot.png|normal|flying|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Seaking|Ash Seaking.png|water|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Hitmonlee|Ash Hitmonlee.png|fighting|link=no}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Raichu|Ash Raichu.png|electric|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Spoink|Ash Spoink.png|psychic|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Mantyke|Ash Mantyke.png|water|flying|link=no}}
|
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon!]]''. It evolved into Rapidash when it was racing against Dario's Dodrio during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]'' however, this episode was not aired outside Japan.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]''.

===Badges obtained===
[[File:Asheightkanto.png|200px|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s from [[Kanto]]]]
====Indigo League====
* {{badge|Boulder}} (''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'')
* {{badge|Cascade}} (''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'')
* {{badge|Thunder}} (''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Marsh}} (''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'')
* {{badge|Rainbow}} (''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'')
* {{badge|Soul}} (''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'')
* {{badge|Volcano}} (''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]'')
* {{badge|Earth}} (''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'')

[[File:Orangebadges.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Ash's four [[Orange League]] badges]]
====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} (''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]'')
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} (''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'')
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} (''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]'')
* {{badge|Jade Star}} (''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'')

[[File:Johtobadges2.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Johto]]]]
====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} (''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'')
* {{badge|Hive}} (''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'')
* {{badge|Plain}} (''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]'')
* {{badge|Fog}} (''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'')
* {{badge|Storm}} (''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'')
* {{badge|Mineral}} (''[[EP224|Nerves of Steelix!]]'')
* {{badge|Glacier}} (''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]'')
* {{badge|Rising}} (''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'')

[[File:Ashs hoenn badges.png|200px|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from [[Hoenn]]]]
====Hoenn League====
* {{badge|Stone}} (''[[AG016|The Winner By a Nosepass!]]'')
* {{badge|Knuckle}} (''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers]]'')
* {{badge|Dynamo}} (''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]'')
* {{badge|Heat}} (''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn!]]'')
* {{badge|Balance}} (''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]'')
* {{badge|Feather}} (''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'')
* {{badge|Mind}} (''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'')
* {{badge|Rain}} (''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough!]]'')

[[File:Ash's Symbols.png|200px|thumb|right|Ash's seven {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III|Frontier}} [[Symbol]]s]]
====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] (''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'')
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] (''[[AG149|Wheel... of Frontier!]]'')
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] (''[[AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!]]'')
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] (''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]'')
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] (''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]'')
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] (''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm!]]'')
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] (''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'')

[[File:Ash Sinnoh Badge.png|thumb|220px|Ash's eight badges from [[Sinnoh]]]]
====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} (''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]'')
* {{badge|Forest}} (''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'')
* {{badge|Cobble}} (''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'')
* {{badge|Fen}} (''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'')
* {{badge|Relic}} (''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'')
* {{badge|Mine}} (''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'')
* {{badge|Icicle}} (''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]'')
* {{badge|Beacon}} (''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]'')

====Isshu League====
* {{badge|Tri}} ([[BW006]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the [[Pokémon League]] [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

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* [[Indigo Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Suzuran Conference]] (Top 4)
|}

====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

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[[File:Orangecup.PNG|thumb|left|100px|Ash's Orange League trophy.]]
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

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* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race (DNF)
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Grass Tournament]] (Runner-up)
* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up) (Unique Award)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokéathlon]] (Runner-up)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Contests]]
** {{to|Terracotta}} Contest (Unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
** {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] (Runner-up)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]] (Runner-up)
* [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] Triathlon (Winner)
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros Battling Competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]]
** [[Crossgate Town]] (Champion)
** [[Squallville]] (Champion)
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Twinleaf Festival]] Battle Tournament (Winner)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
|}

===Voice actors===
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|ja=松本梨香 [[Rica Matsumoto]]
|en=[[Veronica Taylor]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ([[The Pokémon Company International|TPCI]] dub) [[Kayzie Rogers]] (a/k/a Jamie Peacock; ''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)
|zh_cmn=賀世芳 ''Hè Shìfāng'' 李明幸 ''Li Míngxìng'' 汪世瑋 ''Wāng Shìwěi''
|hr=Saša Buneta Marko Torjanac
|cs=Radek Škvor
|da=Mathias Klenske
|nl=Christa Lips
|fil=Klariz Magboo
|fr_ca=Sébastien Reding
|fr_eu=Aurélien Ringelheim
|de='''Caroline Combrinck''' ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]], [[DP105]]-present) Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-[[DP104]])
|he=יהונתן מגון Yonatan Magon דניאל מגון Daniel Magon
|hu=Szvetlov Balázs Ungvári Gergely
|it=Davide Garbolino
|ko=최덕희 Choi Deok-Hyi 이선호 Lee Seon-Ho 안현서 An Hyeon-Seo
|no=Nils-Martin Crawfurd
|pl='''Hanna Kinder-Kiss''' ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies) Grzegorz Drojewski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_br=Fábio Lucindo
|pt_eu=Maria João Luís ([[EP001]]-[[EP031]]) Sandra Faleiro ([[EP032]]-[[EP094]]) Sandra de Castro ([[EP095]]-[[EP128]], [[EP158]]-[[EP209]], [[AG093]]-[[AG177]]), [[DP001]]-present, [[Pokémon Live]]) Alexandra Sedas ([[EP129]]-[[EP157]]) Cristina Carvalhal (movies 3 and 4) Bárbara Lourenço ([[EP210]]-[[AG040]]) Raquel Ferreira ([[AG041]]-[[AG092]]) Ana Madureira ([[AG178]]-[[AG192]])
|es_la='''Gabriel Ramos''' Irwin Daayán ([[DP091]]-[[DP104]]) Mireya Mendoza (young, [[DP138]]) Emiliano Dionisi (movies [[M06|6]] and [[M07|7]])
|es_eu='''Adolfo Moreno''' Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. (movie [[M03|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|sv=Dick Eriksson
|fi=Sari Moilanen ([[EP001]]-[[EP142]]) Hanna Savikko ([[EP158]]-present)
|ar=بثينة شيا Buthaina Shia
|ca=Enric Puig
|tr=Ahmet Taşar
}}

==In the manga==
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
Ash is a starring character in [[Ash and Pikachu]], a manga series based on the [[Johto]] saga of the Pokémon anime.

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Ketchum Electric Tale.png|thumb|right|Ash in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga]]
Ash Ketchum is a starring character in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], a manga series based on the anime. Ash's journey in The Electric Tale of Pikachu follows roughly the same plot as in the anime: first traveling the [[Kanto]] region to participate in the [[Pokémon League]], before embarking on a journey around the [[Orange Archipelago]].

While there are many similarities between the anime and manga versions of Ash, there are several differences as well. For example, while the anime version of Ash appears to be indifferent to love and romance, the manga version of Ash has a huge crush on Gary's sister, [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]. He is also prone to quickly falling in love just like Brock, but to a much more subtle or less extreme degree.

Ash's appearance differs in the manga as well. He wears a red jacket, much like {{ga|Red}}'s, instead of the blue he wears in the anime. Also, for the duration of the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu volume 1|first volume]], he wears a different hat, which is solid red with a "PM" on the front. Beginning in ''[[ET05|The Human Race and the Pokémon Race]]'', his hat is changed to match the one he wears in the anime.

Ash owns many of the same Pokémon as in the anime, with a few exceptions: he captures a {{AP|Fearow}} and an {{p|Oddish}}. He also captures a {{p|Mankey}}, which he trades to a shady salesman for a map of [[Mt. Moon]], and a giant {{p|Slowpoke}}, which he trades to [[Gary Oak]].

====Pokémon====
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pikachu|Pikachumangaash.jpg|electric}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Fearow|Fearowdengeki.PNG|normal|flying}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pidgeotto|Ash_Pidgeotto_manga.jpg|normal|flying|link=Ash's Pidgeot}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Butterfree|Ash_Butterfree_manga.jpg|bug|flying|fir=Caterpie|mid=Metapod}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Charizard|Ash Charizard manga.png|fire|flying|fir=Charmander|mid=Charmeleon|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Bulbasaur|Ash_Bulbasaur_manga.jpg|grass|poison|size=120px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Squirtle|Ash_Squirtle_manga.jpg|water|size=120px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Oddish|Ash_Oddish_manga.jpg|grass|poison|link=no|size=120px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Beedrill|Casey Beedrill.png|bug|poison|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Kingler|Ash Kingler manga.png|water}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Muk|Ash Muk manga.png|poison}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Tauros|Ash Tauros manga.png|normal}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Lapras|Ash Lapras manga.png|water|ice}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Snorlax|Ash Snorlax manga.png|normal}}
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|}

=====Traded away=====
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Mankey|Mankey_EToP.jpg|fighting|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Slowpoke|Ash Slowpoke.png|water|psychic|link=no}} ({{pkmn2|giant}})
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|}

* '''Mankey''': Given away for a map of [[Mt. Moon]] with false directions to find a {{p|Clefairy}}.
* '''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]'s photo.

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
[[File:Ash and Brock MPJ.jpg|thumb|right|Ash and Brock in Magical Pokémon Journey]]
Ash, along with {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}, make cameo appearances in bonus chapters of the [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] manga. In the bonus chapters, Ash and co. have mistakenly wandered into the world Magical Pokémon Journey is set in. The bonus chapters chronicle their attempts to return to their own world (of the {{pkmn|anime}}) and their encounters with various aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which differ from the anime's canon (such as the use of [[Poké Ball]]s).

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg lightning color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 009/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 001/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 004/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 007/020
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 010/019
|-
| {{TCG ID|ADV-P Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|ADV-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 036/ADV-P
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Pikachu M|12}} || {{e|Lightning}} || 45 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 012/022
|-
| {{TCG ID|Movie Random Pack Promo|Staraptor M|18}} || {{e|Colorless}} || 41 || - || {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}} (no English release) || 018/022
|-
| {{TCG ID|DPt-P Promo|Pikachu M LV.X|43}} || {{e|Lightning}} || ''X'' || - || {{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 043/DPt-P
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
[[File:Ash catches a Pokemon.png|thumb|250px|Ash after catching a Pokémon]]
* Ash typically catches similar teams in each region he travels through.
** Ash's teams often feature the starter Pokémon of each region. In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions.
** Up until the {{series|Best Wishes}}, he had caught each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]]: {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Chikorita}}, {{AP|Treecko}} and {{AP|Turtwig}}.
** He also caught the three {{type2|Fire}} [[starter Pokémon]] whose English names begin with a 'C' and whose Japanese names begin with a 'ヒ' ''hi'': {{AP|Charmander}} (''Hitokage''), {{AP|Cyndaquil}} (''Hinoarashi''), and {{AP|Chimchar}} (''Hikozaru'').
** He always catches each region's local bird-like Pokémon: {{AP|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}} in Kanto, {{AP|Noctowl}} in Johto, {{AP|Taillow|Swellow}} in Hoenn, {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}} in Sinnoh, and {{AP|Mamepato}} in Isshu. Thus far, Ash has evolved each species to its final form, except for {{AP|Mamepato}}, which was only captured recently.
** Ash has two fully-evolved {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] ({{AP|Sceptile}} and {{AP|Torterra}}) and two fully-evolved {{type2|Fire}} starter Pokémon ({{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Infernape}}). None of his {{type2|Water}} starter Pokémon have evolved at all, or even indicated their desire to.
** He has captured, befriended, used, or otherwise had under his command at least one Pokémon of every type except for {{type2|Dark}} and {{type2|Steel}}.
* As of the thirteenth movie, Ash has encountered every legendary Pokémon from the first four generations at least once.
* Ash has only caught Pokémon when he does not have a full party of six with one exception: his capture of {{AP|Krabby}}.
* Ash has traded away three Pokémon: {{AP|Butterfree}}, {{AP|Raticate}}, and {{AP|Aipom}}. Of these three, Butterfree was the only one Ash got back, and also the only one that is not a {{type2|Normal}}.
* Ash has several Pokémon in common with {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} rivals; Paul and Barry. He and Paul both own a {{p|Torterra}} and have owned a {{p|Gliscor}} as well as both training the same {{AP|Chimchar}} at some point. Like Ash, Barry owns a {{p|Staraptor}} and a {{p|Heracross}}. Other rivals of Ash's have had alike Pokémon; Gary has also owned a {{p|Squirtle}} and a {{p|Krabby}}, Morrison has a {{p|Gligar}}, and Tyson has a {{p|Sceptile}} and {{p|Donphan}}. Both had them on their league teams before Ash would later obtain them himself.

===Challenge/Gym related===
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* In the [[original series]], Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in a case.
* Ash battled six legendary Pokémon. He has defeated four of these.
* Ash has so far battled five [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei]], {{EF|Drake}}, [[Agatha]], {{EF|Flint}} and [[Bertha]]. He has lost to all five without defeating a single Pokémon of theirs.
* The largest amount of episodes that Ash has gone without obtaining a [[badge]] was the gap between the {{ci|Snowpoint}} and {{ci|Sunyshore}} Gyms, ends in ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]'', where Ash finally won the Beacon Badge. The gap was a total of 52 episodes. The shortest amount of time between badges was the [[EP006|one-episode]] gap between ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' and ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''.

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:Ash maid.png|100px|thumb|Ash crossdressing for the third time.]]
* The date of Ash's birth, according to [[Takeshi Shudo]]'s anime novelizations, is 10 years, 10 months, and 10 days ''exactly'' prior to the day he began his Pokémon journey. Being that the same novelization declares that Pokémon Trainers obtain their first Pokémon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime itself began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, Ash's birthday, if April 1 was the first day of his journey, would be May 22.
* Ash has crossdressed three times. The first time he did this was in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'', in the [[original series]]. He crossdressed a second time in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'', in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' marked the third time he crossdressed, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some way.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an {{wp|eggplant}} in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
* Several of the variety of {{wp|ash tree}}s, from which his name could be derived, are related to Kanto in some way: not only are there trees known as the "red ash", "green ash", and "blue ash", for the first three games, but also the "indigo ash", for the [[Indigo Plateau]].
* [[Arnold]] and [[Travis]] are both [[doppelgänger]]s of Ash. His first meeting with both of [[Arnold's mother|their]] [[Luana|mothers]] was being mistaken for them and embraced in a hug as the boys were away from home at the time.
* When [[Veronica Taylor]] was interviewed in the documentary "Adventures in Voice Acting", she stated that during her audition for the role of Ash, he was known as Casey at the time. This name would later be given to a {{an|Casey|recurring character from Johto}}.
[[File:Ash new eye style.png|thumb|right|200px|Ash's new eye style in Best Wishes.]]
* In Ash's Isshu design, his eye irises are larger to match most other people in the anime, like artwork of Red from Generation III.
** Besides clothing, this is Ash's first physical change since his debut in EP001.

==Names==
{|{{bluetable|background: white}}
|- style="background: #{{electric color}};"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English, German
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. Also, Ash is a default name for {{ga|Red}} in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. {{wp|Ash tree}}s are suggested as another explanation as well.
|-
|French
| Sacha Ketchum
| Similar to ''Ash''.
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''. Alternatively, 지우 can mean "close friend".
|-
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''. Can mean "young wisdom"{{tt|*|or "little knowledge"}}.
|-
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 小智 ''Síu Ji''
| Same as Mandarin name.
|-
|Thai
| ซาโตชิ ''Satoshi''
| Based on Japanese name.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.

===On Bulbagarden forums===
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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