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[[File:Ash Kanto Badges.png|thumb|[[Ash Ketchum]]'s Badges in ''[[EP063|The Battle Of The Badge]]'']]
In [[Kanto]], the [[Indigo League]]'s eight [[Gym]]s give out [[Badge]]s which can qualify {{pkmn|Trainer}}s for the right to challenge the [[Elite Four]]. In some media outside of the games, it has been shown that there are more than eight Badges and Gyms in Kanto.

There are also a few [[Badge#Non-Gym badges|non-Gym Badges]] that are either given in the Kanto region or strongly tied to it, but those are not detailed here.

==List of Badges==
===Standard Badges===
The following is a list of the eight standard Badges of the Kanto region's Indigo League, in their standard order. The details listed below describe the Badges in the [[core series]] games, although some details may vary in other media.

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! Image
! English name
! Japanese name
! Gym
! Gym Leader
! Associated type
|-
| [[File:LGPE Boulder Badge.png|50px]]
| Boulder Badge
| グレーバッジ<br>''Gray Badge''
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[Brock]]
| {{t|Rock}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Cascade Badge.png|50px]]
| Cascade Badge
| ブルーバッジ<br>''Blue Badge''
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[Misty]]
| {{t|Water}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Thunder Badge.png|50px]]
| Thunder Badge
| オレンジバッジ<br>''Orange Badge''
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[Lt. Surge]]
| {{t|Electric}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Rainbow Badge.png|50px]]
| Rainbow Badge
| レインボーバッジ<br>''Rainbow Badge''
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[Erika]]
| {{t|Grass}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Soul Badge.png|50px]]
| Soul Badge
| ピンクバッジ<br>''Pink Badge''
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[Koga]]{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/7|PE}}<br>[[Janine]]{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}
| {{t|Poison}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Marsh Badge.png|50px]]
| Marsh Badge
| ゴールドバッジ<br>''Gold Badge''
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[Sabrina]]
| {{t|Psychic}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Volcano Badge.png|50px]]
| Volcano Badge
| クリムゾンバッジ<br>''Crimson Badge''
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[Blaine]]
| {{t|Fire}}
|-
| [[File:LGPE Earth Badge.png|50px]]
| Earth Badge
| グリーンバッジ<br>''Green Badge''
| [[Viridian Gym]]
| [[Giovanni]]{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/7|PE}}<br>{{ga|Blue}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}
| {{t|Ground}}
|}

===Other Kanto Badges===
Kanto Badges other than the eight shown in the core series games have appeared in some media.

====''Pokémon the Series''====
* In ''[[EP063|The Battle Of The Badge]]'', Gary shows that he has collected ten Badges, only three of which are recognizable (the Cascade, Rainbow, and Boulder Badges).
* In ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', a collage of Badges, many unknown, are shown in the background while the narrator talks about the two Badges Ash has earned so far at the beginning of the episode.
* In ''[[EP073|Bad To The Bone]]'', when [[Jessie]] compares her Badges (stolen from [[Otoshi]]) to another Trainer's, her Badges include three unrecognizable Badges, while the other Trainer's Badges are all unrecognizable.

<gallery>
Gary badges.png|Gary with 10 Badges in ''The Battle Of The Badge''
Many Unknown Kanto Badges.png|Badges from ''Mystery at the Lighthouse''
Otoshi Badges.png|Badges belonging to Otoshi in ''Bad To The Bone''
Badges in Red Box.png|Badges belonging to a  Trainer in ''Bad To The Bone''
</gallery>

====''[[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]''====
In ''[[ET11|Days of Gloom and Glory]]'', when having his Badges checked, [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] is shown to have eight Badges, some of which do not match any of the standard Badges or are slightly different. Reasonably matchable Badges are Boulder, Cascade, and Earth; possibly similar ones are Soul, Marsh, and Volcano; this leaves at least two (the sixth and eighth) of unknown origin.

<gallery>
Ash Kanto Badges EToP.png|Badges in ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
</gallery>

==In the core series==
The Kanto Badges can be acquired in two broad groups of [[core series]] games.
* Games based in Kanto: [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red, Blue]], [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow]], [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen]], and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!]]
* Games based in [[Johto]]: [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold, Silver]], [[Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal]], [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold, and SoulSilver]]

===Acquisition order===
In the Kanto games, the Boulder and Cascade Badges can only be acquired first and second (respectively) and the Earth Badge must be acquired last, but the remaining Badges can be acquired in almost any order. In Generation I and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Volcano Badge requires the Soul Badge due to needing {{m|Surf}} to access; in {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, this restriction no longer exists, as Cinnabar Island is accessed using [[Sea Skim]] instead (which does not require a Badge to use).

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! rowspan=2 | Badge
! colspan=2 | Order
|-
! {{GameIcon|R}}{{GameIcon|B}}{{GameIcon|Y}}{{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}}
! {{GameIcon|LGP}}{{GameIcon|LGE}}
|-
| Boulder Badge
|colspan=2| 1
|-
| Cascade Badge
|colspan=2| 2
|-
| Thunder Badge
|colspan=2| 3-7
|-
| Rainbow Badge
|colspan=2| 3-7
|-
| Soul Badge
| 3-6
| 3-7
|-
| Marsh Badge
|colspan=2| 3-7
|-
| Volcano Badge
| 4-7
|colspan=2| 3-7
|-
| Earth Badge
|colspan=2| 8
|}

In the Johto games, the Kanto Badges can be earned after becoming {{pkmn|Champion}} and traveling to Kanto aboard the [[S.S. Aqua]], and they can generally be acquired in any order. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, the Earth Badge cannot be obtained until after all of the other Badges.

In the game walkthroughs from several Generation II<ref>''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''</ref><ref>''[[Pokémon Crystal: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''</ref><ref>''[[Official Pokémon Gold and Silver Adventure Guide]]''</ref><ref>''[[Official Pokémon Crystal Version Perfect Guide]]''</ref> and at least one Generation IV guidebook,<ref>''[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokédex]]''</ref> the Kanto Badges are obtained in this order: Thunder, Marsh, Cascade, Rainbow, Soul, Boulder, Volcano, and Earth.

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! rowspan=2 | Badge
! colspan=2 | Order
|-
! {{GameIcon|G}}{{GameIcon|S}}{{GameIcon|C}}
! {{GameIcon|HG}}{{GameIcon|SS}}
|-
| Boulder Badge
|rowspan=8| 9-16
|rowspan=7| 9-15
|-
| Cascade Badge
|-
| Thunder Badge
|-
| Rainbow Badge
|-
| Soul Badge
|-
| Marsh Badge
|-
| Volcano Badge
|-
| Earth Badge
| 16
|}

===Effects===
The Badges that a player has can have various effects. For the Kanto Badges, their effects differ depending on the game: Kanto-based or Johto-based.

====Kanto-based games====
In Kanto-based games, acquiring Badges can have the following effects:
* Increasing the maximum [[level]] for Pokémon [[obedience]]
* Boosting certain stats (in {{gameabbrev1|RBY}} and {{gameabbrev3|FRLG}})
* Allowing the use of [[HM]] moves as [[field move]]s (except in {{gameabbrev7|PE}} where they are replaced by [[Secret Technique]]s)
* Unlocking items in [[Poké Mart]]s (in {{gameabbrev7|PE}})

A man in [[Cerulean City]] will tell the player the effects of each of their Badges in Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}}.

=====Obedience=====
[[Outsider Pokémon]] may [[obedience|disobey]] the player if their level is too high. The following table lists the maximum levels at which outsider Pokémon will obey the player, depending on the Badges they have.

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
|-
! Obedience
! {{GameIcon|R}}{{GameIcon|B}}{{GameIcon|Y}}{{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}}
! {{GameIcon|LGP}}{{GameIcon|LGE}}
|-
! Up to Lv. 10
| colspan=2 | ''No Badges''
|-
! Up to Lv. 20
|
| 1 Badge
|-
! Up to Lv. 30
| Cascade Badge
| 2 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 40
|
| 3 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 50
| Rainbow Badge
| 4 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 60
|
| 5 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 70
| Marsh Badge
| 6 Badges
|-
! Up to Lv. 80
|
| 7 Badges
|-
! All Pokémon
| Earth Badge
| 8 Badges
|}

=====Stat boost=====
Some Badges boost a certain stat of the player's Pokémon. In [[Generation I]], the stats are increased by 12.5%, while in [[Generation III]], they are increased by 10%. This boost is not applied in link battles and it was removed in {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}

In Generation I, these stat boosts are reapplied whenever the player's Pokémon's stats are raised or lowered, allowing boosts to be stacked (this stacking effect is lost if the Pokémon levels up).

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
|-
! Stat
! {{GameIcon|R}}{{GameIcon|B}}{{GameIcon|Y}}
! {{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}}
|-
| {{stat|Attack}}
| colspan="2" | Boulder Badge
|-
| {{stat|Defense}}
| Thunder Badge
| Soul Badge
|-
| {{stat|Special}}{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>{{stat|Special Attack}} and {{stat|Special Defense}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}
| colspan="2" | Volcano Badge
|-
| {{stat|Speed}}
| Soul Badge
| Thunder Badge
|}
In Generation I, the man in Cerulean City incorrectly states that the Thunder Badge boosts Speed and the Soul Badge boosts Defense, when those effects are actually switched. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Badges were changed to align with the man's dialogue.

=====HM moves=====
In Generations I and III, some Badges allow the player to use [[HM]] moves as [[field move]]s, outside of battle. In {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, field moves are replaced by [[Secret Technique]]s, which no longer require Badges to be used.

The following table shows which Badges are required to use an HM move outside of battle.
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! HM
! Move
! {{GameIcon|R}}{{GameIcon|B}}{{GameIcon|Y}}
! {{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}}
|-
| {{bag|HM Normal|HM01}}<br><small>[[HM01]]</small>
| {{m|Cut}}
| colspan="2" | Cascade Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Flying|HM02}}<br><small>[[HM02]]</small>
| {{m|Fly}}
| colspan="2" | Thunder Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Water|HM03}}<br><small>[[HM03]]</small>
| {{m|Surf}}
| colspan="2" | Soul Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Normal|HM04}}<br><small>[[HM04]]</small>
| {{m|Strength}}
| colspan="2" | Rainbow Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Normal|HM05}}<br><small>[[HM05]]</small>
| {{m|Flash}}
| colspan="2" | Boulder Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Fighting|HM06}}<br><small>[[HM06]]</small>
| {{m|Rock Smash}}
| N/A
| Marsh Badge
|-
| {{bag|HM Water|HM07}}<br><small>[[HM07]]</small>
| {{m|Waterfall}}
| N/A
| Volcano Badge
|}

=====Poké Marts=====
In {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, the items sold by [[Poké Mart]]s vary based on the number of Badges the player has. The table below shows which new items are sold when a new Badge is acquired.

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! Badges
! Poké Mart inventory
|-
| ''No Badges''
| [[Poké Ball (item)|Poké Ball]], [[Potion]], [[Antidote]], [[Burn Heal]], [[Ice Heal]], [[Awakening]], [[Paralyze Heal]]
|-
| 1 Badge
| [[Great Ball]], [[Escape Rope]], [[Repel]], [[X Attack]], [[X Defense]], [[X Sp. Atk]], [[X Sp. Def]], [[X Speed]], [[X Accuracy]], [[Dire Hit]], [[Guard Spec.]]
|-
| 2 Badges
| [[Super Potion]], [[Lure]]
|-
| 3 Badges
| [[Full Heal]], [[Revive]], [[Super Repel]]
|-
| 4 Badges
| [[Ultra Ball]], [[Hyper Potion]], [[Super Lure]]
|-
| 5 Badges
| [[Max Repel]]
|-
| 6 Badges
| [[Max Potion]], [[Max Lure]]
|-
| 7 Badges
| &mdash;
|-
| 8 Badges
| [[Full Restore]]
|}

=====State changes=====
Badges can also affect conditions for certain events or characters in the world.

* Boulder Badge
** The character that previously blocked the east exit from [[Pewter City]] will no longer prevent the player from advancing.
** {{gameabbrev1|RBY}}: the [[rival]], {{ga|Blue}}, will no longer appear for the optional battle on {{rt|22|Kanto}}.
<!--
* Cascade Badge
** ?
* Thunder Badge
** ?
* Rainbow Badge
** ?
* Soul Badge
** ?
* Marsh Badge
** ?
* Volcano Badge
** ?
* Earth Badge
** ?
-->

The first seven Badges must be obtained before the player is allowed to enter the [[Viridian Gym]] and earn the Earth Badge.

All Badges let the player pass specific checkpoints at the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]] or on {{rt|23|Kanto}}. The order of these checkpoints matches the order on the {{ga|Trainer Card}} (as shown [[#Standard Badges|above]]). Past these gates lies {{ka|Victory Road}}, which leads to Indigo Plateau and the Elite Four.

====Johto-based games====
In Johto-based games, Badges can have the following effects:
* Boosting the damage of certain types of moves (in {{gameabbrev2|GSC}})
* Allowing the use of [[HM]] moves as [[field move]]s (in {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}})

In these games, obedience and stat boosts depend on the player's [[Draft:Johto Badges|Johto Badges]]. By the time the player is acquiring Kanto Badges, all Pokémon will already obey them and all stat boosts will be active.

=====Type boost=====
In [[Generation II]], each Badge boosts the power of moves of a given type by 12.5%. With 16 Badges between Johto and Kanto, that makes one Badge for each type. The boosted type generally corresponds to the Gym's dominant type. This boost is not applied in link battles.

Unlike other effects of Badges, this boost is never mentioned in-game. This mechanic was not used outside of Generation II.
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! Badge
! Boosted type
|-
| Boulder Badge
| {{t|Rock}}
|-
| Cascade Badge
| {{t|Water}}
|-
| Thunder Badge
| {{t|Electric}}
|-
| Rainbow Badge
| {{t|Grass}}
|-
| Soul Badge
| {{t|Poison}}
|-
| Marsh Badge
| {{t|Psychic}}
|-
| Volcano Badge
| {{t|Fire}}
|-
| Earth Badge
| {{t|Ground}}
|}

=====HM moves=====
In Generation IV, only one Kanto Badge allows the player to use an [[HM]] move outside of battle as a [[field move]]. Other moves depend on the Johto Badges that the player will have already earned before entering Kanto.

{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Kanto color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}"
! HM
! Move
! Badge required
|-
| {{bag|HM Normal|HM08}}<br><small>[[HM08]]</small>
| {{m|Rock Climb}}
| Earth Badge
|}

==In other games==
===[[Pokémon Stadium series]]===
In [[Pokémon Stadium]]'s [[Gym Leader Castle]], the player can challenge representations of each Kanto Gym, anchored by their Gym Leader. The Badge designs can be seen on the top of each leader's tower, and they light up as the tower is defeated. The Badges are also used to track the player's progress through the Stadium cups ([[Pika Cup]], [[Petit Cup]], [[Poké Cup]], and [[Prime Cup]]), challenges where the player must complete eight battles in a row; winning the first battle is marked by the Boulder Badge, the second by the Cascade Badge, and so on.

In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'s Gym Leader Castle, the Kanto Gym Leader Castle can only be challenged after clearing the Johto Gym Leader Castle, but here too the towers feature the designs for the Kanto Badges.

===Pokémon Puzzle League===
In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], the player can earn all of the Kanto Badges by defeating the Gym Leaders throughout the tournament.

===Pokémon Masters EX===
In [[Pokémon Masters EX]], a replica of the Earth Badge can be used to decorate the [[Trainer Lodge]].

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
To participate in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], Trainers need to earn eight Badges in the Kanto region, pass the [[Pokémon League Admissions Exam]], or graduate from [[Pokémon Tech]]. Gym Badges are earned by defeating one of Kanto's Gym Leaders.

====''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''====
[[Ash Ketchum]] sets out from [[Pallet Town]] aiming to collect eight badges and enter the Pokémon League. The Kanto badges he collected are as follows:

{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{Kanto color}}; border:2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; text-align:center"
! Badge
! Episode obtained
! Awarded by
! Notes
|-
| Boulder Badge
| ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''
| {{an|Brock}}
| Granted for demonstrating kindness to Pokémon
|-
| Cascade Badge
| ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''
| {{an|Misty}}
| Granted for saving the Gym's Pokémon from {{TRT}}
|-
| Thunder Badge
| ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|
|-
| Marsh Badge
| ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]''
| [[Sabrina]]
| Won by default when Sabrina and her Kadabra were overcome by laughter and unable to battle
|-
| Rainbow Badge
| ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
| [[Erika]]
| Granted for rescuing Erika's Gloom after Team Rocket set off a bomb and started a fire
|-
| Soul Badge
| ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]''
| [[Koga]]
|
|-
| Volcano Badge
| ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''
| [[Blaine]]
|
|-
| Earth Badge
| ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''
| [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{an|Meowth}}
| {{an|Giovanni}} left [[Team Rocket trio|the trio]] in charge of the Gym in his absence
|}

[[Gary Oak]] and the two other Trainers who started from [[Pallet Town]] on the same day as Ash were also collecting badges throughout the Kanto region. In ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'', {{an|Daisy}}, {{an|Violet}}, and {{ka|Lily}} mentioned that they had already been defeated by three other Trainers from Pallet Town. In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', Professor Oak mentioned that the other three Trainers from [[Pallet Town]] had all earned five badges each.

In ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', [[Gary Oak]] showed the 10 badges he had collected in the Kanto region before challenging the Viridian Gym. These included the Cascade Badge, Rainbow Badge, Boulder Badge, and 7 unknown badges.

In ''[[EP073|Bad To The Bone]]'', a Trainer who had collected eight badges named [[Otoshi]] had those badges stolen by the [[Team Rocket trio]] before he could enter the Pokémon League. He challenged Ash to a battle, where the loser would give up eight badges to the winner, but after losing he explained his predicament to Ash. Ash, his friends, and Otoshi successfully retrieve his badges from Team Rocket, and Otoshi departs to enter the Pokémon League. The designs of Otoshi's badges are inconsistent throughout the episode — a flashback shows him earning the Thunder, Soul, Marsh, and Volcano Badges, which match the designs of Ash's badges; but when Jessie later shows off the box of Otoshi's stolen badges, there are three badges that look similar to the Soul, Marsh, and Volcano Badges but slightly different (while the Thunder Badge appears consistent).

====''Pokémon the Series: Ruby & Sapphire''====
In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', [[Agatha]] reveals that she has taken over as Viridian Gym Leader following Giovanni's absence, so now is the one responsible for awarding Earth Badges.

====''Pokémon Chronicles''====
In ''[[HS05|The Blue Badge of Courage]]'', [[Sakura]] challenges the [[Cerulean Gym]] Leader, {{an|Misty}}, but Misty discovers that the Gym is out of Cascade Badges. After {{an|Daisy}} advises Misty that the Gym sources its badges from an artisan in [[Rifure Village]], Misty, Tracey, and Sakura travel to the village to collect a new batch. However, [[Kinso]], the artisan who creates the badges, refuses to make a new set, instead training the trio to create the badges themselves. The badge-making process involves heating metal in a kiln, hammering it into the basic shape, then welding into the precise shape, and finally painting it.

One night while training with Kinso, a group of thieves steal a set of badges from Kinso; Kinso explains that thieves often steal the badges to sell on the black market. Misty defeats the thieves and retrieves the stolen badges, for while Kinso rewards her with a set of Cascade Badges. After returning the Cerulean City, Sakura challenges Misty to a Gym battle, and wins one of the Cascade Badges that she made.

====''Pokémon the Journeys: The Series''====
etc.

====Alternative badge givers====
Misty's sisters, Lily, Daisy, and Violet, are also leaders of the Cerulean Gym in the series and mention giving out badges to Trainers who have defeated them, even offering one to Ash in ''The Water Flowers of Cerulean City'' without a battle.

In ''[[EP063|The Battle Of The Badge]]'', Giovanni is the Gym Leader of the Viridian Gym and defeats [[Gary Oak]] as a challenger, but after that, he puts [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} in charge, including being able to give out the Earth Badge, so that he can attend to business. When Ash challenges and defeats them, they initially refuse to give him the badge, but when they're sent blasting off, they drop the Earth Badge and Ash claims it.

Several other characters are shown to lead known Gyms for a time, but they are not seen giving out badges.
* [[Lola]], {{ka|Flint}}, and [[Forrest]] served as leaders of the Pewter Gym at various times.
* [[Visquez]] serves as leader of the Vermilion Gym while Lt. Surge is away training, as seen in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]''.
* [[Agatha]] served as the temporary leader of the Viridian Gym (following Giovanni's apparent absence), as seen in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]''.

===Pokémon Origins===
In [[Pokémon Origins]], both [[Red (Origins)|Red]] and [[Blue (Origins)|Blue]] earn all eight Kanto badges.
Red is shown earning his badges throughout the series.
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{Kanto color}}; border:2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; text-align:center"
! Badge
! Episode obtained
! Awarded by
|-
| Boulder Badge
| ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]''
| [[Brock]]
|-
| Cascade Badge
| rowspan="2" | ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]''
| [[Misty]]
|-
| Thunder Badge
| [[Lt. Surge]]
|-
| Rainbow Badge
| rowspan="5" | ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''
| [[Erika]]
|-
| Soul Badge
| [[Koga]]
|-
| Marsh Badge
| [[Sabrina]]
|-
| Volcano Badge
| [[Blaine]]
|-
| Earth Badge
| [[Giovanni]]
|}
* Blue earned all eight badges at least prior to ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', where he is shown as the {{pkmn|Champion}}, but he showed off six badges in ''File 3: Giovanni'' when Red arrived at [[Viridian City]] (the Boulder and Cascade Badges may simply have not been visible).

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Red Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|{{adv|Red}}'s seven Badges, as seen in ''[[PS033|The Winged Legends]]'']]
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{adv|Red}} earns or acquires seven Badges throughout the first arc. In ''[[PS032|A Little Kadabra'll Do It]]'', he puts all seven Badges in [[Team Rocket]]'s Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier, but in the process of defeating Team Rocket, the machine is not seen again and no mention is made of him recovering his Badges. He later faces and defeats {{adv|Giovanni}} in ''[[PS038|Long Live the Nidoqueen?!]]'', but he does not appear to obtain the Earth Badge.
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{Kanto color}}; border:2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; text-align:center"
! Badge
! Chapter obtained
! Awarded by
! Notes
|-
| Boulder Badge
| ''[[PS005|Onix Is On!]]''
| [[Brock]]
| 
|-
| Cascade Badge
| ''[[PS008|Suddenly Starmie]]''
| [[Misty]]
| Received before he and Misty separated, presumably during or after their training together
|-
| Rainbow Badge
| ''[[PS020|Meanwhile...Vileplume!]]''
| [[Erika]]
| Granted by Erika after Red proved his determination and compassion
|-
| Volcano Badge
| prior to ''[[PS028|Peace of Mime]]''
| [[Blaine]]
| Red meets Blaine in ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'' and the end of that volume (after the following chapter) states that Red has four Badges (and later, in ''A Little Kadabra'll Do It'', he recalls a moment when Blaine handed him the Badge)
|-
| Thunder Badge
| ''[[PS030|Zap! Zap! Zapdos!]]''
| [[Lt. Surge]]
| Taken from Lt. Surge after Red defeats him
|-
| Soul Badge
| ''[[PS031|The Art of Articuno]]''
| {{adv|Blue}}
| Red and Blue defeat [[Koga]]. Blue takes the Soul Badge and gives to Red
|-
| Marsh Badge
| ''A Little Kadabra'll Do It''
| {{adv|Green}}
| Received in a trade for a [[Moon Stone]]
|}

Blue is only known to have acquired a couple of Badges.
* Boulder Badge: ''Onix Is On!'', won by defeating Brock (off-screen)
* Soul Badge: ''The Art of Articuno'', picked up after he and Red defeat Koga, then given to Red

Green also acquires a few Badges, often by stealing them. In ''[[PS017|The Jynx Jinx]]'', she "returns" fakes of the Badges she stole from Red, only to later use them to properly activate the Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier. No mention is made of the machine or Badges being recovered afterward.
* Boulder Badge: ''[[PS015|Wartortle Wars]]'', stolen from Red
* Cascade Badge: ''Wartortle Wars'', stolen from Red
* Marsh Badge: ''A Little Kadabra'll Do It'', stolen from Sabrina after confusing her, then traded to Red

The criteria for participation in the Indigo League Tournament are unclear, but gathering eight Badges is a rare feat, as noted in ''[[PS160|Playful Porygon2]]'' when {{adv|Silver}} presents eight (stolen) Johto Badges to gain entry.

In ''Onix Is On!'', Blue also mentions that the Boulder Badge raises the attack power of a Trainer's Pokémon. Furthermore, in ''The Art of Articuno'', Koga reveals that all the Badges have a secret power to raise a Pokémon's abilities. They also convey a degree of control over Pokémon, with Koga able to control {{p|Articuno}} with the power of four Badges. Team Rocket also created a Pokémon Badge Energy Amplifier that fuses {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} using seven Badges (all but the Earth Badge).

===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Boulder Badge EToP.png|thumb|The Boulder Badge in ''[[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'']]
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], [[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash Ketchum]] is seen to have all eight Badges in ''[[ET11|Days of Gloom and Glory]]'' when a woman checks his Badges for the Indigo Plateau Conference, only two of which he was seen to earn.
* Boulder Badge: ''[[ET02|Play Misty For Me]]'', won by defeating Brock
* Cascade Badge: ''Play Misty For Me'', won by recovering his hat
* Thunder Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
* Rainbow Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
* Soul Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
* Marsh Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
* Volcano Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''
* Earth Badge: prior to ''Days of Gloom and Glory''

Participants in the Indigo Plateau Conference (which include Gary and [[Ritchie]]) may also have earned at least eight Badges in Kanto, though there are also other ways to qualify for the competition.

===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
In [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]], in ''[[PM032|The Legendary Moltres Appears!!]]'', [[Red (Pocket Monsters)|Red]] is able to pass through the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate|Pokémon League gates]], so he presumably has all eight Badges, but he is only explicitly seen acquiring two Badges. Furthermore, while Red meets and defeats Lt. Surge (in ''[[PM006|Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?]]''), Erika (in ''[[PM010|Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!!]]''), and Sabrina (in ''[[PM012|The Life-or-Death Magic Duel!!]]''), there is no indication that they are actually Gym Leaders. Of the remaining Gym Leaders, Red is not explicitly seen obtaining a Badge from Koga (in ''[[PM015|Save The Chansey!]]'') or Giovanni (in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]''), but since he was explicitly brought to Giovanni's Gym to obtain the final Badge to pass the reception gate, he presumably earned it; and when Red battled Misty (in ''[[PM004|Obtain the Moon Stone!!]]''), it was explicitly over a [[Moon Stone]] and no Badge was mentioned.
* Boulder Badge: ''[[PM003|Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!]]'', won by defeating Brock
* Volcano Badge: ''[[PM024|Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!]]'', Red defeats Blaine's {{p|Arcanine}}

Participants in the Indigo Plateau Conference (which include [[Green (Pocket Monsters)|Green]] and [[Blue (Pocket Monsters)|Blue]]) may also have earned at least eight Badges in Kanto. Green was not seen to earn a Badge, but he was seen to lose to Brock early in the series.

===Pokémon Zensho===
In [[Pokémon Zensho]], [[Satoshi (Zensho)|Satoshi]] gathers Badges across the series, mostly by defeating the Gym Leaders.
* Boulder Badge: [[PZ02]]
* Cascade Badge: [[PZ03]]
* Thunder Badge: [[PZ04]]
* Rainbow Badge: [[PZ05]], specially granted by Erika for his instinct to help people without thought to his loss
* Soul Badge: [[PZ06]]
* Marsh Badge: [[PZ07]], gifted by Sabrina because she believes in his strength and that she would lose
* Volcano Badge: [[PZ08]]
* Earth Badge: [[PZ09]]

Since [[Shigeru (Zensho)|Shigeru]] became Champion, he presumably gathered all eight Badges as well, but the only mention of his battles is in PZ07 when Sabrina recalls her loss to him.

===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
In [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]], the Earth Badge is the only Kanto Badge [[Jō]] is seen to earn, by defeating Blue in [[JBA6]], but when Blue hands over the Badge, he remarks that it's Jō's last, implying that he's already earned Kanto's other Badges.

==In the TCG==
The Kanto Badges have made a few appearances over the history of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. They first appeared as cards in the {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} expansion of the Original Series, released October 24, 1998, as cameo appearances in the background of {{TCG|Trainer card}}s featuring their Gym Leader. This first expansion only featured the first four Kanto Gym Leaders. On June 25, 1999, the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion would introduce the final four Kanto Gym Leaders. All {{TCG|Trainer's Pokémon}} released in these expansions have an icon featuring each [[Gym Leader]] with their respective Gym Badge as a backdrop. 

These Badges would reappear years later during the XY Series. Over October and November of 2016, [[Gym Badge (XY Promo 203)|Gym Badge]] cards featuring the Kanto Badges directly were distributed in several ways as {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards}}.

===List of cards===
====Gym Badge====

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|image=GymBadgeXYPromoBrock.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|203}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY203
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Brock]]; Evolutions Season 1 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
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|image=GymBadgeXYPromoMisty.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|204}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY204
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Misty]]; Evolutions Season 1 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
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|image=GymBadgeXYPromoLtSurge.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|205}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY205
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Lt. Surge]]; Evolutions Season 2 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=GymBadgeXYPromoErika.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|206}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY206
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Erika]]; Evolutions Season 2 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=GymBadgeXYPromoKoga.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|207}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY207
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Koga]]; Evolutions Season 2 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
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|image=GymBadgeXYPromoSabrina.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|208}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY208
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Sabrina]]; Evolutions Season 3 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=GymBadgeXYPromoBlaine.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|209}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY209
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Blaine]]; Evolutions Season 3 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=GymBadgeXYPromoGiovanni.jpg
|caption={{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|210}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Item}}
|j=y|en=y|de=y|es=y|fr=y|it=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos|XY Promo}} - XY210
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolPromo.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promo}} - XY-P
|illus=Ryo Ueda
|notes=Features [[Giovanni]]; Evolutions Season 3 {{TCG|Pokémon League}} reward
}}
{{Flexfooter}}

====Cameos====
All {{TCG|Trainer's Pokémon}} released in {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} and {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} have an icon featuring each [[Gym Leader]] with their respective Gym Badge as a backdrop.
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|image=BrockGymHeroes98.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock|15}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Heroes.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 15/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Nivi City Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 98/132 (English), {{TCG|Leaders' Stadium}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
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|image=MistyGymHeroes102.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty|18}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Heroes.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 18/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Hanada City Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 102/132 (English), {{TCG|Leaders' Stadium}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
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|image=LtSurgeGymHeroes17.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Lt. Surge|17}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Heroes.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 17/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Kuchiba City Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 101/132 (English), {{TCG|Leaders' Stadium}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
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|image=ErikaGymHeroes16.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Erika|16}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Heroes.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 16/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Tamamushi City Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} - 100/132 (English), {{TCG|Leaders' Stadium}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
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|image=KogaGymChallenge19.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Koga|19}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Challenge.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 19/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Challenge from the Darkness}} (Non Holo)
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 106/132 (English); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
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|image=SabrinaGymChallenge20.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Sabrina|20}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Challenge.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 20/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Yamabuki City Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 110/132 (English), {{TCG|Challenge from the Darkness}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=BlaineGymChallenge17.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Blaine|17}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Challenge.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 17/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Guren Town Gym}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 100/132 (English), {{TCG|Challenge from the Darkness}} (Japanese); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
{{User:Maverick Nate/In the TCG/alt
|image=GiovanniGymChallenge18.jpg
|caption={{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni|18}}
|cardtype={{TCG|Trainer}}
|j=y|en=y
|enrelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Challenge.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 19/132 {{rar|Rare Holo}}
|jprelease=[[File:SetSymbolGym Booster.png|x24px|24px]]{{TCG|Challenge from the Darkness}}
|illus=Ken Sugimori
|notes=Also available in non Holofoil: {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} - 104/132 (English); English prints were released in 1st Edition and Unlimited
}}
{{Flexfooter}}

==Merchandise==
The Kanto Gym Badges have been featured in some official goods.

<gallery>
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set.png|[[Premium Gym Badge Set|Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===League Rewards===
The Kanto Badges were also part of the [[Pokémon League Rewards (TCG)|Pokémon League Rewards]] during the 1999-2000 and 2006-2007 cycles. These were small {{wp|lapel pin}}s. In the former case, they were rectangular pins featuring the Pokémon League logo above an image of the Badge. In the latter case, the pins had a main circular portion featuring the Badge, with a small curved banner underneath it with the text "Pokémon TCG League".
<gallery>
TCG League Cycle 1 Badges.png|[[Pokémon League Rewards (TCG)|Pokémon League Rewards]] for 1999-2000
TCG League Cycle 7 Badges.png|Pokémon League Rewards for 2006-2007
</gallery>

==Design and naming==
===Design origin===
* Boulder Badge: shaped like a simple gray octagon.
* Cascade Badge: resembles a light blue raindrop.
* Thunder Badge: shaped like an eight-pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the center.
* Rainbow Badge: resembles a flower with rainbow-colored petals.
* Soul Badge: shaped like a fuchsia heart.
* Marsh Badge: shaped like two concentric golden circles.
* Volcano Badge: resembles a red flame with a small pink diamond in the center.
* Earth Badge: shaped like a plant, most likely a {{wp|Cleyera japonica|Sakaki tree}}, which is where Giovanni's Japanese name comes from.

===Name origin===
{{incomplete|section|Soul and Marsh}}
;English names
* Boulder Badge: a synonym for Rock, the dominant type in Pewter Gym.
* Cascade Badge: a waterfall, and the Water-type is the dominant type in Cerulean Gym.
* Thunder Badge: thunder is closely associated with lightning, and Electric is the dominant type in Vermillion Gym.
* Rainbow Badge: may be directly tied to the city, the motto of which refers to rainbows (and the Japanese name coming from an irridescent color).
* Soul Badge: ?
* Marsh Badge: ?
* Volcano Badge: a volcano is closely tied to fire, the dominant type in Cinnabar Gym.
* Earth Badge: a synonym for Ground, the dominant type in Giovanni's Gym.

;Japanese names
All of the Japanese Badge names (Gray, Blue, Orange, Rainbow, Pink, Gold, Crimson, Green) directly match the color scheme of their Badge.

==Gallery==
Below are depictions of the standard Gym Badges in different media.

===Boulder Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Boulder Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Boulder Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Boulder Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Boulder Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Boulder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Boulder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Boulder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Boulder Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Boulder Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Brock Boulder Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''
Red Boulder Badge PO.png|In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
BrockGymHeroes98.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Brock|98}}
GymBadgeXYPromoBrock.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
Boulder Badge EToP.png|In ''[[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]''
TCG League Boulder Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s3.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Boulder Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Cascade Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Cascade Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Cascade Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Cascade Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Cascade Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Cascade Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Cascade Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Cascade Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Cascade Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Cascade Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Jimmy Cascade Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''
Cascade Badge set.png|A set of Cascade Badges in ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]''
Misty Cascade Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''
MistyGymHeroes102.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty|102}}
GymBadgeXYPromoMisty.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Cascade Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s5.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Cascade Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Thunder Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Thunder Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Thunder Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Thunder Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Thunder Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Thunder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Thunder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Thunder Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Thunder Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Thunder Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
LtSurgeGymHeroes17.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Lt. Surge|17}}
GymBadgeXYPromoLtSurge.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Thunder Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s4.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Thunder Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Rainbow Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Rainbow Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Rainbow Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Rainbow Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Rainbow Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Rainbow Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Rainbow Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Rainbow Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Rainbow Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Rainbow Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Rainbow Badge M20.png|In ''[[M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!]]''
ErikaGymHeroes16.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Erika|16}}
GymBadgeXYPromoErika.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Rainbow Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s7.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Rainbow Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Soul Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Soul Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Soul Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Soul Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Soul Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Soul Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Soul Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Soul Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Soul Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Soul Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Red Soul Badge PO.png|In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
KogaGymChallenge19.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Koga|19}}
GymBadgeXYPromoKoga.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Soul Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s9.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Soul Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Marsh Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Marsh Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Marsh Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Marsh Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Marsh Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Marsh Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Marsh Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Marsh Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Marsh Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Marsh Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Red Marsh Badge PO.png|In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
SabrinaGymChallenge20.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Sabrina|20}}
GymBadgeXYPromoSabrina.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Marsh Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s6.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Marsh Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Volcano Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Volcano Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Volcano Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Volcano Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Volcano Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Volcano Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Volcano Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Volcano Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Volcano Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Volcano Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Blaine Arcanine PO.png|In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
BlaineGymChallenge17.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Blaine|17}}
GymBadgeXYPromoBlaine.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Volcano Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s8.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Volcano Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Earth Badge===
<gallery style="image-rendering: pixelated">
RB Earth Badge.png|In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
Y Earth Badge.png|In {{game|Yellow}}
FRLG Earth Badge.png|In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
HGSS Earth Badge.png|In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
LGPE Earth Badge.png|In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
Stadium Earth Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Stadium]]
Pokémon Puzzle League Earth Badge.png|In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
Masters Earth Badge.png|Replica in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]
Earth Badge.png|Artwork from ''[[Pokémon the Series]]''
Ash Earth Badge.png|In ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''
Red Earth Badge PO.png|In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
GiovanniGymChallenge18.jpg|In the TCG, in artwork of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni|18}}
GymBadgeXYPromoGiovanni.jpg|In the TCG, in the artwork of {{TCG|Gym Badge}}
TCG League Earth Badge.png|In the {{TCG|Pokémon League Rewards}} (1999-2000)
Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - s10.jpg|In [[Pokémon Merlin Series 2]]
Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set - Earth Badge.png|In the [[Kanto Premium Gym Badge Set]]
</gallery>

===Multiple===
====Core series games====
<gallery>
Trainer Card G.png|[[Trainer Card (game)|Trainer Card]] in [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Pokémon Red and Green]]
Trainer Card Y.png|Trainer Card in [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Pokémon Yellow]]
Trainer Card FRLG 1Star Female.png|Trainer Card in [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]
Trainer Card HGSS 2Star.png|Trainer Card in [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
Trainer Card LGP.png|Trainer Card in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee]]
</gallery>

====Animation====
<gallery>
Ash Kanto Badges.png|Ash's Badges as seen in ''The Battle Of The Badge''
Kanto Gym Badges anime.png|Ash's Badges as seen in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]''
The Final Badge DVD.jpg|Badges seen on the [[List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)|DVD release]] The Final Badge
Blue Badges PO.png|Six of {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s Badges, as seen in ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''
Red Badges PO.png|{{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s seven Badges, as seen in ''File 3: Giovanni''
</gallery>

====Manga====
<gallery>
Red Gym Badges Adventures.png|{{adv|Red}}'s seven Badges, as seen in ''[[PS033|The Winged Legends]]''
</gallery>

====Other====
<gallery>
Early Badges.png|Early versions drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]]
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The Kanto Badges are the only Gym [[Badges]] that can be obtained post-game.
* The Kanto Badges are obtainable in 11 cores series games, the most out of any Gym Badges.
* The Kanto Badges are the first Gym Badges that can obtained from an [[villainous team]], particularly the [[Earth Badge]] from [[Giovanni]].

==In other languages==
{{incomplete|section|Complete non-English language entries (romanizations, meanings) and add any additional languages from anime or other media}}
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top"
|
''Boulder Badge''
{{Other languages|type=rock
|ja=グレーバッジ ''Gray Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Roche|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Roca|esmeaning=?
|de=Felsorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Sasso|itmeaning=?
|ko=회색배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=灰色徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=灰色徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|
''Cascade Badge''
{{Other languages|type=water
|ja=ブルーバッジ ''Blue Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Cascade|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Cascada|esmeaning=?
|de=Quellorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Cascata|itmeaning=?
|ko=블루배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=蓝色徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=藍色徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|- style="vertical-align: top"
|
''Thunder Badge''
{{Other languages|type=electric
|ja=オレンジバッジ ''Orange Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Foudre|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Trueno|esmeaning=?
|de=Donnerorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Tuono|itmeaning=?
|ko=오렌지배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=橙色徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=橙色徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|
''Rainbow Badge''
{{Other languages|type=grass
|ja=レインボーバッジ ''Rainbow Badge''|jameaning=The color scheme of the Badge
|fr=Badge Prisme|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Arcoíris|esmeaning=?
|de=Farborden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Arcobaleno|itmeaning=?
|ko=무지개배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=彩虹徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=彩虹徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|- style="vertical-align: top"
|
''Soul Badge''
{{Other languages|type=poison
|ja=ピンクバッジ ''Pink Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Âme|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Alma|esmeaning=?
|de=Seelenorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Anima|itmeaning=?
|ko=핑크배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=粉红徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=粉紅徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|
''Marsh Badge''
{{Other languages|type=psychic
|ja=ゴールドバッジ ''Gold Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Marais|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Pantano|esmeaning=?
|de=Sumpforden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Palude|itmeaning=?
|ko=골드배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=金色徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=金色徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|- style="vertical-align: top"
|
''Volcano Badge''
{{Other languages|type=fire
|ja=クリムゾンバッジ ''Crimson Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Volcan|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Volcán|esmeaning=?
|de=Vulkanorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Vulcano|itmeaning=?
|ko=진홍색배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=深红徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=深紅徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|
''Earth Badge''
{{Other languages|type=ground
|ja=グリーンバッジ ''Green Badge''|jameaning=The color of the Badge
|fr=Badge Terre|frmeaning=?
|es=Medalla Tierra|esmeaning=?
|de=Erdorden|demeaning=?
|it=La Medaglia Terra|itmeaning=?
|ko=그린배지 ''??''|komeaning=?
|zh_cmn=绿色徽章 ''??''|zh_cmnmeaning=?
|zh_yue=綠色徽章 ''??''|zh_yuemeaning=?
}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Kanto League]]
* [[Johto League]]

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