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Boulder Badge

グレーバッジ

Gray Badge

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Givers	Brock
Obedience cap	Lv. 20PE
Field move	Flash (HM05)

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The Boulder Badge (グレーバッジ Gray Badge) is the badge awarded by the Pewter Gym in Kanto. It is usually the first of the Kanto Badges a Trainer earns. In most media, it is given by Brock.

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• In the core series
  • Kanto-based games
  • Johto-based games
• In other games
• In animation
  • Pokémon the Series
• In the manga
• In the TCG
• Gallery
• Trivia
  • Origin
    • Name origin
• In other languages

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In the core series

Kanto-based games

In games set only in Kanto, the Boulder Badge is the first badge the player can acquire. It is given by Brock, the leader of the Pewter Gym, after defeating him.

Obtaining the Boulder Badge has several effects that can differ among games.

• RBY, FRLG
  • Flash (HM05) can be used outside of battle to light up dark areas.
  • The Attack of the player's Pokémon is boosted by 12.5%. (Does not apply to Link Battles.)
• PE
  • Pokémon up to lv. 20 will obey the player.
  • Unlocks Great Ball, Escape Rope, Repel, and battle items in the Poké Mart.

A couple of other conditions in the game also change after obtaining the Boulder Badge. The character that previously blocked the east exit from Pewter City will no longer prevent the player from advancing. Also, in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, the rival, Blue, will no longer appear for the optional battle on Route 22.

Johto-based games

In Johto-based games, most of the Kanto badges can be acquired in any order after becoming Champion, including the Boulder Badge. It is given by Brock, the leader of the Pewter Gym, after defeating him.

Obtaining the Boulder Badge has effects that can differ among games.

• GSC: the power of Rock-type moves is boosted by 12.5%. (Does not apply to Link Battles.)

In other games

In Pokémon Puzzle League, the player can earn badges, including the Boulder Badge by defeating Brock.

In animation

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

In the manga

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

In the TCG

The Boulder Badge was part of the Pokémon League Rewards in the 1999-2000 and 2006-2007 cycles.

The following list shows cards that mention or feature the Boulder Badge in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Gym Badge Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Brock	T	Gym Heroes		15/132	Nivi City Gym
		Gym Heroes		98/132	Leaders' Stadium
Gym Badge	I	XY Black Star Promos		XY203	XY-P Promotional cards

Gallery

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  Artwork
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  In Pokémon Red and Green
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  In Pokémon Yellow
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  In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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  In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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  In Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee
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  In Pokémon Puzzle League
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  In Pokémon the Series
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  In The Electric Tale of Pikachu
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  In the Pokémon Trading Card Game
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  In the TCG
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  TCG Pokémon League Rewards for 1999-2000
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  TCG Pokémon League Rewards for 2006-2007

Trivia

Origin

The Boulder Badge is a simple, gray octagon.

Name origin

Boulder is a synonym for Rock, the dominant type in Pewter Gym.

Gray is the color of the badge, similar to the other Kanto badges.

In other languages

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Romanizations, additional languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese グレーバッジ Gray Badge The color of the badge French Badge Roche ? Spanish Medalla Roca ? German Felsorden ? Italian La Medaglia Sasso ? Korean 회색배지 ?? ? Mandarin Chinese 灰色徽章 ?? ? Cantonese Chinese 灰色徽章 ?? ? Brazilian Portuguese

More languages

nav box for kanto badges (and links to other regions?), etc