Draft:Earth Badge
| Givers | Giovanni, Blue, Jessie, James, Meowth |
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| Obedience cap | Lv. 100 |
| Field move | Rock Climb (HM08) |
The Earth Badge (グリーンバッジ Green Badge) is the badge awarded by the Viridian Gym in Kanto. It is usually the final of the Kanto Badges a Trainer earns. In most media, it is given by Giovanni.
In the core series
Kanto-based games
In games set only in Kanto, the Earth Badge cannot be acquired until all the other badges have been acquired. It is given by Giovanni, the leader of the Viridian Gym, after defeating him.
Obtaining the Earth Badge has several effects that can differ among games.
- Victory Road and Indigo Plateau can be accessed to challenge the Elite Four.
- Pokémon up to lv. 100 will obey the player.
- PE: Full Restore is unlocked in the Poké Mart.
Johto-based games
In Johto-based games, most of the Kanto badges can be acquired in any order after becoming Champion; for the Earth Badge, this depends on the games being played. In all Johto-based games, the new Gym Leader, Blue, is initially absent from the Gym and can instead be found on Cinnabar Island. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he will return to the Gym once the player talks to him; but in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he will remain on the island until the player has acquired the other seven Kanto badges and then speaks to him.
Obtaining the Earth Badge has effects that can differ among games.
- GSC: the power of Ground-type moves is boosted by 12.5%.
- HGSS: Rock Climb (HM08) can be used outside of battle.
In other games
In Pokémon Puzzle League, the player can earn badges, including the Earth Badge by defeating Giovanni.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
In 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 Meowth 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.
Although she is not shown giving out the Earth Badge, Agatha also served as the temporary leader of the Viridian Gym (following Giovanni's apparent absence), as seen in The Scheme Team.
Pokémon Origins
In Pokémon Origins, Red earns the Earth Badge in File 3: Giovanni by defeating Giovanni.
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, it is not shown how Ash earns the Earth Badge, but he has it when a woman checks all eight of his badges in Days of Gloom and Glory.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Red defeats Giovanni to earn the Earth Badge in Get The Last Badge!!
Pokémon Zensho
In Pokémon Zensho, Satoshi defeats Giovanni to earn the Earth Badge in the eighth chapter.
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
In Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, Jō defeats Blue to earn the Earth Badge in JBA6.
In the TCG
The Earth 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 Earth 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. | |||||||
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Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Giovanni | T | Gym Challenge | 
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18/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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104/132 | |||||
| Gym Badge | I | XY Black Star Promos | XY210 | XY-P Promotional cards | |||
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Trivia
Origin
The Earth Badge is shaped like a plant, most likely a Sakaki tree, which is where Giovanni's Japanese name comes from.
Name origin
Earth is a synonym for Ground, the dominant type in Giovanni's Gym.
Green is the color of the badge, similar to the other Kanto badges.
In other languages
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nav box for kanto badges (and links to other regions?), etc