Draft:Johto Badges
In Johto, the Johto League's eight Gyms give out badges which can qualify Trainers for the right to challenge the Elite Four.
There is also at least one non-Gym Badge that is given in the Johto region, but it is not detailed here.
List of Badges
The following is a list of the eight standard Badges of the Johto region's Johto 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.
| Image | English name | Japanese name | Gym | Gym Leader | Associated type |
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Zephyr Badge | ウイングバッジ Wing Badge |
Violet Gym | Falkner | Flying |
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Hive Badge | インセクトバッジ Insect Badge |
Azalea Gym | Bugsy | Bug |
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Plain Badge | レギュラーバッジ Regular Badge |
Goldenrod Gym | Whitney | Normal |
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Fog Badge | ファントムバッジ Phantom Badge |
Ecruteak Gym | Morty | Ghost |
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Storm Badge | ショックバッジ Shock Badge |
Cianwood Gym | Chuck | Fighting |
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Mineral Badge | スチールバッジ Steel Badge |
Olivine Gym | Jasmine | Steel |
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Glacier Badge | アイスバッジ Ice Badge |
Mahogany Gym | Pryce | Ice |
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Rising Badge | ライジングバッジ Rising Badge |
Blackthorn Gym | Clair | Dragon |
In the core series
The Johto Badges can be acquired in games based in Johto: Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver.
In these games, after becoming Champion, Badges from Kanto can also be acquired; for details on those, see Kanto Badges.
Acquisition order
The Zephyr, Hive, Plain, and Fog Badges must be acquired first and can only be acquired in that order, while the Rising Badge can only be acquired last. The Storm, Mineral, and Glacier Badges can be acquired in any order after acquiring the Fog Badge.
| Badge | Order | |
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| Zephyr Badge | 1 | |
| Hive Badge | 2 | |
| Plain Badge | 3 | |
| Fog Badge | 4 | |
| Storm Badge | 5-7 | |
| Mineral Badge | ||
| Glacier Badge | ||
| Rising Badge | 8 | |
Effects
Acquiring the Johto Badges can have the following effects:
- Increasing the maximum level for Pokémon obedience
- Boosting certain stats (in GSC)
- Boosting the damage of certain types of moves (in GSC)
- Allowing the use of HM moves as field moves
- Unlocking items in Poké Marts (in HGSS)
Obedience
Outsider Pokémon may 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.
| Obedience | G S C | HG SS |
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| Up to Lv. 10 | No Badges | No Badges |
| Up to Lv. 20 | Zephyr Badge | |
| Up to Lv. 30 | Hive Badge | Hive Badge |
| Up to Lv. 50 | Fog Badge | Fog Badge |
| Up to Lv. 70 | Storm Badge | Mineral Badge |
| All Pokémon | Rising Badge | Rising Badge |
Stat boost
Some Badges boost a certain stat of the player's Pokémon. The stats are increased by 12.5%. This boost is not applied in link battles and it was removed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
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.
| Stat | G S C |
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| Attack | Zephyr Badge |
| Defense | Mineral Badge |
| Special Attack and Special Defense | Glacier Badge |
| Speed | Plain Badge |
Due to an oversight, the boost to Special Defense is not applied if the Pokémon's unboosted Special Attack is between 0 and 205 or between 433 and 660, inclusive.
Type boost
In the Johto-based games, each Badge boosts the power of moves of a given type by 12.5%. With 16 Badges available 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.
| Badge | Boosted type |
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| Zephyr Badge | Flying |
| Hive Badge | Bug |
| Plain Badge | Normal |
| Fog Badge | Ghost |
| Storm Badge | Fighting |
| Mineral Badge | Steel |
| Glacier Badge | Ice |
| Rising Badge | Dragon |
HM moves
Some Badges allow the player to use HM moves as field moves, outside of battle. The following table shows which Badges are required to use an HM move outside of battle.
| HM | Move | G S C | HG SS |
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 HM01 |
Cut | Hive Badge | |
 HM02 |
Fly | Storm Badge | |
 HM03 |
Surf | Fog Badge | |
HM04 |
Strength | Plain Badge | |
HM05GSC |
Flash | Zephyr Badge | N/A |
HM05HGSS |
Whirlpool | N/A | Glacier Badge |
HM06GSC |
Whirlpool | Glacier Badge | N/A |
 HM06HGSS |
Rock Smash | N/A | Zephyr Badge |
HM07 |
Waterfall | Rising Badge | |
Poké Marts
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the items sold by Poké Marts 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.
| Badges | Poké Mart inventory |
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| No Badges | Poké Ball[a], Potion, Antidote, Paralyze Heal |
| 1 Badge | Super Potion, Awakening, Burn Heal, Ice Heal, Escape Rope, Repel |
| 3 Badges | Great Ball, Revive, Super Repel |
| 5 Badges | Ultra Ball, Hyper Potion, Full Heal |
| 7 Badges | Max Potion, Max Repel |
| 8 Badges | Full Restore |
State changes
Badges can also affect conditions for certain events or characters in the world.
- Zephyr Badge
- Professor Elm will call about the Mystery Egg that the player previously delivered from Mr. Pokémon, ultimately entrusting it to the player's care.
- The character on Route 32 (just south of the Ruins of Alph entrance) who previously blocked the route will no longer prevent the player from advancing.
- The Week Siblings will begin to appear around Johto.
- HGSS: Teala will give the player the Pal Pad in any Pokémon Center (at the Wi-Fi Club in the basement).
- Plain Badge
- The older sister in the flower shop in Goldenrod City will give the player the Squirt Bottle (if they have already talked to the younger sister) since they have proven they are stronger than Whitney.
- Storm Badge
- Rising Badge
- Professor Elm will call the player as they exit the Dragon's Den, ultimately giving them a Master Ball.
In addition, obtaining the seventh Badge will trigger a couple of events. Team Rocket will take over the Goldenrod Radio Tower and block access to many parts of Goldenrod City as well. Also, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the RageCandyBar seller at the east end of Mahogany Town will no longer block access to Route 44.
In other games
Pokémon Stadium 2
In Pokémon Stadium 2, the Badges are used to track the player's progress through the Stadium cups (Little Cup, Poké Cup, Prime Cup, and Challenge Cup), challenges where the player must complete eight battles in a row; winning the first battle is marked by the Zephyr Badge, the second by the Hive Badge, and so on.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
In Pokémon the Series, the Johto Badges allow Trainers to participate in the Silver Conference. Badges are earned by defeating Johto Gym Leaders, and gathering eight Badges is one way to earn a spot in the conference.
Alternative Badge givers
In Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!, Jasmine briefly mentions leaving Olivine Gym in the hands of a colleague.
Appearances
Ash Ketchum obtained all eight Johto Badges in Pokémon the Series.
- Zephyr Badge: Fighting Flyer with Fire, won by defeating Falkner.
- Hive Badge: Gettin' The Bugs Out, won by defeating Bugsy.
- Plain Badge: A Dairy Tale Ending, won by defeating Whitney.
- Fog Badge: From Ghost to Ghost, won by defeating Morty.
- Storm Badge: Machoke, Machoke Man!, won by defeating Chuck.
- Mineral Badge: Nerves of Steelix!, won by defeating Jasmine.
- Glacier Badge: Nice Pryce, Baby!, earned after Pryce forfeits their third and final battle after being impressed by Ash's strength.
- Rising Badge: Better Eight Than Never, won by defeating Clair.
Gary Oak obtained all eight Johto Gym Badges. He is not shown to earn any of them directly, but he does join the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.
In Pokémon Chronicles, Sakura mentions that she has the Storm, Zephyr, and Hive Badges in The Blue Badge of Courage.
Two Trainers in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, also have Johto Badges. Reggie is seen to have all eight of the Johto Badges in Lost Leader Strategy!, while Lyra shows the Zephyr and Hive Badges that she earned in An Egg Scramble!.
POKÉTOON
In PT17, all eight of the Johto Gym Badges appeared on television.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Pokémon Adventures, in Smeargle Smudge, when Falkner is appointed as the Violet Gym's new Gym Leader, he is handed a Zephyr Badge. He is told to safeguard it and to award it to challengers whose strength he acknowledges.
In Playful Porygon2, all eight Johto Badges are briefly featured when Silver arrives at the Pokémon League tournament and presents them to gain entrance. The staff remark on the rarity of this, as Silver walks away remarking to himself that he stole them since the Gym Leaders were all absent. Eventually, he would return them all.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Gold earned four of the Johto Badges in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
- Zephyr Badge: The Legendary Pokémon Appears!, won by defeating Falkner and Articuno.
- Hive Badge: Get up Again, Bayleef, won by defeating Bugsy.
- Plain Badge: A Promise Given to Miltank, as a reward for saving Whitney's Miltank's life.
- Fog Badge: Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament, given by Morty in recognition of Gold's strength, and as a promise for a real battle in the future.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Red reaches the Elite Four, but he is only explicitly shown with six of the eight Johto Badges.
- Zephyr Badge: The Gym Challenges Begin!!, won by defeating Falkner and then the elder
- Hive Badge: The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, won by defeating Bugsy
- Plain Badge: Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable, won by defeating Whitney
- Fog Badge: The Legendary Ho-oh!!, won by besting Morty's Gengar in a tug-of-war
- Mineral Badge: Tyrogue's In Love?!, received after battling Jasmine (no clear winner or hand-over was shown, but Red is seen with the Mineral Badge)
- Storm Badge: Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!!, Red defeated Chuck, but he is never explicitly seen with the Storm Badge
- Glacier Badge: Ice World, a gift from Pryce after his Swinub reunites with its brother, Piloswine
- Rising Badge: The Ultimate Battle…?!, Red defeated Clair, but he is never explicitly seen with the Rising Badge
Gold and Silver also met Red on Victory Road, so they presumably have all eight Badges as well.
The Zephyr Badge also seems to be used in a unique way. In the games, the Zephyr Badge allows the player to use Flash in the field if a Pokémon knows it; in The Gym Challenges Begin!!, the elder tosses the Zephyr Badge to his Bellsprout and tells it to use the Badge, and Bellsprout wields it to use Flash.
Later, in PMHGSS05, Red once again collects all eight Johto Badges, so that the Raikou, Entei, and Suicune who joined him in the last chapter will obey his commands. (The chapter does not make any note of Badges Red previously earned.) Red is seen battling Falkner and receiving the Zephyr Badge, and then battling Bugsy; at the end of the chapter, Clefairy shows off all eight Badges.
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
Jō is seen earning two Johto Badges in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure.
He also battled the Elite Four in JBA5, so he presumably earned the other six Badges as well.
In books
Three Pokémon Chapter Books, which retell the story of Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver episodes, cover Ash earning the first three Badges: the Zephyr Badge in Battle for the Zephyr Badge, the Hive Badge in Secrets of the GS Ball, and the Plain Badge in Winner Takes All.
Merchandise
The Johto Gym Badges have been featured as official goods.
They also appear in other merchandise.
League Rewards
The Johto Badges were also part of the Pokémon League Rewards during the 2001 cycle. These were small, rectangular lapel pins featuring the Pokémon League logo above an image of the Badge.
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TCG Pokémon League Rewards for 2001
Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (2001)
In Monopoly: Pokémon Edition (2001), the Zephyr and Hive Badges replace the traditional "Electric Company" and "Water Works", respectively.
Pokémon V-Trainer
The Pokémon V-Trainer electronic toys included sets dedicated to the Johto Gym Leaders, which also displayed the Gym's Badge. These were released in 2002.
Battle Packs
V Trainers Battle Units
Design and naming
Design origin
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- English names
- Zephyr Badge: a zephyr is a light wind, referencing Flying, the dominant type in Violet Gym
- Hive Badge: a hive is a home for bees, a type of bug, matching the dominant type in Azalea Gym
- Plain Badge: a synonym for Normal, the dominant type in Goldenrod Gym
- Fog Badge: perhaps referring to something insubstantial, similar to Ghosts, the dominant type in Ecruteak Gym
- Storm Badge: ?
- Mineral Badge: an oblique reference to Steel, the dominant type in Olivine Gym
- Glacier Badge: a form of Ice, the dominant type in Mahogany Gym
- Rising Badge: ?
- Japanese names
- Wing Badge: Wing references Flying-types
- Insect Badge: a synonym for Bug
- Regular Badge: a synonym for Normal
- Phantom Badge: a synonym for Ghost
- Shock Badge: ?
- Steel Badge: same as the Gym's type
- Ice Badge: same as the Gym's type
- Rising Badge: ?
Gallery
Below are depictions of the standard Gym Badges in different media.
Zephyr Badge
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Rising Badge
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In other languages
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See also
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