Pokémon League Rewards (TCG)
Pokémon League logo (since 2000)
Pokémon League logo (present)

The Pokémon League has been a central feature of the Pokémon franchise since its debut, serving as a competitive platform for trainers to showcase their skills. Since 2000, the League has introduced a variety of rewards designed to recognize and incentivize trainers' achievements. These rewards have included exclusive items and unique promotional cards enhancing the competitive experience and fostering a sense of accomplishment among participants. This article aims to provide a comprehensive list of the rewards distributed through the Pokémon League from 2000 to 2020.

Year 1 (1999-2000): Kanto Region Cycle

Wizards Black Star Promos

Year 1’s promos came out at regular cadences throughout the year.

To encourage players to join Pokémon Leagues at the start of Year 1 in 2000, a non-holo Mew promotional card was given to everyone who signed up for a league beginning January 8, 2000.

Badges

2000 cycle Badges

Badges were obtained in a Pokémon League once a player completed their League Card and reached the Badge symbol at the end. Badges in the Pokémon League often, but not always, corresponded with Badges in the Pokémon games. Records of a player's earned Badges would be kept in a Badge Book. These Badges were based on the Badges appearing in the Generation I games.

  • Season 1: Boulder Badge
  • Season 2: Cascade Badge
  • Season 3: Thunder Badge
  • Season 4: Rainbow Badge
  • Season 5: Soul Badge
  • Season 6: Marsh Badge
  • Season 7: Volcano Badge
  • Season 8: Earth Badge
  • Boulder Badge
    Boulder Badge
  • Cascade Badge
    Cascade Badge
  • Thunder Badge
    Thunder Badge
  • Rainbow Badge
    Rainbow Badge
  • Soul Badge
    Soul Badge
  • Marsh Badge
    Marsh Badge
  • Volcano Badge
    Volcano Badge
  • Earth Badge
    Earth Badge

Year 2 (2001): Johto Region Cycle

Wizards Black Star Promos

Badges

2001 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the Badges appearing in the Generation II games. For the 2001 League cycle, badges were acquired at a certain number of points gained during that particular season. The points required per badge were:

  • Season 1: Zephyr Badge — 400 Points
  • Season 2: Hive Badge — 430 Points
  • Season 3: Plain Badge — 480 Points
  • Season 4: Fog Badge — 550 Points
  • Season 5: Mineral Badge — 650 Points
  • Season 6: Storm Badge — 680 Points
  • Season 7: Glacier Badge — 930 Points
  • Season 8: Rising Badge — 1100 Points

Year 3 (2002): Energize Your Game Cycle

Holofoil Energy Cards & Wizards Promos

No Badges were given out this cycle. Instead, players were awarded Wizards Black Star Promos and unnumbered Holofoil Energy cards, and Pokémon Licenses took the place of Badge Books. As Rainbow Energy already had a standard Holo print in the Team Rocket expansion, this promo has the Holofoil applied to the entire card.

Year 4 (2002-2003): BattleZone

Best of Game Promotional Cards

Main article: Best of Game (TCG)

These cards were released through BattleZone tournaments and were essentially a 'parting gift' to the fans of the TCG, as Wizards knew their license to produce the cards was to terminate. There were also several variants of the cards released. Pokémon Professors and Tournament Organizers received versions of some cards, which have a gold foil "Winner" stamp in the bottom right corner of the illustration, called Winner Cards. The regular cards given to participants are often referred to as "non-Winner" versions. Exceptions to these include Professor Elm, Rocket's Mewtwo and Rocket's Hitmonchan, as the scheduled BattleZone tournaments were canceled after Wizards lost their license. Jumbo versions of all cards (except nr. 3, Professor Elm cards) were also released, which lack the reverse-holographic treatment.

Best of Game
No. Image Card name Type Promotion
1 Electabuzz
Electabuzz [Winner]
Electabuzz [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Lightning — BattleZone (December 2002)
2 Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan [Winner]
Hitmonchan [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Fighting — BattleZone (February 2003)
4 Rocket's Scizor
Rocket's Scizor [Winner]
Rocket's Scizor [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Metal — BattleZone (March 2003)
5 Rocket's Sneasel
Rocket's Sneasel [Winner]
Rocket's Sneasel [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Darkness — BattleZone (January 2003)
6 Dark Ivysaur
Dark Ivysaur [Winner]
Dark Ivysaur [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Grass — BattleZone (April 2003)
7 Dark Venusaur
Dark Venusaur [Winner]
Dark Venusaur [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Grass — BattleZone (May 2003)
8 Rocket's Mewtwo [Winner]
Rocket's Mewtwo [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Psychic — BattleZone (June 2003)
9 Rocket's Hitmonchan [Winner]
Rocket's Hitmonchan [Winner] (Jumbo) 		Fighting — BattleZone (July 2003)
 


2003-2004 Hoenn Region cycle

Promotional cards

Season 1 (September 2003):

Season 2 (October 2003):

Season 3 (November 2003):

Season 4 (December 2003):

Season 5 (January 2004):

Season 6 (February 2004):

Season 7 (March 2004):

Season 8 (April 2004):

Season 9 (May 2004):

Season 10 (June 2004):

Season 11 (July 2004):

Season 12 (August 2004):

Badges

2003-2004 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the Badges appearing in the Hoenn central Generation III games.

  • Season 1: Stone Badge
  • Season 2: Knuckle Badge
  • Season 3: Dynamo Badge
  • Season 4: Heat Badge
  • Season 5: Balance Badge
  • Season 6: Feather Badge
  • Season 7: Mind Badge
  • Season 8: Rain Badge

2004-2005 Sevii Islands Cycle

Badges

2004-2005 cycle Badges

These Badges were named after the Sevii Islands in FireRed and LeafGreen. However, their appearance was based on different types of Poké Balls.

  • Season 1: Knot Island Badge
  • Season 2: Boon Island Badge
  • Season 3: Kin Island Badge
  • Season 4: Floe Island Badge
  • Season 5: Chrono Island Badge
  • Season 6: Fortune Island Badge
  • Season 7: Quest Island Badge
  • Season 8: Trainer Tower Badge

2005-2006 Battle Frontier cycle

Badges

2005-2006 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the Frontier Symbols from the Hoenn Battle Frontier, featured in Pokémon Emerald.

  • Season 1: Tactics Symbol Badge
  • Season 2: Guts Symbol Badge
  • Season 3: Luck Symbol Badge
  • Season 4: Knowledge Symbol Badge
  • Season 5: Spirit Symbol Badge
  • Season 6: Ability Symbol Badge
  • Season 7: Brave Symbol Badge

2006-2007 Kanto Region cycle

Badges

2006-2007 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the Badges appearing in the Generation I remakes, FireRed and LeafGreen.

  • Season 1: Boulder Badge
  • Season 2: Cascade Badge
  • Season 3: Thunder Badge
  • Season 4: Rainbow Badge
  • Season 5: Soul Badge
  • Season 6: Marsh Badge
  • Season 7: Volcano Badge
  • Season 8: Earth Badge

2007-2008 Sinnoh Region cycle

Badges

2007-2008 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the Badges appearing in the Sinnoh central Generation IV games.

  • Season 1: Coal Badge
  • Season 2: Forest Badge
  • Season 3: Cobble Badge
  • Season 4: Fen Badge
  • Season 5: Relic Badge
  • Season 6: Mine Badge
  • Season 7: Icicle Badge
  • Season 8: Beacon Badge

Holofoil Energy Cards

These Energy cards were awarded to players for completing challenges after they received that season's badge.

2008-2009 Energy cycle

Badges

2008-2009 cycle Badges

These Badges were based on the TCG's type symbols.

  • Grass Season: Grass Badge
  • Fire Season: Fire Badge
  • Water Season: Water Badge
  • Lightning Season: Lightning Badge
  • Psychic Season: Psychic Badge
  • Fighting Season: Fighting Badge
  • Darkness Season: Darkness Badge
  • Metal Season: Metal Badge

2009-2010 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Since 2009, promotional cards earned in Pokémon Leagues, dubbed "League Promos", are exclusive to Pokémon Leagues. The cards are not traditional Black Star promotional cards; instead, these cards are foil, Play! Pokémon branded versions of existing set cards.

Promotional Nintendo DS skin

During the 2009-2010 cycle, adhesive skins designed to decorate a player's Nintendo DS were a prize during certain seasons. Criteria for winning these depended the League Leader, though traditionally the skins were given after completing an entire side on a card.

2010-2011

Promotional foil cards

Pokéthlon and Unova starter Patches

During the 2010-2011 and 2014-2015 cycles, heat seal patches were given out that matches the League Season. The patch, while technically a heat seal, could also be hand-ironed.

  • Ring Drop Season: Ring Drop (Croconaw & Larvitar)
  • Hurdle Jump Season: Hurdle Jump (Raichu)
  • Snow Throw Season: Snow Throw (Charizard & Bellsprout)
  • Block Smash Season: Block Smash (Typhlosion)
  • Disc Catch Season: Disc Catch (Houndoom)
  • Snivy Season: Snivy
  • Tepig Season: Tepig
  • Oshawott Season: Oshawott

2011-2012 Unova Region cycle

Promotional foil cards

Badges

2011-2012 cycle Badges

Starting with the 2011-2012 cycle, Badges were reintroduced into the League promotional items. All of the new Badges were featured in the games Pokémon Black and White Versions and Pokémon Black and White Versions 2, in the respective league cycles.

  • Trio Season: Trio Badge
  • Basic Season: Basic Badge
  • Insect Season: Insect Badge
  • Bolt Season: Bolt Badge
  • Quake Season: Quake Badge
  • Jet Season: Jet Badge
  • Freeze Season: Freeze Badge
  • Legend Season: Legend Badge

2012-2013 Unova Gym cycle

Badges

2012-2013 cycle Badges

During this cycle it was possible to order a free Badge case from the official Pokémon site, to be delivered to their chosen league, if the player was registered in a Pokémon League, and had a Pokémon Trainer Club account. This case holds all 8 badges and has 2 spots in the lid for Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS game cards. Badges in this cycle were no longer pins, instead they have the same shape as they do in the games.

  • Aspertia Gym Season: Basic Badge
  • Virbank Gym Season: Toxic Badge
  • Castelia Gym Season: Insect Badge
  • Nimbasa Gym Season: Bolt Badge
  • Driftveil Gym Season: Quake Badge
  • Mistralton Gym Season: Jet Badge
  • Opelucid Gym Season: Legend Badge
  • Humilau Gym Season: Wave Badge

Promotional foil cards

  • Aspertia Gym Season: unknown
  • Virbank Gym Season: unknown
  • Castelia Gym Season: unknown
  • Nimbasa Gym Season: unknown
  • Driftveil Gym Season: unknown
  • Mistralton Gym Season: unknown
  • Opelucid Gym Season: unknown
  • Humilau Gym Season: unknown

Online codes

During the 2012-2013 season online codes for special league promos were introduced. These code cards can be used in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online and rewarded the player with a set of digital league promo cards. New code cards were distributed for the 2013-2014 season, albeit only 1 could be obtained by a player at each league, as opposed to 4.

2013-2014 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Chespin Season:

Fennekin Season:

Froakie Season:

Xerneas Season:

Yveltal Season:

Chesnaught Season:

Delphox Season:

Greninja Season:

Key Chains

2013-2014 cycle Keychains

During the 2013-2014 cycle key chains where introduced as League promotional items. The key chains featured the Pokémon from that season.

  • Chespin Key Chain
  • Fennekin Key Chain
  • Froakie Key Chain
  • Xerneas Key Chain
  • Yveltal Key Chain
  • Chesnaught Key Chain
  • Delphox Key Chain
  • Greninja Key Chain

Online codes

2014-2015 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Hoenn Region Patches

2014-2015 cycle Patches
  • Rustboro Gym Season: Stone Badge
  • Dewford Gym Season: Knuckle Badge
  • Mauville Gym Season: Dynamo Badge
  • Lavaridge Gym Season: Heat Badge
  • Petalburg Gym Season: Balance Badge
  • Fortree Gym Season: Feather Badge
  • Mossdeep Gym Season: Mind Badge
  • Sootopolis Gym Season: Rain Badge

Online codes

2015-2016 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

  • Breakthrough Season 1 (Nature): Flabébé
  • Breakthrough Season 2 (Tech): Floette
  • Breakthrough Season 3 (Break): Florges
  • Breakpoint Season 1 (Parallel): Chikorita
  • Breakpoint Season 2 (Rift): Bayleef
  • Breakpoint Season 3 (Worlds Collide): Meganium
  • Fates Collide Season 1 (New Friends): Fennekin
  • Fates Collide Season 2 (Alakazam!): Braixen
  • Fates Collide Season 3 (Closure): Delphox
  • Steam Siege Season 1 (Steam): Xerneas
  • Steam Siege Season 2 (Gear): Yveltal
  • Steam Siege Season 3 (Rescue): Volcanion

Online codes

  • Nature Season: 4 Flabébé, 2015 Nature Season Card Sleeves
  • Tech Season: 4 Floette, 2015 Tech Season Coin
  • BREAK Season: 4 Florges, 2015 BREAK Season Deck Box
  • Parallel Season: 4 Chikorita, 2016 Parallel Season Card Sleeves
  • Rift Season: 4 Bayleef, 2016 Rift Season Deck Box
  • Worlds Collide Season: 4 Meganium, 2016 Worlds Collide Season Coin
  • New Friends Season: 4 Fennekin, 2016 New Friends Season Card Sleeves
  • Alakazam! Season: 4 Braixen, 2016 Alakazam! Season Deck Box
  • Closure Season: 4 Delphox, 2016 Closure Season Coin
  • Steam Siege Season: 4 Yveltal, 2016 Steam Siege Season Card Sleeves
  • Gear Season: 4 Xerneas, 2016 Gear Season Deck Box
  • Rescue Season: 4 Volcanion, Red Volcanion Coin

2016-2017 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Online codes

  • Boulder Season: 4 Pikachu, 4 Gym Badge, 4 Gym Badge, Evolution Season 1 Card Sleeves (Pikachu)
  • Thunder Season: 4 Gym Badge, 4 Gym Badge, 4 Gym Badge, Evolution Season 2 Deck Box (Pikachu)
  • Marsh Season: 4 Gym Badge, 4 Gym Badge, 4 Gym Badge, Evolution Season 3 Coin (Pikachu)
  • Sun & Moon Season 1: 4 Decidueye, 2017 Sun & Moon Season 1 Deck Box
  • Sun & Moon Season 2: 4 Incineroar
  • Sun & Moon Season 3: 4 Primarina, 2017 Sun & Moon Season 3 Card Sleeves
  • Guardians Rising Season 1: 4 Oricorio, 2017 Guardians Rising Season 1 Deck Box
  • Guardians Rising Season 2: 4 Oricorio, 2017 Guardians Rising Season 2 Coin (Sun&Moon starters)
  • Guardians Rising Season 3: 4 Oricorio, 2017 Guardians Rising Season 3 Card Sleeves

2017-2018 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Online codes

  • Burning Shadows Season 1: 4 Darkrai, 2017 Burning Shadows Season 1 Deck Box
  • Burning Shadows Season 2: 4 Diancie, Gold Ho-oh Coin
  • Burning Shadows Season 3: 4 Zygarde, 2017 Burning Shadows Season 3 Card Sleeves
  • Crimson Invasion Season 1: 4 Regice, Crimson Invasion Deck Box
  • Crimson Invasion Season 2: 4 Regirock, Silver Accelgor/Escavalier Coin
  • Crimson Invasion Season 3: 4 Registeel, Crimson Invasion Card Sleeves
  • Ultra Prism Season 1: 4 Torterra, Ultra Prism Deck Box
  • Ultra Prism Season 2: 4 Infernape, Gold Sinnoh Partners Coin
  • Ultra Prism Season 3: 4 Empoleon, Ultra Prism Sleeves

2018-2019 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Online codes

  • Forbidden Light Season 1: 4 Buzzwole, Forbidden Light Deck Box
  • Forbidden Light Season 2: 4 Guzzlord, Gold Kalos Partners Coin
  • Forbidden Light Season 3: 4 Beast Ring, Forbidden Light Sleeves
  • Celestial Storm Season 1: 4 Celesteela, Celestial Storm Deck Box
  • Celestial Storm Season 2: 4 Metagross, Silver Pixel Metagross Coin
  • Celestial Storm Season 3: 4 Steven's Resolve, Celestial Storm Sleeves
  • Lost Thunder Season 1: 4 Jumpluff, Lost Thunder Deck Box
  • Lost Thunder Season 2: 4 Lost Blender, Coin
  • Lost Thunder Season 3: 4 Naganadel, Lost Thunder Sleeves
  • Team Up Season 1: 4 Field Blower, Team Up Deck Box
  • Team Up Season 2: 4 Enhanced Hammer, Red Yveltal Coin
  • Team Up Season 3: 4 Max Potion, Team Up Sleeves
  • Unbroken Bonds Season 1: 4 Metal Frying Pan, Unbroken Bonds Deck Box
  • Unbroken Bonds Season 2: 4 Rescue Stretcher, Coin
  • Unbroken Bonds Season 3: 4 Kiawe, Unbroken Bonds Sleeves

2019-2020 Cycle

Promotional foil cards

Online codes

  • Unified Minds Season 1: 4 Electropower, Unified Minds Deck Box
  • Unified Minds Season 2: 4 Mysterious Treasure, Mew Light Blue Coin
  • Unified Minds Season 3: 4 Net Ball, Unified Minds Sleeves
  • Cosmic Eclipse Season 1: 4 Acro Bike, Cosmic Eclipse Deck Box
  • Cosmic Eclipse Season 2: 4 Escape Board, Reshiram and Zekrom Bronze Coin
  • Cosmic Eclipse Season 3: 4 Fiery Flint, Cosmic Eclipse Sleeves
  • Sword & Shield Season 1: 4 Rillaboom, Sword & Shield Deck Box
  • Sword & Shield Season 2: 4 Cinderace, Coin
  • Sword & Shield Season 3: 4 Inteleon, Sword & Shield Sleeves
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