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For A List of badges, see List of Gym Badges.

Gym Badges (Japanese: ジムバッジ, Hepburn: Jimu Bajji) are items introduced in Generation I.

Description[]

Gym Badges are essential items collected by Pokémon Trainers across all regions in the core series games and the anime alike. Each Gym Leader has a certain type of Gym Badge that they hand out upon losing to a Pokémon Trainer in a battle, usually with a TM. In both the core series and anime, Gym Badges usually have an essential purpose in the overarching plot in that the main protagonist needs to collect eight Gym Badges before they can access the Pokémon League. Any Gym Badge that the player has obtained is displayed on their Trainer Card.

Gym Badges have some other purposes in the core series. Each time the player obtains a badge, they become able to use an HM outside of battle. In the first three generations, any odd-numbered Gym Badge boosts certain stats of a Pokémon, while even-numbered badges cause Pokémon traded up to a certain level to always be obedient. When all eight Gym Badges are obtained, Pokémon obey the player at any level.

In games prior to Generation VII excluding Generation V, each Gym Badge is required to use a certain HM on the field.

In the Generation VII games, set in Alola, neither Gym Badges nor their corresponding Gym make an appearance, in favor of Z-Crystals being rewarded for completing Island Trials.

List[]

Kanto[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Boulder Badge	Brock
	Cascade Badge	Misty
	Thunder Badge	Lt. Surge
	Rainbow Badge	Erika
	Soul Badge	Koga (Generation I games and remakes) Janine (Generation II games and remakes)
	Marsh Badge	Sabrina
	Volcano Badge	Blaine
	Earth Badge	Giovanni

Johto[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Zephyr Badge	Falkner
	Hive Badge	Bugsy
	Plain Badge	Whitney
	Fog Badge	Morty
	Storm Badge	Chuck
	Mineral Badge	Jasmine
	Glacier Badge	Pryce
	Rising Badge	Clair

Hoenn[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Stone Badge	Roxanne
	Knuckle Badge	Brawly
	Dynamo Badge	Wattson
	Heat Badge	Flannery
	Balance Badge	Norman
	Feather Badge	Winona
	Mind Badge	Tate and Liza
	Rain Badge	Wallace JuanE

Sinnoh[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Coal Badge	Roark
	Forest Badge	Gardenia
	Cobble Badge	Maylene
	Fen Badge	Crasher Wake
	Relic Badge	Fantina
	Mine Badge	Byron
	Icicle Badge	Candice
	Beacon Badge	Volkner

Unova[]

Black and White
Image	Name	Given by
	Trio Badge	Cilan, Chili, and Cress
	Basic Badge	Lenora
	Insect Badge	Burgh
	Bolt Badge	Elesa
	Quake Badge	Clay
	Jet Badge	Skyla
	Freeze Badge	Brycen
	Legend Badge	DraydenB IrisW

Black 2 and White 2
Image	Name	Given by
	Basic Badge	Cheren
	Toxic Badge	Roxie
	Insect Badge	Burgh
	Bolt Badge	Elesa
	Quake Badge	Clay
	Jet Badge	Skyla
	Legend Badge	Drayden
	Wave Badge	Marlon

Kalos[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Bug Badge	Viola
	Cliff Badge	Grant
	Rumble Badge	Korrina
	Plant Badge	Ramos
	Voltage Badge	Clemont
	Fairy Badge	Valerie
	Psychic Badge	Olympia
	Iceberg Badge	Wulfric

Galar[]

Sword
Image	Name	Given by
	Grass Badge	Milo
	Water Badge	Nessa
	Fire Badge	Kabu
	Fighting Badge	Bea
	Fairy Badge	Opal and Bede
	Rock Badge	Gordie
	Dark Badge	Piers and Marnie
	Dragon Badge	Raihan

Shield
Image	Name	Given by
	Grass Badge	Milo
	Water Badge	Nessa
	Fire Badge	Kabu
	Ghost Badge	Allister
	Fairy Badge	Opal and Bede
	Ice Badge	Melony
	Dark Badge	Piers and Marnie
	Dragon Badge	Raihan

Paldea[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Bug Badge	Katy
	Grass Badge	Brassius
	Electric Badge	Iono
	Water Badge	Kofu
	Normal Badge	Larry
	Ghost Badge	Ryme
	Psychic Badge	Tulip
	Ice Badge	Grusha

Anime exclusive[]

Orange Islands[]

Image	Name	Given by
	Coral-Eye Badge	Cissy
	Sea Ruby Badge	Danny
	Spike Shell Badge	Rudy
	Jade Star Badge	Luana

Unidentified[]

The Badges owned by Gary Oak (few similarities are between these and actual badges)

Most of Otoshi's badges differ from the usual ones

An unnamed trainer's badges

A Badge handed out if one passes the Pokémon League Admissions Exam

This Badge is handed out to anyone who participates in the Indigo Plateau Conference

Morrison's eighth badge

A cheaply made Badge created by James for Jessie's fake gym (the powerstone gym)

Badges from Ash's dream in DP043, it is possible some of them don't actually exist and are just figments of Ash's imagination

Barry's Gym Badges (three of which are unidentified)

Badges Trip owns, only the first two are from the games

Badges Sawyer owns (three are unidentified)

Appearances[]

Core series[]

Generation I[]

In the Generation I games, the Gym Badges are displayed on the lower part of the Trainer Card. A portait of each Gym Leader is shown in place of their Gym Badge by default, but whenever the player obtains a Gym Badge, it overrides the portrait of the Gym Leader who gave it to them.

Generation II[]

In Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version and Pokémon Crystal Version, there are eight Gym Badges to collect from the Johto region, but when the Kanto region becomes available, the player can obtain the same eight Gym Badges there from each of the Gym Leaders as they could in the Generation I games.

On the Trainer Card, every Gym Badge now has a rotating animation. Like before, the Gym Badges each override the portrait of their corresponding Gym Leader after being obtained.

Generation III[]

In the Generation III games, the Gym Badge positions on the Trainer Card are all empty by default, but each of them are filled in as the player obtains Gym Badges. All Gym Badge sprites are depicted silver.

Generation IV[]

In the Generation IV games, Gym Badges received some differences in function. For instance, badges no longer affect the stats of the player's Pokémon. Starting with the Generation IV games, the number of Gym Badges that the player has affects the inventory at Poké Marts. Gym Badges can be shown off in the Union Room.

When the player has two Gym Badges, all Pokémon up to level 30 become obedient to them. With four Gym Badges, this increases by twenty levels to level 50. With six Gym Badges, this is increased by another twenty to level 70.

In Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version and Pokémon Platinum Version, Gym Badges, also named League Badges, are displayed in a badge case separate from the Trainer Card. From the Touch Screen on the menu with the Trainer Card, the player can tap a button to open the badge case and look at their Gym Badges, each positioned below the face portrait of a Gym Leader on top of the case. There are holes within the shape of each Gym Badge in the badge case, but as they are obtained, each hole is filled in. A musical note plays if the player touches a Gym Badge using their stylus. Furthermore, the player can rub Gym Badges with their stylus to clean them, causing higher notes to play if the Gym Badge is clean or lower if they are dirty. The Gym Badges become dirtier with every 500 steps taken. When a Gym Badge is at its cleanest, it gives off four sparkles. When it is slightly more dirty, it shines and has two flashes. In its default state, the Gym Badge shines only a little. If a Gym Badge is slightly dirty, it has a slight blue tint. If dirtier, it becomes more bluish, and at its dirtiest, a Gym Badge has a navy blue hue with colors that are barely visible.

Generation V[]

In the Generation V games, the Gym Badges have a more vertical shape. They are displayed separately from the Trainer Card altogether, with face portraits of each Gym Leader appearing above them. Like in the Generation IV Sinnoh games, each of the eight Gym Badges have a hole in their shape, and these become filled in as the player obtains the corresponding Gym Badge shaped like them.

Each time the player obtains a Gym Badge, the maximum level of obedience from a Pokémon increases by ten, up until obtaining all eight Gym Badges, at which point all Pokémon become obedient. Obtaining the first badge increases the highest level of a Pokémon being obedient to level 20; the second badge to level 30; the third badge to level 40; the fourth badge to level 50; the fifth badge to level 60; the sixth badge to level 70; and the seventh badge to level 80.

In Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version only, like in the previous generation's Sinnoh games, players can shine any Gym Badges that they have earned, but this now also shines up the face portrait of a Gym Leader. Like before, if the Gym Badges are neglected, they become dull and dusty, but the player can clean them off. When the player selects a Gym Badge with their stylus, the its corresponding Gym Leader's portrait is displayed in front.

In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, the screen showing the Gym Badges was changed. A face portrait of each Gym Leader is now displayed directly above their corresponding Gym Badge. If the player taps a Gym Badge with their stylus, its associated Gym Leader's portrait appears on the top and next to it, with their respective motto and phrase. Like the Generation IV Sinnoh games, a musical note plays if the player taps a Gym Badge, but unlike before, the Gym Badges no longer become dirty.

Generation VI[]

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y[]

In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Gym Badges are displayed on the Touch Screen of the Trainer Card. If the player uses a stylus to select a Gym Badge they have obtained, the top screen changes to show a rotating image of the badge (akin to the Generation II games and the remakes Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version), a portrait of the Gym Leader, and an information box indicates the name of the Gym Badge and the name of its respective leader. A special effect with the Gym Badges was made in which when the sprite screen is on the Nintendo 3DS's screen, the Gym Badge's silhouette is seen in the distance. When the Gym Leader fades out of the screen to throw his Poké Ball, the silhouette quickly flutters away.

The maximum level of obedience from a Pokémon increases by ten with each Gym Badge collected, like before, although at slightly higher levels: Obtaining the first Gym Badge increases the maximum level to 30; the second badge to level 40; the third badge to level 50; the fourth badge to level 60; the fifth badge to level 70; the sixth badge to level 80; and the seventh badge to level 90. As usual, having all eight Gym Badges causes Pokémon of all levels to become obedient, but since level 100 is the maximum level, acquiring the eighth Gym Badge consistently increases the maximum level by ten.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire[]

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, the special effect was changed to when the sprite screen is on the system's screen, the Gym Badge flutters slowly. When the Gym Leader fades out to throw his Poké Ball, the badge keeps fluttering and does not flutter away. The silhouette fades away when the Poké Ball reaches the bottom of the screen. The Gym Badges are each shown to have hooks on the side.

Generation VIII[]

In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the Gym Badges are each named after one of the types. A few of them are named differently between the games.

Generation IX[]

In Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, Gym Badges are obtained by progressing through the storylines instead of the usual method of winning in battle against a Gym Leader. The Gym Badges of the Paldea League are unnamed, but include a badge for each of these types: Bug, Grass, Electric, Water, Normal, Ghost, Psychic, and Ice, similarly to the named badges in Generation VIII.

Any Gym Badges earned by the player are visible on the map in the lowest zoom view mode, and each of them have a corresponding number that indicates the order in which they have been obtained. The current Gym Badge's effect is displayed on the back of the Profile App.

Spinoffs[]

Pokémon Puzzle League[]

The eight Gym Badges of the Kanto region all return in Pokémon Puzzle League. Each Gym Badge is obtained by defeating the usual Gym Leader, albeit in a puzzle challenge.

Pokémon GO[]

More information about Gym Badge can be read on the Pokémon GO Wiki.

In Pokémon GO, every Gym Badge has a diamond-shaped design, and they function differently than usual. Each Gym Badge is obtained from a gym after the player first visits there and obtains its Photo Disc. Every Gym Badge has four ranks, from lowest to highest: normal, bronze, silver, and gold. By performing various activities, the player can gain Badge Experience, and the Gym Badge upgrades once a certain amount has been obtained. As the level of the Gym Badge increases, the player receives better items upon using the PokéStop in the corresponding gym.

Pokémon Masters EX[]

In Pokémon Masters EX, some Gym Badges can be obtained in Pasio:

Tranquility Badge (given by Erika)

Freedom Badge (given by Skyla)

Patience Badge (given by Norman)

Glacier Badge (given by Pryce)

Pride Badge (given by Hapu)

Anime[]

Pokémon: The Series[]

In Pokémon the Series, in his pursuit to compete in the Pokémon League, Ash travels through various regions with the goal to participate in its Pokémon League, which he is able to do after obtaining the eight Gym Badges of that region. Ash is the only main protagonist who obtains Gym Badges from challenging the Gym Leaders, since the characters who accompany him have other endeavors. However, there are secondary characters who similarly have this goal.

In "TB056: The Ultimate Test," there is a unique badge that characters can obtain by completing the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. The badge is sufficient enough to enter the Indigo League, meaning that it functions as a workaround to acquiring the eight Gym Badges on their own.

In certain episodes such as "TB075: Bad to the Bone," it is revealed that there are sometimes eight Gym Badges per region. Both an unnamed character and Otoshi each have a badge case containing unnamed badges.

Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands[]

In Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, there are four Gym Badges of the Orange Islands instead of the usual eight. None of the four Gym Badges are in the core series of games, because the season is not based on any Pokémon game in particular. All four Gym Badges are made of seashells with a gem in the center. After acquiring the four Gym Badges of the region, Ash is able to participate in the Orange League.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire[]

From Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire onward, Ash no longer has his Gym Badges pinned to his shirt, and he stores them in a case instead.

In Pokémon: Advanced Battle, Morrison is seen holding a different eighth Gym Badge in "RS127: Saved by the Beldum" instead of the usual Rain Badge.

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl[]

In the season Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, during a dream in "DP043: Malice in Wonderland!," several badges appear in Ash's badge case, some of which also appear in the games whilst others are unidentifiable.

In the season Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension, there is one Gym Badge in Barry's case in "DP101: Barry's Busting Out All Over!" that never appears in-game.

In the season Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors, Barry is shown to have eight Gym Badges in the episode "DP163: Fighting Ire with Fire!," still having the unidentifiable one from before, in addition to two more. Similarly, in "DP174: Last Call—First Round!," when Nando shows his Gym Badges, two of them are unidentifiable, with one of them being red and the other having a purple X-like shape; both Gym Badges are curiously shaped like Barry's.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White[]

In the season Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies, during the episode "BW054: Ash Versus the Champion!," Trip shows some of his Gym Badges to Ash, and three of them are unidentifiable. In "BW095: Goodbye, Junior Cup—Hello Adventure!," Cameron also has three unidentifiable Gym Badges, with two of them being the same as Trip's.

Pokémon the Series: XY and XYZ[]

In the season Pokémon the Series: XYZ, during the episode "XY123: A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!," Sawyer shows to Ash that he is in possession of the eight Gym Badges required to enter the Pokémon League in Kalos. Three of Sawyer's Gym Badges are unidentifiable: One that resembles a flame; another that resembles a few bubbles; and lastly one that resembles a pair of white wings.

Manga[]

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Pokémon Adventures[]

In Pokémon Adventures, Gym Badges have a similar purpose like in other Pokémon media.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters[]

In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Gym Badges retain their usual purpose. During Red's journey in the Kanto region, only three Gym Badges are ever shown phyiscally, including Brock's, Blaine's, and Giovanni's.

Pocket Monsters Zensho[]

In Pocket Monsters Zensho, Gym Badges retain their usual purpose once more.

Gallery[]

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! artwork of every badge

Trivia[]

• The Legend Badge was never seen in the Pokémon: Best Wishes series.
• The Galar League and the Paldea League are the only leagues in which the Gym Badge's names are that of the Gym Leader's specialized type.
• There are two Gym Badges called the Fairy Badge.