PPL 2012

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Leader: The Mysterious Mr. Moustache!

Once there was a man who was a prize-winning paragon of mustached men. However, the burning envy of one of his competitors led to a public and shameful sabotage of his once peerless facial hair. Disgraced, the man he was fled from the public eye and became… The Mysterious Mr. Mustache, trainer extraordinaire! Only pokemon who proudly sport stately mustaches of their own earn the right to fight by his side, each of which finely trained with the same meticulous care his gives his own whiskers. Together, they established a gym dedicated to spreading the love of mustaches of all shapes and sizes. He respectfully hands over the Handlebar Badge to any who defeat him. 

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Leader: Yeager, The Aerial Ace!

Originally from Mistralton City, Yeager grew up with a Pidgey named Maverick and a wish to fly. In the war he flew fighter planes alongside the famous Lt. Surge, and after the war became a pilot. After logging thousands of hours of commercial flight, Yeager yearned for something more. He began to fly across the world, drifting from region to region with his pokemon looking for new challenges and new flying pokemon to befriend, and has set up a gym on a B-17 Flying Forretress. Those who can beat Yeager in dogfight will be awarded the Aviator badge!”

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Leader: Ser Charles, the Pokémon Paladin!

Fed up with evil organizations pushing for a bleak future, Charles found solace in old stories of knights and their armored Pokemon saving lasses in distress from rampaging dragon-type Pokemon and men that had fallen under the influence of powerful dark-type Pokemon. After traveling for many years, he decided to establish a gym to teach young trainers to battle with honor and courage. Ser Charles will knight those brave and skilled enough to best his team of Steel-Type team, and send them away with a Valor Badge as proof of their honor.

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Eight gym leaders have been revealed… all good Pokemon trainers should know what that means… Who are these shadowy figures, waiting at the very pinnacle of the PAX Pokemon League?

They are…

not going to be revealed yet! Why? Because we have MORE GYM LEADERS to reveal! That’s right! At PAX East 2012, there will be not eight, not sixteen, but approximately TWENTY* gym leaders for you to challenge, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses.

The mysterious Elite Four will be revealed a few weeks before PAX. Until then, we’ve got more gym leaders coming your way, with increasing swiftness! Check back often!

 

 

 *As long as none of them gets eaten by wild Stunfisk.

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Leader: Dawn, the Contest Competitor Of Sinnoh!

After leaving Ash and Brock to follow her dreams of becoming a contest winner in the region of Sinnoh, Dawn became bored of just contests. She missed the occasional battle with Ash, and so has decided to achieve a happy medium between the two disciplines. Dawn has come to the PAX Pokemon League in search of new opponents to battle, in hopes of finding new approaches to battling. Although, never forgetting her first love, Dawn modeled her badge after a real contest badge. Challenge her and possibly win the Super Cute Badge!

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Leader: Propriety, the Cerebral Scholar!

The foremost expert in Pokemon Intelligence, Propriety spends his time as a Pokemon researcher. An understudy of Nacrene City’s Lenora for several years, he was the first researcher to develop and demonstrate a process to teach Pokemon elementary reading skills. An avid bibliophile, what was his small personal collection of books on Pokemon has grown into one of the most extensive public libraries in the region, rivaling Nacrene City’s. Propriety is returning to represent the PAX Pokemon League for the second year, and if you manage to outwit his new team of finely honed intellects, you will be granted the Insight Badge.

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Leader: Barry, the Impatient Rival!

Barry is a determined trainer from Twinleaf Town, who is quick to jump into the action and take on challengers. After becoming champion at the Sinnoh League, he has been rushing across the globe to take challenges from any trainer he can. He also looks for any excuse to show off his badge collection, and his amazing and powerful pokemon! Take caution, for despite his upbeat and excited attitude, he is impatient and won’t wait a second to get the battle going! Defeat him fast to acquire the Twinleaf Badge – or be fined a million Pokédollars!

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Leader: Nick Diamond, the Iron-fisted Investigator!

Nick Diamond, born and raised in Saffron City and a one time member of the Fighting Dojo, left not long after its defeat at the hands of Sabrina. After leaving Saffron to train, Nick heard the news about the Team Rocket attack on the Silph Corporation, and in response dedicated his life to fighting criminals. He became a well-known private investigator, traveling the world to fight crime with the help of his team of fighting pokemon. Eventually, Nick joined the International Police, and rose to the to the rank of detective. For his skill in battling, Nick was selected to represent the International Police at PAX as a gym leader, facing challengers with the team of pokémon he’s been using since his youth. Defeating him in battle will earn you the Justice badge.

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