Author name: Erkenhelm

Morgan, the Fortune Teller!

Strategy: The cards will tell.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Those with supernatural intuition.
Trainer’s Message: “Your fate… a battle!”

Can you see far enough ahead to win the Tarot Badge?

 

Aziraphale, the Angelic Bookshop Owner!

Strategy: Work together, and keep an eye out for tricks!
Trainer’s Pokemon: Crowley and Aziraphale have very different battle strategies that harmonize together. Angels and Demons together can be pretty frightful…
Trainer’s Message: Oh! Pokemon are ever so helpful around the shop, aren’t they? The darling things are quite friendly. It seems they’d like to participate in a nice sporting match. Shall we?

When Pokémon of different types cooperate, they can earn the Bookshop Badge.

 

Erkenhelm, the Digital Cyber Sleuth!

Strategy: Investigate my opponents to ensure victory.
Trainer’s Pokemon: My friends from the Digital World.
Trainer’s Message: They look a little different, but these are digital monsters right?

Outsmart this DigiDestined to earn the Cyber Sleuth Badge!

Spiring, a Shadow to Bring Light To!

Strategy: A team that has an even balance of types.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Pokemon from the Unova Region.
Trainer’s Message: Spiring would like to battle!

Try your best to defeat the best of the Unova region, and earn the Balancing Badge.

 

Artemis, the Poison Goddess!

Strategy: To Assassinate the competition.
Trainer’s Pokemon: The best poison out there.
Trainer’s Message: Bulldoze your way to victory.

Can you withstand the wrath of the Goddess to earn the Olympus Badge?

 

Kei, the Haunting Revenant!

Strategy: Hiding from sight and striking from the invisible world.
Trainer’s Pokemon: My Pokémon are true specters inflicting both damage and status effects.
Trainer’s Message: In the unseen world Ghost Pokémon are at their strongest!

Show your foresight to see through my strategy and earn The Phantasm Badge!

Primrose, the Trainer of Treats!

Strategy: Offense with a garnish of trickery.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Amicable Pokemon that help out in the cafe, be it by making food, serving it, or even taste testing!
Trainer’s Message: It’s a busy day today, but I’m always up for a battle. Come on!

Survive the sweetness to earn the Teatime Badge!

 

Ka’rin MacMorran, the Celtic Witch!

Strategy: Confound and confuse, bewitch and ensorcel; the magic is the trick.
Trainer’s Pokemon: From circle to sidhe, the faerie folk give blessings for a price.
Trainer’s Message: Beautiful or terrifying? Can you see through the glamour?

Slain by blade, or succumbed to poisons, send these fair folk back to their world to earn the Sidhe Badge.

 

Randall Ascot, the Masked Gentleman!

Strategy: To dazzle the people of PAX with Dark Miracles.
Trainer’s Pokemon: The most chaotic in order to bring order to this corrupt world.
Trainer’s Message: 1,2,3,4 Ladies and gentlemen of Galar do your eyes deceive you and your Pokemon or not?

Use the clues to solve the truth behind the Masked Gentleman’s Dark Miracles and claim the Dark Riddle badge!

The DM, Your “Friend” Behind the Screen!

Strategy: All right, I got the session all planned out right here: dialogue, combat, the works, all right here… What do you mean “it’s blank?” Was I supposed to write it down?
Trainer’s Pokémon: Have you read Volo’s latest work? He wrote a guide on these things you know. Kinda like that Pokédex you tried so desperately to fill.
Trainer’s Message: Roll for initiative…

I mean the DC is pretty high man, roll well and you get the Critical Success Badge, but if you wipe than the best I can get you is a Critical Failure…

 

Icarus, the Fearless Messenger!

Strategy: I’m going to dominate the battle from above, let’s see if you can even hit us!
Trainer’s Pokemon: High Flying Friends!
Trainer’s Message: I’ll waive your delivery fee if you can best me in battle.

Only the early birds will be able to snag a Carrier Badge!

 

Volcanus, the Racing Ace!

 

Strategy: Start out slow and then out-speed my opponents near the finish line!
Trainer’s Pokemon: The hottest racers!
Trainer’s Message: Slow and steady wins the Cinderace!

Volcanus uses fire types! Out-speed them in the heat of battle to earn the Tortoise and the Hare Badge.

Greta, the Striking Climate Activist!

Strategy: Fighting climate change with many Pokemon that each have different abilities!
Trainer’s Pokemon: The theme of my gym are Pokemon related to climate change and its effects, and Pokemon who can alter climate.
Trainer’s Message: Strike back against Greta and her many Pokemon while marching on through extreme weather conditions.

Can you power through Greta’s weather-related Pokemon and earn yourself a Climate badge?

 

Ruppy, the Quiet Poet!

Strategy: Snow to cover the ugliness of the world, and rain to wash it all away…
Trainer’s Pokemon: Under rainy skies or drifting snow, my Pokemon will take down any foe.
Trainer’s Message: I think we’ll get along just fine… as long as you’re not a lover of sunshine.

Rewrite Ruppy’s prose to return to warmer weather with the Outlook Badge in hand!

 

August, the Celestial Witness!

Strategy: The night sky hides many tricks.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Dark types with which to enjoy the beautiful starlight.
Trainer’s Message: The night hides many terrors – and much beauty.

Shine brightly through the night to greet the dawn with August’s Eventide Badge!

Aidan, the Master of Dragons!

Strategy: Set up and destroy.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Powerful dragon types able to sweep if left alone
Trainer’s Message: Good luck and have fun!

Overcome the might of dragons to earn the Shattering Might Badge!

 

Aurethious, the Emerald Knight!

Strategy: Work in tandem to bloom in any scenario.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Grand gallants of the garden that will leave you green with envy.
Trainer’s Message: Can you blossom under the pressure of the Green Team?

Mow through Aurethious’ team to earn yourself the Emerald Badge.

 

Scott & Kris, the Piers Fan Boys!

Strategy: Anarchy in the Galar region.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Poison and Normal.
Trainer’s Message: We want the airwaves, baby!

Badge Tagline: Think you can out punk the rockers to earn the Punk Rock Badge?

Grunts Amber and Raine, the Steamy Lovers!

Strategy: Our love will create a steam that burns as hot as our passion!
Trainer’s Pokemon: Scorching magma and boundless sea come together to create something new!
Trainer’s Message: Magma and Aqua couldn’t keep us apart and neither will you!

Is anything stronger than love? You’ll have to be to win the Steam Badge!

 

The Ice Cream Man, Purveyor of Frozen Treats!

Strategy: Freeze you in your tracks with a heaping helping of cold.
Trainer’s Pokemon: An assortment of frosty fiends that will chill you to the core.
Trainer’s Message: My team will whip you up a serving of pain – and it doesn’t come in kiddie size!

Melt away the Ice Cream Man to earn the Two Scoop Badge!

Hamato, the Eeveelution Specialist!

Strategy: Wowing trainers with the versatility of the Eevee line.
Trainer’s Pokemon: Eeveelutions.
Trainer’s Message: Having a versatile team is the key to conquering this gym leader!

Badge Tagline: Defeat the stars of the Eevee line and win the Evoli Badge!

Koto, the Home Appliance Master!

Strategy: to show my challengers how to operate most household objects.
Trainer’s Pokemon: pokemon that look like objects you can find in a home.
Trainer’s Message: Jeez what a mess! Guess I gotta show you how it’s done…

Show off your skills to buff out errors so your Homemaker badge really shines!

Anthony, the Worn-out Wanderer!

Strategy: Eat… Sleep… Count some Sheep!
Trainer’s Pokemon: Slacking Off to Victory!
Trainer’s Message: We’re well rested & your worst nightmare!

If you’re quick enough you may earn the Slumber Emblem and be entered into the PAX East 2019 Hall of Fame!