Author name: Erkenhelm

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Davey, the Bedeviled Bug Collector and Mike the Retired Kanto Air Force Pilot!

Davey, the Bedeviled Bug Collector!

Strategy: Show the true power of the lost and forgotten!
Trainer’s Pokémon: These are the creepiest crawlies from a haunted forest…
Trainer’s Message: You’ll be spooked by my supernatural pests!

Overcome your fear of the unknown to earn the Creepers Badge!

 

Mike, the Retired Kanto Air Force Pilot

Strategy: Fly high, attack hard.
Trainer’s Pokémon: My own squadron of Flying types from all over the world.
Trainer’s Message: Me and my partner Pidgeot have been flying into battle all around the world for 20+ years, getting stronger with each battle, and adding new members to our team.  We became a family and the strongest squadron in the Kanto Air Force before retiring and becoming a gym leader.

Can you fly higher than my team to earn the Global Badge?

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Blake, the Dark Underdog, Freki, the Rocky Wildgirl, and Blaine, the Hotheaded Quiz Master!

Blake, the Dark Underdog!

Strategy: You won’t know until it’s too late!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Tough. Sinister. Unpredictable.
Trainer’s Message: It is foolish to underestimate your enemies.  Many before you have made that mistake.

Master the element of surprise to earn the Lurking Badge!

 

Freki, the Rocky Wildgirl!

Strategy: A wild rush of sand, rocks, and fangs!
Trainer’s Pokémon: My pack of rough and rugged rock types!
Trainer’s Message: Will the full moon guide you to victory? Will the sun set on your chances? Facing the rocky claws of the pack is the only way to find out!

Trim Freki’s claws to earn the Pack Badge!

 

Blaine, the Hotheaded Quiz Master!

Strategy: Burn all challengers to ashes with powerful offense!
Trainer’s Pokémon: My fiery Pokemon incinerate all challengers!
Trainer’s Message: Ha! You’d better have Burn Heal!

Endure Blaine’s trial by fire to earn the Volcano Badge!

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Dr. Zeus, the Thunderstruck Schmuck, Volcanus, the Projectile Master, and Untactical, the Untactical Strategist!

Dr. Zeus, the Thunderstruck Schmuck!

Strategy: Harness the power of the storm to execute shocking battle strategies!
Trainer’s Pokémon: More than just static, they’re electric!
Trainer’s Message: Expect the unexpected if you want to weather the storm!

Beat the Doctor in his own paradigm and break a funky, shocking rhyme to earn the Re-Volt Badge!

 

Volcanus, the Projectile Master!

Strategy: Launch fireballs at the opposition.
Trainer’s Pokémon: The hottest sharpshooters around!
Trainer’s Message: A well aimed fireball always gets the job done.

Withstand Volcanus’s heat to earn the Mortar Badge!

 

Untactical, the Untactical Strategist!

Strategy: A very basic combo of trick room and doubles.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Just some normal, basic Pokemon…
Trainer’s Message: Let’s do our best and have a battle we can be proud of.

You will need to know the most basic of knowledge to get the Basic Badge.

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Nightshade, the Poisonous Huntress, Tyr, the Reborn Knight, and Pending, the Complete Circuit!

Nightshade, the Poisonous Huntress!

Strategy: To hide in the beauty around.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Beautiful, but deadly.
Trainer’s Message: Mix it up to create your poison.

Survive the toxic atmosphere to earn the Belladonna Badge!

 

Tyr, the Reborn Knight!

Strategy: My resilience is a shield that will never waiver for the people are in need of my aid.
Trainer’s Pokémon: My Pokemon are the perfect cavalry unit bearing swift defense and sharp offense.
Trainer’s Message: While times may change, war is always the same.

If you can show me your strength and dedication you will earn the Fortitude Badge!

 

Pending, the Complete Circuit!

Strategy: Combining electricity and a ground to for a completed circuit.
Trainer’s Pokémon: The perfect combination of electric and ground.
Trainer’s Message: Power will only be found when a circuit has been completed.

Complete the circuit and you will win the Battery Badge!

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Melinda the Sugar Sweet Battle Maid, Sokka the Water Tribe Warrior, Auron and Phasma, the Dueling Devoted!

Melinda, the Sugar Sweet Battle Maid!

Strategy: A good taste of offense, brought out by a pinch of defense!
Trainer’s Pokémon: My Pokemon are the perfect connoisseurs of sweets!
Trainer’s Message: I always follow the recipe!

Follow a recipe for victory to earn the energy-inducing Espresso Badge!

Sokka, the Water Tribe Warrior!

Strategy: Who says you need bending to be a great warrior?
Trainer’s Pokémon: Team Avatar’s finest.
Trainer’s Message: “Boomerang! You do always come back!”

Can your Pokemon bend the elements to earn the Boomerang Badge?

 

Auron & Phasma, the Dueling Devoted!

Auron:

Strategy: Types may change, but faith does not waiver.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Those closest to Arceus’s light.
Trainer’s Message: Our faith calls us to defend this world from darkness.

Prove yourself to Arceus to earn the Alpha Badge!

Phasma:

Strategy: Twist the dimensions to our advantage.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Our master’s favored ghosts.
Trainer’s Message: Through victory we fuel Giratina’s liberation.

Prove yourself to Giratina to earn the Renegade Badge!

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Oliver, the Hold Guard, POW, the Team Skull Redeemer, and Lincoln Loud, the Man with the Plan!

Oliver, the Hold Guard!

Strategy: Use my Pokemon to defend the sweet rolls of this realm.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Pokemon brought from the far away land of Skyrim.
Trainer’s Message: After an injury stopped my days of being an adventurer and I’d been working as a guard for a while, I heard of the PAX Pokemon League and came to see if the trainers’ strength could overtake the magic of Skyrim.

Break through Oliver’s hold to earn the Hold Badge.

 

POW, the Team Skull Redeemer!

Strategy: Hit ’em fast, hit ’em even harder!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Can you go blow-for-blow with my friends?
Trainer’s Message: Let’s fight a good fight!

Withstand POW’s onslaught to earn the Ki Badge!

 

Lincoln Loud, the Man with the Plan!

Strategy: We’ll let you know after we figure it out ourselves at our next sibling meeting…
Trainer’s Pokémon: One for myself and each of my sisters!
Trainer’s Message: One boy living with ten awesome sisters! Think you can overcome a family like ours?

Survive the Loud Family’s chaos to earn the Chaos Badge!

 

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Blue Vanilla, the Heatless Sweetness, Stevie, the Krookodile Hunter, and Harry, the Pilot in Command!

Blue Vanilla, the Heatless Sweetness!

Strategy: My Pokemon and I will freeze you out until you have absolute zero chance of winning.
Trainer’s Pokémon: What’s cooler than cool? My ice cold Pokemon
Trainer’s Message: Watch out for the ice, the first step’s a doozy.

Thaw out Blue Vanilla’s Pokemon to earn the Slush Badge!

 

Stevie, the Krookodile Hunter!

Strategy: To get real up close and personal with Pokemon and study what makes them so brilliant!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Dangerous but beautiful creatures of the wild, make sure to show them the respect they deserve!
Trainer’s Message: Pokemon are the real pearls of nature, I’ve made it my duty to protect and study these wonderful creatures and want to show the world what they’re made of.

Show off your Pokemon’s brilliance in battle, and you may have the chance to win the Outback Badge!

Harry, the Pilot in Command!

Strategy: Teaching the tough lessons you won’t learn from another flight school.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Masters of the sky.
Trainer’s Message: Prepare for take-off!

Win this dogfight to earn your Wings Badge!

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Serena, Grazing in the Field, Captain Khylie Matthias, Queen of the Seas, and Shifter, the Colorful Artist!

Serena, Grazing in the Field!

Strategy: To tangle you in vines.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Freshly grown.
Trainer’s Message: You’ve never seen plants like mine.

Mow over Serena’s plan if you desire the Overgrown Badge!

 

Captain Khylie Matthias, the Queen of the Seas!

Strategy: Keelhaul all who stand in our way!
Trainer’s Pokémon: The most frightening monsters that lurk in the deep.
Trainer’s Message: Aye, it’s time to walk the plank!

Don’t be dragged down to the watery depths and earn the Shipwreck badge!

 

Shifter, the Colorful Artist!

Strategy: A rainbow of different strategies.
Trainer’s Pokémon: A palette full of teams for you to pick from.
Trainer’s Message: Can you beat my team with flying colors?

Fight against your favorite color to earn the Palette Badge!

East 2018 Leaders, PAX East 2018, PPL 2018

Leaders: Packer, the Protective Pet-Owner, Alexander the Proud Paragon and Blackleaf, the Hot-Blooded Guardian!

Packer, the Protective Pet-Owner!

 

Strategy: Letting my Pokémon’s fantastic features stun you before dealing the decisive blow!
Trainer’s Pokémon: ONLY the best in show
Trainer’s Message: Let’s see whose Pokémon are better; both in beauty and in battling!

Prove your worth by pouncing on my precious Pokémon and procure the Hairball badge!!

 

Alexander, the Proud Paragon!

Strategy: Teamwork is the key to victory!
Trainer’s Pokémon: These Paragon tap into the rage of the Dragon!
Trainer’s Message: Be at your best or succumb to the devastation of my Dragons!

Slay Alexander’s dragons to earn yourself the Treunarach Badge!

 

Blackleaf, the Hot-Blooded Guardian!

Strategy: Gets the fire burning quickly and effectively like my attacks!
Pokemon: They enjoy watching the world around them burn!
Trainer’s Message: I have a burning passion for battling! I’m not ready to pass the torch without a fight!

Prove your fire burns brighter and take the Torch Badge as proof of strength!

 

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