Author name: Propriety

Nobody knows where he comes from or where he’s going, but Shifty‘s slept in the gutters of more cities than most people can name. Drifting from town to town looking for work, Shifty scraped together a living on odd jobs and the kindness of strangers. As luck would have it, while rooting through a dumpster, Shifty chanced upon an unused Poké Ball and found a fresh-start. Now running his own mobile gym (a tent he made out of garbage bags), Shifty wanders with a new found sense of pride and purpose as a self-proclaimed gym leader. Let Shifty know the taste of defeat (or a hot meal) and earn his coveted Bean-can Badge!

Born in the densely populated Lumiose City, Volucris grew up surrounded by Pokémon. Exposed to the glitz and glamor of the big city Volucris yearned to stand out in the world of Pokémon, to stand tall as someone both strong and unique in their battling style. In the back alleys of Lumiose he was introduced to another side of the city, and to Pokémon: poison types. While the fashion-centered world of Lumiose thrived as much on power as beauty Volucris knew right away that he had found Pokémon other people wouldn’t look twice at. Furthermore he found poisoning enemy Pokémon in battle to be a ruthless and effective battling style. By frequenting the back alleys of Lumiose he formed a bond with a large variety of poison types and learned the advantages of each, bringing them all with him into the larger world to become a renowned trainer. He has even donned various aspects of his beloved Pokémon, wearing claws and horns to give himself the visage of a menacing reptile. To this day he can still occasionally be found in the back alleys, all too happy to put your Pokémon’s health on the clock and see if you too can stand tall and claim the Vile Badge!

Ever since childhood, Charlotte was obsessed with Espurrs. She grew up in a household just outside Camphrier Town surrounded by Skittys, Meowths and Purrloins, but she was always drawn to the Espurrs. Something about their cold, lifeless stares drew her to them…. Her life’s dream is to catch every single one. Be warned, your Espurrs may go missing if you turn your back! Defeat her glaring of Espurrs to earn the All Seeing Badge. (A successful trade of a shiny Espurr or Meowstic may also result in the the receiving of a badge!)

If there was a League for popular culture, Mawt would be the Champion. He has an unrivaled obsession with movies and TV shows. His favourites are classic Japanese monster movies, and he dreams that one day he’ll be able to take on Pokéstar Studios and make one of his own. For now, he hones his team of Pokémon to replicate some of the most famous Monster Movies. Overcome his powerful Monsters to be awarded the Cinema Badge!

After stumbling into what looked like an abandoned second-hand store, Phil found himself buying a dusty, hieroglyphed, handheld-Pachinko machine. Turns out several spirits were trapped inside! Thankfully not all of them were jerks, so Phil gave them a little extra room and spread them among the items from his Gym. Defeat Phil’s gang of mischievous anthropomorphisms to earn the Sigil Badge.

AGanoti was born into a family of prisoners under the control of a small, tyrannical government. As prisoners, they relied on strong Pokémon to help them with their work mining and building for the rich. AGanoti always spent his time with steel-type Pokémon both on and off the job, until one day he broke free of his confinement with help from a mysterious dragon. Since that day, AGanoti has fought with his steel-type Pokemon, and his special dragon, seeking and exacting revenge against the ones who imprisoned him and his family. Seeking a challenge, he has traveled to the PAX Pokémon League. Show that you can penetrate the defenses AGanoti’s Steel-type Pokémon in order to gain the Dragon’s Shield Badge!

Hailing from the little town of Dewford in Hoenn, Kings always loved playing in the water with their Pokémon but it wasn’t until a school trip to Mossdeep’s Space Center that they fell in love with science. After that, Kings decided to travel the world with their best friends Eevee, Lapras and Psyduck to discover new water-type Pokémon. After many years of traveling, Kings arrived in Ambrette Town. While working in the fossil lab there, they found a Clover Fossil and brought a Tirtouga back to life. Kings loved Ambrette Town and couldn’t bring themself to leave, so they decided to settle there and put together the Ambrette Aquarium, filling it with the water types they found from around the world. Make some waves and show your skills as a trainer to win the Bubble Badge!

Like most Pokemon trainers, Priam began his journey at a young age, leaving his home town of Viridian City to realise his dreams. During his travels, he developed an interest in Bug-type Pokémon. He admired their variety, their uniqueness. In particular he was awed by their movements: flying, crawling, fighting, all as one. Many individuals participating in a single, vast swarm, each Pokémon affecting those around it as they attack in unison. Priam came to believe that the flap of a Beautifly’s wings on one side of the field can turn the tide on the other.

Using his team of Bug types, trained for high speed and all-out attacking, he eventually ascended the ranks to become a Gym Leader. Only those who can endure Priam’s insects are presented with the Swarm Badge for theirefforts.

Hailing from his lab in a remote corner of the Orre region, Professor Fern is a rather eccentric soul. While he is one of the premier Pokémon researchers in the region, he has the attention span of a Skitty and has been known to change projects mid-experiment. Upon hearing of a new Pokémon League opening in the city of Melbourne, he bundled up the electric-type Pokémon he was currently researching and set off to see what new discoveries were to be found, pausing only to put his coat on the right way around. Withstand Fern’s electrifying blasts to claim the Epiphany Badge!