Author name: Rosy

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Elite 5: Orpheus, Musician of the House and PAXMAN, the Man of PAX!

Orpheus, Musician of the House!

Strategy: Draw upon the powers of Olympus and the Underworld both to lay opponents low.
Trainer’s Pokémon: The finest fiends the gods and goddesses have to offer.
Trainer’s Message: The Underworld is a dark and unforgiving place, my friend. Choose your blessings carefully.

Orpheus can draw upon the strength of all the Olympians! Choose your favors wisely to earn the Lyre Emblem!

 

PAXMAN, the Man of PAX!

Strategy: With the power of ALL THE PAXes by my side, we cannot lose!
Trainer’s Pokémon: I picked up my Pokémon while traveling to all the different PAXes.
Trainer’s Message: NANA NANA NANA NANA PAXMAN!!! PAXMAN!! Paxman…!

Get in queue to face PAXMAN and earn the PAX Emblem!

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Elite 5: Saul, Strixhaven’s Star-Studded Student; Lucid, the Man of Emotion; and Reyes, the Umbral Reaper!

Saul, Strixhaven’s Star-Studded Student!

Strategy: Unite the houses of Strixhaven to partake in the ultimate competition of martial and magic! Fight well for this one, the Silk Emblem isn’t a participation award.
Trainer’s Pokémon: A representative of each college in Strixhaven! Also the mother of the silkball we’ll be using during the match.
Trainer’s Message: Strike fast and hard, but try not and burn the ball. There’s a real Joltik in there ya know!

Score one over on the houses of Strixhaven to earn the Silk Emblem!

 

Lucid, the Man of Emotion!

Strategy: Use the emotions of love and anger to overcome any competition.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Psychic to represent Love, and Fire to represent Anger!
Trainer’s Message: Tap into your inner emotions and the tides of battle will sway in your favor.

The Butterfly Rose Emblem awaits past the mental flames of anger and love.

 

Reyes, the Umbral Reaper!

Strategy: Power to overwhelm all with the darkness of the abyss!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Behemoths of the shadows, resilient and adaptable
Trainer’s Message: I will show you the truth of my world!

Prove that you can transcend my void and earn the Grim Emblem!

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Leaders: Conifer, the All-Terrain Hiker and Sayu, the Sleepy Ninja!

Conifer, the All-Terrain Hiker!

Strategy: I’ll climb anything to get to the top!
Trainer’s Pokémon: The toughest trekkers!
Trainer’s Message: Leave only footprints, take only victory!

Knock Conifer off their perch to win the View Badge!

 

Sayu, the Sleepy Ninja!

Strategy: Sleeping in ’til it’s time to battle
Trainer’s Pokémon: Sneaky ninjas and sleepyheads
Trainer’s Message: Oh? You want to battle? Ok, but after this I’m taking a nap…

Put Sayu’s Pokémon to rest to earn the Muji-Muji Badge!

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Leaders: Bede, the Pink Predecessor and Aidan and Drak, the Draco Master and Dragon Fanatic!

Bede, the Pink Predecessor!

Strategy: I’m a cut above the rest and so is my battle style!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Psychic Pokémon who can keep up with my fast thinking.
Trainer’s Message: The chairman hand-picked me for this role, it’s proof of my skill.

Make a wish on a falling star, because you’ll need it to win the Wishing Badge!

 

Aidan and Drak, the Draco Master and Dragon Fanatic!

Strategy: Show off the power of Dragonite with help from other dragons!
Trainers’ Pokémon: Dragonite’s hand-picked team of dragons.
Trainers’ Message: Good luck and have fun, but beware of the power of dragons… especially Dragonite.

Stop these two dragon experts from boosting to earn the Double Dragon Badge!

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Leaders: Mads Mercury, the Mischievous Haberdasher and Daphne, the Tea Time Princess!

Mads Mercury, the Mischievous Haberdasher!

Strategy: I don the impish cap of madness to confound my opponents with toxic tomfoolery!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Tricky fairy and poison Pokémon with the finest headpieces around.
Trainer’s Message: You think you can beat me!? Ha-ha-ha-ha-have-a-hat!

Steel your resolve to overcome insanity and claim the Mercurial Badge!

 

Daphne, the Tea Time Princess!

Strategy: Eat up! My friends and I have the bestest tea parties.
Trainer’s Pokémon: I hear them….my friends in the walls; they’re here for the party…
Trainer’s Message: Pretty please, will you join us?

Survive afternoon tea to earn the Tea Party Badge!

East 2022 Leaders, PAX East 2022, PPL 2022

Leaders: Tom Nook and Crazy Redd, the Island Merchants and Soundwave, the Metal Menace!

Tom Nook and Crazy Redd, the Island Merchants!

Strategy: Play it safe and challenge the welcoming shopkeep! Or are you crazy enough to battle the exotic peddler?
Trainers’ Pokémon: Nook has wares and furniture to sell, and mischief lurks among Redd’s gallery.
Trainers’ Message: A Cousin’s Discount or a hefty loan; these shopkeepers are ready to make a deal!

Bring plenty of bells or you might have to haggle to earn the Merchants’ Badge!

 

Soundwave, the Metal Menace!

Strategy: A robot in disguise. Reports state this mechanical menace and his metal minions are highly susceptible to high temperatures along with fierce fists and earthly attacks.
Trainer’s Pokémon: The core cassette minions Soundwave has housed in his chest that have fought against the Autobots for centuries. Mainly metal in appearance and beastly in nature.
Trainer’s Message: Do you have what it takes to no longer make Soundwave superior?

Suppress Soundwave’s attacks to secure the Data Badge!

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