PPL 2014

East 2014 Leaders, PAX East 2014, PPL 2014

Leader: Imakuni?, the Strange Life-Form!

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GL09Little is known about the origins of Imakuni?, the strange singer who wanders the world on his quest to become famous. He often appears suddenly among gatherings of Pokémon trainers across the globe, singing songs about Pokémon and challenging fans to battles. His strange Psychic-type Pokémon coupled with his odd dance moves and behavior left most of his challengers bewildered. After disappearing for years, Imakuni? has decided to make his return at the PAX Pokémon League, claiming he is a gym leader. He’s determined to test the mettle of fellow Pokémon enthusiasts and maybe, just maybe, answer the age-old question: “Who is cuter? Pikachu or me?” If you can overcome this unusual character and his odd battling style, you’ll be rewarded with the Enigma Badge!

Enigma Badge

East 2014 Leaders, PAX East 2014, PPL 2014

Leader: Roberto, The Iron Gentleman!

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“I don’t want to cramp anyone’s style anymore…”GL05

Enchanted by Lysandre’s message, the young Roberto was eager to sign up to join Team Flare to show the world just how beautiful it could be. As time passed however, he began to notice that Team Flare and its leader in fact wished to wipe the slate clean. Upon the destruction of their hidden base, and with the team in shambles, Roberto quietly took his leave. Hiding out in Kiloude City, he spent a lot of time wondering what went wrong. One day, while looking out onto the safari, he saw a glimmer of metal: a wild Mawile! Entranced by its glimmer, he wasted no time in capturing it. He vowed then and there that he would show the world the elegance of Steel type Pokémon and do his best to make up for Team Flare’s mistakes. It wasn’t long before he heard of a great convention of Pokémon trainers in Boston. What a perfect opportunity to make his debut and spread his message! Steel yourself and crash his party to earn the Classy Badge!

Classy Badge

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A Horde of Wild Valentines!

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Hey there Trainers! In case you weren’t already over-saturated with news informing you so, it’s Valentine’s Day! Need a Valentine to impress your darling Darumaka? Last year Researcher Nyankokimi and I (Researcher Propriety) made up these Valentines, and I thought I’d repost them for your viewing pleasure! Heck, even if you don’t have a Valentine… consider these our Valentines to YOU! <3 We hope you enjoy them!

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eXpo Guide: EV Training

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EV TrainingPropriety here! In the spirit of this year’s Pokemon Advancement eXpo, where we’ll all hopefully be learning lots of great things about Pokemon, Volaro (the Elusive Rose, PPL East 2013) prepared a mini-course for you on EV Training! If you’ve never EV trained your Pokemon before, this post may be helpful!

Take it away, Volaro!

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Rules Update UPDATE

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RulesUpdateUpdate

Thanks to discerning challenger eyes, it has been brought to our attention that there was an error in the rule set! Team Preview cannot be turned off, and thus will not be required to be turned off (of course). We apologize for this oversight (our planning committee inserted that provisionally before X and Y came out).

Additionally, due to cries of unfair treatment from the Wormadam lobby, the Meowstic exception to the species rule has been revoked. Sorry, Meowstic lovers!

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2014 Rules Update!

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Rules Update

Greetings all!

After a long, long debate, lots of late nights, and thousands of test-battles, our gym leaders have come up with our Rules update for East 2014! Check out the Rules page for the full rules, but here’s a short rundown of what has changed:

  • We’ll be using Pokémon X/Y this year.
  • IR Battle is now called “Battle with Someone Nearby (Infared).” It’s still the mode we’re using though.
  • There’s now an exception to the species clause. Leaders may allow exceptions for quirky “All one Species” teams.
  • Weather teams are now allowed, due to weather being limited.
  • Wonder Launcher is no longer an option, so that rule has been removed.
  • Blazikens with Speed Boost are not allowed.
  • Xerneas and Yveltal have been added to the banned list.
  • Zygarde has been added to the limited list.
  • We’ve added a clause that bans endless battle (because it’s annoying and nobody’s got time for that nonsense).
  • Kangaskhanite, Gengarite, Mewtwonite X, Mewtwonite Y, and Blazikenite, have been banned. More on this later.

We know this may be a bit controversial, but we’ve done our best to adjust the rules to keep things fun.

~Propriety

PAX Pokemon League History, PPL 2014

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PAX2014This East, The PAX Pokemon League would like to invite you all to PAX: the Pokemon Advancement eXpo!

Pokemon Professors, Researchers, scientists, and gym leaders will all be gathering to discuss the amazing discovery of Mega Evolution!

Please join us in this great learning experience, and keep watching here for guest announcements, activity listings, and much more!

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