PPL 2014

[13/03/14 13:30:00]

Personnel:
 Dr. [REDACTED] Neuro
 Dept: Neuroscience
 Dr. [REDACTED] Toxin
 Dept: Toxicology

Charge: Acquire additional information on advanced evolution
techniques

Notes: Personnel have been dispatched to Pokemon Advancement
 Facility at the offsite enrichment center "BCEC". Selected 
personnel will be clandestinely interacting with test subjec
ts to gather insight on new "mega" evolutionary methods. The
y have been provided the use of creatures from experimental 
group 3-Ce066-282 and 2-Ce039-169. Speed of completion will 
also be a factor, which many test subjects might find... cha
llenging. Successful subjects will be marked for further tes
ting with the Triumph Badge.

Miss Miau is the ultimate cat lady. She carries cat treats and toys with her everywhere she goes and fluently speaks cat. She is probably part cat herself. If she isn’t lazing on a sunny rooftop with her cat posse, she’s off traveling the world rescuing stray kittens. If you think you’ve got what it takes to tame her jazz cats, challenge her for the Whiskers Badge! Be warned though, these cat claws aren’t here to play! Unless there’s tuna…

John’s interest in the paranormal began as a child, when he had a nightmare about the legendary Pokémon Darkrai. Frightened but fascinated by the experience, he began searching for any information about the mysterious beast. Since then, he has spent his life learning about the paranormal side of the Pokémon world. Research of this kind requires an uncommonly high level of funding, so to make ends meet, John opened Unova’s first (and only) paranormal investigation and removal company. His job took him around first Unova, then the world. Most of his work involved the removal of Ghost Pokémon, gaining him the nickname “the Ghost Buster”. Impressed with his mastery of ghost Pokémon during a investigation at her gym, Sinnoh’s Gardenia extended him an invitation to the PAX Pokémon League to serve as Gym Leader. With his trusty Rotom-pack and his own specially modified Dark Balls, Hamato takes on all challengers: Ghost, paranormal, or trainer alike! If you can show you “ain’t afraid of no ghosts” and take down his team, you will earn yourself the Buster Badge!

The easy rider, a rebel without a cause, Toph A. Snails was exiled from his hometown in the Wobbuffet village for a strong dislike for Wobbuffets. After a long weekend of defeats at the PAX Pokémon League at PAX East 2013, Toph went on a trek through the desert resort and became enlightened with this thought: “Man can not live by steel alone.” Since then, Toph has traveled the bike trails and started picking up various Pokémon from other bikers. Now he has set of on a path toward Boston again in 2014, with one thing on his mind: REVENGE. Can you stand the smoke and heat to earn the Easy-Rider Badge?

Listen up, challengers, because these two have done their homework and so should you! Scientists Sara and Stacy have been independently studying Pokémon all over the world for years and have developed a wealth of knowledge about their Pokémons’ strengths as well as their weaknesses. The two met in Kanto’s Safari Zone and, after facing each other in a well matched battle, decided to team up. Now, they’ve joined the PAX Pokémon League to show off what teamwork and correctly practiced science can do. If you think you’ve got what it takes, find a partner and put your knowledge to the test to earn the Biohazard Badge!

After being recruited into the PAX Pokémon League last year, Calucian set out to continue his world explorations. Rather than returning to the Orre region, he felt a call to move farther out of his comfort zone and see more of the world. He began exploring various regions of the world from Hoenn to Unova, though always staying near the wastelands he so loves. Eventually he found himself in the Kalos region and there trained to strengthen his bond with his Pokémon at the Tower of Mastery. After mastering all the Tower had to offer, he settled in the harsh deserts nearby to further expand his knowledge of Ground type Pokémon, observing, and catching all that he could find. Now he’s returned to the League to put himself and his Pokémon to the test and see what new strength their adventures have brought them. Stand strong before Calucian and the might of the desert winds to earn the Dessication Badge!

After PPL East ’13, Oceanus heard rumors of a region where Pokémon were evolving beyond what they could through normal means. Intrigued, he set off for the Kalos region to learn about this new mysterious evolution and what water types could be capable of achieving it. After learning many new things about Mega Evolution, Oceanus was notified that the Pokémon Advancement Expo would be taking place at PAX East ’14! Oceanus sees this as a perfect opportunity to study this new phenomenon in action, while keeping his Pokémon entertained with fierce competition! Can you make Oceanus wipe out and earn the Tsunami Badge?

Stolen from her parents at birth, River Song wandered through time and space trying to find a famous time traveler. She became an archaeologist to help her track her target through time, and on her first excavation she met the legendary Celebi. She followed Celebi to Johto and began to study the incredible histories of the Pokémon world, with the help of the team of ancient Pokémon she discovered during her travels. After seeing the universe with her two favorite companions, Celebi and a certain Time Lord, she returns to the Pokémon Advancement Expo this year to focus her research on the origins of Mega Evolution! To earn the Time Badge, you’ll have to defeat her team of- *Bzzt* “Spoilers, Sweetie!”

When Soren was very young, his grandfather would sit him on his lap and tell him stories about the Pokémon journeys he went on as a boy. Fascinated by this throughout his childhood, he promised himself that he would follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and collect amazing stories from across the Pokémon world. After traveling in the Kanto region for a year, collecting badges and training his partner Pokémon, he was overtaken by his wanderlust. On the backs of Flying-Type Pokémon, he travelled from region to region, year after year, creating his own stories, and collecting even more from the trainers he battled. If you think you’ve got a story to tell, challenge Soren for the Quill Badge!