Strategy: Overpower with strength and intelligence of the highest level.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Only the strongest Ground Pokemon have the glory of battling under me.
Trainer’s message: Do you have what it takes to stand up to the leader of Rainbow Rocket?!
Stop Giovanni’s plans to earn your spot in the PAX Pokemon League Hall of Fame!
For those of you who battled last year, you might remember a small group of gym leaders who banded together to provide a difficult challenge to those who felt up to the task. That group referred to themselves as the Four Horsemen of the PPL, and it looks like they’re back again this year. Here is a letter that they asked us to pass on to all of you:
Last year, I assembled a group of some of the absolute best trainers the world has to offer and laid down a challenge to all of you. It was simple, really. Step up to the plate and take the 4 of us down. Challenger after challenger stepped up, but the Four Horsemen knocked most of them down. As I sent one would be superstar trainer after another packing in disappointment, I was left with only one feeling… boredom. So many of you tried to showcase your skills, thinking you had what it took to complete the Four Horsemen Challenge, only to be shown the door with your tail between your legs. Was this the best the Challengers of the PAX Pokémon League really had to offer?
As another PAX East approaches, I find myself once again looking for a true challenge. Something I can sink my battling teeth into. Someone worthy of going all out against in glorious Pokémon combat. But I don’t want to sift through the wave of mediocrity to find it. That is where this year’s Four Horsemen come in.
This time, I am not one of them. Rather, I am the one sending them into battle in an attempt to weed out the weak and funnel the strongest trainers out there in my direction. The task again is simple, but with one added twist this year. Take down the Four Horsemen. Acquire their badges and show them to me. I’ll have the ultimate challenge waiting for you. If you can manage to defeat me here, you’ll prove yourself worthy to display the Symbol of Excellence.
Don’t get me wrong, you can challenge me without defeating the Horsemen first. I have a few squads of Dragons waiting for you and you can earn the Paragon badge for showing your battling fortitude. But to pass the ultimate test, you need to prove yourself. The Symbol of Excellence is only for those who can play the Horsemen’s game and come out on top.
I know you’re rubbing your hands together thinking of how you’re going to claim glory. Don’t get ahead of yourself. You haven’t even heard who the Four Horsemen are this time. We have a few new faces in the fold. But the battling prowess remains the same.
First of all, we have the man that runs this neighborhood: Mr. Rogers. For years, he set the standard for kids all around the world. Now, he’s here to set the standard for battling and measure your friendship with your Pokemon.
Next, we have a returning member of the Four Horsemen: Red. He does look a little different than I remember him, and this time he brought a friend with him in Blue. You’ll have to tackle this duo of battle legends together to earn their badge. Do you really think you have what it takes to take down two of the best Pokémon battlers the world has ever seen?
Last, but not least, is the man of the Loud House: Lincoln Loud. Battling in his family’s honor, he’s ready to take on all comers. I wouldn’t doubt the toughness of a dude that grew up in a house with 10 sisters. He’ll be ready to roll with the Four Horsemen.
So, there you have it. Four Horsemen, three badges, one challenge that only the best can conquer. Think you’ve got what it takes? Step up to the Four Horsemen and prove it. I’ll be waiting.
-Alexander
Strategy: Team work… which is why I prefer Double Battles!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Ice types are both extremeley hard and terribly fragile.
Trainer’s Message: Tough as an Iceberg, cold as a Blizzard!
Shatter my titans and earn the Iceberg Emblem!
Strategy: An aggressive, coordinated pursuit until you surrender to your fate!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Insatiable spirits and beasts from a dark and ghastly realm.
Trainer’s Message: Do you have what it takes to face your fears?
Banish the harbingers and earn the Oblivion Emblem!
Strategy: It must be the work of an enemy Stand!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Only the strongest of Stands!
Trainer’s Message: Resisting me is useless!
Stand proud and prevent the end of the world to earn the Menacing Emblem!
Strategy: Remaining calm and focused as I bring the power of mind and the very elements to bear.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Avatars of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Light, and Darkness: the harmonious foundations of life which hold all in balance. Tranquil yet wrathful and powerful.
Trainer’s Message: There is neither victory or wisdom in blind pursuit of a goal. Only through remaining calm and open minded can you achieve your true potential.
Master the elements to earn the Adept Emblem!
Strategy: Confuse them with my monkeyshines!
Trainer’s Pokémon: The trickiest monsters around!
Trainer’s Message: Will you join in my tomfoolery?
Partake in shenanigans of your own to receive the Trickster Emblem!
Strategy: Don’t think too hard, there is no wrong or right. It’s up to you to decide this fight!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Up for the challenge? Then choose your fate! Let’s see how you manage with the team you create!
Trainer’s Message: Call of Mismagius, tap of a Sandshrew! This badge can be created by a witches brew!
Survive Yaba Baga’s spell to earn the Witches Brew Emblem!
Strategy: To smash through your defenses with my massive monsters.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Strange beasts from the four corners of the globe and beyond.
Trainer’s Message: My Pokemon will tear through you like Godzilla tears through Tokyo!
Knock down Ken’s monsters to earn the Monster King Emblem!
Strategy: The tide shifts in our favor, wearing you down before swallowing you whole.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Predators and protectors of the sea.
Trainer’s Message: My Pokemon are beautiful, terrifying and undefeatable!
Prove yourself mightier than the sea and was away Coby’s arrogance to earn the Wave Badge!
Strategy: I’ll keep you guessing which of our beloved childhood friends will fight you next!
Trainer’s Pokémon: Will you know your favorite Disney characters well enough to predict their battle strategy?
Trainer’s Message: I can who you the world. Shining, shimmering, battling.
Step back in time and look forward to the future to earn the 50’s Badge!
Strategy: Work together with my friends to ring out the best in everyone.
Trainer’s Pokémon: My friends from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Trainer’s Message: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Show me how well you work with your friends and earn the Neighbor Badge!
Strategy: Taking responsibility for my actions.
Trainer’s Pokémon: Spreading their poison across the globe.
Trainer’s Message: Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you.
Find the cure to earn the Virus Badge!
Strategy: I strategically set up, then proceed to thrash out in an all out force to be reckoned with.
Trainer’s Pokémon: My Pokemon are elementally set in stone.
Trainer’s Message: Rocks have taken hundreds of thousands of years to be as tough as they are. I hope you can handle the sort of pressure they can withstand.
Crush Sidian’s rock hard defenses to earn the Amethyst Badge!
Strategy: To beat you old school style with double the legends.
Trainer’s Pokémon: To battle with the OG 151 Pokemon.
Trainer’s Message:
Blue: Rivals, legends, champions. As one, how can we lose Red?
Red:………………..
Team up and work as one in order to earn the Rivals Badge!
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!
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?
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
