West 2018 Leaders

PAX West 2018, PPL 2018, West 2018 Leaders

Rudolf, the Sheer Cold Ice Trainer and Professor Switch, the Downunder Delinquent make an entrance!

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Rudolf, the Sheer Cold Ice Trainer

Rudolf hails from a remote, wintery region of the Pokemon world. Growing up around Ice types, they’ve always been his favorite to battle with! However, upon setting out on his Pokemon journey, Rudolf was quickly made aware of the cold truths of being an Ice-type trainer: his opponents would often lash out at his team with powerful super effective attacks making every battle a challenge. Instead of turning away from his friends though, Rudolf opted to continue on with an icy resolve. He aimed to become the best Ice-type trainer! Looking to further tap into the hidden power of Ice-type Pokemon, Rudolf joined the PAX Pokemon League. Weather Rudolf’s storm and earn the Snowflake Badge!

Snowflake Badge

Professor Switch, the Downunder Delinquent

After PAX Aus 2017, our intrepid wandering Professor Switch set sail for his home in Kanto. As a good pokemon professor, Switch took his rickety floating bar-fridge of a sailing boat on a coastal tour of the Australian continent. Battling his way up the eastern coast of Australia, Switch made a name for himself in the most brutal Pokemon pit-fighting rings. One stormy evening, Switch found himself sheltering from near hurricane level conditions in an island bay off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Little did he know this island was known as Magnetic Island, home to a colony of feisty Magnezone. When the storm passed, Switch set sail over the Pacific Ocean for home. Near death after weeks at sea, our hero was rescued by a coastguard vessel out of Seattle…just in time to join the fracas at PAX West and learn how American poke-warriors battle.
Fight Switch with all your might, and earn the right to wear the Fatal Fury badge.

Fatal Fury Badge

PAX West 2018, PPL 2018, West 2018 Leaders

Surfacecat, the Shockingly Good Trainer and Professor Pine, The Pokemon Professor arrive into the PPL!

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Surfacecat, the Shockingly Good Trainer

Surfacecat grew up as a house cat by a forest. In the forest lived a wild group of cats. When she was 6 months old, she was curious about the cats who lived in the forest and they asked her to join their Clan. Now she is an apprentice training to be a warrior in ThunderClan. ThunderClan is brave, loyal, and only fight when they have to. Beat Surfacecat to obtain the Cat Badge!

Cat Badge

Professor Pine, The Pokemon Professor

Although triple battles are no more, watch out for his powerful double attack combinations! Beat Professor Pine and obtain the Basics Badge!

Basics Badge

PAX West 2018, PPL 2018, West 2018 Leaders

Student Nurse Joy, the Over-caffeinated Nurse and Samson Oak, the Pokemon Professor waltz into the PPL!

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Student Nurse Joy, the Over-Caffeinated Nurse

When Joy was born, she already had her future laid out for her. When she was six years old, she healed her first Pokemon. At age ten, she started helping out her mom part time at the Pokemon Center. Now, Joy is committed to following her destiny. But, until then, she’ll have to survive every Joy’s nightmare – nursing school. Squirming beneath her Professors’ gazes, she knew that she’ll learn a lifetime of knowledge, but at the cost of her freedom. There is little time for sleep, so until her four years of study are up, coffee will have to do. Survive a nursing student’s woes, and you’ll win the Chansey badge!

Chansey Badge

Samson Oak, the Pokemon Professor

Hello there! Welcome to the world of pokémon! My name is Samson Oak! I have been hard at work studying unique Pokemon only found in the Alola region known as Totem Pokemon. These Pokemon are much larger than usual and exhibit a powerful aura when fought. For years, Trial Captains in Alola have been using these Pokemon to test young trainers in what is known as the Island Challenge. Would you like to help me on my research? The only way to truly see what these larger than life Pokemon are capable of is to see them in battle! Win and I’ll even reward you with a Totem Badge!

Totem Badge

PAX West 2018, PPL 2018, West 2018 Leaders

Brandon and Angel, the Magnetic Minds and Avi, The Iron Fist of Ferrum join in!

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Brandon and Angel, the Magnetic Minds

Hailing from the Kalos region, Brandon and Angel grew up as friends in Anistar City, learning how to use Psychic Pokémon. Brandon eventually left for the Sinoh region to train under Byron and his Steel-type Pokémon. After years of training separately, Brandon and Angel have joined the PAX Pokemon League to show the powerful strength of dual Psychic and Steel combined. Beating them will earn you the Bent Spoon Badge, a true representation of the combined forces!

Bent Spoon Badge

Avi, The Iron Fist of Ferrum

Hailing from Neos City, Avi has fought fiercely in battles across the Ferrum region and is recognized as a Master in the Ferrum League. Ferrum scientists have recently developed a portable Synergy Stone, capable of giving anyone the ability to bond with their Pokémon and battle head-to-head in the traditional Ferrum fashion. As a way of showing off the technology and testing its limits, Avi has been chosen as an ambassador to the PAX Pokémon League to share this new way of battling with everyone willing to take him and his trusty Pokémon partners on. Though it’s a whole new kind of battle, if you keep your wits about you, you should be able to take Avi on with no problem. And if you’re totally new, I’m sure he’ll be accommodating and give you a few pointers! Prove your worth in the way of Pokkén and earn yourself the Ferrum badge!

Ferrum Badge

PAX West 2018, PPL 2018, West 2018 Leaders

Keleesi, Protector of the Seven Regions and Thomas Roe, the Arcade Warrior enter the fold!

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Keleesi, Protector of the Seven Regions

Struggling to control and balance two opposing forces of nature, Keleesi is ready to end the fight once and for all. Allies come from strange places, ready to sacrifice themselves for her cause and let her become the leader she was born to be. Will you stand in her way? Defeat Keleesi and gain the Ice and Fire Badge!

Ice and Fire Badge

Thomas Roe, the Arcade Warrior

After four long years, Thomas Roe and his Rotom return to the PPL after reverse engineering Bill’s PC storage system to create an AR replica of himself and his favorite arcade machine, the Dubious Data. Remembering fondly of how much fun he had getting into the PPL last time, Thomas decided to set up his digital doppelganger to roam the halls of the real and find worthy people to enter the hi-score rankings. This encounter will take you to the realms of the past where your current Pokemon won’t cut it – are you prepared to venture into the era of the cabinet gauntlet and test your mettle in the arcade arena?

Upgrade Token Badge

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