East 2020 News

On behalf of all of the gym leaders for PAX East 2020, we would like to thank everyone for challenging us this year.  Hopefully you had as much fun as we did!  We always want to improve so if you challenged us we would appreciate if you answered some questions in a survey we put together: https://t.co/8AKTy4Ipku?amp=1

A lot of preparation goes into getting the PPL ready every PAX.  Most of the work goes on behind the scenes and people are not often recognized for everything they do to make the PPL a fun and unique experience.  We would like to acknowledge a few of these people that helped us with PAX East this year.

Ruppy:

A veteran of the PPL for both East and West, Ruppy has stepped forward to volunteer to help create badge art for gym leaders who need it.  A large number of the badges you win at PAX East are designed by him

Morganstern:

Another veteran of the PPL at PAX East, Morganstern has been designing badges for gym leaders at all PAXes for many years.  If you have been challenging us for a long time, chances are most of the badges you have were designed by him.

Rhonder:

The leader art that we use for leader reveals and on our Trainer Cards is a long standing tradition in the PPL.  This year Rhonder, a gym leader from PAX West, designed all of the leader art for us.  With the number of leaders we have at PAX East it was a large commission that we needed in a pretty short period of time and he did an amazing job.  If you would like to see some more of his work you can find him on Twitter/Instagram: @Rhonder_Art or on Facebook @Rhonder.Art.

Hello PAX Pokemon League East 2020 challengers!

We are looking forward to having many Pokemon battles this weekend.  Leaders can be found throughout the convention center all weekend, but if you’re having trouble finding someone with a green scarf check out the Handheld Lounge.  It’s found on Level 1, same floor as the main entrance.

We also have a booth in the Diversity Lounge once again!  Stop by to learn more about us, draw a Pokemon, or even find a gym leader or two to challenge.  Make sure to check out the other booths while you’re there!

With the new set of games and a new console came some changes to our rules.  Below is a mobile friendly rules card that you can save to your phone for easy reference, no wifi required!

We can’t wait to get the battles started, good luck challengers!

Applications to be a gym leader for the PAX Pokemon League at PAX East 2020 are now open!  Click this link to begin filling out your application: https://bit.ly/2qpciJm

Please note that all leaders are required to be using Pokemon Sword of Pokemon Shield on their Nintendo Switch, we will not be using the DS any more.

Applications are open until 11:59 pm EST November 30th.  This will give you some time with the new games while still providing some time to get all the preparations done.  With PAX being really early this year prep time is shorter than usual so please keep an eye on your email to see our response about acceptance status and be ready to jump right onto the forums to get everything done as soon as possible.