PAX West 2024

Instructor Hoax, the Poüchbeast Instructor!

BATTLE STYLE: NON-BATTLING

Instructor Hoax is a Poüchbeast Instructor, who teaches children how to capture and befriend wild Poüchbeasts, then make them fight in arena combat. He lives in Crate City with his wife Gourmia Snatchem and his 10 year old step-son Soot Snatchem, who is training to become the ultimate Poüchbeasts Commander.

Fake out the faker to earn the Fake Badge Medallion!

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Marissa, the Traveling Nurse!

BATTLE STYLE: DOUBLES

Marissa, the Traveling Pokémon Nurse goes from place to place accepting challenges, healing Pokémon, and offering guidance. She’s never bound to one location for too long, but she’s making a stop at PAX West to help out.

Catch and defeat Marissa at the right time to earn the Wanderers Badge!

Dr. Hekyll, the Strange Case!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES, DOUBLES

Dr. Hekyll is a kind doctor who takes care of people and Pokémon alike. However, behind this peaceful façade lies a dark secret. Mr. Jyde, his alternate personality, exudes malice and violence. Do you have what it takes to take them both down?

Everyone has a light and a dark side, conquer both to earn the Duality Badge!

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Ibby, Master of the Bizarre!

BATTLE STYLE: DOUBLES

Ibby, Master of the Bizarre, has been pulling tricks out his sleeve to make it through Paldea, but now it’s time for him to pull his greatest trick yet! Do you have what it takes?

Taunt Ibby’s Pokémon to earn the Bizarre Badge!

Damekage, the Genetics Researcher!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES

Searching for the reason that some Pokémon are shiny, Damekage has started to research why some evolutions be discovered after a Pokémon was initially added to the Pokédex. Whether it’s a result of different regions or some other phenomena, old favorites with new evolutions might provide insight into shiny Pokémon.

Bring a well-rounded team and you may earn the Genetics Badge!

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DanChan, the Cool Blue Trainer in the West!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES

What is your favorite color, and why is it blue? Dan has always been with team blue, be it from his favorite Pokémon Spheal, his tendency to choose the “blue” mainline versions on a new generational release, or even his choice of apparel.

Win the battle of colors to earn the Azure badge!

Blythe, the Kite Flier!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES, NON-BATTLING

Blythe wants to be where the flying Pokémon are. Wanting to learn what it might be like to catch the breeze, Blythe has learned both from Pokémon that look like kites and even those that act like kites!

Knock the wind out from Blythe’s Kite Pokémon to earn the Kite Badge!

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Brent, the Befuddled Birdwatcher!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES

Brent has been an avid birdwatching enthusiast all his life. In spite of (or perhaps due to) that, no one has had the heart to tell him that his definition of “bird” is a little off. Now, Brent brings all of his enthusiasm to the PAX Pokémon League in the hopes of teaching others all about his avian friends!

Deflate Brent’s balloons to earn the Avian Badge!

Ashton, Professor Pine’s Absent-Minded Assistant!

BATTLE STYLE: NON-BATTLING

After a long apprenticeship under Professor Pine, Ashton’s thesis is due this Tuesday… but an unfortunate incident with a staircase and an ill-time gust of wind scattered his reference papers! With time running short and the threat of failure looming, can he get his documents in order to submit a passing paper?

Help organize Ashton’s thesis to earn the Academia Badge!

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Ben Atet, the Returned!

BATTLE STYLE: SINGLES

“I’m definitely not possessed by my Banette! I just miraculously recovered from a grave illness after coming in contact with a doll I had lost when I was younger, that’s all! I do hear voices when I battle though…”

Overcome Ben’s ghostly will to earn the Possession Badge!