indigo_league | Badge Requests

What does it take? It changes for each gym! Normally, the games increase in difficulty as you progress, but that wouldn't be any fun if characters could just as easily take on the Gyms that are supposed to be for top trainers only. THEREFORE, the gym leaders aren't going to be pushovers like in the games! In order to win a badge, the mods will take into account your current roster and the attacks and advantages to see whether your pokémon is strong enough to win a badge or not.

Each gym leader has a Regular Team of pokemon and an Elite Team of pokemon you can challenge. It's up to a trainer to decide which team to challenge, but if you take on the Elite Team of six level 100 Pokemon, you'll receive double the prize money. The items, however, are not doubled. Excellent for trainers looking for the extra challenge or those looking to make money fast.

!!! Badges must be mod approved. To earn a badge, please comment on this post. Please don't ask for more than two badges to be approved at once!

JOHTO
Violet City Badge: Zephyr Leader: Falkner Team: Noctowl (L: 30) Honchkrow (L: 32) Pidgeot (L: 35) Rewards: [P10,000] TM Roost Can use Fly outside of battle Elite Team: Pidgeot, Dodrio, Swellow, Xatu, Staraptor, Pelipper	Azalea Town Badge: Hive Leader: Bugsy Team: Pinsir (L: 35) Heracross (L: 37) Scizor (L: 40) Rewards: [P12,000] TM U-Turn Can use Rock Smash outside of battle Elite Team: Scizor, Venomoth, Vespiquen, Yanmega, Galvantula, Heracross	Goldenrod City Badge: Plain Leader: Whitney Team: Girafarig (L: 40) Clefable (L: 42) Miltank (L: 45) Rewards: [P14,000] HM Rock Smash TM Attract Can use Strength outside of battle Elite Team: Ursaring, Granbull, Blissey, Exploud, Tauros, Snorlax	Ecruteak City Badge: Fog Leader: Morty Team: Haunter (L: 45) Misdreavus (L: 47) Gengar (L: 50) Rewards: [P16,000] TM Shadow Ball HM Strength Can use Surf outside of battle Elite Team: Drifblim, Spiritomb, Dusknoir, Mismagius, Gengar, Chandelure
Cianwood City Badge: Storm Leader: Chuck Team: Hitmonlee (L: 50) Hitmonchan (L: 52) Poliwrath (L: 55) Rewards: [P18,000] HM Fly Elite Team: Medicham, Machamp, Hariyama, Breloom, Primeape, Toxicroak	Olivine City Badge: Mineral Leader: Jasmine Team: Skarmory (L: 55) Magneton (L: 57) Steelix (L: 60) Rewards: [P20,000] HM Surf HM Whirlpool Elite Team: Metagross, Bronzong, Skarmory, Steelix, Magnezone, Empoleon	Mahogany Town Badge: Glacier Leader: Pryce Team: Dewgong (L: 60) Lapras (L: 62) Mamoswine (L: 65) Rewards: [P22,000] TM Hail Can use Waterfall outside of battle Elite Team: Abomasnow, Dewgong, Glalie, Froslass, Mamoswine, Walrein	Blackthorn City Badge: Rising Leader: Clair Team: Gyarados (L: 65) Kingdra (L: 67) Dragonite (L: 70) Rewards: [P24,000] HM Waterfall Can use Whirlpool outside of battle A reusable ticket for the SS Anne* Elite Team: Aerodactyl, Charizard, Kingdra, Salamence, Garchomp, Dragonite *For defeating the Elite team only. Three week paid cruise vacation to be taken whenever and as many times as the holder desires. Boat can be caught from Olivine or Vermilion.
KANTO
Pewter City Badge: Boulder Leader: Brock Team: Rhyhorn (L: 30) Golem (L: 32) Onix (L: 35) Rewards: [P10,000] TM Rock Slide HM Rock Smash Elite Team: Rhyperior, Rampardos, Golem, Omastar, Kabutops, Onix	Cerulean City Badge: Cascade Leader: Misty Team: Golduck (L: 35) Lapras (L: 37) Starmie (L: 40) Rewards: [P12,000] TM Water Pulse Can use Surf outside of battle Elite Team: Quagsire, Lanturn, Floatzel, Lapras, Milotic, Starmie	Vermilion City Badge: Thunder Badge Leader: Lt. Surge Team: Electabuzz (L: 40) Magneton (L: 42) Raichu (L: 45) Rewards: [P14,000] TM Thunder Can use Strength outside of battle Elite Team: Manectric, Electrode, Pachirisu, Magnezone, Electivire, Raichu	Celadon City Badge: Rainbow Leader: Erika Team: Jumpluff (L: 45) Tangrowth (L: 47) Bellossom (L: 50) Rewards: [P16,000] TM Giga Drain HM Strength Can use Fly outside of battle Elite Team: Shiftry, Jumpluff, Victreebel, Bellossom, Roserade, Vileplume
Fuchsia City Badge: Soul Leader: Janine Team: Crobat (L: 50) Ariados (L: 52) Venomoth (L: 55) Rewards: [P18,000] TM Toxic HM Surf Can use Rock Smash outside of battle Elite Team: Crobat, Weezing, Toxicroak, Drapion, Arbok, Venomoth	Saffron City Badge: Marsh Leader: Sabrina Team: Espeon (L: 55) Mr. Mime (L: 57) Alakazam (L: 60) Rewards: [P20,000] TM Psychic HM Fly Elite Team: Jynx, Wobbuffet, Espeon, Gallade, Gardevoir, Alakazam	Cinnabar Island (Seafoam Islands) Badge: Volcano Leader: Blaine Team: Magcargo (L: 60) Magmortar (L: 62) Rapidash (L: 65) Rewards: [P22,000] TM Fire Blast HM Whirlpool Can use Whirlpool outside of battle Elite Team: Torkoal, Camerupt, Magcargo, Houndoom, Magmortar, Rapidash	Viridian City Badge: Earth Leader: Blue Team: Exeggutor (L: 65) Machamp (L: 66) Rhydon (L: 67) Gyarados (L: 68) Pidgeot (L: 69) Arcanine (L: 70) Rewards: [P25,000] TM Hyper Beam A reusable ticket for the SS Anne* Elite Team: Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, Tyranitar, Pidgeot, Jolteon *For defeating the Elite team only. Three week paid cruise vacation to be taken whenever and as many times as the holder desires. Boat can be caught from Olivine or Vermilion.

The Elite Four is now distributing Keystones and Mega Stones to promising trainers! Any trainer who has defeated all eight gyms of a single region will be granted a Keystone and one Mega Stone of their choice. No player will be able to have more than one Mega Stone at a time, and those looking to switch theirs out may do so once every four months. Mega Stones may be used in any casual trainer battle, but as far as gyms go may only be used in Elite battles.

The Indigo Plateau is now open to challengers! To qualify, trainers must have all sixteen badges from Johto and Kanto. Every Pokémon they face will be level 100, and the Elite Four and the Champion have heaps of talent and experience. As such, we will be reviewing Indigo Plateau challenges with more scrutiny than we bring to badge requests. A higher level of strategy is required to win on this field. Show us what you've got!

ELITE FOUR
Bede Team: Mawile (L: 100) Sylveon (L: 100) Galarian Rapidash (L: 100) Primarina (L: 100) Tinkaton (L: 100) Hatterene (L: 100) Rewards: [P30,000] TM Draining Kiss Life Orb	Koga Team: Skuntank (L: 100) Venomoth (L: 100) Toxicroak (L: 100) Swalot (L: 100) Crobat (L: 100) Muk (L: 100) Rewards: [P35,000] TM Venoshock Expert Belt	Bruno Team: Hitmontop (L: 100) Hitmonlee (L: 100) Hitmonchan (L: 100) Hariyama (L: 100) Machamp (L: 100) Lucario (L: 100) Rewards: [P40,000] TM Power-Up Punch Protective Pads	Karen Team: Weavile (L: 100) Absol (L: 100) Spiritomb (L: 100) Houndoom (L: 100) Honchkrow (L: 100) Umbreon (L: 100) Rewards: [P45,000] TM Snarl Ring Target
Lance Team: Salamence (L: 100) Gyarados (L: 100) Garchomp (L: 100) Altaria (L: 100) Charizard (L: 100) Dragonite (L: 100) Rewards: [P60,000] TM Giga Impact A Dragon-type egg with one egg move and one TM move of your choice The League Certificate qualifying the winner to create and lead their own Pokémon "Gym." This Gym is part not of the Indigo League, but the Aurora League.	Aurora League Gym Leaders may choose their own battle specializations, as well as. design their own unique Gym (which will take one month to build from the time of request) and Badge (which will be available as soon as the Gym opens). They will be compensated for their work as Gym Leaders with a stipend that will cover building costs, labor (the Leader's and any Trainers they may employ), and rewards for victorious challengers. We ask that Aurora Gym Leaders think carefully about the location of their Gym and the difficulty level they wish to present challengers. We also ask that they create their own Badge Request page like this one so that others can request battles with them. To officially request an Aurora League Gym, fill out the provided template and comment here.

Please use this form to request a badge or a showdown with the Elite Four! Post your request as a comment to this post. Badges will generally be processed once per week, on either Wednesday or during the weekend. Please try not to PM or IM mods about badges (including elite challenges) unless your request has gone unanswered for more than a week.

!!! Please request badges as your character is actually in the general area of the gym!

!!! To preserve the spirit of the game, obtaining badges using recently-inherited Pokémon (ie, Pokemon received from dropped characters) that massively outlevel your own is discouraged. If this happens, you may be asked by the badge mod to revise your team. Inherited Pokemon that your character has had for a while and are the same level as the rest of your character's team are fine to use!

!!! Remember that you must fight all four members of the Elite Four and Champion Lance in a row. You may heal your Pokémon between battles and take a short break, but you cannot leave without ending your challenge.

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Character: Envy |

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Badge/Gym Leader: Elite Four
Elite/Regular: ELITE
Team: Chimera (holding Tyranitarite), Lucky (holding Blackglasses), Xerxes (holding King’s Rock), Juliet (holding Wise Glasses), Izumi (holding Quick Claw), Samus (holding Lum Berry)
Battle Details:

WILL

Lucky and Chimera are going to be the main players in this fight for obvious reasons, and Envy uses status effects like confusion against opponents enough to expect the same from Will, so he’ll be trying to finish this as quick as he can. Chimera will be sent out first against Bronzong and immediately get Sand Stream started as well as laying down Stealth Rock. Envy will make a misstep thinking that he can use Fire Fang against Bronzong’s Steel type, but after he discovers that it has Heatproof he’ll have Chimera tank through with high defense and Dark Type moves until he’s taken it down. Assuming Will sends out Slowbro next to counter, Envy will switch Pokemon to Xerxes to outspeed and try and take that down quickly with electric attacks. Lucky will go against Jynx and use a Nasty Plot to up special attack and then Fire type moves to finish. Envy won’t depend too much on stat boosters otherwise, as his plan for dealing with potential confusion statuses is to switch between Chimera, Lucky, and potentially Xerxes for Will’s Xatu as necessary for the rest of the battle. Between them they should have enough type resistance and move coverage to handle the rest easily enough.

KOGA

Like with Will, Envy knows better than to mess around taking his time against a team that’s out to poison him, so again his strategy is to hit hard and fast. Chimera is out first again for another Stealth Rock and to take out Skuntank with Earthquake. Envy will keep Chimera out as long as he can for continued Earthquake damage, but should he become worn down by poison or if Venomoth is sent out, he’ll switch out. Either to Lucky to take out the Venomoth with Flamethrower, Xerxes against Crobat (if Chimera wound up too worn down to use Stone Edge against it) to fight with Flash and Discharge, or Samus against anything else. Samus’ Steel typing will protect her from poisoning and she has Zen Headbutt and Bulldoze to go for the throat.

BRUNO

It’s finally Izumi’s time to shine. For this fight Envy isn’t going to attempt Stealth Rock again as Chimera has that 4x weakness to everything Bruno has, so he’s going to open with the Tropius. Her type resistance, high HP, and defense stats will keep her from taking too much damage when Bruno’s Pokemon are faster, and her Quick Claw will keep that from happening EVERY turn. She’ll be primarily using Air Slash and Fly, Roosting if she gets the chance. Hariyama will be on the recieving end of Grass Knot. Assuming Hitmonchan has Fire or Thunder Punch though, that’s likely to be what takes her out. If so, Envy will switch back to Samus and Zen Headbutt, hoping to be faster than a Fire Punch, with Xerxes as the third backup there to finish with a return combination of Flash and Discharge. Bruno’s Lucario will be the most challenging. If Xerxes is still out Envy will use both Flash and Rain Dance but will probably be out after that, and then send out Juliet to burn it with Scald to lower Attack and do continuous damage, Water Pulse to try and confuse, and then Surf, taking advantage of the lingering Rain Dance. This should do the trick, but if she’s taken out then it’s back to Samus if she’s still in the game, with Lucky and Chimera as last resorts to try and use their strongest fire moves in hopes of landing them before Bruno’s Lucario hits them.

KAREN

Chimera is out first once more now that his first turn Stealth Rock is viable again, and should have plenty of Defense to withstand Weavile before taking it out with Stone Edge, or Fire Fang if Stone Edge turns out to have a hard time landing against a nimble opponent. After Weavile is out, Envy will be switching to either Juliet or Samus depending on what comes out. Samus should be able to take care of Absol with Aura Sphere, and take out or at the very least deal significant damage to Umbreon before status effects become too much of an issue. In this fight, surprisingly, Juliet is the star against most of this team if she starts out with a Rain Dance, with her Hydration ability and Haze attacks nullifying the worst of the status ailments and stat changes Karen can use on her. She’ll start with Scald against everything, which will be powered up by the Rain Dance, and follow up with Signal Beam possibly against Umbreon, Ice Beam against Honchkrow, and Surf for Houndoom. For Spiritomb she’ll rely on wearing it down with Whirlpool and her powered up Surf.

LANCE

STEALTH

ROCK

Because what’s the point of having it if you don’t get it set up? But this time it’s not just the same old, because before it’s Chimera’s First Turn Stealth Rock Time, it’s also time to finally use that Tyranitarite. Once powered up with mega evolution, Chimera will use either Stone Edge or Rock Slide to get Salamence’s HP down…and then, because he knows that Gyarados and Garchomp are waiting in the wings and isn’t going to let Lance pick them on purpose, will use Dragon Tail to knock Salamence out and hope that whatever comes in isn’t one of those two. Either Altaria or Charizard would be heavily damaged by Stealth Rock on coming in, and Chimera would use Rock Slide against Charizard and more Dragon Tail against Altaria or Dragonite to keep spinning that roulette and wearing any incoming Pokemon down with Stealth Rock. If either Gyarados or Garchomp get pulled in, Envy will immediately switch to Xerxes against Gyarados for that extra supereffective Discharge, and if it’s Garchomp will be putting in Juliet for her Ice Beam and Surf. Izumi is the backup against Garchomp with the Quick Claw and Grass Knot. Other than those two, Chimera should have this match locked down.

After a long, grueling set of challenges and several tough battles, Envy is named the fifth Aurora League Champion! As such, you're now entitled to all of the benefits that come with the title, including a special Dragon-type Egg from Lance with a TM of your choice, and permission to build an Aurora League gym anywhere of your choosing! Please think hard on a theme and mechanics for your Gym, and thank you so much for participating! You may submit a building request for your Gym at any time, and it will take approximately one month for your Gym to open for business. Thank you again!

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