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: Riz Gukgak |

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Badge/Gym Leader: Viridian City / Earth Badge
Elite/Regular: Regular Team
Team: Asfel the Shedinja (lvl 100), Zrak the Murkrow (lvl 100), Niknik the Wishiwashi (lvl 79), Loggy the Hisuian Voltorb (lvl 72), Nasha the Galvantula (lvl 100), Sableye Egg.
Battle Details:

VS Exeggutor

Starting off against Exeggutor, Riz'll bring out his Shedinja. This is a fairly straightforward choice -- Exeggutor has a 4x weakness to bugs, and it just so happens that Shedinja is completely immune to its attacks. Riz'll obviously have Asfel use his various bug type moves, with no particular order. He can take the time to just slowly pick off Exeggutor's health.

VS Machamp

For Machamp, Riz'll withdraw Shedinja, and instead send out Murkrow. Machamp is a fighting type, meaning it has a weakness to flying types. Due to its dual typing, Murkrow does not have a resistance against fighting type moves, but Riz figures that between the level difference, and Machamp dealing with double-damage dealing moves, Murkrow will be able to outlast it.

He'll start off using Air Cutter which has an increased chance of landing a critical hit. This is further boosted by Murkrow's ability which also boosts its chance of landing a critical hit. Riz hopes that with a few hits Machamp will go down, but should he run out of PP, he'll move to using Wing Attack.

VS Rhydon

With Machamp dealt with, Riz'll withdraw his pokemon once more, and bring out Niknik the Wishiwashi. At the start of the battle, Niknik'll school and boost its (their??) power tremendously. As the schooling ability will fail once Niknik's health drops below 25%, it'll be important to deal with Rhydon quickly and mercilessly.

Luckily with Rhydon's 4x weakness to water, that shouldn't be a problem.

Riz'll have Wishiwashi use Dive, both because it'll protect Wishiwashi from damage on the first round, but also because it is far more accurate than Hydro Pump, and he doesn't want to risk Wishiwashi missing and getting hurt. If he manages to run out of Dive PP, he'll switch to Aqua Tail until Rhydon goes down.

VS Gyarados

Back for Wishiwashi, and in its place, Riz'll toss out his Hisuian Voltorb to deal with Gyarados. As a dual Flying/Water type, Gyarados is 4x weak to electricity, and Hisuian Voltorb, despite being all wood, is also still an electric type.

So, yeah, gonna Thunder that Gyarados until it fries. If out of Thunder, onto Thunderbolt it is. Please guys, can Riz start taking on your elite teams yet, this is really very boring.

Pidgeot

Despite the fact that Loggy could take on Pidgeot perfectly well, after being in Hisui for so long, Riz wants to spread out the battle-joy to all his pokemon, so he'll withdraw him in favour of Nasha the Galvantula.

(also, Nasha would definitely shock Riz if she found out he was fighting birds without her!)

Anyway, Pidgeot is a flying type and therefore weak to electricity. Galvantula is an electric spider, so therefore much electricity. And as an added bonus, because of her dual electric typing, Galvantula does not have a weakness to flying type moves.

First things first, Galvantula will use Gastro acid to eliminate Pidgeot's ability (whichever it may be) so it cannot have any beneficial elements there. Then it is time for Galvantula to boost her speed with Agility. Once that is done, it's time for a few Electro Webs (which will also lower Pidgeot's speed) and then Electro Ball (which will do increased damage the bigger the speed gap). Galvantula is also slightly faster than Pidgeot at standard speed, and with lowered speed, the difference will be even bigger.

VS Arcanine

And finally, for the last match of the day, there will be one returning competitor.

After withdrawing Galvantula, Riz'll once more bring out Niknik the Wishiwashi. If Niknik's health is still above 25% she should immediately start schooling. But just in case, Riz will have her use Aqua Ring which will heal her slightly each turn.

Anyway, obviously the reason for bringing back Niknik is that Arcanine, as a fire type, is weak to water types while Wishiwashi takes less damage from its fire type attacks. This time, knowing that there won't be even more matches after this, Riz'll let Wishiwashi use the more powerful, but somewhat more likely to miss Hydro Pump. He still has Aqua Tail and Brine and even just water gun as back-ups should the PP run out on Hydro Pump.

And Obviously, for any of these battles, should his pokemon go down unexpectedly, Riz'll use the rest of his party as back-ups. All except the Sableye egg, who Riz is just keeping on him at all times, cause he wants that little gremlin to hatch ASAP.

Badge approved!

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