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In [[Generation]]s I-III, some Badges boost a certain stat or stats of the player's Pokémon. This boost is applied only in internal battles, not link battles. In Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, the stat or stats are multiplied by 9/8 (1.125). In [[Generation III]], the stat or stats are multiplied by 11/10 (1.1). This boost does not exist in [[Generation IV]] onward.

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These sets of Badges only appear in the anime. Trainers must receive these Badges from the [[Orange Crew]].

The {{pkmn|anime}} has a few different rules for Badges than in the games. Primarily, Badges seem to do nothing beside signify the defeat of a given Gym Leader. A Pokémon may choose not to obey its Trainer even if he or she has gained all eight Badges, such as [[Ash's Charizard]]. Also, Trainers do not necessarily have to win a battle with the Gym Leader in order to earn a Badge, and Gym Leaders can be quite lenient about giving out Badges. For instance, {{Ash}} has been awarded several Badges because of his kind heart and determination, and the [[Sunyshore Gym]] was shown to be handing out free Beacon Badges in ''[[DP165|Flint Sparks the Fire!]]''. Additionally, the [[Orange League|Orange Crew]] all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles.

Also the Gyms can be battled in any order, with Ash and his friends seeming to pick out Gyms based on their current location. However, at times, a certain Gym order has been implied in the anime. In the case of Hoenn, Ash originally challenges [[Norman]] in ''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]'', at which time Norman explains to Ash that he must have three Pokémon to challenge the [[Petalburg Gym]] officially. Instead, Norman points to [[Rustboro Gym|Rustboro]] as the first Gym Ash should face. In Kalos, due to {{an|Clemont}}'s perception of an ideal challenger of the [[Lumiose Gym]], he programmed the [[Clembot]]—the substitute [[Gym Leader]]—to throw out challengers who did not have four Kalos Gym Badges; which happened to Ash who had intended to challenge the Gym shortly after arriving in the Kalos region. After Clemont was able to [[XY009|reprogram the Clembot]], he removed the Badge restriction, but Ash indicated he would still collect four Badges before challenging Clemont himself at the Gym.

With the exception of the Orange Islands, most regions seem to have at least eight Gyms which Trainers can choose to challenge, winning any eight to qualify for the Pokémon League. In [[Unova]], while Ash originally intended to earn the Legend Badge, he ultimately earns the Toxic Badge from [[Virbank City]] instead. Additionally, many fellow Trainers that Ash has encountered have been shown to have Badges not in the games, with Gary Oak earning ten Badges in Kanto. In ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'', as Ash and his friends are preparing to depart, {{FB|Tower Tycoon|Palmer}} asks Ash about the Pokémon League. When Ash says that he needs just one last Badge, Palmer suggests that Ash choose [[Sunyshore Gym|Sunyshore]] to be his final Badge, implying there were other possible choices. Despite this, Ash's Badge case has frequently had indents specifically shaped for the Badges that appear in the games.

It is also implied in the anime that a Gym Badge serves as a primary ID for a Gym Leader (and probably a secondary ID for a Trainer), as {{an|Brock}} used his Boulder Badge to identify himself in order to clear his name from any accusations of stealing parts from a machine shop in [[Cerulean City]].

Other Badges have been featured in the anime:

*Participation in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] yields a final Pokémon League Badge at the closing ceremony. However, it is larger and square shaped.

*Trainers can take a three-part test that awards a single Badge which allows entry into the Pokémon League, as seen in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]].'' The test is called the Pokémon League Admissions Exam. It is convenient for people whose age, health, or work keeps them from traveling around to collect Badges.

Additionally in special cases, Badges may not be required to enter the Pokémon League. [[Pokémon Tech]], a boarding school for Pokémon Trainers, is an expensive school for children, where moving up a grade is the equivalent of winning two Gym Badges. Upon graduation, students may immediately apply for entry in the Pokémon League.

[[File:Sinnoh Gym Badges Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Platinum's Gym Badges]]

It is not known what sort of material Badges are made of, but it has been confirmed that the Gym Leaders each own a Badge made of different material than the kind given out to normal Trainers, as that is how the [[Masked Man]]'s identity was narrowed down to among the 16 known Gym Leaders when [[Aibo]] scraped off a part of his hidden Badge with its {{m|Scratch}} attack.

[[Team Rocket]] used seven Kanto Gym Badges to power a machine that combined {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} into [[Thu-Fi-Zer|a single beast]]. The machine also had a secret slot for the Earth Badge, which Lance manipulated to further his own goals by turning [[Cerise Island]] into a giant Badge energy amplifier to fuel the Legendary {{p|Lugia}} with.

Badges are not required to enter the Pokémon League tournament; however, without eight Badges corresponding to their home region, a Trainer must battle their way in to qualify for the finals. However the Unova League requires eight Gym Badges to participate in the tournament.

* The Orange League is the only known Pokémon League with fewer than 8 Badges.

* The Legend Badge is the only Badge from the games that has not appeared in the anime. This does not count Badges from Gyms that have not been seen yet.

* With the exception of the Rainbow and Rising Badges, all Badges in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] were renamed for audiences outside of Japan. All eight [[Hoenn]] League Badges keep their Japanese names, as do [[Sinnoh]] League Badges, with the exception of the Icicle Badge, due to its name originally being the Glacier Badge in Japanese. In English, the Glacier Badge is the [[Mahogany Gym]]'s Badge, which was originally called the Ice Badge in Japanese. This naming conflict continued in Generation V, with the [[Icirrus Gym]]'s Badge being the Icicle Badge in Japanese, where it was renamed the Freeze Badge in English.

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