Kanto Badges

Item from Pokémon: Indigo League by OLM, Inc. / The Pokémon Company

The eight official gym badges awarded by Kanto's League-licensed gyms — the collection required to qualify for the Indigo League championship.

Also known as: Gym Badges

What They Know

Required in full set of eight to qualify a trainer for the Indigo League championship
Boulder (Pewter), Cascade (Cerulean), Thunder (Vermilion), Rainbow (Celadon), Soul (Fuchsia), Marsh (Saffron), Volcano (Cinnabar), Earth (Viridian)
Forged badges occur and are prosecuted by League inspectors — each real badge is Chair-certified with a hologram
Ash's Earth Badge was handed over by Jessie, James, and Meowth at an abandoned Viridian Gym, technically legitimate