20 Best Pokémon Gym Badges (From Every League)

Health club badges barely get love within the Pokémon world, which is bizarre when you concentrate on it. The entire level of your Pokémon journey is to gather this stuff.

They characterize the progress that you simply’ve made as a coach.

And listed here are additionally some severely cool wanting gymnasium badges too. I’m a sucker for foolish little collectibles, to the purpose the place I personal a number of actual gymnasium badges myself.

To have fun what I think about one of many small joys of Pokémon, I’m going to be rating what I believe are one of the best badge designs from each technology.

Oh, and spoiler alert: There aren’t any Gen VIII badges on this listing as a result of they suck.

20. Rainbow Badge

Erika is considered one of my general favourite gymnasium leaders for causes that I gained’t disclose right here. Her badge occurs to even be the most effective wanting, nevertheless it solely will get backside of the listing for one particular purpose: It’s not related.

As a grass kind gymnasium chief, you’ll anticipate the badge to be centered round that theme. And certainly it’s for many grass gyms sooner or later.

Nevertheless, Erika’s rainbow badge appears like one thing {that a} typeless gymnasium chief ought to have.

That being stated, it’s nonetheless nice wanting.

I’d say it appears prefer it’s made up of quite a lot of valuable stones, and is actually simply actually fairly. It’s only a disgrace that the colours don’t characterize the totally different Pokémon sorts.

Though, a 15 stone badge would in all probability value the league a fortune…

19. Feather Badge

On the opposite facet of the spectrum, we’ve got a badge that does truly bear some relevance to the kind of gymnasium it comes from.

There are literally just a few totally different feather badges on this listing; this simply so occurs to be the worst of the best-looking of the bunch.

That’s as a result of whereas it appears like a feather, it’s the kind of feather that an eight-year-old would draw for a faculty artwork undertaking.

It virtually appears prefer it may come from a metal kind gymnasium. However that’s not an inherently unhealthy factor, as a result of the badge does look nice.

18. Volcano Badge

The volcano badge is without doubt one of the OG eight.

It’s Blaine’s badge from Cinnabar Island.

Now it doesn’t seem like an precise volcano, which is a disgrace, nevertheless it clearly appears like some bizarre Picasso-esque drawing.

Very clearly fire-related, although. And fierier wanting than the feather badge is feathery wanting, so kudos.

17. Fog Badge

Why this badge is named the fog badge, I don’t actually know.

It’s not like Morty’s gymnasium has any overarching fog groups associated to it. Fog is simply spooky, I suppose.

That doesn’t take away from the truth that that is one of the best wanting ghost kind badge that has ever appeared within the sequence. Which isn’t saying a lot as a result of there aren’t that lots of them, however nonetheless.

It appears like a really simplified and rudimentary ghost. It’s simply cool and foolish trying to get a chuckle out of me.

16. Glacier Badge

Right here’s one other Johto League badge for you.

However this one’s considerably extra related than even the fog badge.

Why? Effectively, there’s clear room for interpretation with the fog badge.

However the glacier badge may be very clearly meant to be a snowflake.

There are different better-looking ice kind badges that truly resemble icicles, and one that basically ought to be referred to as the glacier badge… however within the spirit of Christmas, I’m giving the glacier badge a spot on my listing.

15. Coal Badge

Sinnoh and Unova had one of the best badges out of any recreation. And it’s not even shut.

You solely actually respect these designs whenever you take a look at the state of the Galar badges. They’re so unhealthy that none of them seem on this listing.

Now the coal badge is the primary one you get in Sinnoh from everybody’s favourite miner, Roark (take that Clay!)

Does it resemble a chunk of coal? Type of, however that’s okay with me.

The primary gymnasium badge you get ought to all the time be smooth and easy, and the coal badge is the right instance of that.

14. Icicle Badge

The icicle badge ought to be the glacier badge.

It’s not an icicle. It appears just like the rattling factor that took down the Titanic (or the S.S. Ann if we wish to keep in theme).

That being stated, it clearly appears like ice, simply a big piece of it. The truth that I can take a look at it and inform that it got here from an ice gymnasium is greater than I can say for many league badges, together with one or two on this listing.

13. Jet Badge

Skyla’s gymnasium is my favourite that has ever appeared in any recreation.

Who doesn’t fantasize about capturing annoying little kids out of cannons?

The badge clearly resembles a feather, however I believe the Feather Badge would work higher right here. That one seemed like a metal kind feather, and what are jets if not massive metal birds?

Even nonetheless, this Unova badge is smooth, clear, and appears prefer it’s constituted of some type of resin of valuable stone.

Skyla additionally went via the difficulty of coordinating the badge together with her outfit. Which is the type of effort that I can get behind.

12. Bolt Badge

Now right here we go. This is a rattling gymnasium badge.

The bolt badge appears like, guess what? A lightning bolt.

It’s spikey, explosive, yellow, and has that notorious zig-zag sample that I nonetheless use when drawing lightning regardless that I’m 21.

There’s no beating across the bush right here. It’s simply the right instance of a reputation and design correlation.

11. Fairy Badge

The fairy badge ought to have come from the primary technology that fairy sorts by no means existed in, and confirmed my suspicions of Valerie being a complete narcissist.

Skyla might have color-coordinated, however Valerie has designed her whole outfit and persona round this notion of a butterfly.

On the subject of butterflies, that’s what the fairy badge is.

Butterflies aren’t fairies, I’ll provide you with that, however they’re shut sufficient.

That is simply the prettiest gymnasium badge of the bunch. It’s constituted of gold and what appears like clear opals. And there’s one thing about that pink and gold mixture that’s simply fairly; there aren’t any different adjectives I’ve for it.

10. Rumble Badge

The rumble badge appears actually bizarre. However not in an overtly bizarre manner.

Satirically, it’s this weirdness that elements so closely into why I’ve put it proper within the center.

It’s clearly meant to resemble two boxing gloves hitting each other, which ticks the rumble field fairly cleverly.

Nevertheless, whereas one glove is completely detailed, the opposite is smaller and is only a gray field. It virtually appears like the sport couldn’t load the textures.

Regardless of that, the very fact they named a badge the “rumble badge” and truly made the design resemble a battle is a small stroke of genius, so I’m keen to miss its downsides.

9. Plant Badge

That is what Erika’s badge ought to have seemed like.

It’s a leaf, plain and easy.

Though I’m unsure why it isn’t referred to as the leaf badge…

It’s not simply formed like a leaf. It’s a goddamn expensive-looking leaf. And it’s adorned with gold trimmings and appears like one thing that my Granny would have etched into her kitchen desk.

Fairly apparent the place the League cutbacks are coming from once they’re mass-producing badge artwork like this.

8. Dragon Badge

It’s a dragon head. That’s all.

It’s only a very cool wanting dragon head.

Dragons in Pokémon are boss, so this spot is effectively earned.

7. Legend Badge

I’ve a full bodily copy of all of the Unova badges from again from after I performed the TCG.

That ought to make you actually jealous, and if it doesn’t, there could be one thing unsuitable with you.

The legend badge is the primary one which I ever bought. And it simply so occurs to be considered one of my favourite designs of all time.

That being stated, I’ve completely no thought what’s occurring right here. It comes from a dragon gymnasium, but when it’s meant to resemble a dragon, then that side is misplaced on me.

It’s actually spikey, although. In order that’s cool. I suppose you might say that it makes me… edgy…

6. Trio Badge

The primary Unova gymnasium is without doubt one of the extra distinctive within the sequence.

Quite than having one chief, you get considered one of three primarily based on what starter you decide.

It is a cool function that I wish to see extra of sooner or later.

In case you couldn’t inform, the trio badge represents that brilliantly. It’s bought three gems, one for every of the beginning sorts.

It ties into the general theme of the gymnasium completely. And is without doubt one of the greatest examples of how much less may be extra with these gymnasium badges.

5. Primary Badge

This could be the greatest instance of much less is extra in a Pokémon gymnasium badge.

It comes from the conventional kind gymnasium, which Cheren takes over in BW2.

That is considered one of my favourite issues to ever occur in a Pokémon recreation till Hop turns into a professor in a later recreation, in order that does make me a bit biased.

Given it comes from a standard kind, this badge is totally excellent.

It’s only a fairly wanting line, positive. But it surely doesn’t must be something extra for what it’s.

4. Beacon Badge

Volkner is a degree of competition for lots of the Pokémon neighborhood, however there’s no denying that his badge appears nice.

He’s the chief of Sunnyshore’s gymnasium, and his badge is a lighthouse.

Lighthouses have all the time had a connection to electrical sorts. Bear in mind Ampharos? But it surely’s particularly related right here.

Considered one of Sunnyshore’s largest points of interest is the city’s lighthouse, so having a badge designed round that may be a nice instance of the broader context of the gymnasium being considered for the badge design.

It’s not inherently electrical primarily based, although. Unsure why.

3. Hive Badge

The hive badge is without doubt one of the most intelligent badges to ever come out of Sport Freak, and I simply know that the artist that designed it was satisfied with themselves once they got here up with it.

It’s a ladybug. And a extremely good wanting ladybug.

In case you missed that day in class, ladybugs are one of many coolest wanting bugs in existence.

I wouldn’t bat an eye fixed if this badge was used as a emblem for a small enterprise, it’s that good.

Whoever the genius is that got here up with this design, they aren’t being paid sufficient.

2. Rising Badge

The rising badge has a fairly miserable title whenever you take a look at the broader context of Clair, the gymnasium chief it comes from.

She’s the underachieving cousin of the champion Lance. So the thought of her “rising up” have to be a degree of struggling relating to her self-image.

It’s an ideal wanting badge, although.

So nice that it will get rattling near the highest spot. It’s mainly the dragon badge taken up a notch.

As a substitute of being minimalist, it’s an superior wanting mecha-dragon face. An ideal approach to spotlight how effectively Sport Freak has carried out with the restricted sources of the previous video games.

1. Cascade Badge

Misty retains ending up on the highest of my lists someway. And no, it’s not for that purpose.

Her gymnasium is simplicity personified, however simplicity carried out completely.

Her Cascade badge is one other instance of this.

What would you anticipate a water kind gymnasium to have as its badge? A wave? The ocean?

A bottle of water?

No, the cascade badge is a water droplet. It additionally occurs to have just a few highlights that make the water droplet legitimately seem like water, not simply an artist’s rendition of it.

I hold harkening on about how easy is best, and for this reason. It pertains to the gymnasium, appears nice, and doesn’t go overboard with some crazy-looking design.

It’s my favourite wanting gymnasium badge of all time. Which is ironic provided that it got here from Gen I, and I’m a far cry away from a Gen I loyalist.