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This Is Why Gym Leaders Shouldn't Give Away Pokémon Badges Willy-Nilly

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Patricia Hernandez
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The way it should work is, if the Pokémon trainer defeats the gym leader, the trainer gets a badge. None of that touchy-feely "you get a badge because you proved your kindness" crap, like in this NSFW cartoon by egoraptor. Brock finds this out the hard way, though.

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