Xia You lowered his head and looked at the Plain Badge in his hand.
Just like this Gym's type, the Plain Badge really had nothing distinctive about it.
It was simply a yellow diamond-shaped badge with a white border, plain and ordinary, as simple as Olivine City's Mineral Badge. It seemed there was absolutely no need to put any thought into designing their appearance.
Taking out his Badge Case, he placed the Plain Badge in the last empty slot. Looking at the eight badges filling its two rows, Xia You breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that he had collected all eight badges, all he had to do next was wait for the Silver Conference to begin.
After exchanging contact numbers with Whitney, Xia You and Erika said goodbye and left the Goldenrod Gym.
The first thing they did after leaving the Gym was head straight to the nearby Pokémon Center. Of course, this was not because any of his Pokémon were injured, but because he wanted to register for the tournament in advance.
This was a little trick Xia You had only learned by chance. Rather than lining up to register at the venue a few days before the tournament, anyone who had collected eight badges could register their information in advance at any Pokémon Center.
Arriving at Goldenrod City's Pokémon Center, Xia You explained why he had come when he met Nurse Joy.
"Oh, you're here to register for the tournament. Please give me your badges and your Pokédex."
First, she took Xia You's Badge Case and scanned it with a machine. After confirming that everything was in order, Nurse Joy connected his Pokédex to the computer.
Xia You's information immediately appeared on the screen, and Nurse Joy naturally saw his various achievements as well.
Indigo Conference Champion.