>>56248212>BoulderbadgeAdmittedly won through bullshit but he didn't even want to take the badge until Brock gave it to him.
>CascadebadgeIf Misty didn't happen to be following him, the sisters would have given it to him for free anyway. Plus if Pikachu had battled he would have easily sweeped.
>ThunderbadgeWon fair and square.
>SoulbadgeKadabra was deemed unable to battle, and if Haunter had actually fought alongside Ash as planned, this still would have happened anyway.
>RainbowbadgeDespite the heroic action, I can't really come up with a justification for this one. We really don't know how Gloom vs Pikachu would have went.
>MarshbadgeWon fair and square.
>VolcanobadgeWon fair and square.
>EarthbadgeWon fair and square, Giovanni's absence was completely out of Ash's control.
