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I remember that at the start of the Pokémon the anime, Professor Oak said that
there are a lot of Gyms across the region. You only need 8 to enter the
Pokémon league, thus Gary have 10 gym badges.

[![Gary
Badegs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jXDiqm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jXDiqm.jpg)

However, no matter who I ask, no one seems to remember this or heard of this.
I watched Pokémon in Chinese sub with Japanese voice. so did I remember wrong
or something else happened?


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Does each Region only have 8 gyms in Pokémon?


No, not all of the Pokemon regions have eight gyms. Most, however, do have
eight. The only region that doesn't have eight gyms is Unova, which has 11
gyms.

The specific gyms in each region can be found
[here](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym). There are six regions:
Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos.

  * The Kanto region has eight gyms, including Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Celadon, Fuchsia, Saffron, Cinnabar, and Viridian. 
  * The Johto region has eight gyms, including Violet, Azalea, Goldenrod, Ecruteak, Cianwood, Olivine, Mahogany, and Blackthorn. 

  * The Hoenn region has eight gyms, including Rustboro Dewford, Mauville, Lavaridge, Petalburg, Fortree, Mossdeep, and Sootopolis. 

  * The Sinnoh region has eight gyms, including Oreburgh, Eterna, Veilstone, Pastoria, Hearthome, Canalave, Snowpoint, and Sunyshore. 

  * The Unova region has eleven gyms (3 more than all the others), including Striaton, Nacrene, Aspertia, Virbank, Castelia, Nimbasa, Driftveil, Mistralton, Icirrus, Opelucid, and Humilau. 

  * The Kalos region has eight gyms, including Santalune, Cyllage, Shalour, Coumarine, Lumiose, Laverre, Anistar, and Snowbelle.


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No. The pickle Tickler has essentially lists the gyms from the games, which
are correct.  
The Pokemon Anime however doesn't follow them. We know this because as you
said, gary won 10 badges in the anime. And that is without the Earth Badge.
Hence there were ATLEAST 11 gyms in Kanto region.

> Alot of other characters in the anime like rivals have been shown with
> different badges that ash hasn't had. I this shows there are gym all over
> the region in the anime but you only need to defeat 8 gym leaders to enter
> the league.

Ash, misty and brock have also met other non-game gym leaders in the anime
like Dorian from the coastline gym in johto. **Barry, Morrison and Trip have
different badges too.**

Also note, Candice says that not many people come north to challenge her. Does
that mean only people that beat her go to the Sinnoh League? Ergo, Sinnoh has
more Gym options too.

The reason Ash battles only the game Gyms is to reduce confusion and have
people look forward to the other Gyms.

Source: [Pokemon Badges: Anime Only Gym
Badges](http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Gym_Badges)

Gary's Gym Badges: Some Known ones  
[![Gary's Gym
Badges](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XevzP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XevzP.png)  
Otoshi's Gym Badges: most completely different than normal ones.  
[![Badges owned by
Otoshi](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u7CiM.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u7CiM.png)  
Morrison's 8th Badge  
[![Morrison's 8th
Badge](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VN0mm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VN0mm.png)  
Barry's badges:3 Unidentified ones  
[![Barry's
badges](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tewjD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tewjD.jpg)  
Trip's Badges: Only the first 2 are from the games  
[![Trips'
Badges](https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6xzf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6xzf.png)


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From [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym),

Kanto has at least 15 gyms as Gary who has 10 Badges has only 3 common to Ash
(7 different Badges).

Other Badges observed in the anime which do not correspond to known Badges
suggest that there are at least 9 Gyms in Hoenn, 11 in Sinnoh, 14 in Unova (4
different from Cameron, 2 different from Trip), and 11 in Kalos (3 different
Badges from Sawyer).


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There are more than 8 in Kalos too because Sawyer, Alain, Trevor, Tierno, and
Ash have different badges, but they also have some in common too.


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