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In Episode 63 of the Pokémon anime, it can be seen that Gary has ten badges,
seven of them unknown.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Noc5k.jpg)

The known badges are _Boulder Badge_ (top left), the _Cascade Badge_ (bottom
left), and the _Rainbow Badge_ (next to the boulder badge).

Where are the other seven from? And why are there ten of them? Every
conference needs eight badges, all of them from the same region.


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Where did Gary get these badges from?


Besides all the official gyms, there are also unofficial gyms. After beating
those, you will also receive a badge. Therefore, I think that those badges
were obtained in one or more of the unofficial gyms. The one just right from
the top left looks somewhat like the Coal Badge from Sinnoh though.

Unofficial Gyms in the anime:

  1. A.J.'s Gym
  2. Fighting Spirit Gym
  3. Kaz Gym

... and [many more](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym).

There were 15 gyms in the Kanto region, that is one gym for every type, minus
Dark and Steel types. This means they were not featured in the anime/game to
prevent confusion, but still are considered official gym's.

> Anyways it would make sense that Ash only went for eight badges compared to
> a possible 15. Most of his badges in the first season were given to him
> without even finishing his gym leader battles plus the games only featured
> eight gyms so then changing it to a higher number in the anime might have
> been confusing for fans.
> [Source](http://www.pokecommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-237132.html)


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