Why does N's name not appear on the certified challengers list in gyms?
Considering that he defeats the Elite 4 and Alder, he must have all 8 badges.
And I don’t see why or how he wouldn’t have beaten the gyms, talking into account that, in Nimbasa, he tells you:>Just try and stop me! If you want to be together with Pokémon, your only hope is to collect the Badges from each area and head for the Pokémon League! Try and stop me there, if you dare!
Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.
Well the plaque at the entrance of the gyms are really just a sign to honor the trainer that just defeated the gym. However it is not mandatory for your name to be on the plaque mainly due to the fact that just a reward. Like all rewards I believe this one can also be declined. When we analyze N’s personality we come to notice that he doesn’t tend to like to stand in the spotlight and is rather reserved and mysterious so it is very well possible that his name was not added on behalf of his own request.
Another possibility is that his name was never known to the gyms and thus no plaque was made for him. Again because of his mysterious personality even after he defeated the Elite 4 he is described by Alder and the Elite 4 members but never do they mention his name. With no identification a plaque can’t be made
He does not necessarily have all 8 badges (in my opinion). Seeing as N is at the time part of a criminal organization, and is in his own mind not a Pokemon trainer, he may have just roamed Unova as he pleased no matter what gym badges were required for moving around certain areas. He also would have avoided fighting with his Pokemon altogether, and would only do so to “liberate” a gym leader’s Pokemon. Seeing as, as far as we know, no leader has lost a Pokemon to Team Plasma, so I assume that N has not beaten the gym leaders. Also, he just kind of barged in to the Elite 4 with the backing of a massive criminal enterprise, and although I agree the strength of his Pokemon would suggest that he has undergone a good deal of training, it does not necessarily mean he has beaten the gym leaders. He may have not had to defeat the elite 4 either, as he could have simply just barged in on Alder while Team Plasma took control of the Elite 4’s castle, and managed the Elite 4. It seems even more likely that they just bypassed the elite 4 altogether, as they seem unaware that Team Plasma is challenging Alder. Finally, the key words are “if you want to be together with Pokemon”. N states he shows great admiration for the player character, and desires benevolence between humans and Pokemon, and perhaps he sees the standard league challenge as the best way of achieving this. He also is a truly moral person, and maybe he sees some sort of error in Team Plasma, or just wants what is truly valorous to prevail. Anyone just my musings but I hope this helped
