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Jacob had returned his attention to Jade, laughing a little along with her. "Your name doesn't sound that familiar. I take it you aren't a Gym Leader?" It was a little disappointing for him. While he liked the idea of being the only Gym Leader aboard this expedition, he wondered why none of the other Leaders denied this experience. "I got to ask though. Do you have any badges?" This seemed to perk up his mood. One thing Jacob loved doing was talking to trainers about various Gym battles. He thought there was nothing like it. That was one of the reasons he decided to become a Gym Leader; for the thrill of it.

At the moment, Jacob was doing quite well with a winning streak of five battles. Most of the new trainers out of the Kanto region didn't stay long and ended up exploring one of the other regions. He had noticed a lot of trainers from the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions, but very few from Kanto or Johto. Pulling out one of the Earth Badges he carried with him, he tossed it to Jade, letting her examine it. "That's mine." Jacob boasted, a large grin on his face. "Haven't had to give one away in a while, so that's a bit of a bummer. But not much you can do about that."