In a decent improvement from Day 2, out of a total 20 battles last night, 5 badges were awarded.
Shade and Luna made their debut yesterday, each winning their respective matches- which doused Manowar's spirits. But towards the end of the day, with a new fire in his heart, Manowar came and blew Cal away (Sorry, Nateh, you missed him again) earning himself a Magma Badge. The other four badges granted were all from El- unsurprising, as he's the lowest rank, yet this means something else...
Blake, despite fighting a total of eight battles yesterday, refused to give an inch, and did not award a single badge, [url="http://pokemonreborn.com/logs/51.html"]although Stars came really close for a second time.[/url] As Manowar pointed out, only two trainers have been able to beat Blake so far, making his win:lose ratio an impressive 9:1.
All of the entry-level gym leaders have today off, which means Shade, the next step up, will be taking the heat from El's losses. Depending on Shade's performance, Blake has a chance to rank up- which based on his incessant complaining, I'm sure he would really enjoy.
Shade, formerly ranked a significant eight places below Blake, risks his promotion today- will the solemn spirit rise to the challenge, or vanish into his abyss?