Pokemon X and Y Walkthrough: Kalos Badge Guide

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Pokemon X and Pokemon Y

Quick Start

• Start with Phase 1 if you want a clean route-by-route playthrough from Vaniville Town.
• Use the target level band as a guardrail, not a hard cap, unless you are layering Nuzlocke rules on top.
• Read each phase checklist before leaving the badge city; that is where the missable gifts, route pickups, and prep items live.
• Pokemon X and Pokemon Y are covered together. Version-only encounters, Mega Stones, and legendary choices are called out inside each phase.

Walkthrough Table of Contents

Phase Planner

Phase	Target Level	Main Reward	Use It For
Phase 1: Bug Badge	Lv 10-12	Bug Badge + TM83 Infestation	Vaniville Town to Santalune City Gym, starter choice, Santalune Forest encounters, and Viola strategy.
Phase 2: Cliff Badge	Lv 21-25	Cliff Badge + TM39 Rock Tomb	Route 4, Lumiose City, Kanto starter pick, Parfum Palace, Glittering Cave, fossil choice, and Grant strategy.
Phase 3: Rumble Badge	Lv 29-32	Rumble Badge + TM98 Power-Up Punch + Mega Ring	Route 10, Geosenge, Reflection Cave, Shalour City, Korrina, Mega Ring, and Lucario.
Phase 4: Plant Badge	Lv 33-36	Plant Badge + TM86 Grass Knot	Surf, Azure Bay, Route 12, Coumarine City, Fly, Lucky Egg, and Ramos strategy.
Phase 5: Voltage Badge	Lv 36-38	Voltage Badge + TM24 Thunderbolt	Route 13, Kalos Power Plant, northern Lumiose City, style services, Lysandre Cafe, and Clemont strategy.
Phase 6: Fairy Badge	Lv 38-42	Fairy Badge + TM99 Dazzling Gleam	Route 14, Laverre City, Goomy, Gengarite, Poke Ball Factory, and Valerie strategy.
Phase 7: Psychic Badge	Lv 43-48	Psychic Badge + TM04 Calm Mind	Route 15, Lost Hotel, Route 16, Anistar City, sundial setup, and Olympia strategy.
Phase 8: Iceberg Badge	Lv 48-52	Iceberg Badge + TM13 Ice Beam	Mamoswine Road, Frost Cavern, Lysandre Labs, Team Flare Secret HQ, Xerneas/Yveltal, and Wulfric strategy.
Phase 9: Champion	Lv 58-62	Hall of Fame + post-game unlocks	Route 21, Victory Road, Elite Four order, Malva, Siebold, Wikstrom, Drasna, Diantha, and Hall of Fame unlocks.
Phase 10: Post-Game	Lv 65+	Mega Ring upgrade + endgame systems	Looker Bureau, Kiloude City, Mewtwo, Zygarde, roaming birds, Mega Stone shimmer hunts, Battle Maison, and Shiny Charm goals.

Best Use Cases

First-time Kalos clear

Follow phases in order and lean on the route maps, recommended counters, and checklist sections. The pages are written for a balanced optimal run: efficient, but not so optimized that it turns into a spreadsheet chore.

Nuzlocke or challenge run

Treat each phase checklist as a checkpoint. Before every gym, verify your encounter pool, healing supply, and type coverage. The wild encounter tables make it easier to decide whether an area is worth spending your first catch.

Completionist run

Use the post-game phase for Looker, Kiloude City, Mega Stone shimmer hunts, Friend Safari, Battle Maison, and Shiny Charm planning. The hub keeps the campaign and the long tail in one place.

Version Split Cheat Sheet

Topic	Pokemon X	Pokemon Y	Why It Matters
Box legendary	Xerneas	Yveltal	Phase 8 changes your guaranteed legendary catch and late-game team option.
Early forest bugs	Caterpie line	Weedle line	Mostly collection flavor, but it is the first visible version split.
Coastal exclusives	Clauncher line	Skrelp line	Affects Route 8/Ambrette water coverage and later trade planning.
Mega Stones	Pinsirite, Charizardite X, Mewtwonite X, others	Heracronite, Charizardite Y, Mewtwonite Y, others	Important for completionist and post-game Mega Stone routing.

Recommended Companion Tools

• Use the Pokemon Team Randomizer if you want a fresh Kalos team idea before starting.
• Use the Pokemon Team Analysis page to check whether your current six are type-stacked before a gym.
• Use the Pokedex when you want stats, types, abilities, and evolution context without leaving the site.