Badges

Badges, sometimes called trophies, are small sprite icons given to users in commemoration of certain events or achievements. Badges were added to the site on May 2, 2010. The first badge was as an intended fix for the Festival of Eggs basket. Badges are most commonly awarded for participation in holiday events. Occasionally, recolored versions were given to users and staff who planned said events.

Trophies
Trophies are awarded for raising a certain number of dragons. The first trophies were bronze, silver, and gold, awarded for raising 50, 200, and 500 dragons respectively. A platinum 1,000 dragon badge was added during Dragon Cave's 11th Birthday. These badges are also associated with certain benefits such as increased egg limits and freeze slots.

Event badges
Most badges are awarded for participation in site events, particularly Holiday, Halloween, and Valentine's Day mini-games.

April Fools' Day
In 2011 a Carrot Cave badge was awarded to users who visited the site during the April Fools' Day event.

Festival of Eggs
Basket badges are awarded to any user who participates in a Festival of Eggs event.

Halloween
Pumpkin bucket badges are awarded to any user who participates in a Trick or Treat event. Event badges are also often given to users who participate in Halloween mini-games in October.

Holidays
Event badges are often given to users who participate in Holiday event mini-games in December.

Releases
Users who visited Dragon Cave during the Beat the Heat release on July 4, 2010 received a commemorative badge. This is the only badge that has been given for a dragon release.

Valentine's Day
Event badges are often given to users who participate in Valentine's Day events in February.

Magikarp badge
The Magikarp badge is the only badge earned by performing a Breed Specific Action. To earn the badge, a user must activate the Shallow Water Dragon BSA Splash 100 times. The Splash BSA is a reference to the useless Pokémon attack of the same name, which is the signature move of Magikarp.