OK... So I've got 9 badges now but I see a small problem.
The next few Gym Leaders I have to battle are: Psychic, Steel, Dragon and Fire. So, that means if I beat all of those I'd only have 13 badges. But what I'm thinking is, I wouldn't be able to battle the Champion because the Dark and Fighting Leaders have been inactive for a small period of time. But hypothetically should they not come back for a while, that is 2 Gym Leaders that I cannot face. But then also I cannot face Robert612 due to problems with his Wi-Fi. And I mightn't be able to face Aura the Riolu after he quit the Elite Four due to Wi-Fi problems so he may have the same issue as Robert. But thinking about all of this as a whole, and it would be impossible to face the Champion due to this. What I was wondering was do we have to wait for them to return, or can we just bypass them to face Cloud and challenge them at a later date?