Appendix:Crystal walkthrough/Section 15

Indigo Plateau

You've finally made it to Indigo Plateau, and the game's almost over... well, not really. After defeating the Elite Four, you'll get to travel through the Kanto region as well.

The Elite Four members aren't called "elite" for nothing, so it's a good idea to train your team members at least to level 50 before challenging them. If you need to leave for some more training, talk to the old man near the Poké Center area. He can use his Abra to teleport you to your home in New Bark.

In order to be well-prepared for the next five battles, it is important to bring a team with a wide range of attack types.

Opponent		Effective Attack Types
Will
Koga
Bruno
Karen
Lance

Once you've assembled your team, stop by the Mart if you need extra medicine, and walk northeast towards the stairs. Save your game, and head up to face the Elite Four.

Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1200 Hyper Potion $1200 Max Potion $2500 Full Restore $3000 Full Heal $600 Revive $1500 Max Repel $700

Elite Four

Battle 1: Will

The first opponent is Will, a master Template:Type2 Trainer.

A powerful Template:Type2 can make short work of his Slowbro and pair of Xatu. A hit from a strong Template:Type2 move (like Flamethrower) can eliminate his Jynx and Exeggutor. If you chose Totodile as your starter, Feraligatr's massive jaws can Bite and Crunch through Will's entire team without a much of a problem.

File:WillGSCsprite.png Elite Four Will Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Elite Four and Professor Will Oak Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4200

Types: Psychic Flying Held item: None Xatu♂ Lv.40 Quick Attack Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Grass Psychic Held item: None Exeggutor♂ Lv.41 Reflect Psychic   --       Egg Bomb Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Types: Water Psychic Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.41 Amnesia Psychic   --       Curse ???   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.41 Ice Punch Ice   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Types: Psychic Flying Held item: None Xatu♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --

Heal your team, reorganize your party with your Template:Type2 leading, and head through the door to your second battle.

Battle 2: Koga

The second opponent is Koga, a master Template:Type2 Trainer, and former leader of Kanto's Fuchsia Gym.

A strong Template:Type2 is effective against all five of his Pokémon, while Template:Type2s can easily scorch his Ariados, Forretress, and Venomoth. Be careful with his Venomoth, Muk, and Crobat—all three know Toxic, a venomous move that badly poisons the foe. If afflicted, switching the Pokémon out of battle will cause the poison to lose its potency, degrading it to a normal poison condition.

File:Koga 02.png Elite Four Koga Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Elite Four and Professor Koga Oak Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4400

Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.40 Spider Web Bug   --       Double Team Normal   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: None Forretress♂ Lv.43 Spikes Ground   --       Swift Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Muk♂ Lv.42 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Minimize Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Acid Armor Poison   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Venomoth♂ Lv.40 Gust Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.44 Wing Attack Flying   --       Double Team Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --

Heal your team, and make sure that your Template:Type2 is ready for action again.

Battle 3: Bruno

The third opponent is Bruno, a master Template:Type2 Trainer.

Your Template:Type2 will work wonders here, at least until it encounters Bruno's Onix. There's only one thing a Psychic-type should look out for—Hitmontop's Pursuit is a Template:Type2 move, which is super-effective when used on a Psychic-type. Try flooding the battlefield with your Template:Type2 to take care of his Onix (just watch out for Hitmonchan's ThunderPunch).

File:BrunoGSCsprite.gif Elite Four Bruno Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Elite Four and Professor Bruno Oak Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4600

Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Hitmontop♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Detect Fighting   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Hitmonchan♂ Lv.42 Ice Punch Ice   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Hitmonlee♂ Lv.42 Double Kick Fighting   --       Foresight Normal   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting   --       Swagger Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.43 Rock Slide Rock   --       Sandstorm Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Bind Normal   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Machamp♂ Lv.46 Rock Slide Rock   --       Foresight Normal   --       Cross Chop Fighting   --       Vital Throw Fighting   --

Heal up if needed, and swap your Template:Type2 leader with a high-powered Template:Type2.

Battle 4: Karen

The fourth opponent is Karen, a master Template:Type2 Trainer.

Your Template:Type2 should be able to take out her Umbreon, and Houndoom with little trouble. Murkrow is a Dark/Template:Type2, which makes it susceptible to a ThunderPunch attack. Torch her Vileplume with your Template:Type2, and look out for her Gengar's Curse.

File:GSC Karen.gif Elite Four Karen Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Elite Four and Professor Karen Oak Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4700

Types: Dark Unknown Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.42 Faint Attack Dark   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.42 Stun Spore Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       Moonlight Normal   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.43 Faint Attack Dark   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gengar♀ Lv.45 Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Curse ???   --       Destiny Bond Ghost   --       Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom♀ Lv.47 Crunch Dark   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Roar Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Tend to your team, and swap your Template:Type2 leader with your Template:Type2.

Champion battle: Lance

With the Elite Four behind you, there is only one person left standing between you and the Hall of Fame: Lance, master of Dragon Pokémon, and Champion of the Pokémon League. This will be your toughest battle yet, but find a way to slay his dragons, and you'll be recognized as the most powerful Trainer in all of Johto and Kanto!

A word of caution: all six of Lance's Pokémon know the devastating move Hyper Beam, so if your team is in trouble, don't risk getting hit - heal up as often as you can.
Start off with your Template:Type2 — Lance opens with his Gyarados and, due to its Water/Template:Type2, it is nothing but a big lightning rod. That same Template:Type2 will have the advantage over his entire team (though some more than others). His Charizard and Aerodactyl hate water, so have your surfer swamp the battlefield to make short work of them. That leaves his trio of Dragonite. As Dragon/Template:Type2s, they are doubly vulnerable to ice, so shoot an Ice Beam or call in a blizzard, and his dragons will be nothing but a memory.

File:LanceGSCsprite.png Champion Lance Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Champion and Professor Lance Oak Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $5000

Types: Water Flying Held item: Unknown Gyarados♂ Lv.44 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Flail Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: Unknown Charizard♂ Lv.46 Flamethrower Fire   --       Slash Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Held item: Unknown Aerodactyl♂ Lv.46 Rock Slide Rock   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

After finally defeating the Pokémon League, Lance compliments you, saying how much you've grown with your Pokémon. However, he is interrupted by DJ Mary, who is looking for an interview. She's a little late, but it's not her fault - Professor Oak isn't as quick as he used to be. He applauds your domination of the Pokémon League, and tells you that your Pokémon persevered because they believed in you as a Trainer. Mary is quick to try for that interview, but Lance steps in to take you away from the noise, much to Mary's dismay.

Lance takes you to the Hall of Fame room, saying that it has been a long time since he was last here. He explains the machine in front of you, that this is where Pokémon League Champions are honored, alongside their courageous Pokémon. He activates the machine, registering you and your partners as Hall of Fame members.
The game saves, a slideshow of your team members plays, and the credits roll...

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