Elite Four
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The Elite Four (Japanese: 四天王 Shitennō, lit. Four Heavenly Kings or Big Four) are four Pokémon Trainers who are regarded as the toughest in their regional Pokémon League, short of League Champion. Those who challenge the Elite Four must have achieved all eight Badges from that region and face all four and the current Champion consecutively without losing to any of them. One group resides on Indigo Plateau in Kanto, and are considered the best trainers in both Kanto and Johto; another is in Ever Grande City in Hoenn; and the last known one is in the unnamed Pokémon League in Sinnoh.
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Kanto/Johto Elite Four
Generation I/Generation III
In the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, and their Generation III remakes, the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau consists of:
Generation II
In Generation II, the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau consists of:
| Elite Member (Japanese) | Type | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Will (イツキ Itsuki) | Psychic | Lv41 Exeggutor Lv41 Slowbro Lv41 Jynx Lv42 Xatu |
 Koga (キョウ Kyō) | Poison | Lv43 Forretress Lv42 Muk Lv41 Venomoth Lv44 Crobat |
 Bruno (シバ Shiba) | Fighting | Lv42 Hitmonchan Lv42 Hitmonlee Lv43 Onix Lv46 Machamp |
 Karen (カリン Karin) | Dark | Lv42 Vileplume Lv43 Murkrow Lv45 Gengar Lv47 Houndoom |
 Champion Lance (ワタル Wataru) | Dragon | Lv47 Dragonite Lv46 Aerodactyl Lv47 Dragonite Lv46 Charizard Lv50 Dragonite |
Hoenn Elite Four
Generation III
In Generation III, the Elite Four in Ever Grande City consists of:
| Elite Member (Japanese) | Type | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sidney (カゲツ Kagetsu) | Dark | Lv48 Shiftry Lv46 Cacturne Lv48 Sharpedo/Crawdaunt Lv49 Absol | |||
 Phoebe (フヨウ Fuyō) | Ghost | Lv49 Banette Lv50 Sableye Lv49 Banette Lv51 Dusclops | |||
 Glacia (プリム Purimu) | Ice | Lv50 Glalie Lv52 Glalie Lv52 Sealeo Lv53 Walrein | |||
 Drake (ゲンジ Genji) | Dragon | Lv54 Altaria Lv53 Flygon/Kingdra Lv53 Flygon Lv55 Salamence | |||
 Champion Steven (ダイゴ Daigo) |  Champion Wallace (ミクリ Mikuri) | Steel | Water | Lv56 Cradily Lv55 Claydol Lv56 Armaldo Lv56 Aggron Lv58 Metagross | Lv55 Tentacruel Lv56 Ludicolo Lv56 Gyarados Lv56 Whiscash Lv58 Milotic |
Sinnoh Elite Four
Generation IV
In Generation IV, the Elite Four in Pokémon League consists of:
| Elite Member (Japanese) | Type | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Aaron (リョウ Ryō) | Bug | Lv54 Heracross Lv54 Vespiquen Lv53 Beautifly Lv57 Drapion |
 Bertha (キクノ Kikuno) | Ground | Lv59 Hippowdon Lv56 Sudowoodo Lv55 Whiscash Lv56 Golem |
 Flint (オーパ Ōba) | Fire | Lv61 Infernape Lv57 Steelix Lv57 Lopunny Lv58 Drifblim |
 Lucian (ゴヨウ Goyō) | Psychic | Lv59 Girafarig Lv60 Medicham Lv60 Alakazam Lv63 Bronzong |
 Champion Cynthia (シロナ Shirona) | Various | Lv66 Garchomp Lv60 Gastrodon Lv63 Milotic Lv60 Roserade Lv63 Lucario |
In the anime
Ash and his friends often meet the members of the Elite Four, who then impart them with battle strategies. So far, Ash has only met the complete Kanto group, meeting Lorelei in EP099, Bruno in EP071, Agatha in AG132, and Lance in EP235. Ash has also met Koga in EP032, though merely for the Fuchsia Gym Badge, Drake in AG101, Wallace in DP075, Lucian in DP035, and Cynthia in DP040.
It has been hinted at by Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet! that when a trainer wins their respective region's Conference Tournament that they can participate in the Elite Four Challenge, fighting the four members of that region's Elite Four, and then possibly the Champion as well.
Trivia
- In the Generation I games, the type specialties of the Elite Four were in ascending order by type-advantage: Lorelei's Ice types are weak to Bruno's Fighting types, Agatha's Ghost types are resistant to Bruno's Fighting types, and Lance's Dragon types have superior strength over Agatha. In Generation II, the order was reversed: Will's Psychic types are strong against Koga's Poison types, which are strong against Bruno's Fighting types, which are strong against Karen's Dark types. This pattern repeated in Generation III, with Dark, Ghost, Ice and Dragon. However, Generation IV's Elite Four possess no obvious weakness or strength over the member before or after them.
- Ash has met all members of the original Kanto Elite Four as well as the anime counterpart to its champion, Blue, his own rival Gary Oak. Of the Generation II group, Ash has met Koga, who was merely a Gym Leader the last time he was seen, Bruno, who is also a member of the Generation I group, and Lance. Of the Hoenn and Sinnoh Elite Four, Ash has only so far met the fourth member and the Champion, meeting Drake, Steven, and Wallace, and later Lucian and Cynthia.
| Generation I-introduced trainer classes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beauty | Biker | Bird Keeper | Black Belt | Boss | Bug Catcher | Burglar | Champion | Channeler | Cooltrainer Cue Ball | Elite Four | Engineer | Fisherman | Gambler | Gentleman | Hiker | Jr. Trainer♂ | Jr. Trainer♀ | Juggler Lass | Leader | PokéManiac | Trainer | Psychic | Rival | Rocker | Rocket | Sailor | Scientist Super Nerd | Swimmer | Tamer | Youngster | ||
| Beta classes | ||
| Chief | Pokémon Prof. | ||
| Elite Four is part of a series on the Pokémon League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Participation Badges | Frontier Symbols Pokémon Battle | Pokémon Gym Pokémon Trainer | Gym Leaders Frontier Brains Trainers | Champions | Pokémon League Conferences Indigo | Silver | Ever Grande | Sinnoh Championship Matches Elite Four | Orange League | Battle Frontier |
| This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |
