Indigo League
If you were looking for the first season of the Pokémon animated series, Pokémon: Indigo League, see S01.

The Indigo League (Japanese: セキエイリーグ Sekiei League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Kanto region. It consists of a network of eight Gyms and the Elite Four. Depending on the context, the Indigo League can also be called the Kanto League or simply the Pokémon League.

Pokémon Trainers who earn eight Gym Badges from sanctioned Indigo League Gyms qualify to participate in Indigo League competitions, one of which is the Indigo Plateau Conference.

The Johto League and Indigo League share a single group of Elite Four and Champion; eight Badges from either region will allow a Trainer to battle the Elite Four at Indigo Plateau.

Gym Leaders

Indigo League
Generations I, II, III, IV, and VII Region: Kanto
Gym Leader
Japanese 		Location
Japanese 		Type Badge

Brock
タケシ Takeshi 		Pewter City
ニビシティ
Nibi City 		Rock
Boulder Badge

Misty
カスミ Kasumi 		Cerulean City
ハナダシティ
Hanada City 		Water
Cascade Badge

Lt. Surge
マチス Matisse 		Vermilion City
クチバシティ
Kuchiba City 		Electric
Thunder Badge

Erika
エリカ Erika 		Celadon City
タマムシシティ
Tamamushi City 		Grass
Rainbow Badge

Koga
キョウ Kyou
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Janine
アンズ Anzu
Generations II and IV 		Fuchsia City
セキチクシティ
Sekichiku City 		Poison
Soul Badge


Sabrina
ナツメ Natsume 		Saffron City
ヤマブキシティ
Yamabuki City 		Psychic
Marsh Badge

Blaine
カツラ Katsura 		Cinnabar Island
グレンじま
Guren Island
Generations I, III, and VII 		Fire
Volcano Badge
Seafoam Islands
ふたごじま
Twin Islands
Generations II and IV

Giovanni
サカキ Sakaki
Generations I, III, and VII
Blue
グリーン Green
Generations II, IV, and VII 		Viridian City
トキワシティ
Tokiwa City 		Ground Various

Earth Badge

Elite Four and Champion

Generations I, III, and VII

Indigo League
Generation I, III, and VII
Member
Japanese 		Type
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Lorelei
カンナ Kanna 		Ice
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Bruno
シバ Siba 		Fighting
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Agatha
キクコ Kikuko 		Ghost
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Lance
ワタル Wataru 		Dragon

Champion
Blue
グリーン Green
Generations I and III
Champion
Trace
シン Shin
Generation VII 		Various Various

Generations II and IV

Indigo League
Generation II and IV
Member
Japanese 		Type
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Will
イツキ Itsuki 		Psychic
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Koga
キョウ Kyou 		Poison
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Bruno
シバ Siba 		Fighting
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Karen
カリン Karin 		Dark
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Champion
Lance
ワタル Wataru 		Dragon

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Gym Leaders

The Indigo League is notable in the animated series for being the only one among all the regional Leagues to have undergone changes in its line-up of Gym Leaders during the course of the series.

Indigo League
The Beginning, Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, Sun & Moon, and Journeys Region: Kanto
Gym Leader
Japanese 		Location
Japanese 		Type Badge

Brock
タケシ Takeshi
Former
Flint
ムノー Munō
Former
Lola
ミズホ Mizuho
Former Water
Gym Leader
Forrest
ジロウ Jirō
Current 		Pewter City
ニビシティ
Nibi City 		Rock Water
Boulder Badge

Misty
カスミ Kasumi
Primary Gym Leader
Sensational Sisters
ハナダ水姉妹 Hanada Water Sisters
Misty's substitutes 		Cerulean City
ハナダシティ
Hanada City 		Water
Cascade Badge

Lt. Surge
マチス Matisse
Current
Visquez
ビスケス Visquez
Lt. Surge's substitute 		Vermilion City
クチバシティ
Kuchiba City 		Electric
Thunder Badge

Sabrina
ナツメ Natsume 		Saffron City
ヤマブキシティ
Yamabuki City 		Psychic
Marsh Badge

Erika
エリカ Erika 		Celadon City
タマムシシティ
Tamamushi City 		Grass
Rainbow Badge

Koga
キョウ Kyou 		Fuchsia City
セキチクシティ
Sekichiku City 		Poison
Soul Badge

Blaine
カツラ Katsura 		Cinnabar Island
グレンじま
Guren Island 		Fire
Volcano Badge

Giovanni
サカキ Sakaki
Former
Team Rocket trio
ロケット団 Rocket Gang
Giovanni's substitutes
Agatha
コーン Corn
Temporary 		Viridian City
トキワシティ
Tokiwa City 		Ground Various Ghost
Earth Badge

Elite Four and Champion

It took until Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire for all the Elite Four members of Indigo League to appear in the series, albeit Lance was a Champion at the time and not a member of the Elite Four.

In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, Lance was introduced as the current League Champion of the Kanto region. He was mentioned to have lost the title prior to Flash of the Titans!, though he regained it by Aim For The Eight!.

It is currently unknown who Lance lost his Champion status to, or if he regained his status from the same person who took it.

Indigo League
The Beginning, Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, and Journeys
Member
Japanese 		Type
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Bruno
シバ Siba 		Fighting
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Lorelei
カンナ Kanna 		Ice
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Agatha
キクコ Kikuko 		Ghost

Elite Four/Champion
Lance
ワタル Wataru 		Dragon

In the manga

Trainer levels in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Eletric Tale of Pikachu

In Clefairy Tale, it was revealed that the conditions and rules of the Indigo League are noticeably different from those shown in the animated series and games. In addition to Badges, a Trainer can level up by catching Pokémon. The caught Pokémon are ranked from A to D, where a rare Pokémon like Clefairy is ranked as level A and some more common ones like Beedrill and Mankey are classified as Pokémon rank D. Giselle is an example of a Trainer who's leveled up this way.

Trivia

  • Each of the Kanto Gym Leaders—except Sabrina, and Blaine in some games—has a type disadvantage against the next Gym Leader.
    • Brock's Rock type is weak to Misty's Water type.
    • Misty's Water type is weak to Lt. Surge's Electric type.
    • Lt. Surge's Electric type is resisted by Erika's Grass type.
    • Erika's Grass type is weak to Koga's Poison type.
    • Koga's Poison type is weak to Sabrina's Psychic type.
    • Sabrina is the exception, as Sabrina's Psychic type is neutral against Blaine's Fire type.
    • Blaine's Fire type is weak to Giovanni's Ground type. Blue does not have a type specialty, so Blaine is not weak to the following Gym Leader's type when Blue is the Viridian Gym Leader.
  • In Generations I, III, and VII, the last Kanto Gym Leader has a type disadvantage against the first Kanto Elite Four member, as Giovanni's Ground type is weak to Lorelei's Ice type.
  • In Generations I, III, and VII, each member of the Kanto Elite Four—except Agatha—has a type disadvantage against the next one; additionally, the last member has a type disadvantage against the first.
    • Lorelei's Ice type is weak to Bruno's Fighting type.
    • Bruno's Fighting type does not affect Agatha's Ghost type.
    • Agatha is the exception, as Agatha's Ghost type is neutral against Lance's Dragon type.
    • Lance's Dragon type is weak to Lorelei's Ice type.
  • In Generations II and IV, each member of the Kanto Elite Four has a type advantage against the next one, with the last one also being strong against the first.
    • Will's Psychic type is strong against Koga's Poison type.
    • Koga's Poison type resists Bruno's Fighting type.
    • Bruno's Fighting type resists and is strong against Karen's Dark type.
    • Karen's Dark type is immune to, and strong against, Will's Psychic type.
  • The Indigo League has this name because the combination of red and blue (the games it appears in) makes indigo.

Related articles

The Pokémon League
Participation
Trainer • Battle • Gym Leaders
Gyms • Badges • Referee
Championship matches
Elite Four • Orange League
Champion League
Pokémon League Conferences
Indigo • Silver • Ever Grande • Lily of the Valley
Vertress • Lumiose • Manalo 		Regional Pokémon Leagues
Indigo • OrangePtS • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh
Unova (BB) • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea
Areas of jurisdiction
Pokémon League Reception Gate • Hall of Fame
Palace of Victory • Cerulean Cave • Area Zero
Others
Furfrou League
Admissions Exam • Pokémon Association
PIA • World Coronation Series
(Masters Eight Tournament)
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