Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/The Elite Four: Difference between revisions

'''The Elite Four''' are located in the Pokémon League and they are the final bosses before the Champion. Defeating the Champion, gives you the Champion title and it unlocks more areas in the game.

Be aware that once you go past the Ace Trainer in the Pokémon League lobby to challenge the Elite Four, you wont be able to leave until you have beaten all of the Elite Four and the Champion. That being said save your game before you challenge the Elite Four that way if you do lose then you can just close the game and restart from the beginning. One more thing to be aware of is that you dont get healed in between battles. Make sure to bring several items with you to heal your Pokémon in between battles.  

If you lose after the first or second Elite Four member then go back into Victory Road and train your Pokémon. If you lose to the last Elite Four member or the Champion then rebattle some trainers to get money and buy more items. Refer to the Items List on this page. Finally, if you lose at any round you can try to adjust the Pokémon in your party. This can make a huge difference in a battle as the finishing blow is vital to prevent them from healing their Pokémon.

Since the Elite Four's Pokémon are between level 55 and 66, the minimal level for your team is around the mid 50s. Even if you have a couple strong Pokémon at level 70, the Elite Four is going to be hard as there is a wide variation of types represented here. So try and balance the levels in your team. A full team of high 50s to low 60s Pokémon with varied types will make these fights easier.

*Grass: needed for those pesky water/ground dual types such as Whiscash and Quagsire.

{{bp|Alakazam}} is very fast and a devastating Special Attacker. However his Defense is appalling. Alakazam uses {{bp|Psychic}} which will really hurt any Pokémon that doesn't resist or is not immune to it, {{bp|Focus Blast}} to deal with Dark and Steel types and {{bp|Recover}} to restore half of his energy when he gets tired. Alakazam also has {{bp|Energy Ball}} which does not cover any of his weaknesses but is super effective against Rock, Water and Ground types. Don't inflict status conditions on Alakazam because he can send them back at you with {{bp|Synchronize}}.

 

Lucian's main Pokémon is {{bp|Bronzong}} who is notable for being the only Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokémon League who has no gender. It has very high Defence and Special Defence and the ability to boost both its Special Defence and Special Attack with {{bp|Calm Mind}}. Fortunately, Psychic is its only Special Attack. Bronzong is very slow but {{bp|Gyro Ball}} allows it to turn its lousy Speed into an advantage. It also has {{bp|Earthquake}}. Bronzong is immune to Ground type moves because of {{bp|Levitate}}. Use a Dark-type Pokémon if you don't want to take the risk of having your Fire-type Pokémon dying to Earthquake.

 

In Platinum, Lucian still uses {{bp|Bronzong}}, {{bp|Alakazam}} and {{bp|Mr Mime}} and all three of them have the same movesets and abilities. However he has replaced {{bp|Girafarig}} and {{bp|Medicham}} with {{bp|Espeon}} and {{bp|Gallade}}.

 

Espeon has very high Special Attack and three moves that take advantage of this, namely {{bp|Psychic}}, {{bp|Shadow Ball}} and {{bp|Signal Beam}}. This also allows Espeon to cover his weaknesses to Ghost and Dark types so Bug types are the best choice. Espeon also has {{bp|Quick Attack}} to strike first and finish exhausted opponents. His special ability is {{bp|Synchronize}}.

 

Gallade has replaced Bronzong as Lucian's most powerful Pokémon. He is a Physical fighter who knows {{bp|Drain Punch}}, {{bp|Psycho Cut}}, {{bp|Stone Edge}} and {{bp|Leaf Blade}}. Gallade also has {{bp|Steadfast}} as his Special Ability so if you make him flinch his Speed will increase. Ghost types are the best Pokémon to use.

 

Cynthia is the first female league champion in any of the games. She uses a variety of different types to test your knowledge with type advantages. Before battling her make sure all your Pokémon are revived and healed up. Recommended types to beat her are Fire, Ground, Grass, Electric, Ice, and Flying.

 

 

Cynthia starts with {{bp|Spiritomb}}, who has no weaknesses unless you use {{bp|Foresight}} or {{bp|Odor Sleuth}} in which case she becomes weak to Fighting type moves. However Cynthia is not the Champion for nothing and she taught her Spiritomb {{bp|Psychic}} to deal with Fighting types that can use Foresight. Spiritomb also has {{bp|Dark Pulse}} and {{bp|Silver Wind}}. She also knows the very rare {{bp|Embargo}} which prevents you or your Pokémon from using items for a few turns. The best strategy with Spiritomb is to just pound her with your strongest moves. Try to finish her as quickly as possible because {{bp|Pressure}} will lower PP twice as quickly as normal.

{{bp|Milotic}} is quite possibly Cynthia's second strongest Pokémon, since she is a powerful Special Attacker and knows {{bp|Mirror Coat}}, which is very difficult to teach to a Milotic. Although Milotic can use Recover, Cynthia chose to teach her {{bp|Aqua Ring}} instead, which restores energy but much more slowly. Milotic also has {{bp|Surf}} and {{bp|Ice Beam}}. An Electric Pokémon who uses Physical Electric type moves is the best choice. Make sure you don't cause status conditions because, if you do, Milotic's {{bp|Marvel Scale}} will activate and raise her Defense.

{{bp|Lucario}} is a dangerous opponent and can hit a variety of Pokémon super effectively. In Diamond and Pearl, Lucario is the only male member of Cynthia's team. He knows his species signature move {{bp|Aura Sphere}} which is powerful and never misses. He also knows {{bp|Dragon Pulse}}, Psychic and Earthquake. Fortunately Lucario does not have very strong defences. Fighting and Fire types are super effective but it is safest to use Ground types since none of Lucario's attacks can hit them super effectively, unless they are also a Dragon, Rock or Steel type. Don't cause Lucario to flinch or his Speed will increase thanks to {{bp|Steadfast}}.

Cynthia also uses a {{bp|Roserade}}, which should be a very familiar Pokémon by now. However, this Roserade is unique because she knows {{bpm|Extrasensory}} a move that she can only learn through Breeding. She also has {{bpm|Energy Ball}}, {{bpm|Sludge Bomb}} and {{bpm|Shadow Ball}} and all four of her moves are strong thanks to her high Special Attack. Shadow Ball covers Roserade's weakness to Psychic types but most are fast enough to deal with her anyway. Fire or/and Flying types should have a fairly easy victory. You could also use an Ice type but it is best to save Ice types for Cynthia's strongest Pokémon. Unless you're using {{bpm|Mean Look}}, {{bpm|Block}}, {{bpm|Fire Spin}}, {{bpm|Whirlpool}}, {{bpm|Wrap}}, {{bpm|Bind}} or {{bpm|Sand Tomb}}, don't inflict status conditions on Roserade because if you do, Cynthia will recall Roserade causing her to activate {{bpm|Natural Cure}}, which will heal all of her status ailments.

{{bp|Garchomp}} is Cynthia's most powerful Pokémon and is a very strong Physical Attacker. Her only true weakness is Ice types and even Ice types are not safe because of {{bpm|Brick Break}}. Garchomp has amazing endurance and can sometimes even take an {{bpm|Ice Fang}} from a {{bp|Gyarados}} after it used {{bpm|Dragon Dance}} twice. Garchomp has {{bpm|Dragon Rush}}, which is very powerful but inaccurate. She also knows Earthquake like Gastrodon and Lucario, and {{bpm|Giga Impact}} which forces her to recharge after using it. In addition to Ice types, Dragon types can cause super effective damage but this works both ways, and any Dragon type you use is in danger of being smashed into defeat by Dragon Rush. You're unlikely to be using {{bpm|Sandstorm}} in this battle but if you do, or have a Pokémon that knows {{bpm|Sand Stream}}, this will work in Garchomp's favor because {{bpm|Sand Veil}} will make her harder to hit.

It is interesting to note that {{bp|Shedinja}} can bring down half of Cynthia's team by itself since Garchomp, Milotic and Lucario have no moves that can hurt it. Of course you'd have to have dealt with Roserade, Spiritomb and Gastrodon though.

In Platinum, Cynthia has replaced her {{bp|Gastrodon}} with {{bp|Togekiss}} and become even more powerful. She is also the only trainer in the Pokémon League who gives her Pokémon different movesets the second time you challenge her. {{bp|Spiritomb}} no longer has {{bpm|Embargo}}, having replaced it with {{bpm|Shadow Ball}} but all of her other moves are the same. In the rematch Spiritomb replaces Shadow Ball with {{bpm|Ominous Wind}} giving her ten chances of raising all her stats at once since Ominous Wind can have the same side effect as {{bpm|Silver Wind}}.

{{bp|Roserade}} is largely the same in the first challenge and exactly the same in the second apart from her level. In the first battle she uses {{bp|Toxic}} instead of Shadow Ball.

Togekiss is the only member of Cynthia's team, apart from {{bp|Lucario}}, that is male. He has high Special Attack and all of his moves take advantage of this. Like Lucario he has {{bp|Aura Sphere}}. He also wields {{bpm|Air Slash}}, {{bpm|Water Pulse}} and {{bpm|Shock Wave}}. In the second battle he replaces Shock Wave with Psychic. You're very lucky that this Togekiss does not have {{bpm|Serene Grace}} because if he did, Air Slash, Psychic and Water Pulse would have a higher chance of causing flinching, loss of Special Defence or confusion. Strangely Cynthia has not taught Togekiss any Physical Attacks, despite the fact that {{bpm|Hustle}} increases his Attack power.

Lucario's moveset is very different from the one he had in Diamond and Pearl in the first battle but, like most of Cynthia's Pokémon, it becomes exactly the same in all of the later battles. In the first battle, Lucario still has Aura Sphere but has replaced {{bpm|Psychic}}, {{bpm|Dragon Pulse}} and {{bpm|Earthquake}} with Shadow Ball, {{bpm|Stone Edge}} and {{bpm|ExtremeSpeed}}.

{{bp|Milotic}} is like Roserade and {{bp|Garchomp}} because she has only one different move from the ones she had in Diamond and Pearl in the first battle and exactly the same moves in later battles. Her different move is Dragon Pulse.

Finally Garchomp has {{bpm|Flamethrower}} instead of {{bpm|Brick Break}} in the first battle but relearns Brick Break before later battles.

Once you beat Cynthia, you will be crowned the Sinnoh Champion. Professor Rowan hears word of this and meets you and Cynthia before the three of you head into the Hall of Fame room. Once your Pokémon are registered, the game will save and go into the ending credits. You can skip the ending credits by turning off the game and reloading it.

==National Pokédex==

If you have been following this guide then you will have SEEN all 150 Sinnoh Pokémon already and you can obtain the National Pokédex from Professor Rowan in his lab in Sandgem Town. To check to see how many Pokémon you have seen open your Pokédex and look at the number next to seen. If it's not 150 then head to [[../National Pokédex|National Pokédex]] to see where to find your missing Pokémon. Just remember that you only need to see them and not catch them.

After you get the National Pokédex, a familiar face will tell you that Pal Park is now open but we will get into that later. Fly to Snowpoint City and go to the port to continue your journey

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