Hitmonchan uses all three of the Elemental Punches as well as {{bp|Bullet Punch}} and all of his moves get a boost from {{bp|Iron Fist}}, making him arguably Bruno's most dangerous Pokemon in the first battle. A Pokemon with good Defence and type advantage is your best chance.
Hitmonchan uses all three of the Elemental Punches as well as {{bp|Bullet Punch}} and all of his moves get a boost from {{bp|Iron Fist}}, making him arguably Bruno's most dangerous Pokemon in the first battle. A Pokemon with good Defence and type advantage is your best chance.
Hitmonlee uses {{bp|Focus Energy}} to increase the chances of him giving your Pokemon a Critical Hit with {{bp|Hi Jump Kick}} or {{bp|Blaze Kick}}. He also has {{bp|Swagger}} which confuses your Pokemon but the good news is that it also increases their Attack power by two levels. {{bp|Reckless}} gives Hi Jump Kick a power boost but will also cause Hitmonlee to hurt itself more if it misses
Hitmonlee uses {{bp|Focus Energy}} to increase the chances of him giving your Pokemon a Critical Hit with {{bp|Hi Jump Kick}} or {{bp|Blaze Kick}}. He also has {{bp|Swagger}} which confuses your Pokemon but the good news is that it also increases their Attack power by two levels. {{bp|Reckless}} gives Hi Jump Kick a power boost but will also cause Hitmonlee to hurt himself more if he misses
Bruno's only non-Fighting type is Onix and you can take him down effortlessly with Grass or Water types. He uses {{bp|Dragonbreath}}, {{bp|Sandstorm}}, {{bp|Rock Slide}} and {{bp|Earthquake}}.
Bruno's only non-Fighting type is Onix and you can take him down effortlessly with Grass or Water types. He uses {{bp|Dragonbreath}}, {{bp|Sandstorm}}, {{bp|Rock Slide}} and {{bp|Earthquake}}.
The Indigo Plateau serves as the capital for the Pokémon League. It is the final destination for Pokémon Trainers competing in Indigo or Johto League competitions against the Elite Four. This is the where the powerful Elite Four battle against Trainers in a final showdown of becoming a master Pokémon trainer, who may be challenged after defeating of all eight Gym Leaders of each respective region.
The Indigo Plateau is located just north of Victory Road, and east of Mt. Silver. The only way to reach the Indigo Plateau is by going through Route 26. In order to reach Indigo Plateau by foot, Trainers must venture through Victory Road, a lengthy cave acting as a final test for Trainers.
The Elite Four must be battled consecutively, with breaks to the Pokémon Center prohibited. Trainers are unable to go back or return to previous rooms. The only way to open the door and progress through each room is to defeat the Elite Four member of that room. Each member of the Elite Four is stronger than the previous member, while like Gym Leaders, each specialize in a different type.
Will uses Psychic Pokemon and has two Xatu on his team. Interestingly, despite being a male trainer, Will uses female Pokemon. The first Xatu has Synchronize to send status conditions back onto your Pokemon and the second has Early Bird to wake up quickly from sleep. The lower levelled Xatu has Psychic, Me First, Confuse Ray and U-Turn. The second also has Psychic and Confuse Ray, in addition to Ominous Wind and Aerial Ace. Rock, Ice, Electric, Dark or Ghost types can take them both out.
Interestingly, despite Slowking being introduced in the same generation as Will, he has a Slowbro instead. At the moment Slowbro's Curse is only good for raising her Defence since both of her offensive moves, Psychic and Water Pulse are special attacks. She can also raise her Special Defence by two levels with Amnesia. Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost and Dark types can all inflict super effective damage.
Jynx has her signature move Lovely Kiss, to put your Pokemon to sleep and then she'll attack you with Psychic, Ice Punch and DoubleSlap although Ice Punch and DoubleSlap shouldn't hurt much because she has low Attack power. Her Defence is also pitiful so a powerful Physical Attacker should be able to take her out easily.
Bug types are fantastic against Exeggutor, who uses Psychic, Egg Bomb, Reflect and Hypnosis.
Koga uses mainly Poison types although he also has a Forretress on his first team. He starts with Ariados who uses its signature move Spider Web, and can use Baton Pass to escape whilst ensuring that your Pokemon is still trapped by Spider Web when Koga brings out another Pokemon. Ariados also uses Poison Jab and Giga Drain. Fire, Rock, Flying or Psychic types can deal with him easily. Don't both with sleep causing moves; Insomnia makes him immune to them.
Forretress is not a Poison type instead being a Bug and Steel type, which makes him extremely vulnerable to Fire. Forretress uses Toxic Spikes to poison your Pokemon when you switch, although there are a variety of ways to avoid or get rid of Toxic Spikes. Protect stops moves from hitting and Explosion will knock out Forretress but is likely to knock out your Pokemon too. Swift is a stupid move to give Forretress because it cannot use Special Attacks very well.
Venomoth has a rather pitiful moveset in the first battle, using the very innaccurate Supersonic and the very weak Gust. Toxic and Psychic are more of a threat but a powerful Fire, Rock or Flying type should be able to deal with it swiftly and easily.
Muk can be very annoying because he can use Toxic to cause severe poison and Minimize to make him harder to hit. He also likes to lower your Pokemon's Defence by two levels with Screech. Gunk Shot is a powerful move which causes more damage after Screech but is inaccurate. A Steel type is the best choice since Muk has no moves that can hurt it.
Crobat is well known for its Speed but for some reason, Koga decided to teach his Crobat Quick Attack. Crobat also has Double Team, Wing Attack and Poison Fang. Poison Fang is the move you really need to watch out for because it can cause flinching or cause serious poisoning or, if your're very unlucky, both. A Steel type can resist or is immune to Crobat's offensive moves while Electric, Rock, Ice and Psychic types can hit him super effectively.
Bruno uses mainly Fighting types and has all three of Tyrogue's evolutions. He starts with Hitmontop who uses his signature move Triple Kick in addition to Dig, Quick Attack and Counter. Physical attacks are a bad idea because Counter will allow Hitmontop to inflict twice the amount of damage your Pokemon inflicted so stick with Special Attacks. Hitmontop has Technician to power up Quick Attack and Triple Kick.
Hitmonchan uses all three of the Elemental Punches as well as Bullet Punch and all of his moves get a boost from Iron Fist, making him arguably Bruno's most dangerous Pokemon in the first battle. A Pokemon with good Defence and type advantage is your best chance.
Hitmonlee uses Focus Energy to increase the chances of him giving your Pokemon a Critical Hit with Hi Jump Kick or Blaze Kick. He also has Swagger which confuses your Pokemon but the good news is that it also increases their Attack power by two levels. Reckless gives Hi Jump Kick a power boost but will also cause Hitmonlee to hurt himself more if he misses
Bruno's only non-Fighting type is Onix and you can take him down effortlessly with Grass or Water types. He uses Dragonbreath, Sandstorm, Rock Slide and Earthquake.
Bruno's Machamp has an awesome ability called No Guard which means it will never miss your Pokemon. However this also means that your Pokemon will never miss Machamp. If you use a Ghost type, Machamp will use Foresight to allow him to hit your Ghost with Cross Chop or Revenge. He also has Rock Slide to deal with Flying types so Psychic types are the best choice.
Karen uses Dark type Pokemon although two of her Pokemon are not Dark types but are associated with night time. Umbreon is her first choice and he uses Confuse Ray and Double Team, making him difficult to take down, especially considering the fact that, despite his frail appearance, he is a resilient Pokemon. He has Payback and Faint Attack to cause direct damage. Don't cause status conditions unless your Pokemon is immune to whatever status condition its using, because Umbreon's Synchronize will send it right back at you.
Vileplume usually comes out at night, which is why Karen has her on her team despite Vileplume being a Grass and Poison type. She has Petal Dance which is powerful but will cause her to become confused after two or three turns. Acid is weak but can lower Special Defence and Stun Spore paralyzes your Pokemon. To show that Vileplume is a night time Pokemon, Karen has also taught her Moonlight so that she can restore energy although the amount she can restore depends on whether there is a weather condition and what that weather condition is. If that condition is sunlight, Moonlight will restore three quarters of her HP and she'll also get a speed boost thanks to Chlorophyll.
Despite being a member of the Elite 4, Karen has an extremely disappointing Gengar. Who in their right mind teaches Gengar the pitiful Lick attack? True it can cause paralysis but it will hardly hurt at all, even against Pokemon that are weak against it. Focus Blast is a completely different story however and can cause a lot of damage to Dark types. Spite will cause your Pokemon to lose 4 PP of whatever move they uses before Spite and Destiny Bond is used to take your Pokemon down with Gengar. Knock her out before she uses Spite or Destiny Bond and you'll be hunky dory. Despite having feet, Gengar can Levitate so don't use Ground types.
Murkrow is fast but frail. She can use Whirlwind to force you to switch Pokemon and mess up your strategy. Don't use a Pokemon with a berry because she can use Pluck to cause damage and steal any berry your Pokemon is holding unless they have Sticky Hold. Murkrow also uses Faint Attack and Sucker Punch and if she's lucky enough to get a Critical Hit it will hurt even more than usual thanks to Super Luck.
Houndoom is a powerful Special Attacker who also uses Crunch to deal with Pokemon that have high Special Defence. Nasty Plot increases her Special Attack by two levels after each use which means her Flametrower and Dark Pulse can really hurt. However she has weak Defence so a Fighting, Rock or Ground type can take her out and Water types work well too.
Although Lance claims to be a master of Dragon types, only half of his team are Dragon types and all of them are Flying types, although why Gyarados is not a Dragon type I will never know since a massive sea serpent is not likely to be capable of flying. Anyway, Gyarados is Lance's first choice and as soon as he's brought out his Intimidate will lower your Pokemon's Attack power so use a Special Attacker. Dragon Pulse is usually quite powerful but Gyarados has low Special Attack so it shouldn't do much damage. However Waterfall and Ice Fang will both hurt and sometimes they can cause flinching. Ice Fang also has a chance of freezing your Pokemon. When Gyarados is tired he will use Flail which he can only learn as a Magikarp and which gains more power when Gyarados is exhausted. Electric types should be able to deal with Gyarados easily.
Aerodactyle is very fast and a strong Physical Attacker. He is also the only member of Lance's team that does not use a Dragon type move. He uses Aerial Ace, Rock Slide, Crunch and Thunder Fang. An Electric type is the best choice, although Water or Ice types are also options as long as they are strong enough to withstand Thunder Fang and Rock Slide.
Charizard looks like a Dragon and acts like a Dragon but is not a Dragon type. However he does have Dragon Claw in addition to Shadow Claw, Fire Fang and Air Slash. Air Slash is his most dangerous move due to the possibility of flinching and Charizard's high Speed and Special Attack Power. Fire Fang is also very dangerous if Charizard is tired because when he's exhausted he will activate Blaze to increas Fire Fang's power. Charizard is extremely vulnerable to Rock types.
Lance has somehow managed to get his hands on not one, not two, but three Dragonites. Two of them are identical apart from Blizzard and Thunder. Their other moves are Dragon Rush, Thunder Wave and Hyper Beam. Lance's third Dragonite is his strongest Pokemon and uses Fire Blast to deal with Ice types, Safeguard to block status conditions, Outrage to go on a rampage for two or three turns before becoming confused (for some reason Safeguard does not prevent Outrage from confusing the user) and Hyper Beam to cause a hell of a lot of damage at the cost of forcing Dragonite to recharge. Dragonite are very vulnerable to Ice type moves.
After becoming Champion
Once the Champion is finally defeated, there is a great congratulations and the respective Trainer will be recorded in the Hall of Fame and made current champion. The Hall of Fame is a record kept by the Pokémon League of all the Pokémon Trainers who have ever beaten the Elite Four and the Pokémon Champion. In the hall of Fame recording room, Professor Oak will be waiting for Trainers to congratulate and finally record. It is a fairly large room, that only contains a large computer. The Hall of Fame will record all Trainer's ID number, name, and Pokémon team are recorded. For each Pokémon of the player's party, the species, name, gender, level, and area met are recorded.
After becoming Champion, the player returns home, rather than staying at the Pokémon League to fight challengers. This may be a decision of the player character and his/her family rather than official Pokémon League rules, as Champion Lance also keeps his position.
Rival Silver
On Mondays and Wednesdays,after becoming Champion, you will be challenged by your rival, Silver, at the steps outside the entrance to the Elite Four.
Silver never has and, in Heart Gold and Soul Silver at least, never will evolve his Sneasel and Magneton, but he is still a pretty tough opponent. Sneasel is fast and has high Attack. He can use Ice Wind, which is a Special Attack and therefore won't hurt much. His Physical Attacks are Shadow Claw, Metal Claw and Faint Attack. Sneasel can be easily dispatched by a Fighting type.
Magneton has Magnet Bomb which doesn't hurt much but can't miss. Mirror Shot does sometimes miss but thanks to Magneton's high Special Attack it can hurt and also has an unpleasant side effect of sometimes causing your Pokemon to loose accuracy. Discharge is strong and Thunder Wave causes paralysis. Ground types can deal with Magneton easily.
The battle gets harder when you get to Silver's fully evolved Pokemon. He has a Crobat, which requires a close friendship with its trainer in order to evolve, in order to prove that he has become a better person than he was at the beginning of the game. Crobat has Confuse Ray and Toxic to cause status conditions and Air Cutter and Bite to attack directly. Deal with him the same way you dealt with Koga's Crobat.
Alakazam can take out Dark and Steel types with Focus Blast while Psychic can deal with most other Pokemon. He also has Reflect to increase his rather pathetic Defence for five turns and Recover to restore energy. However Alakazam is completely helpless against Shedinja, Sableye or Spiritomb.
Gengar has Confuse Ray and three powerful Special Attacks to take advantage of his high Special Attack power. These attacks are Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb and Dark Pulse. He is much more of a threat than Karen's Gengar.
Finally Silver's Starter Pokemon depends on which Pokemon you started with. Typhlosion uses Will-O-Wisp, Rollout, Swift and Flamethrower. He is a strong Special Attacker and when he's tired, Flamethrower will get a power boost thanks to Blaze. Use a Water, Rock or Ground type to take him down. Don't forget that if your Pokemon is burned by Will-O-Wisp or a lucky Flamethrower, their Physical Attacks will become weaker.
Meganium has Light Screen to raise his Special Defence for five turns and also has Synthesis to restore energy. Body Slam can hurt and sometimes cause paralysis, while Petal Dance will cause a lot of damage but also cause Meganium to become confused after two or three turns. Overgrow gives Petal Dance a power boost when Meganium is tired. Fire, Ice, Flying, Poison or Bug types are good choices as long as they can use Physical Attacks because Light Screen will halve the power of Special ones.
Feraligatre is a purely Physical fighter who uses Aqua Tail, Ice Fang, Crunch and Slash. He has Torrent to increase the power of Aqua Tail when he's tired. Electric and Grass types can bring him down.
Once Silver is defeated, he will pledge to further train his Pokémon, step aside, tell you to heal your Pokémon before challenging the Elite Four, and leave.
After collecting all 16 Badges
If you return to Indigo Plateau after collecting the eight Kanto Badges, the Elite Four's Pokémon will have significantly changed.
Will's Bronzong is good if you give it a chance, but something strong and supereffective, like Flamethrower, should KO in one hit.
Grumpig has the potentially dangerous Confuse Ray and the ubiquitous Psychic, but a supereffective move like Shadow Claw or Dark Pulse will quickly dispose of it.
Jynx can lower your Sp. Def with Fake Tears and infatuate you with Lovely Kiss. If you're tempted to use Rest, don't, because it has Dream Eater. Also, it has Blizzard, which can be a threat, but powerhousing it will be sufficient.
Slowbro will repeatedly use Curse and Amnesia. It's easier to KO it at this point rather than allowing it to use a Curse-enhanced Psychic or Body Slam.
Gardevoir has Calm Mind, which raises both its Special stats. It has Charge Beam, Psychic and Focus Blast to attack you with, but a powerful physical move should get rid of it.
Xatu has Confuse Ray, Quick Attack, Shadow Ball and Psychic. A powerful Ice move such as Ice Beam is recommended, as not only is it supereffective, but also has a chance of freezing it, not giving it a chance to use a move.
Koga has once again adopted an indirect approach, relying on status effects. Safeguard is your best bet, as it makes you temporarily immune to any status effect.
Toxicroak has the dangerous Swagger to watch out for. It also has Gunk Shot, which can poison you, X-Scissor, which does damage and nothing else and Cross Chop which does the same. All its attacking moves are physical, so a Pokemon with high Defense wouldn't be amiss.
Skutank has Toxic, Dig, Sucker Punch and Explosion. Toxic poisons you but doesn't do direct damage, Dig makes the Pokemon dig into the ground and any move will miss, except for Earthquake and Magnitude (I think), and attacks on the next turn. Sucker Punch does damage and nothing else and Explosion does a massive 250 damage but instantly KOs the user. Also, it has Aftermath, which does damage to your Pokemon if you KO it with a physical move, so watch out!
Muk has no directly damaging moves. It has Swagger, which again is dangerous, Screech, Minimize and Toxic. It also has Black Sludge, which means it regenerates some HP every turn, so make sure to use powerful moves.
Swalot has the uncanny Pain Split, which averages its HP and your HP and both Pokemon get the average as their HP. This isn't good if you get it to low HP, where it can heal itself and damage you at the same time, so take it out with powerful moves. It also has Yawn, which can send your Pokemon to sleep after a turn after Yawn was used, so a Blue Flute is advised to be in your inventory. It also has Sludge Bomb and Amnesia, but kill it before it can use Amnesia.
Bruno has almost the same team of pure fighting types. Make sure you have flying and psychic types use moves such as fly, ariel ace, psychic and air slash against his Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop and Hariyama. Hariyama may give your psychic types a bit of a hard time as it has Payback on it but you should be able to take it out very easily. After you took down his first four Pokemon, you have to deal with his Machamp. He once again has a rock type move on it as he has Stone Edge on Machamp so deal with it using a psychic type unless you have a fast flying type. You could deal with his Lucario with a fire move with ease like Fire Blast, Blast Burn, Overheat, Lava Plume and Flamethrower.
The Champ has now traded two of his hacked Dragonites and his Aerodactyl for 3 strong dragon type Pokemon and two of which are Pseudo-legendary Pokémon. He will start off with his Salamence which is very annoying as it holds a Lum Berry which heals it from any status infliction and it has rest on its move set. You can use any Ice type Pokemon on his Salamence however it maybe a bit problematic as it has Flamethrower. Next up is his Gyarados which you can take out easily with electric types. You could use Grass types but it has ice beam which covers that weakness. Another new Pokemon on his team is Garchomp which is a fast dragon type you can take out with Ice Beam or Blizzard. The last of its new Dragon types is Altaria. You should have a fast Pokemon take it out immediately or it will set up double team which is very annoying. Charizard say hello to Hydro Pump, good bye. His last Pokemon is his signature Dragonite. Congratulations you are the champs.
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