Elite Four & Rival (Champion) Battles

Elite Four & Rival (Champion) Battles

At the Indigo Plateau you’ll face five consecutive battles: the Elite Four plus your Rival. You can use items between fights, but there is no full party heal like at a Pokémon Center. Know their teams and type matchups to break through efficiently.

Lorelei (Ice-type Specialist)

Her team is mostly Water / Ice; Electric moves are great. Slowbro and Lapras are very bulky, so even super-effective hits may take a few turns—stay patient and keep chipping. Jynx has low HP and can be removed quickly.

Lorelei’s Team

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Dewgong	Water / Ice	54
Cloyster	Water / Ice	53
Slowbro	Water / Psychic	54
Jynx	Ice / Psychic	56
Lapras	Water / Ice	56

Bruno (Fighting-type Specialist)

Use strong Water moves (e.g., Surf) on Onix, and Flying moves (e.g., Fly) on Hitmonchan / Hitmonlee.

Bruno’s Team

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Onix	Rock / Ground	53
Hitmonchan	Fighting	55
Hitmonlee	Fighting	55
Onix	Rock / Ground	56
Machamp	Fighting	58

Agatha (Ghost-type Specialist)

High-powered Psychic attackers (Kadabra / Alakazam) can sweep. She uses status a lot (Toxic, Confuse Ray), so long battles are risky.

Agatha’s Team

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Gengar	Ghost / Poison	56
Golbat	Poison / Flying	56
Haunter	Ghost / Poison	55
Arbok	Poison	58
Gengar	Ghost / Poison	60

Lance (Dragon-type Specialist)

• Gyarados takes 4× Electric. Outspeed and KO before it can fire off Hyper Beam.
• Use Ice moves (Ice Beam / Blizzard) on Dragonair / Dragonite; Aurora Beam is often too weak.
• He may use Full Restore. You can bait some uses on Dragonair to save resources for Dragonite—mind your HP and PP.

Lance’s Team

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Gyarados	Water / Flying	58
Dragonair	Dragon	56
Dragonair	Dragon	56
Aerodactyl	Rock / Flying	60
Dragonite	Dragon / Flying	62

Rival (Champion)

Your Rival’s team changes based on your starter (in Yellow, based on prior battle outcomes). Keep a balanced roster and don’t hesitate to use recovery items.

Red / Green / Blue: If you chose Bulbasaur

Rival’s Team (Bulbasaur Starter)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Pidgeot	Normal / Flying	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Rhydon	Ground / Rock	61
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	61
Gyarados	Water / Flying	63
Charizard	Fire / Flying	65

Red / Green / Blue: If you chose Charmander

Rival’s Team (Charmander Starter)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Pidgeot	Normal / Flying	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Rhydon	Ground / Rock	61
Arcanine	Fire	61
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	63
Blastoise	Water	65

Red / Green / Blue: If you chose Squirtle

Rival’s Team (Squirtle Starter)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Pidgeot	Normal / Flying	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Rhydon	Ground / Rock	61
Gyarados	Water / Flying	61
Arcanine	Fire	63
Venusaur	Grass / Poison	65

Pokémon Yellow: Pattern 1

Rival’s Team (Pattern 1)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Sandslash	Ground	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	61
Cloyster	Water / Ice	61
Ninetales	Fire	63
Jolteon	Electric	65

Pokémon Yellow: Pattern 2

Rival’s Team (Pattern 2)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Sandslash	Ground	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	61
Magneton	Electric	61
Cloyster	Water / Ice	63
Flareon	Fire	65

Pokémon Yellow: Pattern 3

Rival’s Team (Pattern 3)

Pokémon	Type	Lv.
Sandslash	Ground	61
Alakazam	Psychic	59
Exeggutor	Grass / Psychic	61
Ninetales	Fire	61
Magneton	Electric	63
Vaporeon	Water	65