The Elite Four
(???, Shitenno
?, lit. "Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation)
) are fictional characters in the Pokémon
video game series, anime, and manga. In the video games, the player must defeat these powerful Pokémon Trainers to complete the game.
Within the video games the Elite Four acts as an order of exceptionally skilled Pokémon trainers consisting of four member trainers of ascending rank led by a more powerful trainer known as the 'Pokémon Champion'. The position of 'Pokémon Champion' is constantly open to challenge as any Pokémon trainer who defeats the Champion in a Pokémon battle automatically earns the title for him/herself. Whenever the title of champion is passed on it is honored by an inauguration into the Hall Of Fame. In order to earn the right to challenge the Champion, one must first defeat the four member trainers in order of ascending rank in a series of consecutive battles. However, before battling the Elite Four, the trainer must first gather the eight Pokémon Gym Badges of his/her respective region.
With the exception of the Orre region in the games Pokémon Colosseum
and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
each region appears to possess its own Elite Four with its own individual members. However, the structuring and operation of each Elite Four organization remains identical regardless of the difference in members and location. In the Gold, Silver
and Crystal
set of games the Johto region appears to share joint custody of a single Elite Four organisation with the Kanto region.
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Kanto members
The Kanto Elite Four act as the Elite Four in the original series of Pokémon games consisting of Pokémon Red, Blue, Green and Yellow versions as well as in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green versions which act as remakes of the original games. Within the timeline of the games series they are eventually also given the status as the 'Johto Elite Four'.
Lorelei
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Lorelei
(???,
? Kanna
in original Japanese language versions
), known as
Prima
in the English anime, is a specialist on Ice-type Pokémon. In
Pokémon FireRed
and LeafGreen
, during the Sevii Islands quest which was not present in the original games, it is revealed that Lorelei is from Four Island in the Sevii Islands and that she collects Pokémon Dolls.
After completing the sequence of events on Four Island during the Sevii Islands quest in
Pokémon FireRed
and LeafGreen
the Elite Four undergo a change in their Pokémon rosters. In Lorelei's case all of her Pokémon are boosted by several levels and the
Slowbro in her team is replaced with a
Piloswine.
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In the anime
Lorelei appeared in the anime in the
Orange Islands series, though she was called Prima. The episode she appeared in was titled "The Mandarin Island Miss Match." As in the games, she is a member of the
Elite Four, and is one of the few characters specifically referred to as a Pokémon Master.
Misty is shown to idolize her. Lorelei battled Ash in a one-on-one match between his Pikachu and her
Cloyster, and won.
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In the manga
Lorelei is a villain in the
Pokémon Adventures manga. She is one of the Elite Four, and along with
Bruno,
Agatha, and
Lance - she tried to take over the world and kill all humans who weren't nice to Pokémon.
She freezes
Red and
Sabrina in ice, causing them severe injuries that continue to harm them for several years. She has the ability to make voodoo dolls out of ice.
Blue and Sabrina defeated her at
Cerise Island. Lorelei vanished for several years, and has only recently made another appearance. She saved Red and
Blue from Team Rocket's
Beast Warrior Trio. She decided to ally herself with Red and Blue, because Team Rocket invaded her home, the Sevii Islands.
Bruno
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Bruno
(??,
? Shiba
in original Japanese language versions
) is an expert on
Fighting-types.
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In the video games
Bruno raises fighting-type Pokémon, living with them and training with them. He joins the Elite Four out of a desire to challenge the best trainers. Throughout the series, he has a tendency to start a battle with the phrase "hoo-hah!" He battles with two
Onix, a
Hitmonlee, a
Hitmonchan, and a
Machamp in both the original versions and the remakes. However, like Lorelei's team the levels of his Pokémon vary slightly between originals and remakes. After completing the events on Four Island in
Pokémon FireRed
and LeafGreen
, all of his Pokémon receive an increase in levels and his pair of
Onix will have both evolved into
Steelix.
Bruno regularly visits the Sevii Islands. He and his Pokémon use the spa on One Island, and he visits Two Island to buy Rage Candybars. Bruno also serves as a member of the 'Johto Elite Four' in Pokémon
Gold, Silver and
Crystal, and he once trained with Brawly, a Gym Leader of Hoenn.
Bruno continues to be a member of the Elite Four in the Silver and Gold versions, adding
Hitmontop to his team while dropping one of his two Onix. The rest of his team remains unchanged except in Level and Moveset. While Bruno served as the second member of the 'Kanto Elite Four' he acts as the third member of the 'Johto Elite Four'.
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In the anime
Bruno was first seen in the very first episode, being one of the combatants Ash was watching on TV. While Ash was training for the Indigo League Championships, Ash and company learned of a guy named Bruno training deep in the mountains. Bruno said he had a great secret to becoming a great pokémon trainer after meeting them. Desperate to have him reveal his secret, Ash and Brock did various "chores" for him in which their Pokémon helped out too. In the middle of the episode, a giant Onix attacked the group, and Brock tried to use his own
Onix to defeat it, but failed. Bruno tried to calm the Onix, but was unsuccessful at first. He told Onix to calm down and that he wasn't going to harm it, and that did the trick. It turned out that the Onix was in pain due to a
Sandslash that was lodged deep inside Onix's rocky body. Bruno eventually caught the Onix and added it to his team. At the end of the episode, Ash asked him what the secret to becoming a great trainer was, and Bruno answered that he had no secret, and that true success comes from the feelings, trust, and bonds you have and share with your Pokémon.
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In the manga
In the
Pokémon Adventures manga, Bruno was primarily a villain. He challenged
Red to a Pokémon battle in a remote area. He then offered a position on the Elite Four to Red, but Red refused so
Lorelei froze him. Later, the Elite Four tried to wipe out most of humanity from
Cerise Island.
Bill,
Lt. Surge, and Red teamed up to defeat Bruno.
It was later revealed that Bruno was an unwilling member.
Agatha used the mind controlling abilities of her
Ghost-type Pokémon to force Bruno to join. Without any place to go, Bruno formed a new version of the Elite Four in
Johto, with three other ex-members of criminal organizations:
Will,
Karen, and
Koga. Bruno attaches his
Poké Balls to the ends of a set of nunchaku. The force of him using the weapon causes his Pokémon to be released at high speeds, giving him the advantage in battles.
Brawly is a former training partner of Bruno's.
Agatha
Agatha
(???,
? Kikuko
in original Japanese language versions
) is the oldest member of
Kanto's Elite Four and the third member players will face. Her English name probably comes from its similarity to
hag; the word aghast, meaning struck with terror; or
Agatha Christie, the mystery writer. Agatha is an expert on Poison-type Pokémon; however, most of her Pokémon share the Ghost type as well (note that all Ghost-types available in Generation I were dual Poison-types). She battles with a pair of
Gengar, a
Golbat, a
Haunter, and an
Arbok in both the original versions and the remakes, once again with a slight variation in levels. Like the rest of the 'Kanto Elite Four' after the events on Four Island in
Pokémon FireRed
and LeafGreen
her Pokémon roster also gains several levels and the
Haunter in her team is replaced with a
Misdreavus.
Agatha and
Professor Oak were once friendly rivals in their youth, and it appears that Agatha may have once had a crush on Oak. However, their relationship has grown bitter and strained over the years because Agatha believes he (Oak) was too weak to continue competing. A Pokémon Journal entry states that she and Oak were once fierce rivals. Oak retired to his
Pokédex, while Agatha moved up and into ranks of the Elite Four.
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In the anime
Agatha appears in Advanced Generation episode 132 -
The Scheme Team
as a temporary leader for the
Viridian City Gym. Her anime appearance is loosely based on her appearance in Fire Red and Leaf Green. As in the games, she is a member of the Elite Four.
As
Ash returns from
Hoenn, he passes through
Viridian City, and finds the
Pokémon Gym completely rebuilt. While in Viridian City, he meets Scott, an agent for the
Battle Frontier, and Agatha, the temporary Leader of the reformed Gym. Agatha asks Ash if he has come for a Gym Badge, but since Ash already has the badge for this gym, they just fight for fun. The battle is a one on one battle between Ash's
Pikachu and Agatha's
Gengar in which, after a fierce fight, Gengar wins the battle. Agatha also has a
Golbat which she uses while fighting
Team Rocket.
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In the manga
After Lance, Agatha is the main villain in the
Pokémon Adventures Yellow manga. Agatha was one of the Elite Four who tried to destroy most of humanity from their base on
Cerise Island. She fought against
Green and
Koga, and seemingly vanished after her defeat. Agatha used the mind-controlling powers of her Ghost-type Pokémon to control
Bruno against his will.
Lance
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Lance
(???,
? Wataru
in original Japanese language versions
) specializes in dragon Pokémon. He is
Clair's cousin, having previously trained with her in
Blackthorn City. He is said to be one of the best Pokémon trainers in their world.
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In the video games
In the video games, Lance is the leader of both the Kanto and Johto Elite Four with his signature Pokémon being Dragonite.
In the 'Kanto Elite Four' of Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green/Fire Red/Leaf Green Lance acts as both the fourth and final member as well as the Champion until Blue defeats him and claims the title. He battles solely with Dragon-types.
In the 'Johto Elite Four' Lance acts solely in the capacity of champion. The position of fourth and final member is taken by Karen. His
Pokémon Gold
and Silver
lineup closely resembles that of his original line up.
In all of the video games, he is best known to be an expert on
Dragon-types. He is also well known for having Pokémon that are supposedly "impossible to beat".
In
Pokémon Gold
and Silver
, the player encounters Lance near the Lake of Rage after Gold had defeated (or caught) the red
Gyarados, which was in a rage from
Team Rocket's schemes. Lance compliments him on his skills, and the two of them go to where Lance believed the signal which sent the Gyarados into the rage originated. This area turned out to be a shop inside of
Mahogany Town, which was actually a front for Team Rocket's hideout.
The Gym Leader of Blackthorn City,
Clair, is his cousin. Clair seems to fear him, as he is the only one who has defeated her. He was also the first person in many years to pass the Dragon User's challenge, a rite of passage into the Dragon Clan, which Clair has not yet been able to pass herself. Some assume that the leader of the clan is his grandfather.
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In the anime
Lance appears in seasons five and eight of the
Pokémon anime. He is described as a Pokémon
G-Man, and it is his job to go undercover and learn of the plans of the evil teams. In Johto, he helps Ash and crew defeat Team Rocket and catches the red
Gyarados used in their experiments. In Hoenn, he turns up to stop the battle between
Groudon and
Kyogre.
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In the manga
In the manga, Lance is the leader of the Elite Four, and has a large army of
Dragonites,
Aerodactyls and
Dragonairs. He desired to destroy humanity due to all of the pollution and their hurting of Pokémon. The ultimate end result would be a world for Pokémon and the Elite Four alone. He planned to utilize the Pokémon Badge Amplifier and use the energy of the badges to create a Lugia and use it to control all of the Pokémon; using them to destroy the humans. He was stopped by Yellow when she used the Megavolt and deflected the energy of the badges to the world and filled it with plants and trees. Lance had wanted to destroy humanity ever since he was a child when he witnessed a Dratini and Magikarp hurt by the pollution of a factory.
Lance reappears in the GSC arc in Olivine City. He was confronted by Silver, and told him that his Pokémon were hurt because of Silver's lack of love (apparently, Lance once had this problem, but resolved it). For a year after that, Lance sends Silver on various missions and lends him a Tyranitar. Lance was the person who first grasped the idea that Pryce, the Mask of Ice, wanted to control time.
Johto members
Will
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Will
(???,
? Itsuki
in original Japanese language versions
) is a
trainer of
Psychic-type Pokémon who is noted for his peculiar appearance—formal clothes and a mask that covers most of his face. His name could derive from "willing" or from "illusionist". The name 'Will' could also be seen as a pun for the fact that he uses Psychic-type Pokémon, as their power depends on the strength of their mind. He uses an Alakazam to beat challengers
Will's hair falls over the left side of his face, leading to his left eye being whited out in some depictions. This has spurred debate as to whether he has one eye or two. In the manga, his appearance is slightly different; he always wears a peculiar smile, both his eyes can be seen, and he wears a clown's ruff around his neck.
Interestingly, his Japanese name Itsuki is shared with a character from
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
,
Itsuki Koizumi, who is an esper. The Psychic-type, Will's preference, is known as the Esper type in Japan.
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In the manga
Will, along with
Karen,
Blue,
Silver, Shum, and
Cart, is one of the children kidnapped by the
Mask of Ice and raised to be his servants. Will was one of the leaders of the
Neo Team Rocket formed in Johto. After the defeat of the Mask of Ice, he and
Karen met
Koga and
Bruno. Together, the four formed a new Elite Four, and have not been heard of since.
Koga
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Koga
(???,
? Kyo
in original Japanese language versions
) is a Poison-type trainer. His name is a reference to the
Koga-ryu
school of
ninjutsu
.
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In the video games
In
Pokémon Red
and Blue
, Koga operates the Fuchsia City gym, which is also a training ground for the ninja arts. He is also part of the guard that protects the border of the
Safari Zone. Unlike many characters in the game, he has a habit of randomly switching Pokémon in and out.
Later, in
Pokémon Gold
and Silver
, he was promoted to the Elite Four, relieving the duties of
Fuchsia City gym leader to his daughter
Janine. He is the second member of
Johto's
Elite Four that the player must face and is an expert on
Poison types. He is generally thought of as a
ninja-like character.
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In the anime
In the
anime, Koga is true to his
Ninja-like character in that his gym is full of trap doors, booby-traps, invisible walls, and other such hidden items. After
Ash,
Misty, and
Brock make their way around these, and finally locate Koga, Ash Challenges him to a match. Team Rocket interrupts the match, but are defeated with the help of Misty's
Psyduck. A rematch occurs outside, with Ash winning. As an elte four member, he uses his
Venomoth
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In the manga
In the GSC saga of
Pokémon Adventures
, Koga, is an ex-
Team Rocket executive, and part of the former Team Rocket Triad (composed of
Lt. Surge,
Sabrina, and himself). During the
Silph Co. battle, he uses
Articuno, along with his poison Pokémon, in order to battle
Red and
Blue. After the fall of
Team Rocket, he vanished along with the rest of Team Rocket. In this time his gym had been taken over by his daughter, Janine.
His
Arbok is able to regrow any part of its body so long as the head is still intact (its tail was once cut off once by
Agatha's
Arbok and lost half of its body to Blue's
Charmeleon).
He is last seen at the end of the GSC saga, when he joins
Will,
Karen, and
Bruno to help form an Elite Four.
Bruno
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Bruno
(??,
? Shiba
in original Japanese language versions
) is an expert on
Fighting-types.
Bruno continues to be a member of the Elite Four in the Silver and Gold versions, adding Hitmontop to his team while dropping one of his two Onix. The rest of his team remains unchanged except in Level and Moveset. While Bruno served as the second member of the 'Kanto Elite Four' he acts as the third member of the 'Johto Elite Four'.
Karen
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Karen
(???,
? Karin
in original Japanese language versions
) is a powerful trainer of Dark-type Pokémon.
Her names in various other localizations refer to darkness or the night, most likely due to her outfit in each version of the franchise: an elegant short-skirted black dress with matching high heels, making her something of a
femme fatale.
In the
Pokémon Trading Card Game, Karen appears in the Pokémon VS cards. She also appears on two
Technical Machines: Karen's TM01 and Karen's TM02.
In
Pokémon Gold, Silver and
Crystal, Karen is the fourth and final member of the Elite Four. She must be defeated before facing
Lance, the
League Champion.
In the
Pokémon Adventures manga, Karen, along with
Will,
Green,
Silver,
Shum, and
Cart, is one of the children kidnapped by the
Mask of Ice and raised to be his servants. Karen was one of the leaders of the new
Team Rocket formed in Johto. After the Mask of Ice was defeated, Karen formed an alliance with
Bruno,
Will, and
Koga; the four of them all ex-members of various criminal organizations. In this manga, she uses an
Eevee (which evolves into an
Umbreon) and two separate
Murkrow.
Hoenn members
Sidney
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Sidney
(???,
? Kagetsu
in original Japanese language versions
) is the first member of
Hoenn's Elite Four that the player faces. He is an expert on
Dark-types. His Japanese name contains "
kage
"
(?,
?
), "shadow," referring to his Dark-type Pokémon. Sidney is an upbeat character who enjoys his work, even when he loses (congratulating the player on defeating him and saying that it was "fun"). He believes the Dark-side is beautiful, and that might is right. His strategy is all-out offensive.
Sidney appeared in
Pokémon Adventures
, with a
Zangoose and a
Metang, as well as a
Regirock, controlled alongside
Drake.
In the past, he was called a punk, but he proudly states his
Elite Four status.
Phoebe
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Phoebe
(???,
? Fuyo
in original Japanese language versions
) is a member of
Hoenn's
Elite Four and the second member the protagonist faces. Her name is derived from the the word
phobia
meaning fear. She is an expert on
Ghost-type Pokémon, drawing obvious parallels to
Agatha in
Pokémon Red
and Blue
and
Pokémon FireRed
and LeafGreen
. She wears two flowers in her hair and a blue
tube top that exposes her belly and a blue
sarong patterned with Pokéballs, similar to the outfit worn by
hula girls. She is also barefoot with red anklets around her ankles.
She is also the granddaughter of an elderly couple who live on Mt. Pyre.
In the
Pokémon Adventures
manga, Phoebe took control of
Regice, together with
Glacia. In the video games, her party is composed of two
Banette, two
Dusclops, and a
Sableye.
Glacia
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Glacia
(???, Purimu
?, Pulim
in original Japanese language versions
) is the third member of
Hoenn's
Elite Four. Her name means
glacier
which explains why she is an expert on
Ice-types. She is believed to come from the Sinnoh region, because of its exclusive snowcapped lands that circle the northern area of the region. In addition, the games state that Glacia was looking for hot lands, which was Hoenn, after traveling from a cold region, such as Sinnoh.
Drake
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Drake
(???, Genji
?, Genji
in original Japanese language versions
) is a member of
Hoenn's
Elite Four and the fourth (and last, before the Champion) the player will face. He is an expert on
Dragon-types. He looks vaguely like a pirate, which is from a sort of occupation as a seafarer.
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In the anime
Drake has also appeared in the anime, in the episode "Vanity Affairs," where he battled
Ash Ketchum.
Ash has completed the Mossdeep Gym challenge, and has become very overconfident about himself. Ash and co. soon meet Drake, whom Brock says is a member of the Elite Four. Drake likes Ash's style and requests to have a two on two (single) battle. Ash agrees and the battle starts. Brock warns Ash that because Drake is an Elite Trainer, his Pokémon are very powerful.
The first match is between Pikachu and Shelgon. Ash, seeing that Drake doesn't command Shelgon to attack early, becomes overconfident again and thinks he can easily win. Drake eventually tells his Shelgon to dodge Pikachu's
Thunderbolt
and goes on to win the round with
Dragon Claw
.
The second round was between Grovyle and Altaria. Ash, because of his overconfidence, has a hard time hitting Altaria and made other mistakes he normally wouldn't make, while Altaria uses
Dragonbreath
to whittle down Grovyle's energy. Drake tells Ash to get all other distractions out of his mind and to keep focus on the battle. When Ash finally started to make a turnaround, Altaria manages to defeat Grovyle with a
Solarbeam
.
Drake goes on to tell Ash how proud he was to see how at the very end of the match, he starts focusing on the battle like he should. He also said that if Ash had been focused on the battle and not so overconfident, he would've fared a better chance. He goes on to mention how, when he was sailing, he too became overconfident and started losing battle after battle. As he became more focused on the match rather than other thoughts, he began winning again.
Near the end of the episode, Team Rocket attacked, and stole several Pokémon. Drake used his Salamence to help rescue them.
Steven Stone
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Steven Stone
(???? ???, Tsuwabuki Daigo
?, Daigo Tsuwabuki
in original Japanese language versions
) is also the son of Mr. Stone of the
Devon Corporation, and has a passion for rare stones. He frequently appears during the protagonist's journey to give the player advice. His home is in
Mossdeep City. In
Pokémon Ruby
and Sapphire
, Steven is the incumbent champion of the Pokémon league for the region of Hoenn, as well as the leader of its Elite Four. In
Emerald
, he disappears and is succeeded by
Wallace, although he fights a double battle with the player against the Magma Leader Maxie and Admin Tabitha and can be fought later at
Meteor Falls after beating the Elite Four and Wallace. He is an expert on
Steel types. Steven's signature Pokémon is
Metagross which is a Steel/Psychic type.
In the anime
Steven made an appearance in the anime episode "A Hole Lotta Trouble." The only Pokémon of his revealed in the episode were Aron and Aggron. Despite having a much bigger role in the games, he was only seen once in the anime, with his plotline in the Kyogre-Groudon saga being taken over by Lance.
It is unknown why he stepped down as the Pokémon League Champion. In
Emerald
, the player can battle him only once. His team is the same one from
Ruby
and
Sapphire
, but they are 20 levels higher.
Wallace
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Wallace
(???,
? Mikuri
in original Japanese language versions
) is an expert on
Water-types. In
Emerald, he was once the Gym Leader of
Sootopolis City, but was replaced by his mentor,
Juan when he became champion of
Hoenn's
Elite Four and the region's league. In all games, Wallace is the guardian of the
Cave of Origin, where deceased Pokémon are resurrected and where the player may catch
Groudon and
Kyogre in
Pokémon Ruby
and Sapphire
, respectively. Wallace's signature Pokémon is
Milotic.
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In the anime
Although Juan was the Sootopolis Gym Leader in the anime, early Japanese artwork shows that Wallace was intended to be in this position before Emerald's release.
Although he never appeared in Hoenn, he appeared in DP075 as a Contest Master in Sinnoh.
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In the manga
In
Pokémon Adventures, he is the Sootopolis Gym Leader, in addition to being a
contest master as well as the protector of the Cave of Origin. Wallace also takes Ruby under his wing, much like how
Winona did for
Sapphire. Despite having aligned himself with
Team Aqua, he has a strong sense of justice, and is the first of the aligned Gym Leaders to renounce his loyalty, convincing Winona of the
Magmas to do the same.
It was revealed in Volume 21 that Wallace was the Hoenn League Champion who had entered the Hall of Fame. However, he renounced the title as he expressed his wish of following his mentor, Juan's, footstep of becoming a Gym Leader of his city. According to Steven, what Wallace did not mention to the director of the Pokémon Association is that there is a second reason for his renouncement: He was trying to stay with Winona, the Fortree Gym Leader.
He and Winona apparently had some sort of relationship in the past. Although it is largely unconfirmed whether Winona still has feelings for him, it is quite obvious that he still has feelings for her, based on the scene where the two say their goodbyes before they leave to fight
Kyogre and
Groudon in Volume 20.
Wallace usually travels on an "Air Car", which can travel on both the land and the air. He is also the only
Hoenn Gym Leader who nicknamed his Pokémon.
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Sinnoh members
Aaron
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Aaron
(???,
? Ryo
in original Japanese language versions
) (Korean:??-Cheungho) is the first member of
Elite Four in
Sinnoh, a Bug-type expert. Also, he is the first male character in Pokémon games to have an
ahoge. He has a variety of
Bug-Type Pokémon. His team consists of
Beautifly,
Dustox,
Heracross,
Vespiqueen, and
Drapion. Aaron also wears a vest or undershirt that is based on
Combee. He takes great pride in his Bug Pokémon, calling them beautiful and perfect. Despite these arrogant sounding claims, he is a good sport and accepts his defeat gracefully.
Bertha
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Bertha
(???,
? Kikuno
in original Japanese language versions
) (Korean:???-Deulgukghwa) is the second member of the Sinnoh
Elite Four and is the oldest of the Gym Leaders/Elite Four. Bertha is a Ground-type master, although she has quite a few strong Water-Ground mixes thrown into her arsenal. She bears a solid team of
Quagsire,
Hippowdon,
Sudowoodo,
Whiscash, and
Golem. Her name is derived from the word "earth". She bears a close resemblance to Kanto Elite Four member, Agatha.
Flint
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Flint
(???, Oba
?, Oba
in original Japanese language versions
) (Korean:??-Daeyeop) is the third member of the
Elite Four in
Sinnoh and a Fire-type enthusiast. While focusing on Fire-type Pokémon, he also mixes his team with various Pokémon with different types to stand an advantage against his opponents. His army consists of
Rapidash,
Infernape,
Steelix,
Lopunny, and
Drifblim. In
Pokémon Platinum his Pokémons now consists of
Houndoom,
Flareon,
Rapidash,
Infernape and
Magmortar.
Flint meets the player before battling him or her in Sunyshore City. When there, he will be right at the city's entrance and ask the player to bring Volkner back to his gym. Later, when you arrive at the Battle Park, you meet his little brother Buck.
Lucian
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Lucian
(???,
? Goyo
in original Japanese language versions
) (Korean-??=Oyeop), the final member of the
Elite Four in
Sinnoh, is a Psychic-type trainer. His team consists of
Mr. Mime,
Medicham,
Girafarig,
Alakazam, and
Bronzong. He is known to read books in between matches. Most of his Pokémon are dual-typed.
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In the anime
Lucian made an appearance in the Diamond and Pearl episode, "An Elite meet and greet". Lucian and his Bronzong battled
Dawn and her newly caught
Buizel. Dawn battled Lucian two times but lost. He also appears as a cameo in a match on television against Cynthia in "Top-Down Training!"
Cynthia
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Cynthia
(???,
? Shirona
in original Japanese language versions
) (Korean:??-Nancheon) is the league champion of the Sinnoh Region, as well as the first female league champion in the Pokémon video game series (other than the female protagonists). Her arsenal consists of
Milotic,
Roserade,
Garchomp,
Spiritomb,
Gastrodon, and
Lucario. All of her Pokémons are female, except for her
Lucario
She helps the player with several odd predicaments throughout the game, such as alleviating the headaches of a group of
Psyduck. Her grandmother is the elder of
Celestic Town, and she has a strong interest in Pokémon mythology. She first meets the player to give him or her the
Hidden Machine for Cut. She says that when she was younger she traveled around with a
Pokedex for
Professor Rowan.
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In the anime
She appeared in the 40th episode of Diamond & Pearl, "Top-Down Training!". In the episode Ash & Co. encountered her at a ruins. Later on in the episode Ash's rival Paul appeared and asked Cynthia to battle him. Cynthia only used her
Garchomp against Paul - winning the match easily, even though it was only her Garchomp against four of Paul's Pokémon. She also appears as a dream/hallucination in "Malice in Wonderland!" in this she has a shiny Rayquaza.