Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 16: Difference between revisions

The first member of the Elite Four is [[Lorelei]], a master {{type|Ice}} Trainer. Three of her five Pokémon are {{2t|Water|Ice}}-types, so be wary of type-matchups.  {{type|Grass}}s may seem like a good idea, but they'll only be useful against her {{p|Slowbro}}.  A better option is using {{type|Electric}} Pokémon, as most of her team share the Water type. As an {{2t|Ice|Psychic}}-type, her {{p|Jynx}} is vulnerable to {{t|Fire}} and {{t|Rock}} attacks. Use heavy hitting moves to take care of its low defense and hp {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} may seem like great candidates to use against Lorelei, but given that Zapdos is weak to ice and Moltres, paradoxically, is also weak to ice because fire doesn't resist ice in this game, other Pokémon should be used. Since four of her five Pokémon are, after all, water, while Moltres is a bad idea, any electric with Thunderbolt can easily sweep all but Jynx.

The third member of the Elite Four is [[Agatha]], a master {{type|Ghost}} Trainer.  The only type that can effectively combat her ghosts is the {{t|Ghost}} type itself, though attacks of any type but {{t|Normal}} and {{t|Fighting}} can still damage them.  {{type|Ground}} moves like {{m|Earthquake}} can deal some heavy damage, but are totally ineffective against her {{p|Golbat}}, which is less immune to {{t|Ice}} or {{t|Electric}} attacks.  As all of Agatha's Pokémon are also part {{t|Poison}}, powerful {{type|Psychic}} attacks, such as {{m|Psychic}} or {{m|Psybeam}}, should be able to take care of them as well.  Take out her two {{p|Gengar}} as soon as possible, or risk getting hit with {{m|Hypnosis}} or {{m|Confuse Ray}}. The best way to take down {{p|Gengar}} is via earthquake, since they have the special to take a super-effective {{type|Psychic}} attack once, leaving your Pokémon vulnerable to sleep or confusion.