Elite Four
The Elite Four (Japanese: 四天王 Four Heavenly Kings) are four Pokémon Trainers who are regarded as the toughest in their regional Pokémon League, short of League Champion. Those who challenge the Elite Four must have achieved all eight Badges from that region and face all four and the current Champion consecutively without losing to any of them.
One group resides on Indigo Plateau in Kanto, and are considered the best trainers in both Kanto and Johto; another is in Ever Grande City in Hoenn; and the last known one is in the unnamed Pokémon League in Sinnoh.
Kanto/Johto Elite Four
Generation I/III
In the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, and their Generation III remakes, the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau consists of:
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| File:FL Lorelei.png Lorelei (カンナ Canna) |
Ice |     
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| File:FL Bruno.png Bruno (シバ Shiba) |
Fighting |    
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| File:FRLG Agatha.png Agatha (キクコ Kikuko) |
Ghost |    
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| File:FL Lance.png Lance (ワタル Wataru) |
Dragon |    
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| File:FL Blue.png Champion Blue (グリーン Green) |
Various |     
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Generation II
In Generation II, the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau consists of:
| Elite Four member (Japanese) |
Type | Teams |
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| File:WillGSCsprite.png Will (イツキ Itsuki) |
Psychic | 
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| File:KogaGSCsprite.png Koga (キョウ Kyō) |
Poison |    
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| File:BrunoGSCsprite.gif Bruno (シバ Shiba) |
Fighting | 
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| File:GSC Karen.gif Karen (カリン Karin) |
Dark |    
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| File:LanceGSCsprite.png Champion Lance (ワタル Wataru) |
Dragon | 
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Hoenn Elite Four
Generation III
Ruby and Sapphire
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Elite Four in Ever Grande City consists of:
| Elite Four member (Japanese) |
Type | Teams |
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| File:E Sidney.png Sidney (カゲツ Kagetsu) |
Dark |     
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| File:E Phoebe.png Phoebe (フヨウ Fuyō) |
Ghost |   
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| File:E Glacia.png Glacia (プリム Prim) |
Ice |   
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| File:E Drake.png Drake (ゲンジ Genji) |
Dragon |    
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| File:RS Steven.png Champion Steven (ダイゴ Daigo) |
Steel |      
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Emerald
In Pokémon Emerald, the Elite Four in Ever Grande City consists of:
| Elite Four member (Japanese) |
Type | Teams |
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| File:E Sidney.png Sidney (カゲツ Kagetsu) |
Dark | 
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| File:E Phoebe.png Phoebe (フヨウ Fuyō) |
Ghost |
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| File:E Glacia.png Glacia (プリム Prim) |
Ice |
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| File:E Drake.png Drake (ゲンジ Genji) |
Dragon |
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| File:E-Wallace.png Champion Wallace (ミクリ Mikuri) |
Water |     
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Sinnoh Elite Four
Generation IV
In Generation IV, the Elite Four at the Pokémon League consists of:
| Elite Four member (Japanese) |
Type | Teams | |
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| Diamond/Pearl | Platinum | ||
 Aaron (リョウ Ryō) |
Bug |    
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 Bertha (キクノ Kikuno) |
Ground |    
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 Flint (オーバ Ōba) |
Fire |    
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 Lucian (ゴヨウ Goyō) |
Psychic |    
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 Champion Cynthia (シロナ Shirona) |
Various |     
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In the anime
Ash and his friends often meet the members of the Elite Four, who then impart them with battle strategies. So far, Ash has only met the complete Kanto group, meeting Lorelei in The Mandarin Island Miss Match, Bruno in To Master the Onixpected, Agatha in The Scheme Team and Lance in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution. Ash has also met Koga in The Ninja Poké-Showdown, though merely for the Fuchsia Gym Badge, Steven in A Hole Lotta Trouble!, Drake in Vanity Affair, Wallace in Our Cup Runneth Over!, Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet, Cynthia in Top-Down Training and Aaron in A Trainer and Child Reunion.
It has been hinted by Lucian in An Elite Meet and Greet! that when a trainer wins their respective region's Conference Tournament that they can participate in the Elite Four Challenge, fighting the four members of that region's Elite Four, and then possibly the Champion as well.
Trivia
- As of Generation IV, Champion Lance has the lowest average level, and Champion Cynthia has the highest average level in the player's first battle with them. Coincidentally, they are the only members of the Elite Four that Ash has encountered more than once.
- The levels of the Johto Elite Four are considerably the lowest of the Leagues, having levels under 50 (apart from Lance), while the Kanto, Hoenn and Sinnoh have levels higher than 50/60.
- In Platinum, the highest-leveled Pokémon of Bertha, Flint, and Lucian (Rhyperior, Magmortar, and Gallade respectively) match the final Pokémon that the Sinis Trio uses from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, in that same order.
In other languages
- Chinese: 四天王 (Sìtiānwáng)
- French: Conseil 4
- German: Top Vier
- Italian: Superquattro
- Korean: 사천왕 (Sacheonwang)
- Polish: Elitarna Czwórka
- Portuguese: Elite dos Quatro
- Spanish: Alto Mando
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The Pokémon League | 
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| Participation Trainer • Battle • Gym Leaders Gyms • Badges • Referee Championship matches Elite Four • Orange League Champion League Pokémon League Conferences Indigo • Silver • Ever Grande • Lily of the Valley Vertress • Lumiose • Manalo |
Regional Pokémon Leagues Indigo • Orange* • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh Unova • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea Areas of jurisdiction Pokémon League Reception Gate • Hall of Fame Palace of Victory • Cerulean Cave Others Pokémon Association • PIA World Coronation Series (Masters Eight Tournament) | ||
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