Lance: Difference between revisions

|hair=Carmine

|gender=Male

|region=[[Johto]]

|relatives=[[Clair]] (cousin), {{OBP|Master|Dragon Tamer clan}}, Father{{tt|*|Adventures}}, Mother{{tt|*|From Viridian City, Pokémon Adventures only}}

|pvnum=Pokémon Origins

|pvname=Pokémon Origins

}}

==In the games==

Known as a cool and heroic Trainer, Lance has a large fan-following. Lance also seems to have a liking for capes, as he is often seen buying identical capes at the [[Celadon Department Store]].

|pokemon=Dragonite

|gender=both

|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying

|ability=Inner Focus

|held=Focus Sash

|move1=ExtremeSpeed|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical

|move2=Ice Punch|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical

|move4=Draco Meteor|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Special}}

|{{Pokémon/5

|ndex=373

|pokemon=Salamence

|gender=both

|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying

|ability=Intimidate

|held=Expert Belt

|move1=Dragon Claw|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Physical

|{{Pokémon/5

|ndex=230

|pokemon=Kingdra

|gender=both

|type1=Water|type2=Dragon

|ability=Swift Swim|ability2=Sniper

|held=Scope Lens

|move1=Surf|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special

|move4=Flash Cannon|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Special}}

{{Party/Div|color={{dragon color}}}}

|{{Pokémon/5

|ndex=612

|pokemon=Haxorus

|gender=both

|type1=Dragon

|ability=Rivalry|ability2=Mold Breaker

|held=Choice Scarf

|move1=Outrage|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Physical

|move4=Rock Slide|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Physical}}

|{{Pokémon/5

|game=Black

|pokemon=Flygon

|gender=both

|type1=Ground|type2=Dragon

|ability=Levitate

|held=Power Herb

|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}

{{Party/Footer}}

|location=Gym Leader Castle

|pokemon=6}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=130

|pokemon=Dragonair

|level=50-100|type1=Dragon

|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice

|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=142

|move3=Hyper Beam|move3type=Normal

|move4=Sky Attack|move4type=Flying}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=131

|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|pokemon=Kangaskhan

|level=50-100

|location=Gym Leader Castle

|pokemon=6}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=059

|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground

|move4=Amnesia|move4type=Psychic}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=131

|move3=Body Slam|move3type=Normal

|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|ndex=125

|level=50-100

|type1=Electric

|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic

|move4=Seismic Toss|move4type=Fighting}}

|{{Pokémon/1

|level=50-100

|move1=Body Slam|move1type=Normal

|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|level=50-100

|move3=DragonBreath|move3type=Dragon

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

{{Party/Div|color={{dragon color}}}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|gender=male

|level=50-100

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|level=50-100

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|ndex=130

|pokemon=Gyarados

|level=50-100

|type1=Water|type2=Flying

|held=PRZCureBerry

|move1=Surf|move1type=Water

|move3=Sleep Talk|move3type=Normal

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|level=50-100

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

{{Party/Div|color={{dragon color}}}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|level=50-100

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

|{{Pokémon/2

|move2=ExtremeSpeed|move2type=Normal

|move3=Crunch|move3type=Dark

|move4=Hyper Beam|move4type=Normal}}

{{Party/Footer}}

* After battling the [[red Gyarados]]

:''"This lake is full of <sc>{{p|Gyarados}}</sc> but nothing else… So the <sc>{{p|Magikarp}}</sc> are being forced to evolve… Did you come here because of the rumors? You're <player>? I'm <sc>Lance</sc>, a trainer like you. I heard some rumors, so I came to investigate… I saw the way you battled earlier, <player>. I can tell that you're a trainer with considerable skill. If you don't mind, could you help me investigate?"''

*If talked to again after answering no

:''"<Player>, let's give it our best for <sc>Pokémon</sc>."''

=====[[Indigo Plateau]]=====

:''"<Player>, let's give our best for Pokémon."''

=====[[Indigo Plateau]]=====

:''"Yes! We own this match now!"''

:''"Ugh... Um..."''

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==In the anime==

===In the main series===

Lance's first appeared in ''[[EP235|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution]]''. When [[Team Rocket]] started up an evil scheme at the [[Lake of Rage]], Lance showed up to investigate. He met {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} there, saving the children from some formidable {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. Ash wanted to help Lance in his mission, but Lance said it was too dangerous.

Team Rocket was trying to investigate the properties of a [[Red Gyarados]] so that they could learn how to force Pokémon to [[Evolution|evolve]]. Lance was able to destroy Team Rocket's machine and blow up their laboratory. Lance also battled against {{TR|Tyson}} and his two Fearow. Despite being an elite member of Team Rocket, his Fearow were no match for Lance's Dragonite.

|epnum=The Legend of Thunder!

|epname=The Legend of Thunder!

{{TrainerPoké

|trainer=Lance

|type1=Water

|type2=Flying

===In Pokémon Origins===

====Pokémon====

{{TrainerPoké

|main=yes

|trainer=Lance

|epnum=PO04

|epname=File 4: Charizard

====Voice actors====

===In Pokémon Generations===

[[File:Lance PG.png|250px|thumb|Lance in Pokémon Generations]]

Lance reappeared in ''[[PG04|The Lake of Rage]]''. He and {{ga|Ethan}} were seen infiltrating the [[Team Rocket HQ]] in [[Mahogany Town]], destroying the radio wave generator and ruining [[Team Rocket]]'s plans to force Pokémon to evolve.

====Pokémon====

{{TrainerPoké

|main=yes

|trainer=Lance

====Voice actors====

{{vatable|color={{dragon color}}|bordercolor={{dragon color light}}

|en=Ben Diskin

|es_eu=Paco Gázquez}}

In the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, Lance calls Professor Oak to tell him about the newly revived Team Rocket's plan to obtain the [[Mythical Pokémon]], {{p|Arceus}}. He requests that a [[Pokédex holder]] be sent to meet him at the [[Pokéathlon Dome]], so Professor Oak sends {{adv|Gold}}, as he was out of available people. Although he arrives there, Lance never shows up, but his Dragonite attacks the area in an injured frenzy. Gold manages to defeat Dragonite and sets off to find out what happened to its Trainer.

It is later revealed that when Lance went to go find help, he arrived at the [[Ilex Forest]], where he heard the voice of Pryce, who was trapped in the crack in time. Upon arriving, he found Giovanni, who was attacking Pryce in a fit of rage. He asks the two men to put aside their differences and help him stop the destruction of Johto. After the battle had ended, Gold asks how Lance was defeated by a coward like Petrel. Lance reveals that Petrel defeated him by disguising himself as {{adv|Yellow}}, the person with the same powers and birthplace as him. At the end of the chapter, Giovanni entrusts the training of Silver to Lance and Pryce, his two former teachers, so that he can one day face his son.

|desc={{p|Gyarados}} was used to shield Lance from the lava on Cerise Island using its bubbles. It evolved from a {{p|Magikarp}}.

{{TrainerPoké

|desc=These {{p|Dragonair}} are Lance's mainly-used ones in his Dragonair army. One of them first appeared in a Surfing Contest as a prize. During the contest, Lance brainwashes the Dragonair and it starts launching Whirlpools at the surfers, bringing them down to the sea. Yellow finds out that Lance was responsible for this and battles his Dragonair and loses. Lance used these Dragonair to shield himself from the lava on Cerise Island by using bubbles. Yellow is once again in his clutches as they, along with Gyarados were responsible for the shaking of the mountain. The two Dragonair have four unique abilities: the first is to cross the seas and skies, the second is changing the direction of energy blasts, the third is controlling the weather (which is used in Lance's first fight against Yellow), and the fourth is combining their attacks. Lance usually uses only the first two when fighting opponents, the third against stronger ones, and all four only a few times.

{{TrainerPoké

|type2=Flying

|img=Lance Lugia Adventures.png

|desc=Lance summoned {{p|Lugia}} to complete his plans of creating a utopia for Pokémon where humans that abuse Pokémon or destroy their habitats would be no more. However, this plan did not work as Lance was eventually beaten, and the Badge Amplifier energy Lugia had absorbed transferred to the soils of mainland Kanto, where it would spread life instead of bringing about death. As a result, it fled from Lance.

|epnum=PM036

|epname=Space Havoc!!

{{TrainerPoké

|epnum=PM036

|epname=Space Havoc!!

{{TrainerPoké

[[File:Lance Aerodactyl Rock Slide GSC.png|frame|Lance's Aerodactyl using {{m|Rock Slide}} in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}]]

[[File:Lance Team Magma.png|200px|thumb|Lance disguised as a Team Magma Grunt]]

* Lance has two Pokémon with moves they [[Game move errors|cannot normally learn]]: the {{p|Dragonite}} that knows {{m|Barrier}} that he uses in {{game3|Red and Green|Red, Green|s}}, and {{game3|Red and Blue|Blue|s}}, as well as the {{p|Aerodactyl}} that knows {{m|Rock Slide}} that he uses in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.

** In 2016, a Dragonite with Barrier was released to participants of the "Kanto Classic" Wi-Fi tournament to commemorate this.

* Although Lance is the Champion in all Johto-based games, he does not use any Generation II Pokémon in these games.

* Lance's Gyarados, Charizard and Dragonite can appear to level down, if the player decides to battle him and [[Clair]] in [[Dragon's Den]] before collecting all 16 Badges and the Elite Four upgrading their teams in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, as they are levels 68-75 in the [[Multi Battle]] and are levels 48-50 when re-challenged at the [[Indigo League]].

* In the manga, Lance and the [[Elite Four]]'s motivations are similar to the plans of [[N]] and [[Team Plasma]]. Both pretend to summon a Legendary Pokémon ({{p|Lugia}} or {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}} respectively) in order to create an utopia for Pokémon.

* In [[Generation IV]], all of his Pokémon except {{p|Aerodactyl}} suffer double weakness. {{p|Salamence}}, {{p|Altaria}}, {{p|Garchomp}}, and {{p|Dragonite}} suffer double weakness against {{t|Ice}} type, {{p|Gyarados}} for {{t|Electric}} type, and {{p|Charizard}} with {{t|Rock}} type.

[[Category:Stadium 2 characters]]

[[Category:Dragon-type Trainers]]

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