Appendix:HeartGold and SoulSilver walkthrough/Section 15

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
These pages follow the remade Nintendo DS iteration, not Pokémon Gold and Silver. The guide for those games can be found here.

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Indigo Plateau

Indigo Plateau

Indigo Plateau
The Ultimate Goal for Trainers!
Pokémon League HQ

At Indigo Plateau, challengers must face the five strongest Trainers in the region, one after the other. While you may use items and save your progress between battles, it is impossible to return to the Pokémon Center unless you are defeated. The Elite Four have not earned that title for nothing, so your Pokémon should be above level 40 to be on equal footing with the Champion. Use TMs and HMs to teach powerful moves like Blizzard or Thunder to round out your offense. Buy some handy items. Save the game before challenging each opponent. After entering the Hall of Fame, you may return here to challenge each of these powerful Trainers—and their even stronger teams—to a rematch. After meeting certain conditions, Silver can also be found here.

Items
Item Location Games Rare Candy Next to the northwest Poké Ball statue outside the building (hidden)  HG  SS

Indigo Plateau Poké Mart Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1200 Hyper Potion $1200 Max Potion $2500 Full Restore $3000 Full Heal $600 Revive $1500 Max Repel $700

Elite Four

Battle 1: Will

Will's room

The first of the Elite Four is Will, a master Psychic-type Trainer.

All his Pokémon are weak to both Ghost and Dark. If you chose Totodile as your starter, a few Crunches from Feraligatr's massive jaws can whip through Will's entire team with little trouble. A powerful Electric-type attack can make short work of his two Xatu and his Slowbro. A hit from a strong Fire move like Fire Blast can eliminate his Jynx and Exeggutor. But be careful of Xatu's Confuse Ray, Jynx's Lovely Kiss, and Exeggutor's Hypnosis.

Elite Four Will Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5040 Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Xatu♀ Lv.40 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Me First Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.41 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Lovely Kiss Normal Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       DoubleSlap Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowbro♀ Lv.41 Curse ??? Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Grass Psychic Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Exeggutor♀ Lv.41 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Egg Bomb Normal Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Early Bird Held item: Sitrus Berry Xatu♀ Lv.42 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --

Battle 2: Koga

Koga's room

The second member of the Elite Four is Koga, a master Poison-type Trainer and former Gym Leader of Kanto's Fuchsia Gym.

A strong Psychic-type attack can take out Koga's poison Pokémon with little effort. Aside from that, Fire attacks will scorch his Bugs to a crisp, while Electric-type, Ice-type or Rock-type moves can knock his Crobat out of the air. Koga lives up to his reputation, as many of his Pokémon know status moves, so beware of them. Three of them know Toxic, a move that badly poisons the foe, essentially making it on a timer. He also has Explosion on Forretress, which can do huge damage to even resisted Pokémon.

Elite Four Koga Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5280 Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.40 Spider Web Bug Status   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Forretress♂ Lv.43 Swift Normal Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Toxic Spikes Poison Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Sticky Hold Held item: Black Sludge Muk♂ Lv.42 Minimize Normal Status   --       Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shield Dust Held item: None Venomoth♂ Lv.41 Toxic Poison Status   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Gust Flying Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Crobat♂ Lv.44 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --

Battle 3: Bruno

Bruno's room

The third of the Elite Four is Bruno, a master Fighting-type Trainer.

Any decent Pokémon with a Psychic-type attack can easily knock out Bruno's brawny Pokémon. Flying-type moves deal serious damage to all but Onix, but avoid using a Flying Pokémon as Hitmonchan, Onix, and Machamp can retaliate with super-effective attacks. In addition, Machamp's No Guard Ability ensures that attacks used by or against it never miss, meaning Fly is never a safe bet Hitmontop's Counter and Hitmonchan's coverage options should also be noted. Onix takes massive damage from both Grass- and Water-type attacks.

Elite Four Bruno Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5520 Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: None Hitmontop♂ Lv.42 Dig Ground Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Triple Kick Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: None Hitmonlee♂ Lv.42 Blaze Kick Fire Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Iron Fist Held item: None Hitmonchan♂ Lv.42 Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.43 Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: No Guard Held item: Sitrus Berry Machamp♂ Lv.46 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Foresight Normal Status   --

Battle 4: Karen

Karen's room

The fourth of the Elite Four is Karen, a master Dark-type Trainer.

With its high defenses and moves like Double Team and Confuse Ray, her Umbreon is the biggest obstacle. Switch out your Pokémon as needed. Once Umbreon goes down, the others can be taken out with brute force and super-effective attacks. Ice-type attacks do well against her Vileplume and Murkrow. Her Houndoom can raise its power with Nasty Plot, so take it down quickly with Water or Fighting attacks. However, one must be aware of her Gengar's Destiny Bond.

Elite Four Karen Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5640 Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.42 Double Team Normal Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.42 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Moonlight Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.44 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Pluck Flying Physical   --       Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♀ Lv.45 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Destiny Bond Ghost Status   --       Spite Ghost Status   --       Lick Ghost Physical   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Sitrus Berry Houndoom♀ Lv.47 Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Champion: Lance

Lance's room

With the Elite Four defeated, only one person remains between you and the Hall of Fame: Lance, master of Dragons, and Champion of the Pokémon League. This will be the toughest battle yet, but find a way to slay his dragons and you'll be recognized as the most powerful Trainer in all of Johto!

Lance opens with his Gyarados, which is a big target for Electric attacks. None of his three Dragonite can tolerate the cold, so use Ice-type attacks to knock them out. In addition to their individual vulnerabilities, all of Lance's Pokémon share a weakness to Rock attacks, and Charizard takes quadruple damage from them. Defeat his Pokémon quickly; his three Dragonite all know the devastating Dragon Rush or Outrage, as well as the extremely powerful Hyper Beam, so don't get caught unprepared.

Champion Lance Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $10000 Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.46 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.48 Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.48 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Lance congratulates you for defeating the Pokémon League, and compliments you on growing so much with your Pokémon. He is quickly interrupted by DJ Mary, who rushes in for an interview. She would have been here sooner, but Professor Oak is not as quick as he was in his younger days. He applauds your victory, and claims that your Pokémon won because they believed in you as a Trainer. Mary tries again for an interview, but Lance steps in and leads you to the next room.

Hall of Fame

Lance shows you to the Hall of Fame room, and says that it's been a long time since he was last here. He explains the large machine, where Pokémon League Champions are honored along with their courageous Pokémon. He activates the machine, registering you and your partners as Hall of Fame members.

The credits roll, and the game saves...

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