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The Kanto Elite Four, consisting of [[Lorelei]], [[Bruno]], [[Lance]], and [[Agatha]], made their debut in ''[[PS040|A Charizard...and a Champion]]'' watching the final battle between {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} before serving as the primary antagonists for the {{chap|Yellow}} of the manga. They are each said to be so powerful that triad leaders of [[Team Rocket]], [[Koga]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Sabrina]] all had to begrudgingly team up with the protagonists and [[Blaine]] to take just a single one of them.

The Johto Elite Four is formed at the end of the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}. It consists of accomplished Pokémon Trainers that were formerly part of criminal organizations, who would eventually rise as the official Elite Four of [[Indigo Plateau]]. [[Will]], Bruno, [[Karen]], and Koga united to train together after they were no longer being controlled. They reappeared in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, where they were seen participating on the [[Pokéathlon]] and later fighting [[Lance's Dragonite]].

The Hoenn Elite Four, consisting of [[Sidney]], [[Phoebe]], [[Glacia]], and [[Drake]], made an appearance in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}, helping to find and catch the [[legendary titans]] in order to contain the massive surge of energy created by the clash of {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} alongside {{Steven}} and [[Wallace]], their two regional {{pkmn|Champion}}s. It is also during the Hoenn Elite Four's appearance that the challenge of the Elite Four and Champion was mentioned as having replaced a knockout tournament to determine the best Trainer in the region.

The first Sinnoh Elite Four member to debut in the series was {{EF|Flint}}, who made a cameo appearance in the last round of the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}. {{EF|Aaron}}, [[Bertha]], and [[Lucian]] appeared in the {{chap|Platinum}}, where they were enlisted by the [[Pokémon Association]] Chairman to decode the ancient writings in [[Charon]]'s memobook.

The Unova Elite Four first appeared in the {{chap|Black & White}} as {{adv|Black}} cited them during his daily pledge. However, they haven't appeared to the main characters as a group yet. Besides [[Caitlin]], who already appeared in the ''Platinum'' chapter, [[Grimsley]] meets Black, [[Shauntal]] meets {{adv|White}}, and [[Marshal]] meets both on different occasions. All four converged for the duration of the [[Pokémon League (Unova)|Unova League]] tournament that would have determined the Trainer that would challenge them.

The first Kalos Elite Four member to appear is [[Malva]], who appeared in person in {{chap|X & Y}}. [[Drasna]], [[Wikstrom]], and [[Siebold]] were mentioned by [[Diantha]] during her conversation with [[Gurkinn]] and [[Korrina]]. Siebold later appeared in the [[Lost Hotel]], cooking a meal for {{adv|X}} and {{adv|Y}}'s friends, as a way of apologizing for his lack of participation against [[Team Flare]]. Wikstrom and Drasna later appeared in person, assisting X and Y's group in their quest to stop Team Flare. Drasna gave them information about {{p|Zygarde}} and Wikstrom used his {{p|Probopass}} to guide them to Team Flare's hideout.