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[[File:LGPE Elite Four.png|thumb|300px|Artwork of {{ga|Chase}} and {{ga|Elaine}} confronting the Kanto Elite Four in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]]] | [[File:LGPE Elite Four.png|thumb|300px|Artwork of {{ga|Chase}} and {{ga|Elaine}} confronting the Kanto Elite Four in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]]] | ||
The '''Elite Four''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|四天王|してんのう}}''' ''The Big Four | The '''Elite Four''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|四天王|してんのう}}''' ''The Big Four'') are four [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who are regarded as the toughest in their [[region]]al [[Pokémon League]], just short of the [[Pokémon Champion|Pokémon League Champion]]. Those who challenge the Elite Four must have won all eight [[Badge]]s from that region (or, for Trainers in [[Alola]], must have completed all of their [[island challenge]] trials). To become Champion, Trainers must face all four and the current Champion consecutively without losing to any of them. | ||
One group resides at the [[Indigo Plateau]] in [[Kanto]] and are considered the best Trainers in both Kanto and [[Johto]]. Another group is located in [[Ever Grande City]] in [[Hoenn]], while another is located on [[Mount Lanakila]] in [[Alola]]. Three more groups reside at the Pokémon Leagues in {{si|Pokémon League|Sinnoh}}, {{un|Pokémon League|Unova}}, and {{kal|Pokémon League|Kalos}}. | One group resides at the [[Indigo Plateau]] in [[Kanto]] and are considered the best Trainers in both Kanto and [[Johto]]. Another group is located in [[Ever Grande City]] in [[Hoenn]], while another is located on [[Mount Lanakila]] in [[Alola]]. Three more groups reside at the Pokémon Leagues in {{si|Pokémon League|Sinnoh}}, {{un|Pokémon League|Unova}}, and {{kal|Pokémon League|Kalos}}. | ||
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* [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] are the only games to date in which the player can change their Pokémon [[party]] between Elite Four matches, due to the presence of the [[Pokémon Box]] in the player's [[Bag]]. | * [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] are the only games to date in which the player can change their Pokémon [[party]] between Elite Four matches, due to the presence of the [[Pokémon Box]] in the player's [[Bag]]. | ||
* [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] are the first (and currently only) [[core series]] games to not feature an Elite Four. | * [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] are the first (and currently only) [[core series]] games to not feature an Elite Four. | ||
===Name origin=== | |||
The Japanese name of the Elite Four literally translates to the ''{{wp|Four Heavenly Kings}}'', a term of Buddhist origins that refers to the group of four {{wp|devas|guardian deities}} presiding over each of the four cardinal directions. By extension, it connotes an ensemble of four leaders in a particular field, akin to the {{wp|Big Four}} in English. | |||
The English translation of "the big four" had also appeared in the Japanese and Korean version of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |