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Learn the best strategy for defeating the Elite Four in Pokémon RedFire or LeafGreen
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Are you struggling to defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon FireRed or LeafGreen? The Elite Four are the last four bosses in the classic remake of the original Pokémon games. Defeating them will give you the Champion title. You'll also be able to unlock areas like One Island so you can catch Mewtwo . This wikiHow will give you tips on beating the Elite Four in Pokémon FireRed or LeafGreen.
Things You Should Know
- Reach level 65 before taking on the Elite Four. They can be found in Indigo Plateau at the end of Victory Road.
- Electric Pokémon are useful against Lorelei and Lance. Psychic Pokémon are useful against Bruno and Agatha.
- You will need a variety of Pokémon to defeat the Champion.
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Have a team of Pokémon leveled up to around level 60 (preferably higher). A good team is 1 each of Water, Fire, Electric, Ghost or Bug, and Ice types (each will be explained when they are useful in the individual Elite Four members' details section). [1] X Research source
- Aim for at least level 65 just to be safe. You can use one of your extra party slots (you will have 1-3, depending on whether you use a Water/Ice dual Pokémon and include the Bug/Ghost Pokémon) to take a lower-leveled Pokémon up and give it the Exp Share.
- It will be easier if you have a full team consisting of all of the above plus a strong defender (a Dratini evolved into Dragonite works best since their only weaknesses are Ice and Dragon-type moves, while they resist Fire, Water, Electric, and Grass).
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Get the supplies that you need. You will need enough supplies to make it through five consecutive battles. It is suggested that you stock up on Full Heals, Revives, Full Restores, Max Repels, Max Potions, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls before going into battle. You can purchase each of these items at a PokeMart: [2] X Research sourceAdvertisement
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Beat Lorelei. Lorelei is the first of the Elite Four and uses mainly Ice-types. She has a Dewgong that is a Water/Ice dual-type Pokémon, Cloyster, a Water/Ice dual-type Pokémon, Slowbro, a Water/Psychic dual-type Pokémon, Jynx, an Ice/Psychic dual-type Pokémon and a Lapras, a Water/Ice dual-type Pokémon.
- You could use Zapdos and Moltres with Thunderbolt , Shockwave , and Flamethrower for this fight. If you have a Dark Pokémon on your team, it will do well against Jynx. [4] X Research source
- When you've defeated Lorelei, a door opens that you can go through to find Bruno. You'll want to save your game before continuing.
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Beat Bruno. Bruno is the second of the Elite Four and utilizes Fighting types. He has a Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Machamp that are weak to Psychic-type Pokémon and two Onix that can be defeated with Surf from a Water Pokémon.
- Avoid using Flying-type Pokémon as Hitmonchan and Machamp can use Rock Tomb .
- Slowbro is really strong here. Not only does it have higher-than-average defense stats (compared to other Psychic types), but it's also a Water-type, which gives it an edge against Bruno's 2 Onyx.
- You'll want to save your game before continuing.
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Beat Agatha. When you've defeated Bruno, a door will open. Go through this door to find Agatha, who is the third of the Elite Four. Agatha uses Poison types (with most of them being Ghost-type as well), so your Psychic Pokémon will destroy all of these with a single Psychic attack. Well-leveled teams shouldn't have any trouble here.
- Normal and Fighting-type Pokémon are useless in this fight as most of Agatha's Pokémon will be immune.
- Save your game before continuing.
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Defeat Lance. When you've defeated Agatha, a door opens that you can go through to find Lance, the last of the Elite Four. Lance is the master of Dragon-types. Make sure to lead off with your Electric-type to use Thunderbolt once or twice to knock out his Gyarados (he is a dual Water/Flying-type, which means Electric-type moves will be 4x effective).
- Once Gyarados is down, switch to your Ice-type Pokémon to take out his two Dragonair and Dragonite with Ice Beam or Blizzard.
- He then has Aerodactyl, which is a dual Rock/Flying Pokémon. You can use Surf to weaken Aerodactyl.
- Zapdos and Articuno are the best Pokémon for this fight. [5] X Research source
- Save your game before continuing.
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Beat the Champion. When you've defeated Lance, a door opens that you can go through to find the Champion.This will be a tough battle since he doesn't stick to one type of Pokémon. The best thing to do is just switch out to whatever kills his next Pokémon. Ice moves will take out Venusaur, Exeggutor, Pidgeot, and Rhydon; Electric is good against Charizard, Gyarados, Blastoise, and Pidgeot; Water is useful against Arcanine, Rhydon, and Charizard; Fire will take out Exeggcutor, and Venusaur.
- He will use an Alakazam third, which is a Psychic-type Pokémon and is best handled with Earthquake . [6] X Research source
- After you defeat the Champion, Professor Oak will come to congratulate you, then take you to the Hall of Fame, where you will get the title, "League Champion."
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QuestionCould I beat the Elite Four with Pokemon at level fifty?Community AnswerYes, you could theoretically do that.
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QuestionHow do I escape from Elite Four?Lugia2453Top AnswererYou either have to win or lose against them. You can't back out once you've gone through the doors of the Pokemon League.
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QuestionWill grass Pokemon help me beat the Elite Four in Pokemon?Community AnswerFor Bruno's, Onix's, and some of Lorelei's Pokemon, yes, but for the Agetha and her poison pokes, no.
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Tips
- If one of your important Pokémon faints during a battle, switch out to a non-important one, then use a Revive on the important one so it can go back into battle.Thanks
- One of the best places to level up (if you have the VS. Seeker and Exp Share) is right in front of the Ember Spa on One Island; there are 2 trainers with a Machop and a Machoke (one will have them both at level 37, the other will be level 38), and a double team with a Primeape and a Machoke (both level 39). Just put Psychic- or Flying-types as your first 2, with whoever you want to level up while holding the Exp Share, and use the VS. Seeker. At least one of these trainers will want to rematch nearly every time, and going into the spa (which heals your Pokémon if you go into the middle of the water) and running back out is enough steps to recharge your VS. Seeker for another rotation of rematches.Thanks
- Use moves like Thunderbolt , Flamethrower , and Ice Beam instead of Fire Blast , Hyper Beam , Blizzard , etc. Even though they're less powerful, they're more likely to hit.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_FireRed_and_LeafGreen/The_Elite_Four
- ↑ http://www.psypokes.com/frlg/walkthrough.php?part=17
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu_8LBAu0Eo
- ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:FireRed_and_LeafGreen_walkthrough/Section_15#Indigo_Plateau
- ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:FireRed_and_LeafGreen_walkthrough/Section_15#Indigo_Plateau
- ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:FireRed_and_LeafGreen_walkthrough/Section_15#Indigo_Plateau
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1. Have a team of Pokémon leveled up to around level 60
(preferably higher)..
2. Go to the Elite Four on Indigo Plateau.
3. Beat Lorelei and her Ice-type
Pokémon.
4. Beat Bruno and his Fighting-type
Pokémon.
5. Beat Agatha and her Ghost-type
Pokémon.
6. Beat Lance and his Dragon-type
Pokémon.
7. Beat the Champion.
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