Elite Four 四天王The Big Four
Artwork ofChase andElaine confronting the Kanto Elite Four fromPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Other names
Introduced in	Generation I
Appears in	Red, Blue, andYellow Gold, Silver, andCrystal Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White,Black 2, and White 2 X, Y,Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon,Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Scarlet and Violet Legends: Z-A Stadium,Stadium 2 Puzzle League,Puzzle Challenge Masters EX
Gender	Both
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	See list
Animated debut	To Master the Onixpected!(Pokémon the Series) Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!(Horizons) File 4: Charizard(Origins) The Challenger(Generations) The Visionary(Evolutions) Breathe Out(Paldean Winds)
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
TCG card	{{{card}}}
Manga debut	A Charizard...and a Champion(Adventures) PZ10(Zensho) Hareta's Heart's Desire(DPA!) HZM03(Anime Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Adventure)

TheElite Four (Japanese:四天王The Big Four^[1]) are fourPokémon Trainers who are regarded as the toughest in theirregionalPokémon League, just short of thePokémon League Champion. Those who challenge the Elite Four must have won all eightBadges from that region (or, for Trainers inAlola, must have completed all of theirisland challenge trials). To become Champion, Trainers must face all four and the current Champion consecutively without losing to any of them. Challengers who lose at any time must start their challenge from the beginning. InPaldea, the challenge is named the Elite Test, and is part of the greater Champion Assessment.

One group resides at theIndigo Plateau inKanto and are considered the best Trainers in both Kanto andJohto. Another group is located inEver Grande City inHoenn, while another is located onMount Lanakila inAlola. Four more groups reside at the Pokémon Leagues inSinnoh,Unova,Kalos, andPaldea.

In the games, they use strongmedicine items in battles. InGeneration II, they useMax Potions, and fromGeneration III onwards, they useFull Restores. LikeGym Leaders, they typically specialize in Pokémon of a particulartype. Prior toGeneration V and inPaldea, the Elite Four typically progresses inlevel with their Pokémon in the games and must be challenged in a set order. From Generation V to Generation VII, all members of the Elite Four (except inremakes) use Pokémon of the same levels, as they can be challenged in any order. AtBlueberry Academy,Crispin's Pokémon are one level lower than the others, but the Elite Four can be battled in any order.

ThePokémon League in theGalar region is the only one to not have an Elite Four, instead using the Champion Cup tournament.

In the core series games

Indigo Elite Four

At theIndigo Plateau — the site of the Pokémon League inKanto andJohto — the Elite Four must be battled in a fixed order.

Generations I, III, and VII

In theGeneration IgamesPokémon Red, Blue, andYellow (Pokémon Red, Green,Blue, andYellow in Japan), theGeneration III gamesPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and theGeneration VII gamesPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Elite Four atIndigo Plateau consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Generation I	Generation III		Generation VII
			After Kanto	After Sevii	Initial	Rematch
Lorelei カンナ Kanna	Ice
Bruno シバ Siba	Fighting
Agatha キクコ Kikuko	Ghost
Lance ワタル Wataru	Dragon

Generations II and IV

In theGeneration IIgamesPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal and theGeneration IVgamesPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Elite Four atIndigo Plateau consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Generation II	Generation IV
			After 8 Badges	After 16 Badges
Will イツキ Itsuki	Psychic
Koga キョウ Kyou	Poison
Bruno シバ Siba	Fighting
Karen カリン Karin	Dark

Hoenn Elite Four

InHoenn, the Elite Four must be battled in a fixed order. InPokémon Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald andPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Elite Four atEver Grande City consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Ruby and Sapphire	Emerald	Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
				Initial	Rematch
Sidney カゲツ Kagetsu	Dark
Phoebe フヨウ Fuyō	Ghost
Glacia プリム Prim	Ice
Drake ゲンジ Genji	Dragon

Sinnoh Elite Four

InSinnoh, the Elite Four must be battled in a fixed order. InPokémon Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, the Elite Four at the SinnohPokémon League consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Diamond, Pearl,and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Initial)	Platinumand Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (National Pokédex)	Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Stark Mountain)
Aaron リョウ Ryou	Bug
Bertha キクノ Kikuno	Ground
Flint オーバ Ōba	Fire
Lucian ゴヨウ Goyō	Psychic

Unova Elite Four

InUnova, the Elite Four may be challenged in any order. InBlack, White,Black 2, and White 2, the Elite Four at the UnovaPokémon League consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Black and White		Black 2 and White 2
				Easy/Normal Mode		Challenge Mode
		Initial	Rematch	Initial	Rematch	Initial	Rematch
Shauntal シキミ Shikimi	Ghost
Marshal レンブ Renbu	Fighting
Grimsley ギーマ Giima	Dark
Caitlin カトレア Cattleya	Psychic

Kalos Elite Four

InKalos, the Elite Four may be challenged in any order. InPokémon X and Y, the Elite Four at the KalosPokémon League consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		X and Y
Malva パキラ Pachira	Fire
Siebold ズミ Zumi	Water
Wikstrom ガンピ Ganpi	Steel
Drasna ドラセナ Dracaena	Dragon

By the time ofPokémon Legends: Z-A, 5 years after Pokémon X and Y, it is mentioned that Siebold has retired to focus on his culinary career, and that Malva has disappeared. It is not known who replaced them as members of the Elite Four.

Furfrou Elite Four

InPokémon Legends: Z-A, the Kalos Elite Four are not present. However,Lumiose City is host to an unofficialFurfrou League with its own Elite Four. They can be challenged as part ofSide Mission #103:Facing the Furfrou League. As part of the challenge, the player is only permitted to haveFurfrou in theirparty, though they may use up to 6 Furfrou. Despite not being a sanctioned league, each of these Trainers have the Elite FourTrainer class.

Member Japanese	Trim	Teams
		Legends Z-A
Mie ミエ Mie	Kabuki
Brill ブリヤン Brillant	Star
Diamant コンゴウ Kongō	Diamond
Marta マイレ Maile	Matron

Alola Elite Four

InAlola, the Elite Four may be challenged in any order. All Elite Four members useUltra Balls to store their Pokémon.

The Elite Four at the AlolaPokémon League consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Sun and Moon	Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Hala ハラ Hala	Fighting		—
Olivia ライチ Lychee	Rock
Acerola アセロラ Acerola	Ghost
Kahili カヒリ Kahili	Flying
Molayne マーレイン Mullein	Steel	—

Paldea Elite Four

InPaldea, the Elite Four must be battled in a fixed order. InPokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Elite Four at the PaldeaPokémon League consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		Scarlet and Violet	The Indigo Disk
Rika チリ Chili	Ground
Poppy ポピー Poppy	Steel
Larry アオキ Aoki	Flying
	Normal
Hassel ハッサク Hassaku	Dragon

Note thatLarry is rematched as aGym Leader, whileHassel is rematched as anInstructor.

BB Elite Four

InThe Indigo Disk,Blueberry Academy's BB League has its own Elite Four, which can be battled in any order. Unlike other Elite Fours, the player must pass anElite Trial in order to face each member. They also do not have to be battled in succession, because each of them is fought at a separate location around theTerarium. InPokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Elite Four at Blueberry Academy consists of:

Member Japanese	Type	Teams
		The Indigo Disk
Crispin アカマツ Akamatsu	Fire
Amarys ネリネ Nerine	Steel
Lacey タロ Taro	Fairy
Drayton カキツバタ Kakitsubata	Dragon

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle League

Pokémon Puzzle League features its own Elite Four:Ritchie,Lorelei,Bruno, andGary. Gary serves as the leader of the Elite Four and the Puzzle League Champion.

By defeating each of them, the player is rewarded with an Elite Medal. Playing on Hard Level, Gary is the last challenge, and on Super Hard,Mewtwo is the last challenge after the player becomes theChampion.

Ritchie

Pikachu

Charmander

Butterfree

Lorelei

Cloyster

Poliwhirl

Dewgong

Bruno

Onix

Hitmonchan ♂

Primeape

Gary

Nidoqueen

Arcanine

Kingler

Gallery

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  Ritchie's VS screen
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  Lorelei's VS screen
• 
  Bruno's VS screen
• 
  Gary's VS screen

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

InPokémon Trading Card Game andPokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, there is a group composed of powerful four members called theGrand Masters, who are the counterpart of the Elite Four in these games. Defeating them earns the player the Legendary Cards.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

InPokémon the Series,Ash andhis friends infrequently met Elite Four members, who then imparted them with battle strategies.

InAn Elite Meet and Greet!,Lucian revealed that when a Trainer wins their respective region'sLeague Conference, they can participate in theChampion League, fighting the members of that region's Elite Four, and, if victorious against them, the regionalChampion as well. It has also been shown that an Elite Four member can challenge the Champion for their title.

InPokémon Journeys: The Series, some members of the Elite Four from around the world (such asLance,Flint, andDrasna), were shown participating in theWorld Coronation Series.

Kanto Elite Four

InKanto, Ash has met the entire original Elite Four roster:

• Bruno was the first Elite Four member to appear in the animated series (excludingKoga, who was later promoted to be one inGeneration II), inTo Master the Onixpected.
• Lorelei appeared inThe Mandarin Island Miss Match, but she is named "Prima" in the Englishdub.
• Lance debuted inTalkin' 'Bout an Evolution, where he was mentioned to be theChampion rather than a regular member of the Elite Four. He is referred to as a member of the Elite Four inFlash of the Titans!. FromAim For The Eight! onwards, he's referred to as the Champion once again, with him being mentioned to have claimed that title recently.
• Agatha appeared inThe Scheme Team, where she was acting as a temporaryGym Leader for theViridian Gym.
  • Koga, though not an Elite Four member, debuted inThe Ninja Poké-Showdown, where he had a Gym battle against Ash.

Hoenn Elite Four

InHoenn, Ash has met only one Elite Four member:

• OnlyDrake appeared inVanity Affair, where he invited Ash and his friends to his boat, where he had a battle with Ash. He reappeared inLooking Out for Number Two!, where he was shown to have become a treasure hunter in addition to his Elite Four duties.

Sinnoh Elite Four

InSinnoh, Ash has also met the entire Elite Four roster:

• Lucian debuted inAn Elite Meet and Greet!, where he had a battle withDawn, using hisBronzong against herBuizel. He also helped her to deal with Buizel'sobedience issues.
• Aaron debuted inA Trainer and Child Reunion!, where he was seen training to challengeCynthia.
• Flint debuted inFlint Sparks the Fire!, where he had a battle with Ash, using hisInfernape against hisBuizel,Infernape, andPikachu. InMeeting Up with the Monarch!, Flint was revealed to have entered theWorld Coronation Series.
• Bertha appeared inAn Elite Coverup!, where she taught Ash and Dawn how observation skills can be useful inbattles andPokémon Contests. She's the only member of the Sinnoh Elite Four to never be seen battling Cynthia.

Unova Elite Four

InUnova, Ash has also seen only one Elite Four member:

• OnlyCaitlin debuted inJostling for the Junior Cup!, where she faced off againstCynthia during anexhibition match of thePokémon World Tournament Junior Cup.

Kalos Elite Four

InKalos, the entire Elite Four roster has appeared, with Ash having met three of them. Unlike the games, all members of the Elite Four of Kalos have at least one Pokémon capable ofMega Evolving:

• Siebold appeared inMega Evolution Special I, where he used hisMegaBlastoise to battleAlain and his MegaCharizard X.
• Wikstrom first appeared in a cameo inDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, in which he was seen battlingDiantha, using his MegaScizor against her MegaGardevoir. He made his animated series debut inSearching for Chivalry!, in which Ash met him for the first time when he visited theCastle of Chivalry in order to train with hisFarfetch'd.
• Malva debuted inCloudy Fate, Bright Future! in a video transmission. Ash didn't meet her untilA League of His Own!, where he was interviewed by her. Like in the games, she's featured as a member ofTeam Flare, but ends up opposingLysandre when his big plan is put into action.
• Drasna appeared inThe Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy! andTaking Two For The Team!. She battled Ash in aWorld Coronation Series match at theLumiose Conference stadium and ultimately lost, marking the first time Ash has defeated an Elite Four member.

Alola Elite Four

InAlola, Ash has met the entire Elite Four rosters from both theSun and Moon andUltra Sun and Ultra Moon paired versions, though none of them presented themselves as such, because the Alola League was not established untilThe Dealer of Destruction! in the animated series:

• Hala debuted inTo Top a Totem!, where he led Ash toVerdant Cavern so he could start hisisland challenge.
• Olivia debuted inThe Island Whisperer!, where she took Ash and his classmates toAkala Island and began hosting them during their stay there.
• Acerola debuted inWhy Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, though Ash didn't meet her until thenext episode, where she assisted him in his first battle againstNanu.
• Molayne debuted inShowering the World with Love!, where he showed Ash and his classmates around theHokulani Observatory.
• Kahili debuted inKeeping Your Eyes on the Ball!, where she took Ash and his classmates to a Pokémon Golf course and taught them the sport. She later participated in theManalo Conference, but lost in the preliminary round.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Liko andRoy have frequently encounteredPaldean Elite Four members duringPokémon Horizons: The Series. All members of Paldea's Elite Four participated in theElite Four Tag Battle, an event organized byNaranja Academy withTera Training students.

InHZ127, Hassel and Larry, as a member of the Elite Four, assisted Liko, Roy,Dot, andUlt in training to eradicateLaquium from the planet.

Paldea Elite Four

InPaldea, every member of the Elite Four has appeared:

• Larry debuted in a background cameo during a flashback inFlying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!.
• Hassel,Rika, andPoppy debuted inWelcome to Naranja Academy! atNaranja Academy.Liko andRoy met the first two, while the entire Elite Four, including Larry, watched Liko's battle withAnn.

Artwork

Official artwork ofPaldea's Elite Four inPokémon Horizons: The Series	Art from"The Paldea Elite Four's Graceful Lunch Time"[2]

BB League Elite Four

Lacey andDrayton first appeared inHZ115, where they met theRising Volt Tacklers and eventually faced them in a special training session at theBlueberry Academy.

Amarys andCrispin first appeared inHZ119, watchingRoy's rematch against Drayton.

Pokémon Origins

Only the members of the Kanto Elite Four made brief appearances inFile 4: Charizard.Red was shown defeating all four members, allowing him to move on to face thePokémon League Champion,Blue.

Pokémon Generations

The members of the Kanto Elite Four made brief appearances inThe Challenger.Blue was shown defeating all four members, allowing him to become thePokémon League Champion. Later in the episode,Red was revealed to have defeated them as well, since he was seen about to challenge Blue.

Lance reappeared again more prominent inThe Lake of Rage. He teams up with Ethan to battle Team Rocket in the Lake of Rage's incident.

Malva appeared inThe Beauty Eternal, where she was seen on a billboard. She is the only member of the Kalos's Elite Four to appear in this series.

Pokémon Evolutions

Only Malva appeared inThe Visionary.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

InPokémon: Paldean Winds mini-series, all members of Paldea's Elite Four appeared in small cameos.

Hassel briefly debuted inBreathe Out as part of the teaching staff atNaranja Academy.

Rika,Poppy, andLarry appeared during theNaranja Academy presentation video made byOhara,Aliquis, andHohma inBreathe Together.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

The Kanto Elite Four, consisting ofLorelei,Bruno,Lance, andAgatha, made their debut inA Charizard...and a Champion, watching the final battle betweenRed andBlue.

Yellow arc

The Kanto Elite Four served as the primary antagonists for this arc, seeking to wipe out most of humanity in order to create a utopia for Pokémon. They are each said to be so powerful that the triad leaders ofTeam Rocket,Koga,Lt. Surge, andSabrina, all had to begrudgingly team up with the protagonists andBlaine to take just a single one of them at their base of operations onCerise Island.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Johto Elite Four is formed at the end of this arc, following the defeat of theMasked Man. It consists of accomplished Pokémon Trainers that were formerly part of criminal organizations, who would eventually rise as the official Elite Four ofIndigo Plateau.Will, Bruno,Karen, and Koga united to train together after they were no longer being controlled.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

The Hoenn Elite Four, consisting ofSidney,Phoebe,Glacia, andDrake, made an appearance in this arc, helping to find and catch thelegendary giants in order to contain the massive surge of energy created by the clash ofKyogre andGroudon alongsideSteven andWallace, their two regionalChampions. 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.

Diamond & Pearl arc

The first Sinnoh Elite Four member to debut in the series wasFlint, who made a cameo appearance in the last chapter of this arc.

Platinum arc

Aaron,Bertha, andLucian debuted in this arc, where they were enlisted by thePokémon Association Chairman to decode the ancient writings inCharon's memobook. Meanwhile, Flint accompaniedVolkner to theDistortion World so that they could battleGiratina for their own amusement.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

The Johto Elite Four reappeared in this arc, where they facedGold in variousPokéathlon events and later foughtLance's Dragonite when it went berserk.

Black & White arc

The Unova Elite Four first appeared in this arc asBlack cited them during his daily pledge. However, they never appeared to the main characters as a group. BesidesCaitlin, who already appeared in thePlatinum arc,Grimsley met Black onRoute 4,Shauntal metWhite aboard theBattle Subway, andMarshal met both inNimbasa City. All four converged for the duration of theUnova League tournament that would have determined the Trainer that would challenge them. They also participated in the battle againstTeam Plasma and theforces of nature whenN's Castle rose from the ground.

X & Y arc

The first Kalos Elite Four member to appear isMalva, who appeared in person in this arc.Drasna,Wikstrom, andSiebold were mentioned byDiantha during her conversation withGurkinn andKorrina. Siebold later appeared in theLost Hotel, cooking a meal forX andY's friends, as a way of apologizing for his lack of participation againstTeam 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 aboutZygarde and Wikstrom used hisProbopass to guide them to Team Flare's hideout at thePokémon Village. Malva, bearing a searing hatred for Diantha, battled against the Kalos Champion twice over the course of the arc.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

While never actually forming, the members comprising the Alola Elite Four appear individually throughout the arc.Hala andOlivia debuted inThe Delivery of Rotom and the Girl, discussing the sightings of theguardian deities around Alola withNanu.Kahili debuted inDefeat and the Commander of the School of Fish, coming back to Alola and speculating theUltra Beasts were the source of the guardian deities' rage. InShipwreck and "Oh, What Sharp Teeth You Have, Bruxish!",Acerola found an unconsciousSun andLillie on a beach and took them to theAether House to recuperate.Molayne debuted inTruth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull, helping innocent civilians escape from the Ultra Beasts wreaking havoc onUla'ula Island.

Scarlet & Violet arc

Hassel debuted inDiscover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!. He and several other teachers ofUva Academy were called to an emergency meeting byClavell to discussViolet, a new student that caused trouble during the Treasure Hunt's opening ceremony.Rika debuted inPASV12. She, along withGeeta, was first seen watching theGym battle betweenScarlet andIono inLevincia.Larry debuted inPASV17, where he defendedPenny from a group ofTeam Star Grunts. The next day, he forced Violet into a battle at theMedali Gym to determine if he was strong enough to face the Quaking EarthTitan. After losing, Hassel,Poppy, and Rika approached Larry. Along with Geeta, they figured out whoScarlet was.

Pokémon Zensho

The Kanto Elite Four members appeared inIndigo Plateau, where all of them were defeated bySatoshi, allowing him to face the Champion,Shigeru.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Flint appeared inHareta's Heart's Desire as a participant to thePokémon League tournament, but chose to forfeit when he was overwhelmed by the power ofHareta's Regigigas. The rest of the Sinnoh Elite Four made a cameo while watching the battle.

Pocket Monsters

The Paldea Elite Four members appeared inHZM03.

Trivia

• The onlytypes that have yet to be specialized in by any Elite Four member areNormal,Grass, andElectric.
  • AlthoughLarry of thePaldea Elite Four specializes in the Normal type in his capacity as aGym Leader, he specializes inFlying types as an Elite Four member.
  • AlthoughFairy has been represented in the BB League, the type has yet to be represented in a mainline Elite Four group.
• The most common type specialization for members of the Elite Four isDragon, with five specialists (Lance,Drake,Drasna,Hassel, andDrayton).
  • Of these five, Drasna is the only female specialist among them.
• Koga,Aaron,Siebold,Olivia, andLacey are the only Elite Four members to specialize in their chosen types (Poison,Bug,Water,Rock, andFairy, respectively).
• EveryGhost-type Elite Four member is female (Agatha,Phoebe,Shauntal, andAcerola).
• Bronzong is the Pokémon used most frequently by Elite Four members, being used by four of them:Will,Lucian,Caitlin, andPoppy.
  • Of these, Poppy is the only one who does not specialize inPsychic types, instead specializing inSteel types.
• InRed, Blue, andYellow, the battles againstLorelei,Bruno, andAgatha use the standardTrainer battle theme. The battle againstLance, however, uses the usual Gym Leader battle theme.
  • In theremakes, the Gym Leader battle theme plays in the battles with all members of the Elite Four.
• In theKanto-based games:
  • The Elite Four's specialty types are the ones that were the least common Pokémon types inGeneration I.
  • Every Elite Four member has at least one Pokémon not of their specialty type in their initial battle.
• The Kalos Elite Four members are the only ones who do not have higher level Pokémon in future rematches with them in any game.
  • Additionally, they are the only ones who use just four Pokémon in rematches with them. All other Elite Four members use either five or six Pokémon during rematches.
• The Alola Elite Four is the only Elite Four with more female than male members.
• Sword and Shield are the only core series games to feature a Pokémon League but not an Elite Four. Instead, theChampion Cup takes its place.
• ThePaldea Elite Four is the only Elite Four to not be able to berematched as a group. Instead, the Elite Four and Champion can be rebattled through other means:
  • Hassel can be rebattled as a part of theAcademy Ace Tournament. However, Hassel battles in his capacity as anInstructor rather than as an Elite Four member.
  • Larry can be rebattled once in his capacity as aGym Leader.
  • InThe Indigo Disk, all four can be rebattled in theLeague Club Room atBlueberry Academy, although Larry battles as a Gym Leader and Hassel as an Instructor.
• The type specialties of the Paldea Elite Four are the types of theTitan Pokémon. The Stony Cliff Titan's type is filled in byGeeta, whoTerastallizes herGlimmora into the Rock type.
• BothGround-type Elite Four members are female (Bertha andRika).
• Prior toGeneration VI, the English names of the Elite Four are puns based on their respective specialized types. FromGeneration VII onwards, they all possess flora-based names similar to thePokémon Professors. The same applies to each region's Gym Leaders.
• Except forUnova, at least one Elite Four representative from each region introduced up toGeneration VIII appeared inPokémon Journeys: The Series.
• The Unova Elite Four are the only Elite Four where all members have at least one type advantage over another.
• The BB League Elite Four is the only Elite Four whose members use a full team of six Pokémon for their initial battles.
• Drayton informally names parts of the Elite Four by replacing “Four” with the number of people he is referring to; i.e. “Elite One”, “Elite Two”, and “Elite Three”.
• Every Elite Four has featured at least one specialist representing the Ghost, Psychic, or Dragon type.

Name origin

The Japanese name of the Elite Four literally translates to theFour Heavenly Kings, a term of Buddhist origins that refers to the group of fourguardian deities presiding over each of the four cardinal directions. By extension, it connotes an ensemble of four leaders in a particular field, akin to theBig Four in English.

The English translation of "the big four" had also appeared in the Japanese and Korean version ofPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

In other languages

References

Related articles

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