Elite Four (Hoenn)

Hoenn Elite Four

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Location Pokémon League Hoenn Champion Steven

Members Sidney Phoebe Glacia Drake

The Hoenn Elite Four is a quartet of prodigious trainers challengers must defeat before battling Steven, the champion. They are challengeable at the Pokémon League Hoenn upon acquiring all of Hoenn‘s badges.

Hoenn Elite Four

The player must fight five difficult trainers, and it is suggested to use Pokémons from previous regions, as the leveling areas of Hoenn are not as good as those available in Kanto and Johto. Each trainer will fight with a full team of 6 Pokémon.

The player will have to fight the five following trainers:

• Sidney, a Dark type master.
• Phoebe, a Ghost type master.
• Glacia, an Ice type master.
• Drake, a Dragon type master.
• Steven, the Champion who uses Steel types.

Sidney

Sidney will be the first member of the Elite Four waiting for the player. Using a full Psychic monotype team, he will be particularly vulnerable to Fighting, Bug and Fairy types. Both Fighting and Bug type Pokémon have a few of his Pokemon to watch out for super effective moves, but Fairy Pokémons are left completely unchecked. It is to note that his Absol will always deal powerful Critical hits, potentially taking down Pokémon who have relied on defensive buffs.

Sidney’s Lineup
Mightyena Nature Ability Item Adamant Intimidate Sitrus Berry Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 Taunt Dark Status — 100 Scary Face Normal Status — 100	Shiftry Nature Ability Item Timid Chlorophyll None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 Toxic Poison Status — 90
Zoroark Nature Ability Item Timid Illusion None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Night Daze Dark Special 85 95 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —	Cacturne Nature Ability Item Adamant Sand Veil None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 Payback Dark Physical 50 100 Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 Swords Dance Normal Status — —
Sharpedo Nature Ability Item Adamant Speed Boost None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 Skull Bash Normal Physical 100 100 Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95	Absol Nature Ability Item Jolly Super Luck Scope Lens Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 Swords Dance Normal Status — — Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 Slash Normal Physical 70 100
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Phoebe

Phoebe is the Ghost type trainer, and only has two Pokémons with secondary typing. Dark and Ghost moves will be very efficient against her. However, with over half of her Pokémons knowing Will-O-Wisp, getting in physically could prove to be hard. Defensively, Dark and Normal type Pokémons will have an easy time, blocking all the Ghost moves, but they will have to be careful of her Dusknoir‘s Brick Break.

Phoebe’s Lineup
Dusclops Nature Ability Item Careful Pressure None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 Hex Ghost Special 65 100	Banette Nature Ability Item Adamant Cursed Body Sitrus Berry Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —
Sableye Nature Ability Item Modest Prankster None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 Calm Mind Psychic Status — —	Chandelure Nature Ability Item Timid Flame Body None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 Pain Split Normal Status — — Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85
Mismagius Nature Ability Item Modest Levitate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100 Mystical Fire Fire Special 75 100	Dusknoir Nature Ability Item Adamant Pressure Leftovers Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 60 100 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 Pain Split Normal Status — — Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Glacia

Glacia is the Ice type Elite four, and the player will have to be ready to fight under the hail. Two of her Pokemon, Abomasnow and Vanilluxe, have the ability Snow Warning, and her Pokémon will make full use of it. Ice being a very offensive type while having a very varied moveset amongst her Pokémon, playing defensively is going to be difficult, and as such it is recommended to go offensively with super effective moves. Fire and Rock Pokémons may however not be the most ideal types, due to the very large amount of super effective move she has against those types.

Glacia’s Lineup
Abomasnow Nature Ability Item Adamant Snow Warning None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120 100 Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Grass Whistle Grass Status — 55	Froslass Nature Ability Item Timid Snow Cloak None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100
Beartic Nature Ability Item Jolly Slush Rush None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 95 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 Swords Dance Normal Status — — Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90	Vanilluxe Nature Ability Item Modest Snow Warning None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 Toxic Poison Status — 90 Autotomize Steel Status — —
Glalie Nature Ability Item Modest Ice Body Sitrus Berry Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Freeze-Dry Ice Special 70 100 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100	Walrein Nature Ability Item Quiet Thick Fat Leftovers Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100 Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 Surf Water Special 90 100 Toxic Poison Status — 90
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Drake

Just like his name implies, Drake is the Dragon type trainer, and unlike Lance, every of his Pokémon has the type. Fairy Pokémons will thus have a significant advantage, at least until his Dragalge. However, with three double weaknesses to Ice, any Pokémon that knows an Ice move will also prove to be very useful in the battle, especially if they can outspeed his Pokémon. Setting up against him might prove to be difficult, as his Altaria will attempt to disrupt set-ups with Sing, and his other Pokémon all boast strong power.

Drake’s Lineup
Altaria Nature Ability Item Timid Cloud Nine None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100 Moonblast Fairy Special 95 100 Sing Normal Status — 55 Cotton Guard Grass Status — —	Flygon Nature Ability Item Naive Levitate Sitrus Berry Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Boomburst Normal Special 140 100 Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85
Kingdra Nature Ability Item Adamant Sniper None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status — —	Haxorus Nature Ability Item Jolly Mold Breaker None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status — —
Dragalge Nature Ability Item Modest Poison Point None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Toxic Poison Status — 90 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 Thunder Electric Special 110 70 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80	Salamence Nature Ability Item Hasty Intimidate Life Orb Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Steven

Steven may be a Steel type specialist, but three of his Pokémon are lacking the type, instead being of the two other Sandstorm-resistant types Ground and Rock. That said, his team is very defensive, while mostly lacking in speed and offense, at least until his signature Pokémon Metagross. Most of his Pokémon can increase their own stats, and can become very powerful if unlucky. Ironically, Steel type Pokémon resist the entirity of Steven’s Pokémons up to his Metagross, with no normal effective without a secondary typing, and will make the battle very easy, especially if they can heal themselves and either set-up or remove stat changes with a move like Whirlwind.

Steven’s Lineup
Skarmory Nature Ability Item Adamant Sturdy Sitrus Berry Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — Whirlwind Normal Status — — Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100	Claydol Nature Ability Item Mild Levitate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Extrasensory Psychic Special 80 100 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 Sandstorm Ground Status — —
Aggron Nature Ability Item Adamant Sturdy None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Autotomize Steel Status — — Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 Iron Defense Steel Status — — Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80	Cradily Nature Ability Item Modest Storm Drain None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 Recover Normal Status — —
Armaldo Nature Ability Item Adamant Battle Armor None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100	Metagross Nature Ability Item Jolly Clear Body Leftovers Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Meteor Mash Steel Physical 90 90 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 Rock Polish Rock Status — —
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.