Pokemon Y Can You Fight the Elite Four Again

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Welcome to the Pokémon League! You lot've struggled long and hard to get here, and your efforts are most to deport fruit. There are five more than battles standing between yous and the Pokémon League Championship, each of them more than difficult than anything you lot've faced before. Are you ready to bring the League to its knees?

Pokémon League

Bated from a Pokémon Centre out front end, the League itself consists of an enormous castle. Enter the castle and, eventually, you lot'll detect your way to a non-descript room with iv rooms. Each of these rooms contains a fellow member of the Aristocracy Four. You tin can fight them in any lodge you wish, using the colour of the balconies over their doors as a guide: grey for Wikstrom, red for Malva, regal for Drasna, and blue for Siebold. (Thanks to Samuel03 for pointing out the colours.) Y'all must defeat all four Elite Iv members before you can advance to the final boxing against the Champion.

(Notation: I tried to coax as many moves out of the Aristocracy Four as I could while contesting. About of the time I simply managed to go two or three of the four moves for their Pokémon. If anybody gets hit by a move I didn't listing—quite likely—allow me know in the comments and I'll throw it into my commentary. Thanks!)

Pinnacle Left – Aristocracy Four Wikstrom, Steel-Type User

Klefki, level 63

Non the strongest beginning in the world for Wikstrom. Klefki is largely there to set up Spikes to injure your Pokémon throughout the match. Across that, it loves to employ Flash Cannon, which merely really hurts Ice- and Fairy-types. Bring out a Fire-type and you can fry Klefki hands. Anything with a special attack that tin featherbed Steel (Sater, for example—gotta dearest Surf) shouldn't take a difficult time either.

Probopass, level 63

A bizarre creature to the end, Probopass is all over the identify. Earth Ability, Discharge, Wink Cannon . . . it can put a decent hurt on most of your Pokémon, but it's not that great at dominating in any respect. It'south also painfully slow. The simply real difficulty hither is picking a move blazon that will injure it badly, and, again, your best choice is Water. Surf! Try to utilize a move that targets Special Defense, at whatsoever rate—Probopass is very durable.

Aegislash, level 63

If you haven't faced an Aegislash yet (not likely, unless you own i) you're in for a weird experience. It's capable of switching betwixt two formes, 1 defensive (it always starts here) and one offensive. Its set on and defense stats bandy accordingly. Your best bet is to bring out a Pokémon it will happily assault—say, something information technology tin can hit with Shadow Claw—and forcefulness it to transform. Thereafter information technology volition be both slow and vulnerable to simply about any assail, and so long as y'all don't try Normal- or Fighting-type moves.

Scizor, level 65

Quite the offensive wonder, Scizor is both fast and stiff. Information technology likes to use stiff moves like Fe Caput to bring your team's HP down, then finished them off with a Bullet Punch which will near always go first. On the plus side, Scizor is non that dandy confronting special attacks, and it is downright atrocious if you happen to have a Burn down-blazon user on your squad. Use a Fire-type move of near every kind and you'll severely damage Scizor. Wooo!

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Summit Right – Aristocracy Four Malva, Fire-Blazon User

Pyroar, level 63

Pyroar is most annoying equally a debuffer, thanks largely to Noble Roar which volition lower your Pokémon'southward Attack and Special Assail stats. It so tends to endeavor to Hyper Voice y'all into oblivion, though not with a ton of luck. Pretty straightforward, really; Water- or Fighting-type moves will bring Pyroar down. But be certain to swap out any Pokémon striking by Noble Roar, equally they volition be substantially weaker attackers.

Torkoal, level 63

What a hurting. This Torkoal is similar to ane yous fought on Victory Road in that it likes to use Convulsion nigh of the time, only the caveat is that information technology will use Curse multiple times to power up before it swaps to Earthquake. Past then it will be and so strong that Earthquake will level just about anything. A special Water-type movement is ideal, or, if y'all hitting it early, a very strong Basis-type movement . . . like Convulsion.

Talonflame, level 63

This fight is likely to be short and painful. Talonflame loves Dauntless Bird, and volition use it over and over again, depleting its own health a footling each time while massacring yours. I highly propose bringing in a Rock-type to rebuff the effects of Brave Bird and Stone Edging it to death. Unless you're confident in the speed of your Pokémon, I don't suggest something with a low Defense. Talonflame is very fragile, so one or two hits at well-nigh should practice it. Try not to utilize physical attacks! Flame Body is a very annoying ability!

Chandelure, level 65

Ow. Though it's hardly durable, Chandelure can mow through your team with a combination of Confuse Ray and several powerful attacks, including Flamethrower and Shadow Brawl, both of which receive STAB harm. A stiff, very fast Water-type is recommended for this fight, as Chandelure doesn't really have anything with which to combat Water-types. Dark-types aren't bad either—indeed, Houndoom might be 1 of the best choices for this Chandelure.

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Bottom Left – Elite Four Drasna, Dragon-Type User

Dragalge, level 63

Oddly-typed, to be sure, but potent enough. Dragalge is an offensive Pokémon, and it likes to utilize a combo of Dragon Pulse and Thunderbolt to damage enemies. Surf comes out occasionally, every bit well, depending on who you lot ship out, but non as often as the other two moves. Basis isn't a bad choice, nor is some other dragon. Exist conscientious deploying a Fairy-blazon—it is function Poison, after all.

Altaria, level 63

Hey, look, Dragon Pulse. What a surprise. Altaria too likes to bust out Sing, which has a l-fifty take a chance of putting your Pokémon to sleep. Annoying, but non a deal-breaker. The simply thing it can practice effectively is stall with Cotton Guard; otherwise, a pushover for most of your battlers. Ice will maul Altaria.

Druddigon, level 63

Straight-upwardly destructive power. Druddigon will utilize a serial of concrete attacks to wipe you out, and maybe its most destructive is Revenge, as y'all'll usually need more ane hit to wipe information technology out. Stick to special attacks that will bypass its less stellar Special Defense.

Noivern, level 65

Super Fang? Don't come across that too often on an Elite Four Pokémon, but Noivern uses it to bang-up event in weakening your team. It'due south also a big fan of Dragon Pulse, and is fast enough to outspeed most of your Pokémon unless yous're at a substantially higher level. Rock-type moves will batter its head, and Dragon-type is always an option, though sending out another dragon that'southward non very fast is risky. Water ice will decimate Noivern, even more thoroughly than Altaria.

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Bottom Correct – Elite 4 Siebold, Water-Type User

Clawitzer, level 63

Clawitzer seems straightforward, but it can surprise you with Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse and Aureola Sphere, hitting reasonably hard with all 3. It'southward also no slouch in its native Water-type attacking with Water Pulse, which may misfile your Pokémon. Fortunately, Clawitzer is not that durable, and you can commonly wipe it out in 1 or two hits. Information technology's likewise slow, so endeavour and get it before information technology can target one of your weaknesses.

Starmie, level 63

Surf, Surf, Surf. Starmie loves to use Surf, and it's practiced at it. It's also skillful at using Low-cal Screen to buffer your special attacks, which, in its ain way, tin be more troublesome than Surf. Starmie is quite fast, so you're probably amend off deploying a Pokémon that tin can resist Water-type attacks and has lots of HP. Wipe this thing out in one hitting with a Dark-type move, preferably—it'due south not that buff. Be careful not to deploy the wrong Pokémon, every bit it'southward got Dazzling Gleam and tin do plenty of damage with it.

Gyarados, level 63

Bring out electricity and this fight is a piece of cake. Fail to do so and it gets trickier. Gyarados has a lot of hard-hitting moves—Earthquake and Waterfall are the meanest, though Ice Fang is no slouch either—and information technology'south quite happy to use them. The pain they cause gets exponentially worse the more information technology uses Dragon Dance. Take it out very quickly, before it can use Dragon Dance too many times, or you may not be able to handle Gyarados. Again, a solid Electric-blazon movement is your best bet.

Barbaracle, level 65

Siebold rounds out the fight with a strictly-physical Pokémon. Barbaracle is proficient at taking hits, and it can dish out a substantial amount of harm with Cross Chop, Razor Shell, and the all-powerful Stone Edge. Even so, it's probably 1 of his easier Pokémon to defeat thanks to a four-times weakness to Grass-blazon moves, every bit well every bit a relatively depression speed. It's also lacking in substantial moves that can finish Grass-types. Barring that, electricity isn't bad, nor are special attacks in general.

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Beat the Elite Four and the door at the end of the room volition open up . . . and beyond . . . the Champion. Heal up, so head in and take her on!

Champion Diantha

Hawlucha, level 64

They've been strong earlier; no reason to think the Champion's Hawlucha will be any different. This gal likes to beefiness up first with Swords Dance before unleashing a strong assault with moves similar Flying Press, which really, really hurts, even if it's not super effective. Fortunately, Hawlucha suffers from a so-so Speed and fairly terrible Special Defense. Psychic- and Electric-type moves are great for wiping it out rapidly.

Tyrantrum, level 65

Information technology has a few attacks—Dragon Claw is a good example of something to avert—just in most cases, Tyrantrum will use Head Smash over and over until your Pokémon goes splat. (Which it normally will. Head Smash is painful.) Tyrantrum is encumbered to a quadruple weakness against Ice-type moves, though, and will crumble into dust if you lot bring out, say, Ice Beam. It also has a poor Special Defense in general, so virtually Fairy-type moves, as well as something neutral like Surf, will shatter Tyrantrum.

Aurorus, level 65

Aurorus is the team's buffer. It volition use Reflect and Light Screen to bolster its side, then try to striking you with relatively weak Thunder blasts. Fighting-blazon moves are fantastic against this Pokémon; ideally, you lot'll want to utilize Brick Break to rip down the defenses it has prepare to protect the balance of its team.

Gourgeist, level 65

Though it seems similar i of the bottom Pokémon in Diantha'due south arsenal, don't underestimate Gourgeist. It tin use the move Pull a fast one on-or-Treat, which turns ane of your Pokémon into a Ghost-blazon, bold it wasn't 1 already. It volition and so follow up with Phantom Forcefulness for a very quick impale. You want to launch a powerful attack at it immediately. Burn down is good, as are other Ghost-blazon moves.

Goodra, level 66

Goodra has some excellent defenses, and information technology's quite proficient at attacking its fellow dragons, even if information technology's a bit irksome in the process. It'southward also proficient at surprising your side with Muddy Water, which is quite powerful. Well-nigh other dragons are faster than information technology, so you're fairly safe sending 1 out . . . just, once again, only if it'south a reasonably-fast dragon, and preferably one with a very strong Dragon-blazon motion, such as Outrage.

Gardevoir, level 68

Always the terminal Pokémon on Diantha's squad to rear its caput, Gardevoir volition brainstorm the battle by evolving into Mega Gardevoir. This will turn it into a swift, powerful Dragon- and Dark-blazon killer with Moonblast. Information technology'due south also no slouch confronting other foes with its loftier Special Attack stat, particularly if it uses Shadow Ball. Fortunately, Gardevoir is Not very good against Steel-type Pokémon, and y'all'll probably have at least 1 of those kicking effectually. The only weakness covered between the two types is Bug; otherwise, you can target every bit you lot please and bring it down. Use physical moves, since its Defense is not that great. Potent, simply hardly invincible.

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And that's that! You've beaten the Pokémon League Champion! Watch the credits . . .

And . . .

And . . .

. . .

Oh, i more boxing? Sure, why not.

Pokémon Trainer AZ

Torkoal, level 60

Sigilyph, level 60

Golurk, level 60

You but beat the Champion. This guy'due south not bad, but . . . y'know. You'll exist fine.

Okay. Now the credits roll. Woo!

Post-Game Stuff

Most things in the post-game belong in their own articles. Nevertheless, there are a few pocket-sized items that volition fit nicely here.

• Immediately later the game is washed, you'll start up over again in Vaniville Boondocks. Shauna will be waiting exterior your house, and she'll have a Pokémon to merchandise to you: the first version of her starter (Froakie, Chespin, or Fennekin). You tin merchandise her absolutely any Pokémon you similar, including nothings from your box that y'all simply defenseless for your Pokédex. Highly recommended! It's not like you were going to use that Zigzagoon anyway! (The Pokémon you go volition have a goofy proper noun, so, uh, savour.)
• Fly out to Lumiose City and have a expect in Lumiose Station, on the Northward Boulevard. (But take a cab. Information technology's and then much faster, and you lot surely have the coin to spare now.) When you gear up foot inside, Sycamore's two assistants will upgrade your Pokédex to the National Pokédex, allowing you to catch any P okémon that has always existed. Neat.
• Speaking of Sycamore, he's standing on the platform in Lumiose Station. He'll requite you a TMV Laissez passer for Kiloude City, the only urban center on the map which you haven't notwithstanding visited. Ooooo!
• Back in Lumiose, caput for the Pokémon Lab. Speak to the scientist by the fancy control console on the 2nd floor and he'll give yous a Poke Radar. This handy device will let yous to track Pokémon in clumps of grass or flowers.
• Once more in Lumiose, head to the buffet where you lot commencement met the Champion. (It's downwardly the street from the Pokémon Lab, to your left, on the right side of the street.) Speak to Diantha and she'll offering to trade you a Ralts, and, similar Shauna, she'll trade it for absolutely annihilation. No big take hold of, there . . . except that the Ralts is conveying Gardevoirite. Score! (Thanks to Pyroman for this one.)

Pokémon master on August 31, 2019:

The first Pokémon drasna sended out used Surf

Person on November 11, 2013:

Noivern also knows air slash

Koganei on November x, 2013:

Hawlucha also uses X-scissor (which is the just move it has that tin can striking opposing Aegislashes, equally it's allowed to both Flying Printing and Poison Jab).

Also, don't forget that Steel is also an amazing type for taking downwardly...well, all of the Champion's Pokémon, but peculiarly Aurorus (4x weakness, holla!)

Also as well, every bit to Mr. Johnson's comment, Aegislash cannot Fighting-type moves unless Odor Sleuth or Foresight has been used, or the Pokémon using it has the ability Scrappy (which is likely what happened).

Likewise also besides, for anyone who watches the end credits, first time we've had a theme song with lyrics! I found it pretty absurd since they matched up perfectly with the melody :-)

Finally, don't know if I mentioned it in previous posts, simply nifty job Matt, and thanks!

Nooooooooooah on November ten, 2013:

You guys are Pokémon level 62-69 good

Ree on November 10, 2013:

Anyone notice that your pokémon don't get whatever feel when battling AZ??

Nhatram on November 09, 2013:

You made two mistakes on Malva and Wikstrom.Talonflame is level 65 for Malva.Aegislash is level 65 for Wikstrom.Promise you don't make this mistake once more MattWritestuff.

dayna on November 05, 2013:

hawlucha has poison jab. scared me a scrap as i had sent out my sylveon lmao.

Mr Johnson on November 02, 2013:

Y'all got an error with Wikstrom's aegislash. Fighting attacks volition be able to striking information technology and it volition be super constructive! Most people don't relise this, as fighting type attacks exercise not affect ghost types at all.

Kelsey on November 02, 2013:

Very helpful, thank you! While I was fighting Chandelure, I brought out my Slowbro. It couldn't affect me with misfile ray, and surf wiped information technology out completely!

Devium on November 01, 2013:

lol all of you lot ppl are and then funny , i beat the elite four starting time try , didn't fifty-fifty heal my pokémon , went inside at lvl 80 , killed a couple with HM move Cutting

kim on October 30, 2013:

You can likewise take hold of Moltress when you did the pokémon league you will encounter him just similar suicune, entei and raikou in silverish/gilded

Felipe on Oct 30, 2013:

Subsequently elite four, get to pokémon hamlet. At that place is a cave, mewtwo is inside ready to be caught

M on Oct 28, 2013:

Btw hawlucha'due south got poison jab, didn't do much tho :P

Devyn on October 27, 2013:

Probopass has Sturdy.

Nathan on Oct 27, 2013:

Hawlucha used some kind of poison motion on my Charizard. Non certain what information technology was as I looked away when it said the move but information technology looked like a agglomeration of small majestic projectiles that poisoned my Charizard. Didn't see anything mentioned that could be it.

Jonathan M. Grand. on October 27, 2013:

Forgot to mention: You lot get Mewtwonite there two!!!!!

Jonathan G. Yard. on October 27, 2013:

Some other Mail-Game perk.

Fly to Snow-belle city and go t the winding woods, then get to the place you met the Snow-belle gym leader and walk directly, then surf and at that place is a dungeon you can't enter before you've won over the elite four and the champion.

There yous can catch Mewtwo!

pokemaniac on October 27, 2013:

where is my rival afterward chirapsia the elite four

Puffin on October 26, 2013:

Burn down Pledge all Wikstrom'southward, H2o Pledge all Malva's, Dazzling Gleam all Drasna'due south, Thunderbolt all Siebold's. On the Champ Thunderbolt on Hawlucha, Dazzling Gleam on Tyrantrum and Goodra, Fire Pledge on Aurorus and Gourgeist, finish Gardevoir with Shadow Ball.

Puffin on October 26, 2013:

Y'all can wipe the floor with only 3 Pokémon. Gengar taught Thunderbolt and Dazzling Gleam also Shadow Ball will wipe Mega Gardevoir out, a fire type I used Charizard and Burn Pledge and a water type I used Blastoise and H2o Pledge.

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on October 25, 2013:

Damn, I practise, also. I was cutting and pasting them all over the place when I first wrote this then I guess I got them mixed upwards at some point. Sorry about that.

Jinx on Oct 25, 2013:

You lot accept the rooms for the Steel and Fire Trainers switched, I totally well-nigh walked into the Fire room prepared for Steel.

Jonathan on Oct 25, 2013:

Altaria besides uses Moonblast.

DeCipher120 on Oct 24, 2013:

I believe gardevoir knows psychic. Also, gourgeist CANNOT make a quick kill; phantom force is horrible. Hawlucha tin can easily exist killed by flying type moves too.

johnny x on October 24, 2013:

simply wiped the whole elite four with mega charizard x

Raphaim on October 23, 2013:

sick be honest. i went through the unabridged elite four with agislash and blazikon. blazikon using power upwards punch flare rush brave bird and heaven uppercut. agislash basically there to revive blazikon

Josh1416 on October 23, 2013:

Goodra also has Burn down Smash.

bhayes2337 on Oct 23, 2013:

This post really seemed to help. Breezed past elite four with my eeveeloution line upwardly. Vaporeon for malva, jolteon for siebold, flareon on wikstrom and sylveon on drasna. Gnaw wasn't to hard either.

Hollyshadow on October 23, 2013:

I am very disappointed that they only made four legendary pokémon available during the whole game. Soulsilver had more ten!

Hollyshadow on October 23, 2013:

Dragagle is weak to psychic types

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on October 23, 2013:

Yeah. I was a piddling disappointed with the Elite Iv and the Champion this time effectually. I like the Exp. Share mechanic well enough, but it makes your squad waaaaaay too powerful past the terminate of the game. I probably could've wiped the floor with all five trainers on my first endeavour, but I was trying too hard to see all the moves for each pokémon and got my team browbeaten a few times.

Only, y'all know, have to make the battles sound a piddling exciting in the descriptions.

swag on October 23, 2013:

I could very easily defeat the entire E4 and champion with a Lapras (with the HM moves, Thunderbolt, and Water ice Beam) and a decent Fire or Fighting blazon.

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on Oct 23, 2013:

Fine, I'll reevaluate the Hawlucha. It went upwards against my Tyrantrum when I first fought the thing, though, and information technology'due south easily the slowest pokémon on my squad.

y master on October 23, 2013:

eddle pate-lol ur so right-hawkchula is so damn fast...or my pokémon r and so damn ho-hum :)

Charizard Y on October 23, 2013:

merely beat them all thanks matt couldn't have done it without your insight.

Eddie Pate from Belmont, California on October 22, 2013:

Holy crap, y'all take got to exist kidding! Hawlucha suffers from so-and so speed? It has 118 base speed! That is not and so-so speed.

Lighting07 on October 22, 2013:

That was way to like shooting fish in a barrel. Expected a big fight or something. Having a Pokémon with their weakness and having it i. The mid-70s wipes that person clean. The Champion is a big push button-over too. She didn't fifty-fifty use a HyperPotion.

taylor on October 21, 2013:

actually i wiped the floor with drasna using my xerneas, moonblast is such a good motion when it comes to dragon types.

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on October 21, 2013:

Cheers. I figured it was Water Pulse or Surf. Kind of ironic that I couldn't go the defended water-blazon to use a stupid water-type motion.

Robin on October 21, 2013:

Clawitzer has water pulse

Aprostidude on October 21, 2013:

That is correct, lightning. It'due south a pain

Lightning07 on October twenty, 2013:

Is it true you can't become to the Pokémon Center during the whole league claiming?

Pokemon111111111111111111111111111 on October xx, 2013:

I'grand so scared to battle the elite 4.

ned on October 20, 2013:

if you got it, blaziken can sweep easily against wikstrom, blastoise against malva, and druddigon against drasna

Arisachan on October 20, 2013:

That was so helpful!!! Thanks a lot!!

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on October 20, 2013:

Huh. I didn't observe that at all. Improve stick that in. Thanks!

Samuel03 on October xx, 2013:

In that location is one mode to discover out which aristocracy 4 is in which room. You see, Above the doors is a piddling balcony looking thing and each balustrade is painted with a unlike color: Purple for dragon, Gray for steel, Blueish for water and Red for fire. Promise this helps!!

Matt Bird (author) from Canada on October 19, 2013:

Oooo, that's a skilful i. Thanks. I'g a flake burnt out on Pokémon tonight later on slogging through Victory Road and the Champion battle, but I'll verify that tomorrow and stick it in. Oasis't done much of annihilation on the post-game content withal.

Pyroman on October xix, 2013:

Some other after the game fact: If y'all become to the cafe in Lumiose where you initially met Diantha (on South Boulevard across from the gate to route 5), she'll merchandise you lot a Ralts just like Shauna does. Might not seem special but the Ralts she gives you is conveying Gardevoirite.

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