The Unova League breaks with tradition: the four Elite Four members wait for you in four towers arranged around a large statue, and you face them in whatever order you like. Once all four are beaten, the statue opens onto the Champion’s path.
- Objective
- Defeat the four Elite Four members
- Opponents
- Shauntal (Ghost), Grimsley (Dark), Caitlin (Psychic), Marshal (Fighting)
- Recommended level
- 50 to 52
🏛️Before you enter
The entrance building houses a Pokémon Center. Stock up on Hyper Potions, Full Restores and Revives before heading up: you’ll be chaining battles, and each Elite Four member has four Pokémon around level 48 to 50. Our guide The Elite Four and Alder details each team and suggests the best counters.
👻Shauntal, the Ghost specialist
Shauntal
Ghost
- Psychic
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Grass Knot
Ability: Mummy
- Surf
- Brine
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
Ability: Cursed Body
- Psychic
- Fire Blast
- Shadow Ball
- Payback
Ability: Flame Body
- Shadow Punch
- Curse
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
Ability: Iron Fist
All of her Pokémon fear Dark and Ghost attacks. A Krookodile, a Bisharp or a Mandibuzz with Crunch or Night Slash cleans house. Watch out: all of them are immune to Normal and Fighting attacks, and Chandelure (level 50) hits very hard with Fire Blast and Shadow Ball.
🐺Grimsley, the Dark specialist
Grimsley
Dark
- Sand Attack
- Crunch
- Poison Jab
- Brick Break
Ability: Moxie
- Crunch
- Foul Play
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
Ability: Intimidate
- Night Slash
- Metal Claw
- X-Scissor
- Aerial Ace
Ability: Defiant
- Night Slash
- Aerial Ace
- Fake Out
- Attract
Ability: Limber
Fighting and Bug attacks are your best weapons. Bisharp (level 50), Dark and Steel, takes quadruple damage from Fighting. Krookodile knows Earthquake: don’t send out an Electric-type Pokémon against it. Scrafty, Fighting and Dark, fears Flying and Fighting above all.
🔮Caitlin, the Psychic specialist
Caitlin
Psychic
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Energy Ball
- Thunder
Ability: Magic Guard
- Psychic
- Air Slash
- Shadow Ball
- Ice Beam
Ability: Wonder Skin
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Shadow Ball
- Charge Beam
Ability: Synchronize
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
Ability: Frisk
Bug, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Her Pokémon cover their weaknesses well with Shadow Ball, Energy Ball or Thunder: bet on Dark-type Pokémon, which are also immune to Psychic. Gothitelle (level 50) can boost its Special stats with Calm Mind: don’t give it the time.
👊Marshal, the Fighting specialist
Marshal
Fighting
- Storm Throw
- Stone Edge
- Payback
- Bulldoze
Ability: Guts
- Karate Chop
- Stone Edge
- Grass Knot
- Retaliate
Ability: Sturdy
- Hammer Arm
- Stone Edge
- Grass Knot
- Retaliate
Ability: Sheer Force
- Jump Kick
- U-turn
- Rock Slide
- Retaliate
Ability: Inner Focus
Flying and Psychic attacks sweep his team. An Unfezant, a Braviary, a Swoobat or a Gothitelle/Reuniclus works wonders. Beware of Stone Edge, which three of his Pokémon know, and of Mienshao (level 50), very fast, with U-turn and Jump Kick.
👑The Champion’s room
Once all four members are beaten, the passage to the Champion’s room opens in the heart of the building. But you arrive too late: N has already defeated Alder, with the help of his legendary dragon. Alder, exhausted, could do nothing. N then announces the next part of his plan, and the ground begins to shake…
Next step: N’s Castle.
