As is typically the case, the battle against the Elite Four and their Champion is complicated by the fact that you must battle each trainer in a row. That already grueling marathon setup is complicated by the fact that each member of the Elite Four brings wildly different Pokémon to the fights. That means you’ll need to have access to a pretty impressive array of Pokémon in order to survive this challenge. While the battle against the Elite Four in Scarlet and Violet isn’t as tough as previous Elite Four battles, these trainers can still give you plenty of trouble if you don’t know what to expect. As such, here’s a look at which Pokémon each trainer brings to the fight and how to counter those lineups.
To cut through some of that confusion, please note that you only need to get the questions regarding the previous Gym leaders correct in order to proceed. To be even more specific, here are the answers you need to give to challenge the Elite Four: Cortondo Gym: Katy, BugArtazon Gym: Brassius, GrassCascarrafa Gym: Kofu, WaterLevincia Gym: Iono, ElectricMedali Gym: Larry, NormalGlaseado Gym: Grusha, IceMontenevera Gym: Ryme, GhostAlfornada Gym: Tulip, Psychic Don’t be thrown off by any of the curveballs and confusing language Rika may use during the quiz. As long as you provide the answers above, you’ll be able to move on.
The Elite Four: Rika’s Pokémon Lineup and How to Beat It
Whiscash (Water/Ground)Camerupt (Fire/Ground)Donphan (Ground)Dugtrio (Ground)Clodsire (Ground/Poison) Rika is a Ground-based Pokémonspecialist who brings out Whiscash first and only leans more into that type theme from there.
The Elite Four: Poppy’s Pokémon Lineup and How to Beat It
Copperajah (Steel)Magnezone (Steel/Psychic)Bronzong (Flying/Steel)Corviknight (Electric/Steel)Tinkaton (Fairy/Steel) Taken on their own, Poppy’s Steel-based Pokémon are already incredibly tough (it’s kind of their thing). What really makes this fight annoying, though, is the fact that two of Poppy’s Pokémon (Bronzong and Corviknight) have abilities that make them immune to Ground-type attacks. That means that one of your most readily available Steel counters is out the window for a good portion of the fight. That being the case, Fire and Fighting Pokémon are your best bets, with Fire Pokémon really shining throughout much of the battle. If you’ve got a couple of reliable Fire-types on your roster, you should be able to survive this prolonged fight.
The Elite Four: Larry’s Pokémon Lineup and How to Beat It
Tropius (Grass/Flying)Altaria (Dragon/Flying)Staraptor (Normal/Flying)Oricorio (Electric/Flying)Flamigo (Fighting/Flying) Larry returns, but he’s exchanged his previous lineup for some Flying-type Pokémon with dual-type kickers that eliminate some obvious counters and open up others.
The Elite Four: Hassel’s Pokemon Lineup and How to Beat It
Noivern (Dragon/Flying)Dragalge (Poison/Dragon)Flapple (Grass/Dragon)Haxorus (Dragon)Baxcalibur (Ice/Dragon) As you probably guessed, Hasel’s lineup of Dragon-type Pokémon is incredibly tough to get through. Not only are each of the Pokémon in Hassel’s lineup individually quite powerful, but there aren’t a ton of obvious Dragon counters you can rely on to cheese your way through this fight. Honestly, your only great option is a solid lineup of Fairy-type Pokémon. If you don’t happen to have such a lineup available (good Fairy-type Pokémon can be tough to come by), then you may have to rely on your own Dragons as well as any heavy hitters that don’t suffer from obvious weaknesses.
The Elite Four: Geeta’s Pokémon Lineup and How to Beat It
Espartha (Psychic)Avalugg (Ice)Kingambit (Dark/Steel)Gogoat (Grass)Veluza (Water/Psychic)Glimmora (Poison/Rock) Geeta is the Champion of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which means that longtime Pokémon fans should know roughly what to expect from her. She not only brings more Pokémon to the fight than the members of the Elite Four, but most of her Pokemon boast wildly different types that make it that much more difficult to find obvious counters. The one thing you really want to watch out for is Glimmora’s Toxic Debris ability which poisons your Pokémon whenever Glimmora suffers physical damage. You’ll want to change your strategy a bit at that point to not only counter Glimmora’s types but work around that ability as best as you are able.
