Lance

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Lance (Japanese: ワタル Wataru) is a , a member of the Indigo Elite Four in Generations , , and , and the Pokémon Champion of the Indigo Plateau in Generations and .
==In the core series games==
===Character profile===
In Generations I, , and , Lance is the fourth and final member of the Kanto Elite Four. He must be defeated before facing /, the Pokémon League Champion. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is revealed he has a Key Stone and Charizardite X, which he uses in rematches against the after they become Champion. By the Generation II and games, he has proceeded to become Pokémon League Champion, due to taking a leave of absence from his position to continue his training at Mt. Silver, and leaving Lance to take Red's place as Champion.
He raises Pokémon and Pokémon that are dragon-like in appearance, which are both hard to catch and raise, and prefers the superiority of Dragon-type Pokémon, believing them to be virtually indestructible.
Known as a cool and heroic Trainer, Lance has a large fan following and seems to like capes, as he is often seen buying identical capes at the Celadon Department Store.
Lance's grandfather is the elder of a famous clan of Dragon Masters. Clair is his cousin, and his hometown is Blackthorn City.
In the Generation II games and their remakes, the player first encounters Lance at the Lake of Rage, where he watches the player battle the Red Gyarados. Afterwards, he appears in Mahogany Town to help the player fight Team Rocket at the Team Rocket HQ. Lance rewards the player with the HM for for helping him put an end to Team Rocket's sinister plans. In the remakes, he also teams up with the player in a Multi Battle against Ariana during these events. In , he and Clair can also be faced in another Multi Battle at Dragon's Den during the post-game.
In , Lance represents Johto at the Pokémon World Tournament, taking part in the Champions Tournament.
In , , Professor Kukui reveals that he challenged Lance at one point, with Pokémon Masters EX specifying that was the Indigo League Champion at that time. The end result of their battle is unknown, however.
===Appearance===
Lance is often depicted as a tall young man with athletic build, carmine-colored spiky hair and brown eyes. He often seen wearing a cape in all of his outfits. In Generation I, he wears a black shirt and a red jacket over it. On his shoulders is a cape that is red on the outside and black in the inside. He wears black jeans with red lines and a belt with a gold dragon-shaped buckle. He also wears red boots
In Generation II, Lance wears a black suit with red lines on them and a black-colored belt. His cape is now black on the outside and red inside. He wears black boots with red lines.
In , Lance has blue eyes and wears a blue suit with orange color around his sleeves and on the chest area. He also wears a dark belt around his waist, some brown boots with orange heels, and a brown cloak, which is red on the inside.
In , Lance wears a medieval-looking navy blue tunic with red-orange trim, a brown belt around his waist, and large black boots with orange two rings around the top of each boot. The cuffs of his long sleeves are black with orange zigzagging trim separating the cuff from the navy blue part of the sleeve. He sports a long, flowing cape around his neck which is black on the outside and crimson red on the inside.
In , Lance's attire is noticeably more casual than his previous outfits. He now wears a black shirt with a blue logo in the shape of a dragon on the front, with an open red jacket over it, and sports dark gray colored pants and brown boots. His cape lacks a high collar, is blue with gold trim at both the top and outside and gray on the inside.
===Fame Checker===
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Lance in .
;Pokémon League - Lance
* What does this person do?
:"I lead the <sc>Elite Four</sc>. You can call me <sc>Lance</sc> the dragon <sc>Trainer</sc>."
;Pokémon League - Lance
* Favorite kind of ?
:"You know that dragons are mythical . They're hard to catch and raise, but their powers are superior. They're virtually indestructible. There's no being clever with them."
;Saffron City - Woman
* What is this person like?
:"He stands for justice! He's cool, and yet passionate!
:He's the greatest, <sc>Lance</sc>!"
;Celadon Dept. Store - Girl
* "We have a customer, <sc>Lance</sc>, who occasionally comes. He always buys capes.
:I wonder... Does he have many identical capes at home?"
;Indigo Plateau - 
* Family and friends?
:"<sc>Lance</sc>'s grandfather is thought to be the elder of a famous clan of dragon masters."
;Indigo Plateau - Kid
* Family and friends?
:"From what I've heard, <sc>Lance</sc> has a cousin who's a <sc>Gym Leader</sc> somewhere far away."
;Message from <sc>Lance</sc>
* From: <sc>Lance</sc>
* To: [Player]
:"I'm considering going back to my hometown. I want to retrain my <sc>Dragon</sc>-type and strengthen them.
:I'd like to invite you to my hometown someday."
===Pokémon===
This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
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Lance has one Hyper Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.
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Lance has one Hyper Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.
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Lance has a Full Heal and a Full Restore.
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Lance has two Full Restores in both battles.
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=====Multi Battle with the =====
Lance battles alongside the player against Ariana and a in the Team Rocket HQ.
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Lance has four Full Restores in both battles.
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=====Rematch=====
This team is used once the player has earned all 16 Badges.
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=====Multi Battle with Clair=====
Lance and Clair have two Full Restores each.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Lance uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Outside of the event-exclusive tournament, he will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
======Champions Tournament======
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======Challenge the Champion Lance!======
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====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
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==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium===
Lance appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle as the final member of the Elite Four. This is the only game to date where he isn't seen using his .
====Pokémon====
=====Round 1=====
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Lance returns in , where he serves as the final Trainer in the Johto Gym Leader Castle and must be defeated in order to gain access to the Kanto Gym Leader Castle.
During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Clair.
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In the Japanese version, 's held item is Quick Claw instead of Mystic Water (despite item clause being a rule).
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Puzzle Challenge===
Lance appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a to battle.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Lance, in his design, forms a sync pair with , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Lance became a playable sync pair on December 26, 2019.
Lance has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, Legendary Adventures and the Villain Arc.
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==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Lance is a recurring character in . He debuted in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution where he assisted in calming the Red Gyarados of the Lake of Rage. He later returned in during the climax of the Team Aqua and Team Magma arc, and took part in the Masters Eight Tournament in .
===Pokémon Origins===
Lance appeared briefly in File 4: Charizard. He was seen being challenged and defeated by , allowing Red move on to challenge .
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====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Generations===
Lance first appeared in The Challenger. He was first seen talking about , the first in a long time to collect eight Gym Badges, with the rest of the Kanto Elite Four, and he instructed his colleagues to prepare themselves for the upcoming challenger. Later, he was the last of the Elite Four to be challenged by Blue. After a heated battle, Blue's defeated Lance's off-screen, making Blue the new Pokémon League Champion.
Lance reappeared in The Lake of Rage. He and were seen infiltrating the Team Rocket HQ in Mahogany Town, destroying the radio wave generator and ruining Team Rocket's plans to force Pokémon to evolve.
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====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Lance briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Lance was briefly seen in A Charizard...and a Champion with his fellow Elite Four, watching the finals of the Pokémon League.
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Lance debuts in Vermilion City before the start of the Vermilion City Surfing Competition. He took control of the that was to be offered as a prize to the winner, then attacked and destroyed Vermilion City, saying he was looking for something. When Yellow came after him, he tried to capture Pika to please Agatha and Lorelei, but once Pikachu learned he too failed. Before the battle could continue, he mysteriously disappeared.
He next appeared on Cerise Island battling Blaine and Yellow. When Blaine released , Blaine and Yellow were able to gain the upper hand against Lance's Aerodactyl and his two Dragonair. However, due to Blaine's link with Mewtwo, they could only battle together for about three minutes, and with time running out, Blaine decided to target Lance's Poké Balls so he couldn't call out any other Pokémon and would have to battle with his weakened Pokémon that were already out. He succeeded in destroying the balls, only for Blaine to be knocked unconscious due to Mewtwo's time out being too long. Lance then chuckled to himself, revealing that he had called his Pokémon out of their balls before the battle began.
During Lance's battle with Yellow, as both of them were equally matched, Lance lured the battle out onto the top of Cerise Island, a volcano. Lance once again gained the upper hand by having his Gyarados and Dragonair make green, red, and blue bubbles so they could not be detected in sunlight. Just when it seemed when Yellow was about to lose, arrived and helped subdue Lance, using his to create a sandstorm to make the bubbles visible. But this capturing only proved to be part of his plan, as he needed Giovanni's Badge since it was the last Badge he needed for the Badge Energy Amplifier to summon , so he lured Giovanni to the middle of the island so the Earth Badge would be automatically ripped from him. The Amplifier would automatically activate, summoning Lugia. Lance wanted Lugia to help accomplish his goals. Still, Yellow's Pokémon could drive Lugia away once they evolved, and Yellow could channel their power into Pika's Megavolt. This interested Lance, as he wanted to find out who Lugia's real owner was. It wasn't often that he lost control of dragon-like Pokémon.
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Lance disappeared for a while, investigating and working behind the scenes. As seen in a flashback in Returning Pupitar, he gave advice on how to defeat Team Rocket in Johto, as well as a .
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 eventually returned Lance's , now evolved as a , after awakening from his comatose state following the incident at the Lake of Rage. Working through Silver, Lance tried to help defeat the Masked Man. After this was fulfilled, Lance is briefly seen flying on his watching the horizon during part of 's speech on the radio. In The Last Battle II, it was revealed that he and Clair shared the same grandparents, but Lance's father had moved to Viridian City and married a woman there.
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In Secrets from Sneasel, it was revealed that Lance looked into the mind of Silver's Sneasel for clues regarding Silver's roots, but to no avail.
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Lance calls Professor Oak to tell him about the newly revived Team Rocket's plan to obtain the Mythical Pokémon, . He requests that a Pokédex holder be sent to meet him at the Pokéathlon Dome, so Professor Oak sends , as he was out of available people. Although he arrives there, Lance never shows up, but his Dragonite attacks the area in an injured frenzy. Gold manages to defeat Dragonite and sets off to discover what happened to its Trainer.
Gold encounters an injured Lance thereafter chasing Arceus to the Ruins of Alph. Lance reveals that he was ambushed by someone earlier and couldn't meet with him. When Gold tries to calm the rampaging Alpha Pokémon, Lance tells him that Arceus is angry at humanity and will only be stopped by someone who can open their heart to it. Because of this, Lance states that Gold will not connect with Arceus until he can connect with his own Pokémon. Annoyed, Gold sets off to face Arceus anyway and has Bugsy take care of Lance in the meantime. Before Togebo leaves, Lance hands it a Shiny Stone, just in case. He also reveals that Gold hadn't connected with his Togebo.
As Gold continues to battle Arceus, Lance sets off to find someone who can help with the battle. Later, he returns with Giovanni and Pryce to combat the which had created on the Mystri Stage. There, Lance faces Palkia while Giovanni battles Giratina, and Pryce battles Dialga. With his Dragonite's ability to redirect its Hyper Beam, Palkia's ability to manipulate space with is rendered useless as all redirected attacks are sent back to its original target.
It is later revealed that when Lance went to find help, he arrived at the Ilex Forest, where he heard the voice of Pryce, who was trapped in the crack in time. Upon arriving, he found Giovanni attacking Pryce in a fit of rage. He asks the two men to put aside their differences and help him stop the destruction of Johto. After the battle had ended, Gold asks how a coward like Petrel defeated Lance, who reveals that Petrel defeated him by disguising himself as , the person with the same powers and birthplace as him. At the end of the chapter, Giovanni entrusts the training of Silver to Lance and Pryce, his two former teachers, so that he can one day face his son.
====Character====
Lance is primarily a villain. As the leader of the Elite Four, he wishes to exterminate the human race, save for a few people he deems to be kind enough to Pokémon. Apparently, also from Viridian Forest, Lance was blessed with the powers of the Viridian Forest, just like was. Lance has the power to communicate with Pokémon and heal their wounds telepathically. Lance also has the ability to control or brainwash any Dragon-type Pokémon, as well as most Pokémon similar to Dragons (such as Aerodactyl or Tyranitar).
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga:
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===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Lance meets Jō when he witnesses the Red Gyarados go on a rampage in the Lake of Rage. He assists Jō in fighting the Red Gyarados. After finding out that Ariana and Petrel were responsible for the incident in the Lake of Rage, Lance has a Tag Battle with them with Jō as his partner. Lance and Jō manage to defeat them with Dragonite's . Lance is revealed to become the Champion of the Pokémon League and battles Jō, and Jō single-handedly defeats him with Totodile.
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===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Lance appears in Space Havoc!! as a regular Elite Four member. meets him while on his trip in outer space. Lance gives Red three tests for him to handle. While Red did well on the first two, Lance managed to get on the space shuttle while Red and the gang were on. After the shuttle got destroyed, Lance flew away on his Dragonite while had to deal with an upset .
Lance reappeared in The Final Battle!! where he destroyed a village. The villagers ask Red and his Pokémon to defeat Lance. During the match, Clefairy was still no match for his Dragonite, even the weapons he threw. However, when Lance was about to get beaten, Dragonite reveals how he met Lance, but the story is later found out to be a lie, and Lance runs off with his Dragonite, with Red and his Pokémon chasing him from behind.
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===Pokémon Zensho===
Lance appeared in PZ10 as the final Elite Four member whom battled. Lance used his Dragonite, which was eventually defeated by , allowing Satoshi to face his rival, , in one final battle.
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==In the TCG==
This listing mentions or features Lance or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* As of Generation VII, Lance uses the fewest Pokémon of his specialty type out of any Elite Four member in any one battle, using only one Dragon-type, his , in his first battle with the player. This distinction was previously held by Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four who only used two Fire-type Pokémon in .
* Lance has two Pokémon with moves they cannot normally learn: the that knows that he uses in , and , as well as the that knows that he uses in , while Aerodactyl only learns Rock Slide since Generation III.
** In 2016, a Dragonite with Barrier was released to participants of the "Kanto Classic" Wi-Fi tournament to commemorate this.
* In Round 2 of the Japanese version of Pokémon Stadium 2, Lance's and both hold Quick Claws, despite the Item Clause being in effect in battles with him. The international versions correct this by having Feraligatr hold a Mystic Water instead.
* In every game in which he is fought except for , Lance uses at least one Pokémon that knows the move during both his initial fight and his rematch.
** In addition to Black 2 and White 2, Pokémon Stadium and are the only other games in which Hyper Beam is not known by every member of Lance's party.
* Starting in , Lance has red hair, while a card depicting him in , which was made prior to Yellow, shows artwork of him with purple hair.
* With the exception of , all of Lance's teams feature just as many if not more Pokémon, despite Lance being a specialist.
* Lance is the only Trainer the can battle as a partner in a Double Battle (Team Rocket HQ), against in a Double Battle (Dragon's Den), and against in a Single Battle (as ).
* In the Pokémon Adventures , Lance and the Elite Four's motivations are similar to the plans of N and Team Plasma. Both pretend to summon a Legendary Pokémon ( or and respectively) in order to create a utopia for Pokémon.
* Lance is only Champion to use multiple Pokémon of the same species at once, with him using three Dragonite.
* Lance is the only character that appears in the Pokémon World Tournament who is or used to be an Elite Four member.
** Lance is also the only Champion in the Pokémon World Tournament who can be battled outside the Champions Tournament.
* In Lance's rematch, each of his Pokémon has a double weakness.
** Additionally, his initial Champion team and his team during his Dragon's Den Multi Battle match has more Flying-types than Dragon-types, despite specializing in Dragon-type Pokémon.
* Including spin-off games, Lance has used the most pseudo-legendary Pokémon in all his teams throughout the games, having used , , , , and .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ワタル Wataru 	From 綿 wata () and possibly from 海神 ""
English, Spanish, Italian,Brazilian Portuguese	Lance 	From , a weapon used by knights who fought dragons in legends and fairy tales
German 	Siegfried 	From , a legendary hero who slayed a dragon named
French 	Peter 	Possibly from , a medieval weapon
Korean 	목호 Mokho 	From 목화 (木花) mokhwa (cotton)
Chinese () 	阿渡 Ā Dù 	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
Chinese () 	渡 Dù 	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
Chinese () 	小渡 Xiǎo Dù 	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
Chinese () 	彌 Mí 	From the Japanese name 彌 Wataru
Chinese () 	華達爾 Huádá'ěr 	Transliteration of his Japanese name. Contains 華 huá, magnificent
Chinese () 	阿渡 A Douh 	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
Indonesian 	LanceLens (only used in the localization of the card)	Same as English nameSimilar to his English name
Russian 	Ленс Lens 	Transcription of his English name
Thai 	วาตารุ Wataru 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Wataru 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
==References==
Category:Elite Four Trainers
Category:Champions
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pokémon Origins characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters
Category:Stadium characters
Category:Stadium 2 characters
Category:Dragon-type Trainers
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Pokémon Zensho characters
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