Indigo Plateau HGSS · Kanto Town
Indigo Plateau sits at the top of Victory Road and is home to the Pokémon League. Inside, you face the Elite Four, Will, Koga, Bruno and Karen, in order without a chance to heal at the Pokémon Center, then the Champion, Lance. Beating them enters you in the Hall of Fame and opens the post-game in Kanto.
- Region
- Kanto
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 1
- Trainers
- 8
Connects to: Victory Road
Elite Four and Champion
Past the Pokémon League reception, the Elite Four and Champion Lance are fought in a row without leaving.
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Trainers
Rival Silver Pokémon League Entrance
If you chose Chikorita
Sneasel 55
Crobat 58
Magneton 55
Gengar 56
Alakazam 56
Typhlosion 60Prize ₽3,840
Rival Silver Pokémon League Entrance
If you chose Cyndaquil
Sneasel 55Crobat 58Magneton 55Gengar 56Alakazam 56
Feraligatr 60Prize ₽3,840
Rival Silver Pokémon League Entrance
If you chose Totodile
Sneasel 55Crobat 58Magneton 55Gengar 56Alakazam 56
Meganium 60Prize ₽3,840
Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers who give you their Pokégear number call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams as you progress.
Items
| Item | How |
|---|---|
| Rare Candy | Hidden |
Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.
Shops
Pokémon League Entrance
Ultra Ball ₽1,200Max Repel ₽700Hyper Potion ₽1,200Max Potion ₽2,500Full Restore ₽3,000Revive ₽1,500Full Heal ₽600
Tips
- The Elite Four specialise in Psychic (Will), Poison (Koga), Fighting (Bruno) and Dark (Karen), and Lance leads a Dragon team with several Dragonite.
- You can’t leave or heal between Elite Four rooms, so stock up at the Poké Mart, which sells Ultra Balls, Max Repels, Hyper Potions, Max Potions, Full Restores, Revives and Full Heals.
- Outside the building you can Fly to any Fly destination in either region.
- After the Hall of Fame, Professor Elm gives you the S.S. Ticket so you can sail to Kanto.
- In the post-game, Rival Silver waits at the Pokémon League entrance on Mondays and Wednesdays for a rematch with a team topping out at Lv60.
- A Rare Candy is hidden somewhere on the plateau grounds.
Walkthrough: Part 14: Victory Road and the Pokémon League · Part 24: Legendary Pokémon and Kanto Loose Ends
FAQ
What order are the Elite Four in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
Will (Psychic), then Koga (Poison), Bruno (Fighting) and Karen (Dark), followed by Champion Lance (Dragon).
Where can you rematch Silver in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
After you become Champion, Silver appears at the Indigo Plateau entrance on Mondays and Wednesdays, using a six-Pokémon team up to Lv60.
Can you heal between Elite Four battles?
No; once you enter you can’t go back to the Pokémon Center, so use items from your Bag between battles.
What happens after you beat the Elite Four in HeartGold?
You enter the Hall of Fame, and Professor Elm gives you the S.S. Ticket to travel to Kanto on the S.S. Aqua.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).