#elite four

Lorelei

Lorelei From Pokémon Fanart

I still think it's a shame the Elite Four never really showed up much in the Pokemon anime. Will, Karen, Grimsley, Sidney, a lot of these characters didn't show up in the anime. Lance, Bruno and a few others did, but I guess the anime writers couldn't figure out how to fit them into the show or something? It's a shame, but I do get it. I don't know how you fit an elite four in a setting full of championship stadium matches. I think Galar might've avoided an elite four as well, probably because they had this same problem too.

In my opinion they r so underrated :(

Italics=Elite Four, Bold=Champion

Kanto

Forrest (forests are where fairies live) (Fairy, he/him, student) Hug Badge (hugs are kind)

Brock (b-rock) (Rock, he/him, veterinarian) Boulder Badge (boulders are rocks)

Erika (Erica flower genus) (Grass, she/her, botanist) Rainbow Badge (rainbows are commonly seen with gardens)

Miyako (Japanese name meaning night) (Dark, she/her, night guard) Ward Badge (protect or watch over, like warding away evil)

Webber (bug webs) (Bug, he/him, paraglider) Silk Badge (bugs make silk)

Sabrina (teenage witch) (Psychic, she/her, magician) Marsh Badge (witches live in marshes)

Blaine (sounds like blaze or flame) (Fire, he/him, scientist/game show host) Volcano Badge (volcanic flames)

Tanner (tan color) (Ground, they/them, farmer) Earth Badge (earth=dirt)

Surge (surge of lightning) (Electric, he/him, veteran) Thunder Badge (thunder and lightning)

Janine (anagram of ninja, used sneaky tactics like poisons) (Poison, she/her, ninja) Soul Badge (many poisons attack the heart or soul)

Amarys (flower family including nerine, Japanese for tempering as in metal) (Steel, she/her, mechanic/pilot) Canyon Badge (minerals and ores are found in canyons)

Misty (mist=water) (Water, she/her, swimmer) Cascade Badge (cascading waterfalls)

Hayate (Japanese name meaning sound of wind) (Flying, they/them, musician) Aria Badge (Italian for aid)

Fumiharu (Japanese name meaning clear weather) (Normal, he/him, writer) Quill Badge (ink and quill)

Lorelei (siren of cold river) (Ice, she/her, celebrity) Chill Badge (chill=cold)

Bruno (brawn and bruise) (Fighting, he/him, bodybuilder) Fist Badge (fists punch)

Agatha (aghast+gothic+hag) (Ghost, she/her, life coach) Hex Badge (ghostly hex)

Lance (weapon used to fight dragons) (Dragon, he/him, philanthropist) Fang Badge (dragons have fangs)

Trace (he/him) Spectrum Badge (all towns in region named after colors)

Johto

Moriko (Japanese name meaning forest) (Grass, he/him, botanist) Spore Badge (plant spores)

Falkner (falconer) (Flying, he/him, falconer) Zephyr Badge (gentle breeze)

Bugsy (bug-sy) (Bug, they/them, bugcatcher) Hive Badge (bugs live in hives)

Crispin (crisp) (Fire, they/them, cook) Jalapeño Badge (spicy vegetable)

Denki (Japanese name meaning electricity) (Electric, he/him, electrician) Fritz Badge (malfunctioning electronics)

Whitney (white) (Normal, she/her, farmer) Plain Badge (plain=normal)

Marlon (marlin like the fish) (Water, he/him, surfer) Wave Badge (watery waves)

Akira (Japanese name meaning bright) (Fairy, she/her, biker) Glint Badge (glint of light)

Morty (mort=dead) (Ghost, he/him, investigator) Fog Badge (fog is spooky)

Chiaki (Japanese name meaning crystal) (Rock, she/her, spelunker) Cavern Badge (rocky caverns)

Chuck (Chuck Norris+nunchucks) (Fighting, he/him, bodybuilder/weightlifter) Storm Badge (storm of punches)

Jasmine (mine) (Steel, she/her, lighthouse worker) Mineral Badge (metals are minerals)

Daichi (Japanese name meaning land) (Ground, he/him, cartographer) Plateau Badge (elevated land formation)

Pryce (pr-ice) (Ice, he/him, teacher) Glacier Badge (glaciers are ice)

Clair (dragon's lair+claw) (Dragon, she/her, workout instructor/wild tamer) Rising Badge (rising dragon)

Will (willpower) (Psychic, he/him, researcher/museum curator) Gaze Badge (studious gaze)

Koga (kouga-ryuu=ninjutsu, sneaky tactics like poison) (Poison, he/him, ninja) Mist Badge (poisonous mist)

Karen (most letters in “darken”) (Dark, she/her, fashion designer) Sable Badge (dark or gloomy)

Daigo (he/him) Renewal Badge (revival, like Gen 2 being a revival for the franchise, the next step)

Hoenn

Roxanne (rock-xanne) (Rock, she/her, teacher) Stone Badge (stone=rock)

Brawly (brawl) (Fighting, he/him, surfer/bodybuilder) Knuckle Badge (knuckles are part of fists)

Wattson (watt) (Electric, he/him, electrician) Dynamo Badge (electric dynamo)

Flannery (looks like flame) (Fire, she/her, hot springs owner) Heat Badge (fire makes heat)

Rikuto (Japanese name meaning land) (Ground, he/him, farmer) Mulch Badge (protective spread over soil surface)

Norman (looks like normal) (Normal, he/him, dojo owner) Balance Badge (a balanced plain tye)

Minoru (Japanese name meaning fruit) (Grass, he/him, winemaker) Grape Badge (grapes are plants)

Sanseino (Japanese word for acidity) (Poison, they/them, chemist) Catalyst Badge (catalysts in chemicals)

Winona (wind) (Flying, she/her, aerialist) Feather Badge (birds have feathers)

Cho (Japanese name meaning butterfly) (Bug, she/her, entomologist) Cocoon Badge (some bugs male cocoons)

Yoshimitsu (Japanese name meaning beautiful luck) (Fairy, he/him, fortune teller) Fate Badge (fate is magical)

Tate & Liza (liza+tate~levitate) (Psychic, he/him & she/her, students) Mind Badge (psychic=mind)

Wallace (sounds like water, means foreigner) (Water, he/him, model) Rain Badge (rain is water)

Sidney (sinister+insidious) (Dark, he/him, club owner) Rogue Badge (rogues are dark and mysterious)

Phoebe (phobia) (Ghost, she/her, ecologist) Wisp Badge (wisps are ghosts)

Glacia (glacier) (Ice, she/her, artist/fashion designer) Glaze Badge (transparent ice coating)

Drake (draconic) (Dragon, he/him, ship captain) Crest Badge (as in an animal crest but also the highest point like Dragon type)

Steven (steel-el+ven) (Steel, he/him, philanthropist) Facet Badge (metals have facets)

Juan (he/him) Abundant Badge (because Hoenn has an abundance of biomes and different Pokemon species)

Sinnoh

Roark (sounds like rock) (Rock, he/him, miner) Coal Badge (coal is a rock)

Gardenia (garden) (Grass, she/her, botanist) Forest Badge (forest=plants)

Cheryl (chere+beryl) (Fairy, she/her, jeweler) Bezel Badge (border that secures a gemstone)

Sora (Japanese name meaning sky) (Flying, they/them, gymnast) Twirl Badge (twirling wind)

Crasher Wake (crashing waves) (Water, he/him, macho libre fighter) Fen Badge (type of wetland)

Chikara & Drayton (Japanese name meaning power) & (sounds like drake+dragon) (Dragon, she/her & he/him, celebrities) Horizon Badge (the edge of the sky)

Haiiro (Japanese word for gray) (Normal, he/him, artist) Sketch Badge (sketches are the standard beginning of art)

Maylene (melee) (Fighting, she/her, martial artist) Cobble Badge (training on cobblestone)

Fantina (phantom) (Ghost, she/her, pageant judge) Relic Badge (relics are haunted)

Byron (iron) (Steel, he/him, miner) Mine Badge (metals are found in mines)

Tsukiko (Japanese name meaning moon) (Dark, she/her, astronomer) Void Badge (void=dark)

Candice (cand-ice) (Ice, she/her, model) Icicle Badge (icicles are made of ice)

Odei (Japanese word for sludge) (Poison, he/him, garbage collector) Heap Badge (heap of garbage)

Volkner (volt) (Electric, he/him, electrician) Beacon Badge (beacons are powered by electricity)

Aaron (arachnid) (Bug, he/him, entomologist/artist) Pupa Badge (bugs have pupa stage)

Bertha (earth) (Ground, she/her, teacher) Crag Badge (a steep outcropping)

Flint (flint males fire) (Fire, he/him, life coach) Roast Badge (fire roasts)

Lucian (lux=light) (Psychic, he/him, librarian) Cerebral Badge (cerebral=mind)

Cynthia (she/her) Mystery Badge (this region holds many legendary mysteries)

Unova

Cilan (from cilantro, herbal spice) (Grass, he/him, restaurant worker) Herb Badge (herbal=plant)

Chili (fiery spice) (Fire, he/him, restaurant worker) Spice Badge (spicy)

Cress (water-based spice) (Water, they/them, restaurant worker) Seasoning Badge (many seasonings are sea-based)

Lenora (normal+lore) (Normal, she/her, librarian) Basic Badge (basic=normal)

Burgh (looks like bug) (Bug, he/him, artist) Insect Badge (insect=bug)

Lacey (from Aracaea containing pink taro plant) (Fairy, she/her, tutor) Pearl Badge (a beautiful gemstone)

Elesa (looks like electric) (Electric, she/her, model) Bolt Badge (bolt of lightning)

Clay (type of dirt) (Ground, he/him, miner/businessman) Quake Badge (earthquake)

Harlow (Old English for stone hill) (Rock, they/them, veteran) Bastion Badge (a fortified structure)

Skyla (sky) (Flying, she/her, pilot) Jet Badge (jets fly)

Brycen (brr+ice) (Ice, he/him, martial artist/actor) Freeze Badge (ice freezes)

Smith (metalsmithing) (Steel, she/her, smith) Forge Badge (metal forging)

Drayden & Iris (sounds like drake+dragon) & (Greek rainbow messenger to gods) (Dragon, he/him & she/her, wild tamers) Legend Badge (dragons are legendary creatures)

Roxie (sounds like toxic) (Poison, she/her, musician) Toxic Badge (toxic=poison)

Shauntal (haunt) (Ghost, she/her, writer) Tale Badge (ghostly tales)

Grimsley (grim) (Dark, he/him, philanthropist) Chip Badge (chip on shoulder/gambling poker chip)

Marshal (martial arts) (Fighting, he/him, martial artist) Pump Badge (muscle pump)

Caitlin (cattleya orchids, tied to elegance and delicacy) (Psychic, she/her, ambassador/connoisseur) Elegant Badge (metal elegance)

Alder (he/him) Cumulus Badge (clouds, always aim higher)

Kalos

Viola (viola genus of butterfly) (Bug, she/her, photographer) Moth Badge (moths are bugs)

Grant (granite) (Rock, he/him, rock climber) Cliff Badge (cliffs are made of rock)

Ramos (ramus (Latin for branch)+moss) (Grass, he/him, farmer/shepherd) Plant Badge (plant=grass)

Korrina & Ivor (KO) & (Old Norse ivarr=warrior) (Fighting, she/her & he/him, roller derbyer & martial arts instructor) Rumble Badge (rumble=fight)

Tarragon (terra as in earth) (Ground, he/him, miner) Quarry Badge (excavation site)

Canari (yellow color and resembles kaminari (Japanese for thunder)) (Electric, she/her, streamer) Voltage Badge (volt=electrical)

Gwynn (white and pallid) (Ghost, she/her, museum curator) Pall Badge (corpses are pallid)

Philippe (French name “lover of horses”, horseshoes are metal) (Steel, he/him, bodyguard) Chain Badge (chains are made of metal)

Corbeau (corvids, linked to death and disease) (Poison, he/him, banker) Venom Badge (venom=poison)

Olympia (Olympus) (Psychic, she/her, fortune teller/astronomer) Oracle Badge (oracles are psychic)

Alizee (French name meaning wind) (Flying, she/her, cargo flier) Drop Badge (drop from above)

Lila (Arabic name meaning night) (Dark, she/her, poet) Sonnet Badge (a type of poem, usually having a sudden tone shift)

Terne (French word for dull) (Normal, they/them, office worker) Break Badge (as in needing a break or breaking from the common pattern)

Wulfric (wolf+frigid+arctic) (Ice, he/him, wilderness guide) Iceberg Badge (ice-berg)

Siebold (sea) (Water, he/him, chef) Simmer Badge (water simmers)

Grisham & Griselle (gris=grey like ash) (Fire, he/him & she/her, food truck workers) Phoenix Badge (firebird)

Lebanne (laburnum vines, serpentine appearance) (Dragon, she/her, maid) Fury Badge (draconic fury)

Jacinthe (hyacinth, a lavender flower) (Fairy, she/her, connoisseur/philanthropist) Fragrant Badge (fragrant perfume)

Diantha (she/her) Vanilla Badge (her outfit is white)

Alola

Ilima (standard Hawaiian flower) (Normal, they/them, researcher) Den Badge (a standard habitat)

Lana (Hawaiian for afloat) (Water, she/her, fisher) Splash Badge (splashing water)

Kiawe (type of tree used for firewood) (Fire, he/him, tribal dancer) Magma Badge (magna=volcano)

Mallow (family of cotton plants) (Grass, she/her, cook) Lush Badge (lush plants)

Sophocles (sophora chrysophylla yellow flowers) (Electric, he/him, inventor) Power Badge (electrical power)

Plumeria (beautiful toxic flower) (Poison, she/her, activity program worker/model) Toxin Badge (toxin=poison)

Acerola (similar to Azarel, angel of death) (Ghost, she/her, orphanage worker) Abandon Badge (abandoned spirits)

Guzma (guzmania flower, feeds and houses necessary bugs) (Bug, he/him, activity program worker/DJ) Infest Badge (infestation)

Mina (jasmine, beautiful flower) (Fairy, she/her, artist) Color Badge (pretty colors)

Ryuki (ryu=Japanese for dragon) (Dragon, he/him, guitarist) Vast Badge (represents the vast power of this type and vast music genres)

Hala (durable sturdy tree) (Fighting, he/him, chief) Mighty Badge (mighty warriots)

Olivia (olivine) (Rock, she/her, model) Ruins Badge (ruins made of rock)

Nanu (none) (Dark, he/him, police officer) Sleepy Badge (sleep at night)

Hapu (tree with deep roots) (Ground, she/her, farmer) Harvest Badge (harvest crops from dirt)

Kahili (Hawaiian feathered regalia) (Flying, she/her, golfer) Drift Badge (drifting through the wind, also slang for a golfball's flight or roll)

Molayne (mullein, sturdy flower) (Steel, he/him, astronomer) Gear Badge (gears are made of metal)

Anuhea (Hawaiian name meaning cool mist) (Ice, they/them, climatologist) Squall Badge (cold wind)

Mana’o (Hawaiian word for thought) (Psychic, he/him, psychologist) Synapse Badge (part of brain)

Burnet (she/her) Happiness Badge (an ultimate goal and pursuit)

Galar

Milo (achillea millefolium) (Grass, he/him, farmer) Farm Badge (crop farms)

Nessa (Loch Ness) (Water, she/her, model) Shimmer Badge (shimmering water)

Kabu (ka=Japanese for fire) (Fire, he/him, life coach) Spark Badge (sparks make flames)

Klara (Japanese kurara, toxic plant) (Poison, she/her, pop singer) Berry Badge (some berries are poisonous)

Avery (from savory as in the sense of taste) (Psychic, they/them, magician) Aura Badge (psychic auras)

Bea (from beat up) (Fighting, she/her, martial artist) Clash Badge (clash=fight)

Allister (Aleister Crowley the occultist) (Ghost, he/him, researcher/cemetery worker) Shade Badge (spooky shade)

Opal & Bede (rainbow rock) & (Venerable Bede, wise mystical monk) (Fairy, she/her & he/him, mycologists) Enchant Badge (magical)

Gordie (geode and ore) (Rock, he/him, rock climber) Ore Badge (rock is ore)

Melony (winter melons) (Ice, she/her, winter sports facility owner) Wintry Badge (ice season)

Piers & Marnie (pierce the veil) & (rosemary, tied to mystery) (Dark, he/him & she/her, musicians) Veil Badge (shadowy veil)

Gale (forceful wind) (Flying, she/her, meteorologist) Shear Badge (shearing wind)

Raihan (heaven’s flower, nobility connotations) (Dragon, he/him, celebrity) Maelstrom Badge (dragon type weather effect)

Wikstrom (sounds knightly) (Steel, he/him, knight) Helm Badge (metal helmet)

Taran (Welsh name meaning thunder) (Electric, he/him, bagpiper) Bellow Badge (bellowing thunder)

Glen (Gaelic for valley) (Ground, they/them, artist) Mold Badge (decomposing fungi or topsoil)

Darwin (Charles Darwin the evolutionist) (Bug, he/him, biologist) Phylum Badge (taxonomy)

Wilma & Keith (gender-flipped Will and Kate, British royalty) (Normal, he/him & she/her, philanthropists) Haven Badge (calm safe haven)

Leon (he/him) Homestead Badge (never forget where you’re from)

Paldea

Katy (katydids) (Bug, she/her, baker) Honey Badge (bugs make honey)

Giacomo (Italian version of James, means supplanter, has dark connotations) (Dark, he/him, DJ) Eclipse Badge (darkness from moon and star)

Brassius (genus of canola seed) (Grass, he/him, artist) Bloom Badge (blooming flowers)

Iono (ions) (Electric, she/her, streamer) Buzz Badge (buzzing electricity/media buzz)

Mela (meramera=Japanese onomatopoeia for flaring) (Fire, she/her, mechanic) Nova Badge (exploding star)

Kofu (kombu+fucus, both seaweeds used for spice) (Water, he/him, chef) Seafood Badge (ocean food)

Atticus (atter, archaic term for poison) (Poison, he/him, seamster) Nebula Badge (poison gas that makes stars)

Larry (plain name) (Normal, he/him, salaryman) Routine Badge (normal routine)

Ryme (ghostly white covering) (Ghost, she/her, musician) Dirge Badge (song for the dead)

Tulip (flower associated with clarity and grace) (Psychic, she/her, beautician) Luster Badge (soft sheen or glow)

Grusha (Russian for pear, grows in cold climates) (Ice, they/them, snowboarder) Shred Badge (shredding snow)

Ortega (Spanish for flowering nettle plant/wealthy Spanish clothing company) (Fairy, they/them, mechanic) Twinkle Badge (twinkling stars)

Eri (Irish eiri=take up arms) (Fighting, she/her, athlete) Collide Badge (collision=fight/stars collide)

Tyme (rocks stand test of time) (Rock, she/her, teacher) History Badge (rocks last through history)

Rika (paprika, a ground-up spice) (Ground, they/them, receptionist) Core Badge (terrestrial core)

Poppy (flower representing endurance and resilience) (Steel, she/her, student) Clank Badge (clanking metal)

Celestino (Latin for sky) (Flying, he/him, travel agent) Lift Badge (lift into sky)

Hassel (hassle as in battle or struggle) (Dragon, he/him, teacher) Chroma Badge (tied to colors like the various colors of dragons)