Lance

This article is about the Champion. For the Team Rocket Executive whose Japanese name is Lance, see Proton.

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Lance ワタル Wataru
Art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown Yellow*
Hair color	Carmine
Hometown	Blackthorn City* Viridian City*
Region	Johto* Kanto*
Relatives	Clair (cousin), Master (grandfather) Mentioned parents (Adventures)
Trainer class	Elite FourRBYFRLGPE ChampionGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerHGSSB2W2
Generation	I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s)	Lance (Masters)
Games	Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee! Stadium, Stadium 2, Masters EX
English voice actor	Bill Millsap (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Toshiyuki Morikawa (Masters EX)
Member of	Indigo League
Rank	Elite FourRBYFRLGPE ChampionGSCHGSS
Specializes in	Dragon types
Animated series	Pokémon the Series Pokémon Origins Pokémon Generations
Debut	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution (Series) File 4: Charizard (Origins) The Challenger (Generations)
Counterpart(s)	Lance (anime)
English voice actor	Wayne Grayson (Series) Robert Buchholz (Origins) Ben Diskin (Generations)
Japanese voice actor	Susumu Chiba (Series) Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Origins) Yoshimasa Hosoya (Generations)
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure Pokémon Pocket Monsters Pokémon Zensho
Debut	A Charizard...and a Champion (Adventures) Clash!! Jō VS Team Rocket (JBA) Space Havoc!! (PPM) Sekiei Plateau (Zensho)

Lance (Japanese: ワタル Wataru) is a Dragon-type Trainer, a member of the Indigo Elite Four in Generations I, III, and VII, and the Pokémon Champion of the Indigo Plateau in Generations II and IV.

In the core series games

Character profile

In Generations I, III, and VII, Lance is the fourth and final member of the Kanto Elite Four. He must be defeated before facing Blue^RBYFRLG/Trace^PE, 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 player after they become Champion. By the Generation II and IV games, he has proceeded to become Pokémon League Champion, due to Red 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 Dragon-type 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 Whirlpool 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 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he and Clair can also be faced in another Multi Battle at Dragon's Den during the post-game.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Lance represents Johto at the Pokémon World Tournament, taking part in the Champions Tournament.

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Professor Kukui reveals that he challenged Lance at one point, with Pokémon Masters EX specifying that Lance 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 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, 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 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, 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 Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, 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 FireRed and LeafGreen.

Pokémon League - Lance

• What does this person do?

"I lead the Elite Four. You can call me Lance the dragon Trainer."

Pokémon League - Lance

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"You know that dragons are mythical Pokémon. 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, Lance!"

Celadon Dept. Store - Girl*

• "We have a customer, Lance, who occasionally comes. He always buys capes.

I wonder... Does he have many identical capes at home?"

Indigo Plateau - Pokémon Journal*

• Family and friends?

"Lance'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, Lance has a cousin who's a Gym Leader somewhere far away."

Message from Lance

• From: Lance
• To: [Player]

"I'm considering going back to my hometown. I want to retrain my Dragon-type Pokémon 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.

Pokémon Red and Blue

Lance has one Hyper Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

Lance Indigo Plateau Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $6138

Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.58 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Leer Normal   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Dragonair Lv.56 Agility Psychic   --       Slam Normal   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Dragonair Lv.56 Agility Psychic   --       Slam Normal   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Aerodactyl Lv.60 Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.62 Agility Psychic   --       Slam Normal   --       Barrier Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Pokémon Yellow

Lance has one Hyper Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

Lance Indigo Plateau Yellow Reward: $6138

Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.58 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Leer Normal   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Dragonair Lv.56 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Dragonair Lv.56 BubbleBeam Water   --       Wrap Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Aerodactyl Lv.60 Wing Attack Flying   --       Swift Normal   --       Fly Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.62 Blizzard Ice   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Lance has a Full Heal and a Full Restore.

Champion Lance Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $5000

Types: Water Flying Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.44 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Flail Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.46 Flamethrower Fire   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Slash Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.46 Rock Slide Rock   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Lance has two Full Restores in both battles.

First battle

Elite Four Lance Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $6000

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.56 Bite Dark   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Twister Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♂ Lv.54 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♂ Lv.54 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.58 Wing Attack Flying   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.60 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Rematch

Elite Four Lance Indigo Plateau FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $7200

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.68 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.66 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Kingdra♂ Lv.66 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.70 Hyper Beam Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Persim Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.72 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Multi Battle with the player

Lance battles alongside the player against Ariana and a Team Rocket Grunt in the Team Rocket HQ.

PKMN Trainer Lance Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.40 Fly Flying Physical   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

First battle

Lance has four Full Restores in both battles.

Champion Lance Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $10000

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.46 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.49 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.48 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.48 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Rematch

Champion Lance Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $15000

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Lum Berry Salamence♂ Lv.72 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.68 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: None Garchomp♂ Lv.72 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.73 Double Team Normal Status   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Perish Song Normal Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.68 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Dragonite♂ Lv.75 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Multi Battle with Clair

Lance and Clair have two Full Restores each.

Leader and Champion Clair Lance Dragon's Den HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $22200

Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.52 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Sniper Held item: None Kingdra♀ Lv.56 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♀ Lv.60 Protect Normal Status   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.68 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard♂ Lv.68 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.75 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

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, Dragonite.

Champions Tournament

PKMN Trainer Lance Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Focus Sash Dragonite♂/♀ Lv.50 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Expert Belt Salamence♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Swift Swim or Sniper Held item: Scope Lens Kingdra♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Types: Dark Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: White Herb Hydreigon♂/♀ Lv.50 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rivalry or Mold Breaker Held item: Choice Scarf Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Ground Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Power Herb Flygon♂/♀ Lv.50 SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --

Challenge the Champion Lance!

PKMN Trainer Lance Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: Haban Berry Haxorus♂ Lv.50 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Dark Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Chople Berry Hydreigon♂ Lv.50 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Multiscale Held item: Yache Berry Dragonite♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

First battle

Elite Four Lance Pokémon League Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $11,000

Type: Water Unknown Mega Stone: None Seadra♀ Lv.54 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Mega Stone: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.54 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Water Flying Mega Stone: None Gyarados♀ Lv.54 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Fire Flying Mega Stone: None Charizard♂ Lv.54 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Mega Stone: None Dragonite♂ Lv.55 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Rematch

Elite Four Lance Pokémon League Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $13,000

Type: Water Unknown Mega Stone: None Seadra♀ Lv.64 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Rock Flying Mega Stone: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.64 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Mega Stone: None Gyarados♀ Lv.64 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Flying Mega Stone: Charizardite X Charizard♂ Lv.64 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Types: Grass Dragon Mega Stone: None Exeggutor♂ Lv.64 Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Dragon Flying Mega Stone: None Dragonite♂ Lv.65 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --

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 Dragonite.

Pokémon

Round 1

Lance Gym Leader Castle Stadium

Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.50-100 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Dragonair Lv.50-100 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Wrap Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Rock Flying Aerodactyl Lv.50-100 Supersonic Normal   --       Fly Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Sky Attack Flying   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.50-100 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.50-100 Slash Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Toxic Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown Kangaskhan Lv.50-100 Dizzy Punch Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Surf Water   --

Round 2

Lance Gym Leader Castle Stadium

Type: Fire Unknown Arcanine Lv.50-100 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Snorlax Lv.50-100 Selfdestruct Normal   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.50-100 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown Electabuzz Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.50-100 Slash Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Kangaskhan Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Surf Water   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Lance returns in Pokémon Stadium 2, 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.

Pokémon

Round 1

Champion Lance Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Focus Band Dragonite♂ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Dark Held item: Bitter Berry Tyranitar♀ Lv.50-100 Rock Slide Rock   --       Crunch Dark   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: Mint Berry Charizard♂ Lv.50-100 Flamethrower Fire   --       Fly Flying   --       Dig Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Held item: PSNCureBerry Aerodactyl♂ Lv.50-100 AncientPower Rock   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Steel Ground Held item: Ice Berry Steelix♀ Lv.50-100 Iron Tail Steel   --       Earthquake Ground   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Gyarados♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Round 2

In the Japanese version, Feraligatr's held item is Quick Claw instead of Mystic Water (despite item clause being a rule).

Champion Lance Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Scope Lens Dragonite♂ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Held item: King's Rock Aerodactyl♂ Lv.50-100 AncientPower Rock   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: Mystic Water Feraligatr♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Kangaskhan♀ Lv.50-100 Submission Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Arcanine♂ Lv.50-100 Flamethrower Fire   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal   --       Crunch Dark   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Dark Held item: Quick Claw Tyranitar♀ Lv.50-100 Crunch Dark   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Lance appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Dragonite to battle.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lance (Masters)

Lance, in his Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver design, forms a sync pair with Dragonite, Gyarados, Dragonair, and Kingdra 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.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#077		Lance	#0149		Dragonite♂	Dragon	Ice			★★★★★☆EX	Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#077		New Year's 2021 Lance	#0130		Gyarados♂	Flying	Electric			★★★★★☆EX	Seasonal Sync Pair Scout
#077		Lance	#0148		Dragonair♂	Dragon	Ice			★★★★★☆EX	Variety Sync Pair Scout
#077		Lance	#0230		Kingdra♂	Dragon	Fairy			★★★★☆☆EX	Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100
#077		Arc Suit Lance	#0149		Dragonite♂	Dragon	Ice			★★★★★☆EX	Arc Suit Fair Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Official artwork from Red and Blue	Official artwork from Crystal	Official artwork from FireRed and LeafGreen	Official artwork from HeartGold and SoulSilver by Ken Sugimori
Confronting Chase and Elaine		Concept art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Sprites and models

In the core series

Sprite from Red and Blue	Sprite from Yellow	Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Overworld sprite from Generation I		Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Back sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In other games

Portrait from Stadium	Portraits from Stadium 2	Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2

Quotes

Main article: Lance/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Lance in the anime

Main article: Lance (anime)

Lance is a recurring character in the anime. He debuted in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution where he assisted in calming the Red Gyarados of the Lake of Rage. He later returned in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire during the climax of the Team Aqua and Team Magma arc, and took part in the Masters Eight Tournament in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Pokémon Origins

Lance in Pokémon Origins

Lance appeared briefly in File 4: Charizard. He was seen being challenged and defeated by Red, allowing Red move on to challenge Blue.

Pokémon

Dragonite

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 川島得愛 Tokuyoshi Kawashima English Kirk Thornton European Spanish Antonio Cremades

Pokémon Generations

Lance in Pokémon Generations

Lance first appeared in The Challenger. He was first seen talking about Blue, the first Trainer 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 Blastoise defeated Lance's Dragonite off-screen, making Blue the new Pokémon League Champion.

Lance reappeared in The Lake of Rage. He and Ethan 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.

Pokémon

Dragonite

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 細谷佳正 Yoshimasa Hosoya English Ben Diskin Brazilian Portuguese Raphael Rossatto European Spanish Paco Gázquez

GOTCHA!

Lance briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lance on his Aerodactyl

History

Red, Green & Blue arc

Lance was briefly seen in A Charizard...and a Champion with his fellow Elite Four, watching the finals of the Pokémon League.

Yellow arc

Lance debuts in Vermilion City before the start of the Vermilion City Surfing Competition. He took control of the Dragonair 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 Surf he too failed. Before the battle could continue, he mysteriously disappeared.

He next appeared on Cerise Island battling Blaine and Yellow. When Blaine released Mewtwo, 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.

Lance during the ninth chapter

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, Giovanni arrived and helped subdue Lance, using his Rhyhorn 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 Lugia, 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.

Prior to Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Lance disappeared for a while, investigating Lugia and working behind the scenes. As seen in a flashback in Returning Pupitar, he gave Silver advice on how to defeat Team Rocket in Johto, as well as a Pupitar.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Silver eventually returned Lance's Pupitar, now evolved as a Tyranitar, 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 Aerodactyl watching the horizon during part of Professor Oak'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.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

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.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Lance calls Professor Oak to tell him about the newly revived Team Rocket's plan to obtain the Mythical Pokémon, Arceus. He requests that a Pokédex holder be sent to meet him at the Pokéathlon Dome, so Professor Oak sends Gold, 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 Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina which Arceus 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 Spacial Rend 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 Yellow, 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 Yellow 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:

On hand

Dratini → Dragonair → Dragonite

Debut	Extricated from Exeggutor

Main article: Lance's Dragonite

Dragonite was raised as a Dragonair that evolved from a Dratini, which he owned since childhood. It is considered to be Lance's strongest Pokémon and boasts a hide so thick that it can withstand continued exposure to the heat of lava (and regular attacks are all ineffective).

Magikarp → Gyarados

Debut	Extricated from Exeggutor

Main article: Lance's Gyarados

Gyarados was used to shield Lance from the lava on Cerise Island using its bubbles. It evolved from a Magikarp.

Dragonair (×2) ♂

Debut	Breath of the Dragonair Part 1

These Dragonair are Lance's mainly-used ones in his Dragonair army. One of them first appeared in a Surfing Contest as a prize. Lance brainwashes the Dragonair during the contest, and it starts launching Whirlpools at the surfers, bringing them down to the sea. Yellow finds out that Lance was responsible for this and battles his Dragonair and loses. Lance used these Dragonair to shield himself from the lava on Cerise Island by using bubbles. Yellow is once again in his clutches as they, along with Gyarados, were responsible for the shaking of the mountain. The two Dragonair have four unique abilities: the first is to cross the seas and skies, the second is changing the direction of energy blasts, the third is controlling the weather (which is used in Lance's first fight against Yellow), and the fourth is combining their attacks. Lance usually uses only the first two when fighting opponents, the third against stronger ones, and all four only a few times.

Dragonair's known moves are Hyper Beam, Wrap, Dragon Rage, Agility, Bubble Beam, Slam, and Surf*, and their Ability is Shed Skin.

Aerodactyl

Debut	Can't Catch Caterpie!

Lance's Aerodactyl is mostly used for air transportation. It was used in the final battle against Yellow's Pokémon, mostly for carrying Lance while he issued commands to the rest of his Pokémon.

Aerodactyl's known moves are Hyper Beam, Supersonic, and Wing Attack.

Pupitar → Tyranitar ♂

Debut	Tyranitar War

Lance gave his Tyranitar to Silver when he was a Pupitar. Tyranitar made his first official appearance when he was battling Gold and easily defeating Gold's entire team until he got subdued by Togebo's Double-Edge. After battling Lugia at the Whirl Islands, Tyranitar was returned to Lance as Silver was not able to fully control him.

Tyranitar's only known move is Sandstorm, his Ability is Sand Stream as a Tyranitar and Shed Skin as a Pupitar. He has a Quirky nature.

Dragonair (multiple)

Debut	Playing Horsea

These Dragonair are Lance's Dragon army that are used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. They are first seen attacking Cinnabar Gym while Miles and Evan are inside.

None of Dragonair's moves are known.

Dragonite

Debut	Playing Horsea

This Dragonite was in charge of commanding Lance's Dragon army that is used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. They are first seen attacking Cinnabar Gym while Miles and Evan are inside.

None of Dragonite's moves are known.

Aerodactyl (multiple)

Debut	Playing Horsea

These Aerodactyl are Lance's Dragon army that are used to attack the mainlands of Kanto. They are first seen attacking Cinnabar Gym while Miles and Evan are inside.

None of Aerodactyl's moves are known.

Released

Lugia

Debut	The Beedrill All and End All

Main article: Tower duo (Adventures)

Lance summoned Lugia to complete his plans of creating a utopia for Pokémon where humans that abuse Pokémon or destroy their habitats would be no more. However, this plan did not work as Lance was eventually beaten, and the Badge Amplifier energy Lugia had absorbed transferred to the soils of mainland Kanto, where it would spread life instead of bringing about death. As a result, it fled from Lance.

It was seen again in the Whirl Islands where it was on a rampage after being controlled by the Masked Man, who caught it just as Gold, Silver, and Crystal were about to. Using its Aeroblast with Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire to demolish the league, the two remained nearly unstoppable until Suicune, Entei, and Raikou appeared alongside their new Trainers to fight the villain and free them. Eventually, after much turmoil, Lugia once again fled along with Ho-Oh.

Status unknown

Horsea

Debut	The Last Battle II

Horsea was seen in a flashback of Lance's and Clair's childhood.

None of Horsea's moves are known.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Lance in 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 Twister. Lance is revealed to become the Champion of the Pokémon League and battles Jō, and Jō single-handedly defeats him with Totodile.

Pokémon

Dragonite

Debut	Jō VS Team Rocket

Main article: Lance's Dragonite

Dragonite first appeared while Jō was at the Lake of Rage. Later, it was the second Pokémon used in the Pokémon League.

Charizard

Debut	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!

Lance's Charizard appeared in the Pokémon League. It battled against Jō's Totodile and lost to its Aqua Tail.

Charizard's known moves are Air Slash, Shadow Claw, and Dragon Claw.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Lance in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Lance appears in Space Havoc!! as a regular Elite Four member. Red 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 Clefairy had to deal with an upset Professor Oak.

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.

Pokémon

Gyarados

Debut	Space Havoc!!

Main article: Lance's Gyarados

Gyarados was the first test that Red and the gang had to handle. It popped out of a pool of water when Lance commanded it to do so.

Aerodactyl

Debut	Space Havoc!!

Aerodactyl was the second test that Red and the gang had to handle. It appeared when Red went inside a museum, slapping Clefairy using its wing, which sent him bouncing around. Aerodactyl was very fast as it evaded an attack coming from Clefairy; however, Clefairy decided to trick Aerodactyl by luring it into a buffet. After Aerodactyl got full, it could not fly, and one punch coming from Clefairy sent it packing afterward.

None of Aerodactyl's moves are known.

Dragonite

Debut	Space Havoc!!

Main article: Lance's Dragonite

Dragonite is Lance's toughest Pokémon.

Pokémon Zensho

Lance in Pokémon Zensho

Lance appeared in PZ10 as the final Elite Four member whom Satoshi battled. Lance used his Dragonite, which was eventually defeated by Satoshi's Charizard, allowing Satoshi to face his rival, Shigeru, in one final battle.

Pokémon

Dragonite

In the TCG

This listing mentions or features Lance or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Lance's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Lance's Charizard					Pokémon VS		097/141
Lance's Gyarados					Pokémon VS		098/141
Lance's Aerodactyl					Pokémon VS		099/141
Lance's Dragonite					Pokémon VS		100/141
Lance's Ampharos					Pokémon VS		101/141
Lance's Kingdra					Pokémon VS		102/141
Lance's Charizard		SWSH Black Star Promos		SWSH133
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Lance's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		128/141
Lance's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		129/141
Lance	Su	Dragon Majesty		61/70	Dragon Storm		050/053
Lance	Su	Silver Tempest		159/195	Paradigm Trigger		096/098
		Silver Tempest		192/195	Paradigm Trigger		114/098
		Silver Tempest		206/195	Paradigm Trigger		122/098

Trivia

Lance's Dragonite using Barrier in Red, Green, and Blue

Lance's Aerodactyl using Rock Slide in Gold, Silver, and Crystal

• 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 Dragonite, 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 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• Lance has two Pokémon with moves they cannot normally learn: the Dragonite that knows Barrier that he uses in Red, Green, and Blue, as well as the Aerodactyl that knows Rock Slide that he uses in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, 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 Feraligatr and Tyranitar 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 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Lance uses at least one Pokémon that knows the move Hyper Beam during both his initial fight and his rematch.
  • In addition to Black 2 and White 2, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are the only other games in which Hyper Beam is not known by every member of Lance's party.
• Starting in Pokémon Yellow, Lance has red hair, while a card depicting him in Monopoly: Pokémon Edition, which was made prior to Yellow, shows artwork of him with purple hair.
• With the exception of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, all of Lance's teams feature just as many if not more Flying-type Pokémon, despite Lance being a Dragon-type specialist.
• Lance is the only Trainer the player 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 Champion).
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Lance and the Elite Four's motivations are similar to the plans of N and Team Plasma. Both pretend to summon a Legendary Pokémon (Lugia or Reshiram and Zekrom respectively) in order to create a utopia for Pokémon.
• 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 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 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 Dragonite, Tyranitar, Salamence, Garchomp, and Hydreigon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ワタル Wataru	From 綿 wata (cotton) and possibly from 海神 "watatsumi"
English, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese	Lance	From lance, a weapon used by knights who fought dragons in legends and fairy tales
German	Siegfried	From Siegfried, a legendary hero who slayed a dragon named Fafnir
French	Peter	Possibly from petard, a medieval weapon
Korean	목호 Mokho	From 목화 (木花) mokhwa (cotton)
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿渡 Ā Dù*	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
	渡 Dù*
	小渡 Xiǎo Dù*
	彌 Mí*	From the Japanese name 彌 Wataru
	華達爾 Huádá'ěr*	Transliteration of his Japanese name. Contains 華 huá, magnificent
Chinese (Cantonese)	阿渡 A Douh*	From the Japanese name 渡 Wataru
Indonesian	Lance Lens (only used in the localization of the Lance ♢ card)	Same as English name Similar 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

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References

Indigo League
Generations I, III, and VII
Elite Four Lorelei	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Agatha	Elite Four Lance	Champion Blue Trace
Generations II and IV
Elite Four Will	Elite Four Koga	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Karen	Champion Lance

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