|mapdesc=Trainers seeking to become the best arrive here after enduring a long and grueling journey.{{sup/4|DP}}<br/>Trainers seeking to be the best arrive here after a long and grueling journey.{{sup/4|Pt}}<br/>Victory Road is the last and toughest of the challenges leading up to the Pokémon League.<br/>The Pokémon League reception counter is located here. Only those who have beaten all the Gyms may enter.
|mapdesc=Trainers seeking to become the best arrive here after enduring a long and grueling journey.{{sup/4|DP}}{{sup/8|BDSP}}<br/>Trainers seeking to be the best arrive here after a long and grueling journey.{{sup/4|Pt}}<br/>Victory Road is the last and toughest of the challenges leading up to the Pokémon League.<br/>The Pokémon League reception counter is located here. Only those who have beaten all the Gyms may enter.
|league=Sinnoh
|league=Sinnoh
|elite1=Aaron
|elite1=Aaron
Revision as of 23:59, 23 March 2024
It has been suggested that this article be moved to Sinnoh Pokémon League. Please discuss whether or not to move it on its talk page.
Pokémon League
ポケモンリーグ Pokémon League
"The Pinnacle of Trainerdom!"
Pokémon League in {{{variable2}}}.
Map description
Trainers seeking to become the best arrive here after enduring a long and grueling journey.DPBDSP Trainers seeking to be the best arrive here after a long and grueling journey.Pt Victory Road is the last and toughest of the challenges leading up to the Pokémon League. The Pokémon League reception counter is located here. Only those who have beaten all the Gyms may enter.
The Pokémon League (Japanese: ポケモンリーグPokémon League) of Sinnoh is the location of the region's Elite Four and Champion, who may only be challenged by the player after defeating all eight Sinnoh Gym Leaders. It is located on an island north of Route 223 and west of Route 224. Inside, the player can challenge the Champion, after defeating the Elite Four in order.
Like in Kanto and Hoenn, reaching the Pokémon League requires first passing through Sinnoh's Victory Road (and a large waterfall) to the south of the League building. The Sinnoh League is located in a castle reminiscent of a Gothic cathedral, having a rose window and two towers at the very front of the building—a characteristic of Gothic architecture.
When entering the Pokémon League building for the first time, Barry will encounter the player on the ground floor, as the player attempts to gain entry to the first challenge room. In Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, once the player completes the story events at Stark Mountain, the levels on the Elite Four and Champion's Pokémon will increase.
The lobby of the Pokémon League consists of a large, combined Pokémon Center and Poké Mart on either side of the room. In between them is a gateway to the Elite Four, blocked by a guard who will grant access when the player has earned all eight Sinnoh LeagueBadges. The guard is a male Ace Trainer. Like in other Pokémon Centers throughout Sinnoh, the lobby of the Pokémon League building grants the player access to the Wireless Club and a basement where they can access Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the lobby design scheme resembles a large Pokémon Center. In Pokémon Platinum, the lobby has been upgraded to have its scheme being changed to a mainly black one and the escalator to the Wi-Fi Plaza being moved nearer the one to the Wireless Club.
Preceding each Elite Four member's room is a blue and white hallway separated into two distinct parts by a small lift and lined with yellow and red lights. The first hallway leading to Aaron's room has a longer lift than the others, and the hallway to the Champion's room features a longer hallway after the lift.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, all the Elite Four rooms have white cauldron-like fixtures emitting green light in each of the corners, a Poké Ball design in the center of each room, and a floor color scheme generally matching their type theme. In Pokémon Platinum, these cauldron-like fixtures have been removed, and the rooms contain various items pertinent to each member's type theme. The Champion's room is different from the others, and is larger as well as containing a lift to the entrance of the Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame is a dark room with a machine resembling a Pokémon Center healing machine, preceded by a vestibule lined with green lights and statues. In it, Cynthia and Professor Rowan congratulate the player on their entrance to the Hall of Fame.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Trainers
The first time the player approaches the NPC in front of the door to the Elite Four, Barry will appear and demand a battle.
The Pokémon League first appeared in A New Battle Begins!, where the League tournament started. In Mitsumi's first match, she went up against Cynthia. Despite faring well against her, however, Mitsumi suddenly forfeited, deciding that the competition would be more interesting that way. In Hareta's Heart's Desire, Jun was defeated by Koya, while Hareta managed to overwhelm Flint to such a degree with his Regigigas that the Elite Four member chose to forfeit, admitting that his Pokémon stood no chance against the power of a Legendary Pokémon.
In Hearts and Spirits Collide, during the battle between Hareta and Koya, Hareta's long-absent father, Kaisei, was revealed to be in the audience, watching his son's battle. In A Surprise Visit from Hareta's Father!, Hareta and Koya's battle was interrupted when multiple Team Galactic Grunts working for Charon appeared, intending to blow up the League stadium with a powerful bomb. However, thanks to Hareta and the other Trainers present, the explosion was contained so that it didn't cause any damage. Kaisei then briefly met with his son, giving him a Pokémon Egg before leaving.
In Mitsumi's Wish, Mitsumi and Cynthia had a talk following the Team Galactic attack, and decided to have a rematch after Mitsumi proclaimed that she'd use her full power to defeat Cynthia.
The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Sinnoh's Pokémon League in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Pokémon in the Pokémon League 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.