Lance

This article is about the Elite Four member. For the member of Team Rocket, see Rocket Executive.

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Lance ワタル Wataru
[[File:File:FL Lance.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Sugimori art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Blackthorn City, Viridian Forest (Special)
Region	Johto
Relatives	Clair, Dragon Clan Elder
Trainer class	Elite Trainer, later Champion
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Anime debut	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
English voice actor	Wayne Grayson
Japanese voice actor	Susumu Chiba

Lance (Japanese: ワタル Wataru) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer, a member of the Kanto Elite Four in Generation I and the League Champion in Generation II.

In the games

In Generation I and the Generation III remakes, Lance is the fourth and final member of the Elite Four. He must be defeated before facing Blue, the League Champion. By the Generation II games, he has proceeded to become League Champion.

He raises Template:Type2 Pokémon, which are both hard to catch and raise, but he 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. Lance also seems to have a liking for capes, as he is often seen buying identical capes at the Celadon Department Store.

Lance's grandfather was the elder of a famous clan of Dragon masters. Clair is his cousin, and his hometown is Blackthorn City.

Lance appeared at Mahogany Town to help the player fight Team Rocket in Johto. Lance rewards the player with the Whirlpool HM for helping him put an end to Team Rocket's sinister plans.

Pokémon

This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue

File:LanceRB.png [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $5000

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

Pokémon Yellow

File:YellowLance.png [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Yellow [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Yellow Reward: $6138

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

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:LanceGSCsprite.png [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $5000

Types: Water Flying Held item: Unknown Gyarados♂ Lv.44 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Flail Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: Unknown Charizard♂ Lv.46 Flamethrower Fire   --       Slash Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Flying Held item: Unknown Aerodactyl♂ Lv.46 Rock Slide Rock   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.47 Twister Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Dragon Flying Held item: Unknown Dragonite♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

First battle

File:FL Lance.png [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $6000

File:Spr 1 130.png Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.56 Bite Dark   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Twister Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 148.png Types: Dragon Dragon Dragonair Lv.54 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 148.png Types: Dragon Dragon Dragonair Lv.54 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 142.png Types: Rock Flying Aerodactyl Lv.58 Wing Attack Flying   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 149.png Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.60 Safeguard Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Second battle

File:FL Lance.png [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $7200

File:Spr 1 130.png Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.68 Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 149.png Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.66 Flamethrower Fire   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 230.png Types: Water Dragon Kingdra Lv.66 Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 142.png Types: Rock Flying Aerodactyl Lv.70 Aerial Ace Flying   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       File:Spr 1 149.png Types: Dragon Flying Dragonite Lv.72 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Outrage Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First Battle

File:ChampionLanceHGSS.png [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $?????

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Unknown Gyarados Lv.44 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Unknown Dragonite Lv.47 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Unknown Dragonite Lv.47 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Unknown Aerodactyl Lv.46 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Charizard Lv.46 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite Lv.50 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --

Second Battle

File:ChampionLanceHGSS.png [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $?????

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Unknown Gyarados Lv.68 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Charizard Lv.68 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Unknown Salamence Lv.72 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: Unknown Garchomp Lv.72 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Unknown Altaria Lv.73 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Unknown Dragonite Lv.75 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" | Status   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

[[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 1 [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 1 Reward: None

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

Round 2

[[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 Reward: None

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

Pokémon Stadium 2

In Pokémon Stadium 2, Lance is the champion, who is fought at the end of the Elite Four. As the player must use the same Pokémon that it used against the Elite Four, Lance is extremely difficult to defeat with Rental Pokémon, but not impossible (due to the element of chance). Once Lance is defeated, the player can battle any gym leaders in the Kanto region at any time.

Round 1

[[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 Reward: None

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

Round 2

[[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Lance [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 Reward: None

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

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Firered, Leafgreen

"Ah! I heard about you, <player>! I lead the Elite Four! You can call me Lance the Dragon Trainer! You know that dragons are mythical Pokémon! They’re hard to catch and raise, but their powers are superior! They’re virtually indestructible! Well, are you ready to lose? Your League challenge ends with me, <player>!"
"That’s it! I hate to admit it, but you are a Pokémon master!"
"I still can’t believe my dragons lost to you, <player>! You’re now the Pokémon League champion! …Or, you would have been, but you have one more challenge ahead. You have to face another Trainer! His name is… <rival>! He beat the Elite Four before you. He is the real Pokémon League champion!"

Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal

"I’ve been waiting for you. <player>! I knew that you, with your skills, would eventually reach me here. There’s no need for words now. We will battle to determine who is the stronger of the two of us. As the most powerful Trainer and as the Pokémon League Champion… I, Lance the dragon master, accept your challenge!"
"…It’s over. But it’s an odd feeling. I’m not angry that I lost. In fact, I feel happy. Happy that I witnessed the rise of a great new Champion!"

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 City Department Store - Little Girl

There's a rumor...

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 - Young Man

Family and friends?

From what I've heard, Lance has a cousin who's a Gym Leader somewhere far away.

In the anime

Lance in the anime

File:Lance Disguised TR.jpg

Lance disguised as a Team Rocket member

Lance is a Pokémon Trainer famous in the Pokémon League. He is a member of an organization called the Pokémon G-Men.

Lance's first appeared in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution. When Team Rocket started up an evil scheme at the Lake of Rage, Lance showed up to investigate. He met Ash, Misty and Brock there, saving the children from some formidable Rocket Grunts. Ash wanted to help Lance in his mission, but Lance said it was too dangerous.

Team Rocket was trying to investigate the properties of a Template:Shiny2 Gyarados so that they could learn how to force Pokémon to evolve. Lance was able to destroy Team Rocket's machine and blow up their laboratory. Ash was able to calm the Red Gyarados at first, but it continued to go berserk. Finally, Lance caught it to keep it from destroying Mahogany Town.

Lance later appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, where he helped stop the rampage of Kyogre and Groudon.

Pokémon

This is a list of Lance's known Pokémon:

Dragonite

Gyarados

Gyarados

Voice actors

• Japanese
  • Susumu Chiba

• English
  • Wayne Grayson

• Portuguese
  • Francisco Freitas (Johto) (Brazil)
  • Celso Alves (Hoenn) (Brazil)

• Spanish
  • Miguel Ángel Garzón (Spain)
  • Enzo Fortuny (Johto) (Latin America)
  • Víctor Ugarte (Hoenn) (Latin America)

• Polish
  • Aleksander Gawek

In the Pokémon Special manga

File:Lance Special.png

Lance on his Aerodactyl

Lance is primarily a villain in Pokémon Special. As the leader of the Elite Four, he wishes to exterminate the human race, save for a few people who he deems to be kind enough to Pokémon.

Apparently also from Viridian City, Lance was blessed with the powers of the Viridian Forest as Yellow was. He has the power to telepathically communicate with Pokémon, as well as heal their wounds.

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).

Lance tried to summon Lugia on Cerise Island to help accomplish his goals, but Yellow's Pokémon were able to drive Lugia away. 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.

Lance disappeared for a while, investigating Lugia and working behind the scenes. He gave Silver advice on how to defeat Team Rocket in Johto, as well as a Tyranitar. Working through Silver, Lance tried to help defeat the Mask of Ice.

Pokémon

This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga:

On hand

→ → Dratini → Dragonair → Dragonite		→ Pupitar → Tyranitar
→ Magikarp → Gyarados	Horsea	Aerodactyl	Dragonair (x4)

Released

Lugia (temporarily had control of, fled)

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Lance's Charizard		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	97/141
Lance's Gyarados		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	98/141
Lance's Aerodactyl		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	99/141
Lance's Dragonite		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	100/141
Lance's Ampharos		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	101/141
Lance's Kingdra		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	102/141
Lance's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	128/141
Lance's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	129/141

Trivia

• Every Pokémon Lance battles with, save in Pokémon Stadium, knows Hyper Beam.
• Lance has battles with two illegal Pokémon: the Aerodactyl that knows Rock Slide that he uses in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and the Dragonite that knows Barrier that he uses in Red and Blue. Furthermore, all his Dragonite from Generation II are underleveled.
• If Wallace and Cynthia are not counted, Lance is the only Elite Four member to have appeared in person twice in the anime, not counting flashbacks or on TV, as both Lucian and Aaron have appeared more than once, with only one time being in person.
• It is interesting to note that as of Pokémon Yellow Lance has red hair, while a card depicting him in Monopoly: Pokémon Edition shows artwork of him with purple hair. This is probably due to the fact that the board game was made before Yellow was released and his sprite in Red and Blue is grayish-blue in color.
• Though his type theme is Dragon Pokémon, in Generation II, only three of his Pokémon are actually of the Dragon type; all of them Dragonite. Interestingly, all six of his Pokémon have Flying as their secondary type.
• Lance, Bruno, and Koga are the only members of the Elite Four who have appeared in all four generations.
• When you fight Lance during the rematch in HeartGold/SoulSilver, he has possession of all three of the Dragon Pseudo Legendaries.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ワタル (Wataru)	"Wata wata" is the Japanese onomatopoeia of flapping wings.
English, Italian, Spanish	Lance	Possibly from a lance, used by knights.
French	Peter	Could also be derived from petard, a medieval weapon.
German	Siegfried	Reference to a Nordic hero that killed a dragon called Fafnir.
Korean	목호 (Mokho)
Chinese (Taiwan)	小渡 (Xiǎo Dù)	From 渡る Wataru.
Chinese (PRC)	渡 (Dù)	From 渡る Wataru.

External links

• Wataru's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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