Lance

Lance ワタル Wataru
[[File:File:FL Lance.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Sugimori art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Gender	Male
Hometown	Blackthorn City
Region	Johto
Relatives	Clair, Dragon Clan Elder
Trainer class	Elite Trainer, later Champion
Generation	I, II, III
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, 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 Dragon-type trainer, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Pokémon trainers in Kanto and Johto.

In the anime

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Lance as seen in Rage Of Innocence

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

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 Red 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.

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Lance and Maxie

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

His Japanese voice actor is 千葉進歩 Susumu Chiba, his English voice actor is Wayne Grayson and his Brazilian Portuguese voice actors are Francisco Freitas (Johto League), Celso Alves (Hoenn League).

Pokémon

This is a list of Lance's known Pokémon.

Dragonite

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Gyarados

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 dragon Pokémon, which are both hard to catch and raise, but he prefers the superiority of Dragon-type Pokémon, believing them to be virtually indestructable.

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 Dept. 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 pull the plug on Team Rocket's sinister plans.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Gyarados	Steelix	Charizard
Tyranitar	Aerodactyl	Dragonite

Round 2

Arcanine	Kangaskhan	Feraligatr
Tyranitar	Aerodactyl	Dragonite

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 Pokémon Special manga

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Lance

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 x2

Released

Lugia (Temporarily had control of, fled)

In the TCG

Lance appeared in the Pokémon VS set.

Pokémon

This listing is for Lance's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

• Charizard
• Gyarados
• Aerodactyl
• Dragonite
• Kingdra
• Ampharos

TMs

• Lance's TM01
• Lance's TM02

Trivia

• Every Pokémon Lance battles with 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 underlevelled.
• Lance is the only Elite Four member to have appeared twice in the anime.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ワタル (Wataru)	Wataru means "to swim". Most likely a reference to the fact that most of his Pokemon swim.
English, Italian, Spanish	Lance	Possibly from a lance, used by knights, or Lancelot, one of King Arthur's best knights.
French	Peter	((Currently unknown))
German	Siegfried	Reference to a Nordic hero that killed a dragon called Fafnir
Korean	목호 (Mokho)
Chinese	阿渡 (A Du)	A direct translation of "Wataru"

External links

• Wataru's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)