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Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG)
How to Beat Lance
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Lance is the fourth member of the Elite Four in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Learn how to beat Lance, his Pokemon team and specialty, and the recommended Pokemon to use against Lance!
| Previous Elite Four | Next |
|---|---|
| Agatha | The Champion |
List of Contents
Lance's Pokemon Team and Types
Type and Suggested Level
| Type Specialty |
|
|---|---|
| Rec. Level | Lv. 56 ~ Lv. 65 |
Lance's Pokemon
| Pokemon | Type | Abilities | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gyarados
(Lvl. 56) |
|
・Intimidate ・Moxie |
・Bite
|
 Dragonair
(Lvl. 54) |
|
・Shed Skin ・Marvel Scale |
|
|
Dragonair
(Lvl. 54) |
|
・Shed Skin ・Marvel Scale |
|
 Aerodactyl
(Lvl. 58) |
|
・Rock Head ・Pressure ・Unnerve |
|
 Dragonite
(Lvl. 60) |
|
・Inner Focus ・Multiscale |
How to Beat Lance
Use Ice or Electric Type Pokemon
Lance's Pokemon is mostly weak against Ice-type and Electric-type Pokemon. Make sure your Pokemon are at least two levels higher than all of his Pokemon. Alternatively, you can also grind until Level 65 since the Champion has higher Pokemon levels and you will be facing against them with your current team.
Get A Strong Ice Pokemon
Bringing a strong Ice-type Pokemon is highly recommended for this fight to quickly take care of Lance's Dragon-types before they can get out of hand.
Lapras is a great choice for this due to it being a Water-Ice type, making it a viable pick against other Elite Four trainers like Bruno, who has a couple of Rock-type Pokemon, and the Champion, who has a Fire-type Pokemon. It can learn Thunderbolt through a TM, making it also effective against Lance's Flying-type Pokemon.
Get A Strong Electric Pokemon
Getting a strong Electric-type Pokemon that can learn or be taught Thunderbolt through a TM is highly recommended. Raichu is a good choice to get, as it learns Thunderbolt by default and is purely an Electric-type. Its high Speed also mostly guarantees it to get the first turn.
Another good choice would be Magneton, since its Steel-typing can provide it resistance against other types. It has high SP. ATK, which makes Thunderbolt even more lethal. You can get a Thunderbolt TM by purchasing it in the Game Corner of Celadon City.
Best Team to Beat Lance
Recommended Pokemon to Bring
| Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|
 Lapras
|
・Surf
・Ice Beam can take care of the Dragon-types due to STAB and type advantage. ・Can also learn Thunderbolt to deal with the Flying-types if needed. |
 Raichu
|
・Thunderbolt can one-shot most of Lance's Flying-types if properly leveled. ・Provides a good Steel-type damaging move via Iron Tail that can be used for other Elite Four trainers and the Champion. |
 Magneton
|
・Thunderbolt can one-shot most of Lance's Flying-types if properly leveled. ・Its Steel-typing provides resistance against more types. However, Ground-type becomes even deadlier. |
You can bring a full party of six Pokemon into the Elite Four battle, but the team shown here focuses on the best counters for Lance's lineup.
The remaining slots can be filled with any other strong Pokemon you’ve trained including your starter, but these three are the core picks that make the fight much more manageable.
When Starting with Bulbasaur
 Venusaur
|
Lapras
|
Magneton
Raichu
|
Venusaur will have a hard time against Lance's Pokemon because half of them are Flying-types. It's recommended to swap out to an Electric-type Pokemon like Magneton or Raichu who can easily handle them and use an Ice-type Pokemon like Lapras for Lance's Dragon-type Pokemon.
When Starting with Charmander
 Charizard
|
Lapras
|
Magneton
Raichu
|
Charizard might also have a hard time against Lance's team if brought out against Gyarados and Aerodactyl. Gyarados has natural resistance against Charizard's Fire-type moves due to it being part Water-type. We recommend switching to an Electric-type Pokemon who can easily deal with it.
Definitely avoid Aerodactyl as it has high speed and can one-shot Charizard with Ancient Power, a Rock-type move which Charizard is weak to as a Fire-Flying type. Swap out to another Pokemon when you see Lance bring out Aerodactyl.
When Starting with Squirtle
 Blastoise
|
Lapras
|
Magneton
Raichu
|
Blastoise's Water-type moves are only strong against Aerodactyl and should otherwise be kept as backup. Lapras can easily take care of Lance's Dragon-type Pokemon while Magneton or Raichu can take care of Lance's other Flying-type Pokemon.
Previous and Next Elite Four
| Previous Elite Four | Next |
|---|---|
| Agatha | The Champion |
Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG) Related Guides
Walkthrough Guides by Type
| Gym Leader Guides | Elite Four Guide |
All Elite Four Guides
| 1 | Lorelei | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bruno | ||
| 3 | Agatha | ||
| 4 | Lance | ||
| * | Champion | ||
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