Age 27
Blood Gulch canyon
Seen October 24th, 2008
Posted October 19th, 2008
30 posts
15.7 Years
Did you win by a freckle, or a hair?
I cheated, big time. Back then, I only trained my starter, so I only had one strong pokemon, and couldn't win. So I used the cloning glitch, and made a team of six Typhlosions, and completely and utterly annihilated the Elite 4 for the first time.

So, what's your story? Did you cheat, or did you play by the rules?
Age 28
Seen February 3rd, 2023
Posted June 19th, 2019
623 posts
15.3 Years
Seriously, how could you NOT beat them? All Pokemon under level 50? C'mon!!!!

I used a Typhlosion, Ho-oh... and like one other. For some reason I don't really remember my first G/S/C team... and I wonder why it was lacking Amphy yet packing Furret. :(
"I accidently my Typhlosion. Is this bad?"

BeachBoy

S P A R K of madness

Age 31
Male
Texas
Seen November 17th, 2016
Posted November 16th, 2016
8,396 posts
15.3 Years
Seriously, how could you NOT beat them? All Pokemon under level 50? C'mon!!!!

When you compare Johto's Elite Four to others, yes they're the weakest link and had the lowest level rate, but Johto wasn't exactly that easy for everything and everybody now. ;D It may have been for you. And overall, let's face it, fire types had it easy street while grass starting trainers had a much harder road. :P So, just because you had an easy go, doesn't necessarily mean others didn't have a rough time. I struggled to defeat the Johto Elite Four, so c'mon, people can have a tough time for any Elite Four. ;D


Anyway, shifting on topic. I played by the rules, I always do. It's tough to remember back so far. I know I had a Meganium, seeing as I selected Chikorita. Hmm, Raikou and Suicune I think too. Those three are the only ones I really remember. I believe I struggled to keep myself healthy from status and such. I remember using a ton of items to win it. Back then I wasn't that great at Pocket Monsters, I mean I was just a little kid. XD I had a tough time, but with the help of items, I got through. I remember Lance's Dragonite giving me a real pain. I believe I used a combination of my legendaries and items to get past things. But mmm, I wish I could remember it clearly, I'd love to tell more about it. ;/ Seeing as those days were such great times. :D
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Age 29
Male
In the swimming pool
Seen November 17th, 2013
Posted December 23rd, 2011
1,194 posts
15 Years
I beat the Elite Four with the following team- no restarts and no cheats!

Typhlosion- Lvl 44
Cut
Fire Punch
Earthquake
Iron Tail

Furret Lvl 45
Shadow Ball
Fury Cutter
Strength
Ice Punch

Red Gyarados Lvl 41
Dragonbreath
Whirlpool
Waterfall
Thrash

Weepinbell Lvl 42
Sludge Bomb
Vine Whip
Sleep Powder
Flash

Noctowl Lvl 44
Fly
Return
Hypnosis
Dream Eater

Golduck Lvl 46
Ice Punch
Surf
Confusion
Headbutt
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Age 30
In the nightmares of hundreds, and the dreams of two.
Seen September 12th, 2008
Posted July 3rd, 2008
31 posts
14.9 Years
The first time I tried, I was one of those 10 year old idiots who spent the entire game powering up one pokemon, never captured a legendary, and then had an impossible time when the elite Four came around X_X Still, after throwing a Kadabra against them thirty or so times, I finally hit 82 or so, and managed to do it some how XD I believe I was just lucky the time I did do it though. I couldn't reliably get through until I had traded the thing into an Alakazam, and got it to 90 or so in Kanto.

The second time, I was smarter and older XP I got through with a Ho-oh, another Kadabra (it was my favorite at the time), and a Haunter. Ho-oh did most of the work, if I remember correctly, and I managed to get through on my second try, I think.

Of course I've gone through the games several times in between then and now, but none were note-worthy. Right now I'm trying to do it with only Eeveelutions XP
Seen June 23rd, 2008
Posted June 22nd, 2008
8 posts
16.1 Years
Basically through whoring a L56 Kadabra. The way I see it, nothing wrong with that considering I levelled it up all the way from Abra. Houndoom gave me fits though, was complete luck that when Eevee used Bite on it after it had dropped Kadabra, it flinched. At least I think it did, Eevee (level 23 at the time) attacked first next turn.

MightyMightyena

<== Shiny Mightyena Trainer

Seen December 10th, 2014
Posted June 18th, 2008
22 posts
15 Years
I beat the E4 legit the first time, just barely I think. Then the rest of the times I just cheated on through with a level 100 with 999 on every stat. I've got whats like an AR for gold and silver. It edits every stat for your character...like name, pokemon in your party, money, everything. Oh yea and you can edit every pokemon stat too :)
Age 30
Female
Johto
Seen January 17th, 2016
Posted January 27th, 2014
141 posts
15.3 Years
I don't remember exactly which Pokémon I had on my team, but I do remember that most of the fighting was performed by my Meganium. Ever since I started playing Crystal, my Chikorita was pretty much the only Pokémon I trained, so it was definitely more developed than any of my others, which made defeating the League slightly difficult. With the help of some restore items, I managed to beat it without too much of a problem though.

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Phillies World Champions 2008!

Seen April 11th, 2009
Posted November 16th, 2008
191 posts
15.1 Years
This was my team in Crystal:



Can't remember my Gold team. Anyways
Dragonair Lvl 52: I got from Dude at Blackthorn Cave or whatever. Endless training with this.
Ampharos Lvl 61: Captured early as Mareep. Pwns everyone.
Suicune Lvl 56: Captured at Tin Tower in event. Trained. Kills Bruno royally.
Meganium Lvl 65: Because it had massive type disadvantage, trains most.
Cleffa Lvl 54: Hatched from that egg that can give you any baby pokemon. Never could do the 'frienship' thing so I kept it like this. The little guy kicked ass though.
Golem Lvl 60: Had from beginning, evolved with trade. Swaped out at the very end to Self-Destruct Lance's Dragonite.

Will was really easy with Dragonair and Amphy.
Koga was owned by Golem and Suicune mostly.
Bruno was all Meganium.
Karen was really hard I though but Suicune got me out.
Lance was mother f---king hard for me but I scraped by.
Good Ol' US of A
Seen October 25th, 2012
Posted February 23rd, 2010
51 posts
15 Years
My first time was with a Feralagater and an Ampharos.

I normally place all my money with my "mom," then go through the first guys a couple times without items, to get a feel for my 'mons strengths against them, stocking up on items with my spoils(amulet coins are your friends) Then do a full raid.

Tis easy.

I try not to use legendaries to do anything but take up time while I use revives/full restores/full heals/ hyper potions/etc...

I don't mind whiting out, especially when I come prepared to.

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Age 31
canada
Seen September 17th, 2009
Posted March 22nd, 2009
17 posts
15.8 Years
i remember i used typhlosion and my ho oh and my shiny gyarados my typhlosion was around level 70 at the time he was all i trained with
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Male
Unknown Dungeon
Seen November 29th, 2021
Posted November 20th, 2021
290 posts
16.5 Years
The first time I went to challenge the Elite Four, I had no chance to beat even Bruno but I keep training my Typhlosion and my party and I became victorious....But that was in my Gold version..... In my Crystal, I was just lucky for catching my Suicune, It was then when my Suicune leveled up into Lv. 41 and learned Aurora Beam after beating the Elite Four Karen..... The Champion Lance had no chance at all beating my Suicune's Aurora Beam becuz he's a dragon trainer. I finally beat up his Lv. 50 Dragonite with my Lv. 57 Typhlosion........

Seen August 6th, 2008
Posted June 28th, 2008
6 posts
14.9 Years
Lol its hard to remember that far back but I used a lvl 67 Typhlosion, a lvl 64 Pidgeot, and I think I used Ho-oh. I swept the E4
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Age 32
Male
Beyond reality's reach
Seen December 11th, 2013
Posted October 27th, 2013
251 posts
15.1 Years
the first time? man that brings me back to memories I can't really remember...

wel i know I wouldn't of cheated, and I also know my team would of had a fire (which without a doubt was Typhlosion), water, and electric for sure, as for the other space...probably a flying, Nidoking and possibly a physic or Umboreon (I do remember using one way back then...)the water was probably Lanturn(sp) and the electric would of been Amphorous(sp) leaving the flying most likely to be a Pidgeot. the teams level except for my start would most likely been well balanced around LV 38 or 40 when i started it, the started being probably 5 levels higher since I tend to treat my starter better.
I probably had to redo some fight s couple times till I got the hang off the type advantage followed by healing after each battle...and against Lance, I probably came out with either one or two pkmn not KO'd



Age 34
Male
UK
Seen April 30th, 2021
Posted January 26th, 2018
1,197 posts
17.9 Years
I remember my first real Johto team (which was in Pokemon Crystal) it was,

Feraligatr
Umbreon
Heracross
Arcanine
Aipom
Electabuzz

A great team and the E4 was easy (one go to beat them, both before and after Kanto) the only battle i struggled in was against Red and i still won that on my first go, it's also the first and only time i have gotten a whole team to lv 100, i have had full teams of lv 100's both before and after but never all trained by me.