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"…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!""
— Lance in Gold, Silver and Crystal.

Lance is a recurring character in Pokémon. He is a user of Dragon-types being the final Elite Four member in Red, Blue and their remakes.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal and their remakes, he is the Champion.

Appearance

Lance is a tall, thin man with bright scarlet red spiked hair, pale skin, and dark eyes. He wears a medieval-looking navy blue tunic with red-orange trim, a brown belt around his waist, and large black boots with orange two rings around the top of each boot. The cuffs of his long sleeves are black with orange zigzagging trim separating the cuff from the navy blue part of the sleeve. He sports a long, flowing cape around his neck which is black on the outside and crimson red on the inside.

Personality

Lance is a very noble and respectful person. He is serious about his training and will not hold back his strength when it comes to battling any challengers. He is an expert at training Dragon-Pokémon, and is extremely skilled at battling. He believes that his inner-strength lies in his ability to professionally train Dragons, and he believes deeply in his Pokémon, that they are strong and superior. Despite this, he is a good sport, and will not become angry if he loses to the player, but will instead gracefully accept defeat, and will happily congratulate them on defeating the Elite Four and becoming the new Champion.

Biography

Games

As in the Anime, Lance is in the games a Dragon Master.

Lance has appeared in the Pokémon series games from Generation I-III. He first appeared in the original Red and Blue games, being the final member of the Elite Four, and again in Generation III's Red and Blue remakes, FireRed and LeafGreen. Lance in the Generation II games differed from the previous though, as he was Pokémon Champion by this time.

In all games, Lance is a proficient user of Dragon-type Pokémon, believing that their difficulty in raising them shows that they are superior and strong.

Gold, Silver & Crystal

It is revealed that Lance has a cousin named Clair, who is the Blackthorn City Gym Leader, and who also specializes in using Dragon-type Pokémon.

FireRed & LeafGreen

HeartGold & SoulSilver

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he and Clair will fight a double battle against the player and the player's rival.

Black 2 & White 2

Manga

Adventures

Anime

Lance's first appearance in the anime series was in the episode Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution. Here, Lance was shown battling the Team Rocket organization as they experimented in forced evolution of Pokémon. It was in this episode that a shiny Red Gyarados went on a rampage close to Mahogany Town, which caused Lance to capture it so it would not destroy the nearby town. Lance was again seen in the episodes Gaining Groudon! and The Scuffle of Legends!, where he assisted in stopping the Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre.

Origins

Lance appeared in the anime special Pokémon Origins.

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Sprites

Gen. I


Yellow


Gen. II


Gen. III


Gen. IV


Vs. Sprite


Gen. V


Back Sprite
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Pokémon

Games

Red, Blue and Green

RB 130 front
Gyarados
 Type Water Type Flying 
RB 148 front
Dragonair
 Type Dragon 
RB 148 front
Dragonair
 Type Dragon 
RB 142 front
Aerodactyl
 Type Rock Type Flying 
RB 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
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 Type  
Lv. 58 - Lv. 56 - Lv. 56 - Lv. 60 - Lv. 62 - Lv. ? -
Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam -
Hydro Pump Dragon Rage Agility Supersonic Slam -
Dragon Rage Agility Slam Take Down Barrier -
Leer Slam Dragon Rage Bite Agility -

Yellow

Y 130 front
Gyarados
 Type Water Type Flying 
Y 148 front
Dragonair
 Type Dragon 
Y 148 front
Dragonair
 Type Dragon 
Y 142 front
Aerodactyl
 Type Rock Type Flying 
Y 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 58 - Lv. 56 - Lv. 56 - Lv. 60 - Lv. 62 - Lv. ? -
Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam -
Hydro Pump Thunderbolt Wrap Wing Attack Blizzard -
Leer Slam BubbleBeam Swift Thunder -
Dragon Rage Thunder Wave Ice Beam Fly Fire Blast -

Gold, Silver and Crystal

C 130 front
Gyarados
 Type Water Type Flying 
C 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
C 142 front
Aerodactyl
 Type Rock Type Flying 
C 006 front
Charizard
 Type Fire Type Flying 
C 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
C 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
Lv. 44 Lv. 47 Lv. 46 Lv. 46 Lv. 47 Lv. 50
Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None
Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None
Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam Hyper Beam
Rain Dance Thunder Wave Rock Slide Flamethrower Twister Safeguard
Surf Twister Wing Attack Slash Thunder Fire Blast
Flail Blizzard AncientPower Wing Attack Thunder Wave Outrage

FireRed and LeafGreen

HeartGold and SoulSilver

HGSS 149 front
Dragonite
 Type Dragon Type Flying 
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[[]]
 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
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[[]]
 Type  
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 Type  
Lv. 40 Lv. - - Lv. ? - Lv. ? - Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Inner Focus Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None
Item: None Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Fly - - - - -
Twister - - - - -
Thunder - - - - -
Hyper Beam - - - - -

(The Lv.60 Dragonite, Lv.56 Kingdra, and Lv.52 Dragonair are owned by Clair)

Black 2 and White 2

Stadium

Gym Leader Castle

Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle

Anime

Pokémon Information
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Dragonite
Pokémon Information
Lance captured the Red Gyarados in order to protect it from Team Rocket.
Red Gyarados


Episode appearances

Master Quest

Episode(s) Title(s)
JE119 Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution
JE120 Rage of Innocence
JE135 Beauty is Skin Deep

Advanced Battle

Episode(s) Title(s)
AG097 Gaining Groudon!
AG098 The Scuffle of Legends!

Trivia

  • In every main series Pokémon game except Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and Black 2 and White 2, all of Lance's Pokémon know the move Hyper Beam.
  • Despite being called a Dragon-type Trainer, Lance actually has more Flying-type Pokémon than Dragon.
  • Unlike in the games and anime, Lance has an antagonist role in the Pokémon Adventures Manga during the Yellow Arc.
  • Lance shares the same battle theme as Red.
  • In the anime, Lance was the first Champion who appears in two different regions and meets Ash when he got stuck up with a problem. The second Champion to appear in two different regions is Cynthia.
  • He's the only Champion that uses more than one pseudo-legendary Pokémon, using three of the Pseudo-Legendary Dragon types (Hydreigon did not exist when Heart Gold and Soul Silver were released).
  • Despite owning a Red/Shiny Gyarados in the Pokémon Anime, in the games his Gyarados is not shiny, it's its regular blue colour.
  • In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, all of his Pokémon apart from Garchomp are part Flying-type.

Gallery

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