Phase 10 section

Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Elite Four and Champion Lance Walkthrough

Defeat Will, Koga, Bruno, Karen, and Lance without returning to the lobby. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.

By Damodar Sharma Updated July 10, 2026 Walkthrough

Defeat Will, Koga, Bruno, Karen, and Lance without returning to the lobby. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.

Source maps

Indigo Plateau, Pokémon League Entrance, Pokémon League Will Room, Pokémon League Koga Room, Pokémon League Bruno Room, Pokémon League Karen Room, Pokémon League Lance Room.

Encounter rows0Trainer rows13Visible / hidden / trees0 / 1 / 0

Version scope

HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.

Route Plan

Stock Full Restores and Revives, lead for Will's Xatu, control Koga's hazards, exploit Bruno's mixed weaknesses, answer Karen's Dark team, then keep Ice, Electric, or Rock coverage healthy for Lance's three Dragonite.

Wild Pokémon

No random encounter bank is assigned to these source maps. Static, gift, Safari, Contest, or event records appear separately when applicable.

Trainers

Teams are the exact source party records. Moves and held items appear only when the trainer format defines them. Reward = last party member level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier; double battles double the base payout where the engine applies it.

Trainer	Location / order	Full team	Reward	Battle note
Champion LanceSource trainer ID 244	Pokémon League Lance Room • scripted/system variant	Gyarados Lv. 46Moves: Flail / Dragon Pulse / Waterfall / Ice Fang Dragonite Lv. 49Moves: Thunder Wave / Dragon Rush / Thunder / Hyper Beam Dragonite Lv. 49Moves: Thunder Wave / Dragon Rush / Blizzard / Hyper Beam Aerodactyl Lv. 48Moves: Aerial Ace / Crunch / Rock Slide / Thunder Fang Charizard Lv. 48Moves: Shadow Claw / Air Slash / Dragon Claw / Fire Fang Dragonite Lv. 50Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Fire Blast / Safeguard / Outrage / Hyper Beam	₽10,000	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Will WillSource trainer ID 245	Pokémon League Will Room • scripted/system variant	Xatu Lv. 40Moves: U Turn / Me First / Confuse Ray / Psychic Jynx Lv. 41Moves: Double Slap / Lovely Kiss / Ice Punch / Psychic Exeggutor Lv. 41Moves: Reflect / Hypnosis / Egg Bomb / Psychic Slowbro Lv. 41Moves: Curse / Amnesia / Water Pulse / Psychic Xatu Lv. 42Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Aerial Ace / Ominous Wind / Confuse Ray / Psychic	₽5,040	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Karen KarenSource trainer ID 246	Pokémon League Karen Room • scripted/system variant	Umbreon Lv. 42Moves: Double Team / Confuse Ray / Faint Attack / Payback Vileplume Lv. 42Moves: Stun Spore / Acid / Moonlight / Petal Dance Gengar Lv. 45Moves: Lick / Spite / Focus Blast / Destiny Bond Murkrow Lv. 44Moves: Pluck / Whirlwind / Sucker Punch / Faint Attack Houndoom Lv. 47Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Nasty Plot / Dark Pulse / Flamethrower / Crunch	₽5,640	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Koga KogaSource trainer ID 247	Pokémon League Koga Room • scripted/system variant	Ariados Lv. 40Moves: Poison Jab / Spider Web / Baton Pass / Giga Drain Venomoth Lv. 41Moves: Supersonic / Gust / Psychic / Toxic Forretress Lv. 43Moves: Protect / Swift / Explosion / Toxic Spikes Muk Lv. 42Held: Black SludgeMoves: Minimize / Screech / Gunk Shot / Toxic Crobat Lv. 44Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Double Team / Quick Attack / Wing Attack / Poison Fang	₽5,280	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Bruno BrunoSource trainer ID 418	Pokémon League Bruno Room • scripted/system variant	Hitmontop Lv. 42Moves: Counter / Quick Attack / Dig / Triple Kick Hitmonlee Lv. 42Moves: Swagger / Focus Energy / Hi Jump Kick / Blaze Kick Hitmonchan Lv. 42Moves: Thunder Punch / Ice Punch / Fire Punch / Bullet Punch Onix Lv. 43Moves: Dragon Breath / Earthquake / Sandstorm / Rock Slide Machamp Lv. 46Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Rock Slide / Foresight / Revenge / Cross Chop	₽5,520	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Rival SilverSource trainer ID 489	Pokémon League Entrance • scripted/system variant	Sneasel Lv. 55Moves: Icy Wind / Shadow Claw / Faint Attack / Metal Claw Crobat Lv. 58Moves: Toxic / Bite / Confuse Ray / Air Cutter Magneton Lv. 55Moves: Discharge / Mirror Shot / Thunder Wave / Magnet Bomb Gengar Lv. 56Moves: Dark Pulse / Sludge Bomb / Shadow Ball / Confuse Ray Alakazam Lv. 56Moves: Recover / Focus Blast / Psychic / Reflect Meganium Lv. 60Moves: Petal Dance / Body Slam / Light Screen / Synthesis	₽3,840	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Rival SilverSource trainer ID 490	Pokémon League Entrance • scripted/system variant	Sneasel Lv. 55Moves: Icy Wind / Shadow Claw / Faint Attack / Metal Claw Crobat Lv. 58Moves: Toxic / Bite / Confuse Ray / Air Cutter Magneton Lv. 55Moves: Discharge / Mirror Shot / Thunder Wave / Magnet Bomb Gengar Lv. 56Moves: Dark Pulse / Sludge Bomb / Shadow Ball / Confuse Ray Alakazam Lv. 56Moves: Recover / Focus Blast / Psychic / Reflect Typhlosion Lv. 60Moves: Rollout / Flamethrower / Will O Wisp / Swift	₽3,840	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Rival SilverSource trainer ID 491	Pokémon League Entrance • scripted/system variant	Sneasel Lv. 55Moves: Icy Wind / Shadow Claw / Faint Attack / Metal Claw Crobat Lv. 58Moves: Toxic / Bite / Confuse Ray / Air Cutter Magneton Lv. 55Moves: Discharge / Mirror Shot / Thunder Wave / Magnet Bomb Gengar Lv. 56Moves: Dark Pulse / Sludge Bomb / Shadow Ball / Confuse Ray Alakazam Lv. 56Moves: Recover / Focus Blast / Psychic / Reflect Feraligatr Lv. 60Moves: Crunch / Aqua Tail / Slash / Ice Fang	₽3,840	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Champion LanceSource trainer ID 701	Pokémon League Lance Room • scripted/system variant	Salamence Lv. 72Held: Lum BerryMoves: Flamethrower / Shadow Claw / Dragon Claw / Rest Gyarados Lv. 68Moves: Thunder Wave / Ice Fang / Waterfall / Dragon Dance Garchomp Lv. 72Moves: Swords Dance / Outrage / Earthquake / Roar Altaria Lv. 73Moves: Perish Song / Dragon Breath / Double Team / Hyper Beam Charizard Lv. 68Moves: Flamethrower / Air Slash / Dragon Claw / Hyper Beam Dragonite Lv. 75Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Fire Blast / Safeguard / Draco Meteor / Hyper Beam	₽15,000	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Will WillSource trainer ID 702	Pokémon League Will Room • scripted/system variant	Bronzong Lv. 58Moves: Reflect / Payback / Gravity / Psychic Jynx Lv. 60Moves: Fake Tears / Lovely Kiss / Blizzard / Dream Eater Grumpig Lv. 59Moves: Confuse Ray / Signal Beam / Power Gem / Psychic Slowbro Lv. 60Moves: Curse / Amnesia / Body Slam / Psychic Gardevoir Lv. 61Moves: Focus Blast / Charge Beam / Calm Mind / Psychic Xatu Lv. 62Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Quick Attack / Shadow Ball / Confuse Ray / Psychic	₽7,440	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Koga KogaSource trainer ID 703	Pokémon League Koga Room • scripted/system variant	Skuntank Lv. 61Moves: Sucker Punch / Dig / Toxic / Explosion Venomoth Lv. 63Moves: Double Team / Baton Pass / Psychic / Silver Wind Toxicroak Lv. 60Moves: Cross Chop / X Scissor / Swagger / Gunk Shot Muk Lv. 62Held: Black SludgeMoves: Minimize / Screech / Swagger / Toxic Crobat Lv. 64Moves: Toxic / Mean Look / Fly / Cross Poison Swalot Lv. 62Held: LeftoversMoves: Yawn / Amnesia / Pain Split / Sludge Bomb	₽7,440	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Bruno BrunoSource trainer ID 704	Pokémon League Bruno Room • scripted/system variant	Hitmontop Lv. 62Moves: Counter / Quick Attack / Close Combat / Earthquake Hitmonlee Lv. 61Moves: Swagger / Close Combat / Reversal / Blaze Kick Hitmonchan Lv. 61Moves: Substitute / Drain Punch / Close Combat / Bullet Punch Hariyama Lv. 62Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Low Kick / Payback / Bullet Punch / Bulk Up Machamp Lv. 64Moves: Bullet Punch / Foresight / Stone Edge / Dynamic Punch Lucario Lv. 64Moves: Extreme Speed / Close Combat / Counter / Iron Tail	₽7,680	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.
Elite Four Karen KarenSource trainer ID 705	Pokémon League Karen Room • scripted/system variant	Weavile Lv. 62Moves: Ice Shard / Night Slash / Ice Punch / Low Kick Spiritomb Lv. 62Moves: Curse / Confuse Ray / Pain Split / Sucker Punch Absol Lv. 62Moves: Night Slash / Psycho Cut / Detect / Perish Song Honchkrow Lv. 64Moves: Drill Peck / Whirlwind / Sucker Punch / Thunder Wave Houndoom Lv. 63Moves: Nasty Plot / Dark Pulse / Flamethrower / Sludge Bomb Umbreon Lv. 64Held: Sitrus BerryMoves: Curse / Payback / Confuse Ray / Sucker Punch	₽7,680	Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore.

Items And Hidden Items

Item	Method	Plain-English placement	Source tile
Rare Candy	Hidden / Dowsing MCHN	Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the west part of Indigo Plateau.	`910, 209`

Puzzles And Systems

Follow the route plan in order; source tiles in the item and trainer tables provide a QA anchor for every placed object.

Completion Checklist

Visit all 7 mapped source subareas assigned here.
Account for 0 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
Defeat or deliberately defer all 13 listed trainer records.
Collect 0 visible items, 1 hidden items, and 0 Apricorn trees assigned here.
Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.

Sources And Validation

Primary source: pret/pokeheartgold commit 814275e4392cc21eef45a04e6dc8d980010ca2b7.
Layers: encounter banks, map headers, trainer parties, field events and scripts, Headbutt, Safari, Bug Contest, hidden items, Apricorns, phone/Pokégear, and Frontier engine data.
Machine-readable validation report and trainer asset manifest.

Dex quick links

Pokemon in this phase

Dragonite

Xatu