Indigo League

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If you were looking for the first season of the Pokémon animated series, Pokémon: Indigo League, see S01.

The Indigo League (Japanese: セキエイリーグ Sekiei League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Kanto region. It consists of a network of eight Gyms and the Elite Four. Depending on the context, the Indigo League can also be called the Kanto League or simply the Pokémon League.

Pokémon Trainers who earn eight Gym Badges from sanctioned Indigo League Gyms qualify to participate in Indigo League competitions, one of which is the Indigo Plateau Conference.

The Johto League and Indigo League share a single group of Elite Four and Champion; eight Badges from either region will allow a Trainer to battle the Elite Four at Indigo Plateau.

Gym Leaders

Indigo League
Generations I, II, III, IV, and VII Region: Kanto
Gym Leader
Japanese
Location
Japanese
Type Badge
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Brock
タケシ Takeshi
Pewter City
ニビシティ
Nibi City
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Boulder Badge
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Misty
カスミ Kasumi
Cerulean City
ハナダシティ
Hanada City
Water Cascade Badge.png
Cascade Badge
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Lt. Surge
マチス Matisse
Vermilion City
クチバシティ
Kuchiba City
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Thunder Badge
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Erika
エリカ Erika
Celadon City
タマムシシティ
Tamamushi City
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Rainbow Badge
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Koga
キョウ Kyou
Generations I, III, and VII
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Janine
アンズ Anzu
Generations II and IV
Fuchsia City
セキチクシティ
Sekichiku City
Poison Soul Badge.png
Soul Badge

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Sabrina
ナツメ Natsume
Saffron City
ヤマブキシティ
Yamabuki City
Psychic Marsh Badge.png
Marsh Badge
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Blaine
カツラ Katsura
Cinnabar Island
グレンじま
Guren Island
Generations I, III, and VII
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Volcano Badge
Seafoam Islands
ふたごじま
Twin Islands
Generations II and IV
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Giovanni
サカキ Sakaki
Generations I, III, and VII
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Blue
グリーン Green
Generations II, IV, and VII
Viridian City
トキワシティ
Tokiwa City
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Earth Badge

Elite Four and Champion

Generations I, III, and VII

Indigo League
Generation I, III, and VII
Member
Japanese
Type
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Lorelei
カンナ Kanna
Ice
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Bruno
シバ Siba
Fighting
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Agatha
キクコ Kikuko
Ghost
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Lance
ワタル Wataru
Dragon
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Champion
Blue
グリーン Green
Generations I and III
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Champion
Trace
シン Shin
Generation VII
Various Various


Generations II and IV

Indigo League
Generation II and IV
Member
Japanese
Type
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Will
イツキ Itsuki
Psychic
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Koga
キョウ Kyou
Poison
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Bruno
シバ Siba
Fighting
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Karen
カリン Karin
Dark
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Champion
Lance
ワタル Wataru
Dragon


In animation

Visquez, the substitute Gym Leader of Vermilion City

Gym Leaders

The Indigo League is notable in the animated series for being the only one among all the regional Leagues to have undergone changes in its line-up of Gym Leaders during the course of the series.

Champion

In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, Lance was introduced as the current League Champion of the Kanto region.

In the manga

The Eletric Tale of Pikachu

In Clefairy Tale, it was revealed that the conditions and rules of the Indigo League are noticably different from those shown in the animated series and games. In addition to Badges, a Trainer can level up by catching Pokémon. The caught Pokémon are ranked from A to D, where a rare Pokémon like Clefairy is ranked as level A and some more common ones like Beedrill and Mankey are classified as Pokémon rank D. Giselle is an example of a Trainer who's leveled up this way.

Trivia

  • Each of the Kanto Gym Leaders—except Sabrina, and Blaine in some games—has a type disadvantage against the next Gym Leader.
    • Brock's Rock type is weak to Misty's Water type.
    • Misty's Water type is weak to Lt. Surge's Electric type.
    • Lt. Surge's Electric type is resisted by Erika's Grass type.
    • Erika's Grass type is weak to Koga's Poison type.
    • Koga's Poison type is weak to Sabrina's Psychic type.
    • Sabrina is the exception, as Sabrina's Psychic type is neutral against Blaine's Fire type.
    • Blaine's Fire type is weak to Giovanni's Ground type. Blue does not have a type specialty, so Blaine is not weak to the following Gym Leader's type when Blue is the Viridian Gym Leader.
  • In Generations I, III, and VII, the last Kanto Gym Leader has a type disadvantage against the first Kanto Elite Four member, as Giovanni's Ground type is weak to Lorelei's Ice type.
  • In Generations I, III, and VII, each member of the Kanto Elite Four—except Agatha—has a type disadvantage against the next one; additionally, the last member has a type disadvantage against the first.
    • Lorelei's Ice type is weak to Bruno's Fighting type.
    • Bruno's Fighting type does not affect Agatha's Ghost type.
    • Agatha is the exception, as Agatha's Ghost type is neutral against Lance's Dragon type.
    • Lance's Dragon type is weak to Lorelei's Ice type.
  • In Generations II and IV, each member of the Kanto Elite Four has a type advantage against the next one, with the last one also being strong against the first.
    • Will's Psychic type is strong against Koga's Poison type.
    • Koga's Poison type resists Bruno's Fighting type.
    • Bruno's Fighting type resists and is strong against Karen's Dark type.
    • Karen's Dark type is immune to, and strong against, Will's Psychic type.

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