Superstructure
Indigo Plateau in Generation IV
In the games, Indigo Plateau is depicted as a large building surrounded by mountainous areas. Indigo Plateau area changes in every generation, however in every generation there is a small area at the entrance that connects the exit of Victory Road to Indigo Plateau.
In Generation I, there is a narrow passageway, where giant statues act as barriers that lead to the entrance.
In Generation II, the area between Victory Road and Indigo Plateau is shorter and wider, and the statues have been removed only to be replaced by trees.
In Generation III, there is a flight of stairs that leads up to Indigo Plateau from Route 23, with a small area outside the entrance with a couple of giant statues.
In Generation IV, the pathway is the same as Generation II, but much fancier. There are two archways each with a small set of stairs above them and Poké Ball statues that appear left and right across the path. The trees on both sides of the path can be Headbutted, but they do not contain any wild Pokémon.
In Generation VII, the exterior is highly similar to how it was in Generation III, with several big statues standing on both sides of a flight of stairs, accompanied by multiple lush trees.
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On the ground floor is a combined Poké Mart and Pokémon Center. This is the last safe stop before Trainers make their way up to the upper floors, therefore, Trainers can purchase and stock up on items, as well as heal their Pokémon before leaving. There are a number of things a player can do on this floor. A Pokémon Center lady heals all status conditions, recharges HP and PP of all party Pokémon, free of charge. She is located at the main counter just as the player enters Indigo Plateau. It also hosts the Cable Club and the Union Room, which facilitates multiplayer gameplay and link players to battle and trade one another. Trainers also have access to a PC. Trainers can also buy items from the Poké Mart. The Poké Mart stocks rare items that can only be found in Indigo Plateau.
In Generation II, the layout of the ground floor is slightly modified, with the Cable Club and the Union Room relocated upstairs. The PC is now located in the middle of the room, while the Pokémon Center lady is located on the left of it, and the Poké Mart is located on the right of it. There is also an old man standing near the counter that will ask the player if they miss their home, and will use an Abra to Teleport the Trainer back to New Bark Town. He offers this because the Trainer cannot Fly to Johto from the Indigo Plateau. He will disappear after the player defeats the Elite Four and Champion for the first time.
In Generation III, the ground floor is similar to the ground floor in Generation I; however, the Cable Club and the Union Room are relocated upstairs. There are a couple of Trainers waiting or resting from training in Victory Road.
In Generation IV, the ground floor is revamped with a regal red motif with stairs in the center covered in a red carpet. Like the Pokémon Centers in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the wireless facilities are located in the same room as the Pokémon Center lady, one flight of stairs above. To the right is the Poké Mart and the stairs to the Wi-Fi Club. The man with an Abra is still there, but he won't Teleport the player, saying that intimidated Trainers just Fly back home; in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player can Fly to any Fly destination in either region from outside the building. To the right of the Abra man is a terminal where the player can compare records with other players that have been contacted wirelessly, similar to the rooms in Jubilife TV.
In Generation VII, the ground floor is a big hall with a mainly golden color scheme, and houses no other features besides the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart. Like in Generation IV, a red carpet is laid on the floor, stretching from the front door to the entrance to the Elite Four's domain. On the west side of the hall is Madame Memorial, who can teach a Pokémon any of its level-up moves at the cost of one Heart Scale per taught move. Next to the Poké Mart counter is a Super Nerd, who offers to trade the player an Alolan Exeggutor for a Kantonian Exeggutor as many times as they like. After the player has defeated the Pokémon League, a Poké Maniac appears in the hall, selling the player all the Kanto Pokémon Mega Stones for $30,000 each, excluding the Kanto first partner Pokémon and Mewtwo Mega Stones.
Poké Mart
Mega Stone seller
First room
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Once Trainers climb the first staircase, they will reach the first room, and upon entering the door will lock so they are unable to return. The door to the second room is also locked and the only way to open the door and progress through each room is to defeat the Elite Four member of that room.
In Generation I, III, and VII, Lorelei is in control of this room, thus is the first member of the Elite Four that must be defeated. In Generation II and IV, Will is the Elite Four Member present.
In Generation I, her room is filled with water, with a small bridge connecting the entrance to the battle area—the player can even Surf on it and fish in the water, although wild Pokémon can only be encountered by fishing. In Generation III, her room contains ice pillars instead, and does not have any water.
In Generation II, the room is filled with a pool of ice, with a small bridge connecting the entrance to the battle area, where Will is standing.
In Generation III, Lorelei's room is a plain room with six large statues of ice surrounding the battle arena.
In Generation IV, the room has a purple tiled floor, with floating transparent cubes bobbing around the room, rising seemingly from a black pit. The shape of the room is reminiscent of Generation I.
In Generation VII, Lorelei's room now sports an icy blue color scheme, with cold vapor floating in the air and six stylized ice pillars surrounding the battlefield. Lorelei herself is seen sitting on her Lapras, waiting for the next challenger to arrive.
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The second room can be accessed after defeating the Elite Four member of the previous room. Like the room before it, the doors to other rooms will lock so Trainers are unable to return or advance forward.
In Generation I, III, and VII, Bruno is the owner of this room, and has designed it according to his Fighting-type specialties. The room is full of giant boulders that surround the battlefield, and a Pokémon statue in the corner.
In Generation II, Bruno, the former owner of the room has been replaced by Koga, the former Gym Leader, still using his signature Poison-type Pokémon. The room has been redesigned and customized to meet the needs of his Poison Pokémon, which now has a grassy floor with many trees towering over the area.
In Generation III, Bruno's room changes from the rocky environment it was to a plain room with six large statues of stone surrounding the battle arena.
In Generation IV, Koga once again claims this room. The room is shaped much like his Generation II room. The floor is covered in grass, but this time Koga stands in the middle of a large rectangle of stone. The sides of the room show the shadows of trees. The stone and wall supports are adorned with moss.
In Generation VII, Bruno's room sports a light brown color scheme, with six stylized stone pillars standing around the battlefield. A bright light is shining into the room, shining off the floor and walls.
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The third room can be accessed after defeating the Elite Four member of the previous room. Like the room before it, the doors to other rooms will lock so Trainers are unable to return or advance forward.
In Generation I, III, and VII, Agatha is the owner of this room, and has designed it according to her own Ghost-type specialties. The room is full of giant gravestones that surround the battlefield. There are gravestones on both sides of the battling arena, and a Pokémon statue in the bottom left-hand corner.
In Generation II, Agatha, the former owner of the room has been replaced by Bruno, the former owner of the second room, who has been promoted and has now taken her place, still using his signature Fighting-type Pokémon. The room has been redesigned and customized now with pools of lava bubbling left and right of the battle arena. There is a narrow bridge connected to the battling arena where Bruno stands waiting for battle.
In Generation III, Agatha's room changes from the eerie environment with gravestones to a plain room with six large statues surrounding the battle arena.
In Generation IV, Bruno has this room, and it once again is roughly the shape of his Generation II room. The pit is once again filled with lava, but two large tubs line the side of the room, giving it an industrial feel.
In Generation VII, Agatha's room has a dark color scheme, with moss growing in between the purple floor tiles. The battlefield is surrounded by six dark, stylized pillars, each of them housing what seems like a will-o'-the-wisp, giving off an eerie blue light.
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The fourth room can be accessed after defeating the Elite Four member of the previous room. However, unlike the previous rooms before it, once a Trainer advances through the doors to the fourth room, they will automatically travel through the room to face off with the final Elite Four member. As such, it would be wise for Trainers to prepare for the final Elite Four member before they enter the fourth room. This will only happen in Generation I and III, however. In Generation II and IV, the Trainer will advance to the fourth room normally.
In Generation I and III, the room enters in a long, narrow pathway that curves around in a sideways 'S' shape. The pathway will end in with a battle arena where Lance will be standing. There are many Pokémon statues surrounding the battle arena, but these are moved to the pathway in Generation III, and the main battle arena is surrounded by six large fang-shaped statues.
In Generation II, Karen is the current owner of the fourth room, and it is like any other room within the Elite Four. The room has been redesigned and customized now with a deep, dark pit left and right of the battle arena. There is a narrow bridge connected to the batting arena where Karen stands waiting for battle.
In Generation IV, Karen has this room again. The room is shaped like her old Generation II room. The pit, however, is now filled with blue crystals. The floor is purple with a star pattern and stage curtains are hung behind Karen, corresponding with the movie star look of Karen in this generation.
In Generation VII, although the room is once again housed by Lance, there is no pathway leading up to it, unlike in the previous games where he owns the room. The room has turquoise floor tiles and golden walls. The six pillars standing around the battlefield have a dragon scale pattern on them and four declarations shaped like a dragon's fang at each of their bases. Lance, who is waiting for new challengers at the end of the room, is accompanied by his Dragonite standing next to him.
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Once a Trainer defeats the final member of the Elite Four, they will go on to the Champion's room. The current Champion awaits in his room for the final battle to unfold. Like the previous four rooms, the Champion's room will automatically direct the Trainer to the Champion.
In Generations I, III, and VII, the Champion is BlueRBYFRLG/TracePE, who had become the Champion just recently. The battlefield is a small room, with two entrances; one that leads from the fourth room, the other leads to the Hall of Fame.
In Generation II and IV, the Champion is Lance, formerly the fourth Elite Four member, who continues to use Dragon-type Pokémon. The room has a long hall decorated with Dratini statues (regular statues in Gold and Silver) left and right of the path. At the end of the hall, the player reaches an elevated part of the room where Lance awaits. Behind him are double doors that lead to the Hall of Fame. In Generation IV, this room is gold-colored, with a red carpet going down the middle and moving gears on the walls.
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame in Generation VII
- Main article: Hall of Fame
Once the Champion is defeated, there is a great congratulations and the victor will be recorded in the Hall of Fame and made current Champion. The Hall of Fame is a record kept by the Pokémon League of all the Pokémon Trainers who have ever defeated the Pokémon League. In the hallway to the Hall of Fame recording room, Professor Oak is present to congratulate the player. It is a fairly large room that only contains a large computer. The Hall of Fame will record the Trainer's ID number, name, and party. For each Pokémon of the player's party, the species, name, gender, level, and area met are recorded; the gender is not recorded prior to Generation II and the area met is not recorded prior to Generation III.
After becoming Champion, the player returns home, rather than staying at the Pokémon League to fight challengers. Prior to Generation VII, the previous Champion keeps his position. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, however, the player keeps the title of Champion, and Trace challenges them to retake his title at the end of the gauntlet.
Pokémon the Series
Indigo Plateau first appeared at the end of Bad to the Bone, after Ash and his friends left for the Indigo Plateau Conference. In the following episode, Ash and the others helped to run the flame of Moltres to Indigo Stadium, and they officially reached Indigo Plateau. They stayed there until the end of the tournament in Friends to the End.
Indigo Plateau is also the home of Pokémon League Village, where Ash, his friends, and all the other Trainers stayed during the events of the League. In addition to houses for the Trainers to stay in, the Village also contains a Pokémon Center, shops, and restaurants. All League participants dine for free here.
Fennel Valley, where the Battle Pyramid was located for a while, is located nearby.
From May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! to Channeling the Battle Zone!, Indigo Plateau hosted the Kanto Grand Festival. May and her rivals Drew, Harley, and Solidad joined the competition along with several other Coordinators who successfully collected five Contest Ribbons from the Kanto region. 270 contestants competed in the preliminary Appeals Round, which was held in two separate stadiums, but only 64 advanced to the main competition. In the end, Solidad emerged victorious, earning the Ribbon Cup and the title of Top Coordinator.
To attend all of the Trainers who come to participate in these events, the local Pokémon Center is larger than most others in the region. It accommodates the Coordinators taking part in the Kanto Grand Festival and it has a dining hall where the party to mark the end of the competition is held.
Gallery
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
In Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Indigo Plateau is also the site of Indigo Academy, a school for Pokémon Trainers. It hands out Pokédexes and first partner Pokémon to new students, such as Liko and Ann, who started studying there in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One). After Liko begun traveling with the Rising Volt Tacklers, she started to attend classes remotely.
Pokémon Origins
Red arrived at Indigo Plateau in File 4: Charizard, where he challenged and defeated the Elite Four. Once he had defeated Lance, he found out that he still had to battle the Champion, who turned out to be his rival, Blue. After a hard-fought battle, Red emerged victorious, making him the new Champion and worthy of entering the Hall of Fame.
The battle arenas at the Indigo Plateau seem to have self-repairing systems, automatically fixing any possible damage caused to the arenas during battles.
Pokémon Generations
Indigo Plateau first appeared in The Challenger, where Blue challenged and defeated the Elite Four. After claiming the title of Champion, Red arrived to challenge him.
Indigo Plateau reappeared in The Legacy, where Looker and Silver were seen talking about Giovanni outside of the Pokémon League building. After they had finished talking, Silver started walking towards the building, intending to challenge the Elite Four.
Pokémon Evolutions
Indigo Plateau briefly appeared in The Discovery, where Red was seen there with his Charizard.
Pokémon Adventures
In Pokémon Adventures, every winner of the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League tournament has come from Pallet Town.
In Holy Moltres, Team Rocket was revealed to have caught Moltres at the Indigo Plateau.
In Just a Spearow Carrier and A Charizard...and a Champion, Red took part in the ninth triennial Indigo League Tournament at the Indigo Plateau. Blue, Green, and a masked Trainer called Dr. O also participated in the tournament and made it to the semi-finals, along with Red. Despite his success, Red was dismayed to find out that he and Blue were set up to face each other in the semi-finals instead of the finals.
In the first semi-final battle, Green was defeated by Dr. O, who turned out to be a disguised Professor Oak, who had exploited his knowledge of Green's ornithophobia, a result of her being kidnapped by a giant bird Pokémon as a toddler, to his advantage by using a Spearow against her. When Professor Oak asked why Green had stolen his Squirtle, Green revealed that, as a Pallet Town Trainer like Red and Blue, she had wanted to have the same privilege of owning a Pokédex and going on an adventure like they had. Professor Oak agreed to this on the condition that Green would not continue stealing things, making her a Pokédex holder as well.
After Professor Oak withdrew from the competition, having already won himself a championship years before, Red and Blue's semi-final battle was changed into the final battle of the tournament, much to Red's pleasure. Red eventually won the battle, making him a Pokémon League Champion. Their battle was observed by four shadowy figures from the edge of the stadium.
In Take a Chance on Chansey, Agatha revealed that she had confronted Professor Oak in the finals of the first triennial Indigo League Tournament, with Oak having emerged victorious after a gruelling eight-hour battle.
Starting from Yikes, It's Yanma!, the Indigo Plateau hosted an exhibition tournament between the Gym Leaders of Johto and Kanto in order to reveal the identity of the Masked Man. For the event, the Magnet Train line was changed to travel through the Pokémon League in order to transport the Gym Leaders there.
The tournament was interrupted when Neo Team Rocket attacked the stadium by first having Executives Carl and Sham hack into its systems in Slick Slowking, followed by the Gym Leaders being trapped inside the speeding Magnet Train while fighting Neo Team Rocket Grunts in Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose, Part 1, after which the Masked Man himself showed up with Lugia and Ho-Oh. Gold and Crystal fought against the Masked Man, eventually joined by Misty, Blaine, and Lt. Surge, whom the Legendary beasts had chosen as their masters in preparation for this very moment. Despite being faced by multiple strong opponents, the Masked Man ultimately managed to get away with what he had wanted: the recipe for building the GS Ball from Kurt, who had been in the audience.
In The Last Battle XIV, it was revealed that while the exhibition tournament had been interrupted, Clair had reported her defeat against Blaine aboard the Magnet Train, meaning that Kanto had won the tournament with four wins, three losses, and one draw. However, due to the damages the stadium had suffered, the actual Pokémon League tournament could not be conducted.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Red arrived at the Indigo Plateau in To the Pokémon League!! in order to challenge the Elite Four, managing to defeat Lorelei.
Red returned to the Indigo Plateau in A Challenge to the Elite Four! in order to challenge the Johto Elite Four.
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Like in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, the Indigo Plateau Conference was held at the Indigo Plateau in this manga, taking place in Welcome to the Big Leagues and The Indigo Finals. Although the manga was based on Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, there were still several notable differences between the two, such as Brock and Misty entering the conference as well, and Gary being defeated by Ritchie instead of Melissa.
Pokémon Zensho
Satoshi went to the Indigo Plateau in Indigo Plateau to challenge the Elite Four. After defeating the Elite Four, he found out that his rival, Shigeru, had already done that before him, having claimed the title of Pokémon League Champion for himself. After a tough battle between Satoshi's Charizard and Shigeru's Blastoise, Satoshi finally emerged victorious, making him the new Pokémon League Champion. Professor Oak then arrived to congratulate Satoshi of his victory and to tell him and Shigeru about Mewtwo, prompting the two young Trainers to head to Cerulean Cave in order to catch it.
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
The Indigo Plateau appeared in Betting on the Name of the Strongest!, where Jō defeated the Elite Four and Lance with his Totodile. Afterwards, he learned about Kanto and decided to challenge its Gyms.
In Let's Go, Eevee!:
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