>>44741014>The Elite Four are the strongest in their region.No they aren't. They are four exceptional trainers that are among the strongest, but they are not the strongest of the region in the way a Champion is.
>Kanto/JohtoBlue(as a Gym Leader) is stronger than the entire E4 and the current Champion. Koga is canonically weaker than Giovanni.
>Hoenn:The Elite 4 is weaker than Wallace(8th Gym Leader), as confirmed by Emerald. The game is also very clear on the fact that the Frontier is a higher level of challenge than the League, so the Hoenn Elite 4, at the very least, is weaker.
>SinnohPalmer is sorta implied to be stronger than the Elite 4(as you and Barry beat Flint and Volkner yet Barry can't overcome Palmer), but nothing concrete is said about it.
>UnovaCheren is stronger than the entire Elite 4 in BW2, and he's the first Gym Leader. Iris(and Drayden) are both implied to be stronger as well(Iris proving it by beating them all and Alder inbetween games). Ghetsis is also stronger than the E4.
>"Caitlyn graduating from Frontier Brain to E4 was considered an advancement."Citation please.
This is the closest to such a statement I can find:
>"I used to own Battle Castles. Then I became one of Unova's Elite Four. Will I be a Champion somewhere next? You never know!"Which I guess can be read as advancement?
>KalosDon't remember any dialogue that would make it clear.
>AlolaThe Elite 4 loses all the time, it's why you keep getting challengers as a champion.
