>>47360376>>47360397In PokeSpe, Kanto's elite 4 were a group of ecoterrorists. Something like the other side of Rocket's coin, where Rocket robbed people, hurt others, and destroyed the environment for their own personal gain, the E4 wanted to purge humanity in hopes of undoing the damage they've done to the environment and Pokemon.
Lance in particular is born of Viridian Forest, in that continuity it can bless some with the ability to empathetically communicate with Pokemon. Basically an earlier, more extreme version of N.
It's worth noting that Yellow also has the same ability, basically foils of each other.
