- "Welcome to Pokémon League! I am Lorelei of the Elite Four! No one can best me when it comes to icy Pokémon! Freezing moves are powerful! Your Pokémon will be at my mercy when they are frozen solid! Hahaha! Are you ready?"
- — Lorelei in Red, Blue, and Yellow.
Lorelei (named as Lorelai in Red, Green, Blue and Yellow) is the leader of the Elite Four in the Kanto region. She specializes in using Ice-type Pokémon. Her strongest Pokémon is her Lapras. She lives on Four Island, and is known to have a large assortment of dolls.
Appearance[]
Lorelei is a lithe and curvy woman, whose hair has two pigtails and a ponytail. She wears a pair of glasses, with her eyes being hazel-colored.
Red, Green and Blue[]
She wears a blue jacket, a red shirt, and a black pencil skirt reveals her legs. Lorelei has violet hair.
Yellow[]
Her outfit in Yellow is the same as it is in Red, Green and Blue.
FireRed and LeafGreen[]
She wears a black sleeveless shirt, a purple pencil mini skirt, black high heels and a golden bracelet around her right arm. Lorelei also has brown hair.
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee![]
Lorelei wears black clothes, with details in blue, she wears brown tights and a blue shirt underneath her clothes.
Personality[]
Confident and professional, Lorelei may look like a Librarian or Secretary. But deep down she's a child at heart, as evidence to her hobby of collecting dolls, meaning that she seems to have a habit of treasuring the past (or at least children's toys).
Etymology[]
The name Lorelei comes from "aurora" (often associated with cold areas).
Her Japanese name, Kanna, could originate from 寒 (kan, cold). It could also come from "Canna", a genus of flowering plants.
Biography[]
Games[]
Red, Green and Blue[]
Yellow[]
Her role in Yellow is the same as it is in Red, Green and Blue.
FireRed and LeafGreen[]
Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee[]
Other appearances[]
Sprites[]
.png "Lorelei (RB).png (630 bytes)")
Pokémon[]
Red, Green and Blue[]
 Dewgong  
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 Cloyster
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 Slowbro 
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 Jynx
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 Lapras
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| Lv. 54 | - | Lv. 53 | - | Lv. 54 | - | Lv. 56 | - | Lv. 56 | - |
| - | Supersonic | Water Gun | DoubleSlap | Body Slam | |||||
| - | Clamp | Growl | Ice Punch | Confuse Ray | |||||
| - | Aurora Beam | Withdraw | Body Slam | Hydro Pump | |||||
| - | Spike Cannon | Amnesia | Thrash | Blizzard | |||||
Yellow[]
 Dewgong
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 Cloyster
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 Slowbro
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 Jynx
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 Lapras
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| Lv. 54 | - | Lv. 53 | - | Lv. 54 | - | Lv. 56 | - | Lv. 56 | - |
| - | Supersonic | Surf | DoubleSlap | Body Slam | |||||
| - | Clamp | Psychic | Ice Punch | Confuse Ray | |||||
| - | Ice Beam | Withdraw | Lovely Kiss | Hydro Pump | |||||
| - | Spike Cannon | Amnesia | Thrash | Blizzard | |||||
FireRed and LeafGreen[]
 Dewgong
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 Cloyster
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 Slowbro
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 Jynx
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 Lapras
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| Lv. 52 | ♀ | Lv. 51 | ♀ | Lv. 52 | ♀ | Lv. 54 | ♀ | Lv. 54 | ♀ |
| Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Shell Armor | Ability: Oblivious | Ability: Oblivious | Ability: Water Absorb | |||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | |||||
| - | Spikes | Amnesia | DoubleSlap | Body Slam | |||||
| - | Dive | Yawn | Ice Punch | Surf | |||||
| - | Hail | Ice Beam | Lovely Kiss | Ice Beam | |||||
| - | Protect | Surf | Attract | Confuse Ray | |||||
Dewgong
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Cloyster
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 Piloswine 
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Jynx
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Lapras
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| Lv. 64 | ♂ | Lv. 63 | ♂ | Lv. 63 | ♂ | Lv. 66 | ♀ | Lv. 66 | ♂ |
| Ability: Thick Fat | Ability: Shell Armor | Ability: Oblivious | Ability: Oblivious | Ability: Water Absorb | |||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Cheri Berry | |||||
| - | Rain Dance | Earthquake | Psychic | Thunder | |||||
| - | Surf | Blizzard | Ice Beam | Surf | |||||
| - | Ice Beam | Double-Edge | Lovely Kiss | Ice Beam | |||||
| - | Supersonic | Rock Slide | Attract | Psychic | |||||
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee![]
Stadium[]
Dewgong
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Cloyster
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Slowbro
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Jynx
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Lapras
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 Articuno 
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| Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - |
| - | Supersonic | Thunder Wave | Reflect | Body Slam | Toxic | ||||||
| - | Clamp | Surf | Ice Punch | Hydro Pump | Ice Beam | ||||||
| - | Spike Cannon | Psychic | Lovely Kiss | Ice Beam | Sky Attack | ||||||
| - | Explosion | Tri Attack | Thrash | Confuse Ray | Double-Edge | ||||||
Cloyster
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 Wigglytuff 
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 Exeggutor 
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 Starmie
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 Omastar 
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Articuno
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| Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - | Lv. 50 | - |
| - | Blizzard | Mega Drain | Surf | Hydro Pump | Toxic | ||||||
| - | Rest | Psychic | Blizzard | Blizzard | Ice Beam | ||||||
| - | Toxic | Egg Bomb | Psychic | Ice Beam | Sky Attack | ||||||
| - | Double-Edge | Leech Seed | Thunder Wave | Seismic Toss | Double-Edge | ||||||
Trivia[]
- In Pokémon Red and Green Version, Lorelei is the only member of the Kanto Elite Four that does not use two Pokémon of the same species on her team.
- This is not the case in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, as Bruno and Lance also do this.
- Due to the Trainer AI in the Generation I games preferring to use moves that are of a type that's super effective against the player's Pokémon (regardless of whether the move damages or even affects the player's Pokémon) and AI trainers in the Generation 1 games having infinite PP for all their moves, if the player sends out a Pokémon that's weak against Psychic moves against her Dewgong, it will repeatedly use Rest despite the move having no effect on the player's Pokémon. This can result in the game softlocking under certain conditions. This was fixed in Yellow by having the AI check for Lorelei's Dewgong specifically and overriding the usual AI in that instance.
Gallery[]
| Kanto characters | |
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| Locations · Pokédex | |
| Gym Leaders | |
| Others | |
| See also | |
| Characters | |
| Members of the Elite Four | |
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| Kanto | |
| Johto | |
| Hoenn | |
| Sinnoh | |
| Unova | |
| Kalos | |
| Alola | |
| Paldea | |
| Blueberry Academy | |
| See also | |