On Cerise Island, Lance summoned Lugia by the eight Kanto Badges, using the island’s structure as an enormous energy amplifier. After Yellow defeated Lance, Lugia flew to the Whirl Islands in Johto, and later battled Gold, Silver and Crystal. During the fight, it was ambushed and captured by Mask of Ice, who used it together with Ho-oh to cause havoc at the Pokemon League. It fought Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres at the Ilex Forest, and was eventually set free from Mask of Ice’s evil control by the powerful emotions of all the Pokemon sent in by the trainers in Kanto and Johto.
