Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-23790511-20150117181514/@comment-3146930-20150117194324

The first gym after beating the Elite Four is Lt. Surge, as you arrive in his town after sailing to Kanta. However it is possible to follow the original path from Pokémon Red/Blue if you do a few side quests before battling any of the Kanto gyms. As far as the E4, most Pokémon can take out the entire E4 as long as they are above level 60 and know certain moves that are good against Dragon-types; if not then by level 70 any strong attack will work.