my heart gold I beat lance and clair in a double battle with my rival and todays friday so I went to the indigo plateu to battle him but he wasnt there. why
On Mondays and Wednesdays,after becoming Champion, you will be challenged by your rival, Silver, at the steps outside the entrance to the Elite Four.
So you have to be Champion (which I assume you are) and it's on Mondays and Wednesdays that he is there. Not Fridays.
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