He appears after you catch/kill the red gyarados
Team Rocket doesn't appear at the Lake of Rage, but there is a bunch of Gyrado's that were forced to evolve by Team Rocket, if that's what you're looking for. At the Lake of Rage, you have to battle or catch the Red Gyarados, and then meet Lance, the Champion of Johto.
you have to get the swim HM and beat the red Gyarados at the lake of rage, then you will meet up with lance and he will help you take out the hidden team Rocket outpost, then after that the gym leader should be there.
after u help lance defeat team rocket in mahogany town he will give u whirlpool. Lance is at lake of rage as soon as u catch the red gyarados
The Lake of Rage floods when it rains in game.
Lake of Rage in Soulsilver and Heartgold
Meet Lance At the Wannabe Pokemart or Suspicious House
lance goes to the souviner shop in mahogany
Your first meeting with Lance is at the Lake of Rage north of Mahogany Town. You will continue to work with him until you battle Pryce, the seventh gym leader. You will meet Lance once again when you battle him at the Indigo Plateau.
After you catch the Red Gyarados, Lance will be at the shoreline of The Lake of Rage.
You meet Lance in Pokemon SoulSilver at the Lake of Rage, where he is investigating strange disturbances in the Pokemon, after you catch or defeat Shiny Red Gyrados, you and him team up and defeat the Team Rocket group who is hiding in the "Souvenier Shop".
Team Rocket doesn't appear at the Lake of Rage, but there is a bunch of Gyrado's that were forced to evolve by Team Rocket, if that's what you're looking for. At the Lake of Rage, you have to battle or catch the Red Gyarados, and then meet Lance, the Champion of Johto.
Get through the Pokemon hideout in Mahogany Town.If you can't, go to the lake of rage and talk to the guy with a dragonite.u have to go to lake of rage, meet lance, go back to mahogany town go to the house with the tree to the right go in Lance is there then beat team rocket and voila u can go to the gym and battle pryce
You first find lance after beating the Red Gyarados, then you meet him in the souvenir shop, and battle team rocket with him. You will also see him again as Pokemon League Champ.lance is the johto champion so you could find him after you beat the elite fourAt the lake of rage in mahoganyIf you have not met him yet, Lance is at the Lake of Rage. Once you defeat the Red Gyarados, he will be reading a sign. Go and talk to him to continue the game.
In the town under it, in the Gift shop with a radar next to it.
you can see lance in multiple places, but the first time you meet him is at the lake or rage, north of mahogany town, then you next see him at the team rocket hideout, then Pokemon league because he is the champion. I hope i didn't spoil anything for you.
To get past the "Lake of Rage Dilemma", you have to surf out to the Red Gyarados and either capture it or defeat it. Then surf back to shore and Lance, the champion, will tell you what to do from there.
you go to the lake of rage surf on the water catch or kill the red gyardos than lance will appear.