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The (Japanese: '''{{tt|竜|りゅう}}の{{tt|石|いし}}''' ''Dragon Stones'') are the two {{cat|Legendary artifacts}}, the [[Light Stone]] and the [[Dark Stone]], which contain {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}, respectively. They were only referred to collectively as the Dragon Stones in the original Japanese version of the {{pkmn|movie}}s [[M14|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' and ''White—Victini and Zekrom'']].

==In the games==
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According to legend, long before the events of {{game|Black and White|s}}, the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|Twin Heroes]] shared a powerful dragon. However, they could not decide whether to pursue truth or ideals, so the dragon split into {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}} and each followed one of the brothers. Since they were both born from the same dragon, neither could defeat the other and the brothers declared that there was no right side. However, eventually their sons continued the fight and both the dragons started to battle again, destroying the [[Unova]] region with their fire and lightning powers before disappearing. Both dragons' bodies were destroyed, and they transformed into the Light Stone and Dark Stone, respectively.

===Pokémon Black and White===
The Dark Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Light Stone{{sup/5|W}} resides in [[Dragonspiral Tower]], while the Light Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Dark Stone{{sup/5|W}} once resided in the [[Relic Castle]] (which was excavated and put on display in the [[Nacrene Gym|Nacrene Museum]] prior to the events of Black and White). The Dark Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Light Stone{{sup/5|W}} is revived as Zekrom{{sup/5|B}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W}} and called upon by [[N]] to create a world where Pokémon and people are separate. [[Team Plasma]] also tracked down that the Light Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Dark Stone{{sup/5|W}} should have been located in the Relic Castle and searched it, only to find that it was gone. [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Lenora]] then realized that the "ordinary stone" displayed in the museum was actually the Light Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Dark Stone{{sup/5|W}}, and request that the player come to [[Nacrene City]] immediately via [[Xtransceiver]]. Lenora then gives the Light Stone{{sup/5|B}}/Dark Stone{{sup/5|W}} to the player, who must then revive the Legendary dragon within it and battle N. This revival and battle occur at [[N's Castle]], a structure that emerged from the ground around the {{un|Pokémon League}}.

===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
N arrives at the [[Giant Chasm]] in response to {{p|Kyurem}}'s suffering at the hands of [[Ghetsis]], saving the player from [[Glaciate (move)|being frozen]] with {{p|Zekrom}}'s{{sup/5|B2}}/{{p|Reshiram}}'s{{sup/5|W2}} [[signature move]]. Anticipating this, Ghetsis uses the DNA Splicers on Kyurem, enabling it to revert {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|B2}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W2}} back into the [[Dark Stone]]{{sup/5|B2}}/[[Light Stone]]{{sup/5|W2}}. Kyurem then absorbs the stone and [[Absofusion|fuses]] with it to form Black Kyurem{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}. After the player defeats the fused dragon, {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|B2}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W2}} is freed and returns to N's side.

Once the player enters the Hall of Fame for the first time, N's Zoroark will stop blocking a cliffside path at {{OBP|Victory Road|Black 2 and White 2}} and will lead the player down to the ruins of N's Castle. Upon entering the castle, N requests that player head to the deepest chamber. In the throne room, N recalls the fateful battle two years ago and asks the player to battle him and his {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|B2}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W2}}. After the player defeats him, N reverts his dragon into its primordial stone and hands it to the player, with instructions to bring it to [[Dragonspiral Tower]] in order to summon and capture {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|B2}}/{{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W2}}.

===Item details===
{{Item
|main=Light Stone
|name=Light Stone
|jp=ライトストーン
|jpt=Light Stone
|gen=V
|genex=yes
|bag=Key items
|sell=0
|effect=Summons Reshiram to assist the player against [[N]] and {{p|Zekrom}} at [[N's Castle]].{{sup/5|BW}}<br>Summons Reshiram at the top of [[Dragonspiral Tower]].{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|descbwb2w2=Reshiram's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|descxyoras=Reshiram's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|descsmusum=Reshiram's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|locbw=Received from [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]] after clearing [[Relic Castle]]{{sup/5|B}}
|locb2w2=Received from [[N]] in [[N's Castle]] after the player defeats him and {{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|W2}}
}}
{{Item
|main=Dark Stone
|name=Dark Stone
|jp=ダークストーン
|jpt=Dark Stone
|gen=V
|genex=yes
|bag=Key items
|sell=0
|effect=Summons Zekrom to assist the player against [[N]] and {{p|Reshiram}} at [[N's Castle]].{{sup/5|BW}}<br>Summons Zekrom at the top of [[Dragonspiral Tower]].{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|descbwb2w2=Zekrom's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|descxyoras=Zekrom's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|descsmusum=Zekrom's body was destroyed and changed into this stone. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero.
|locbw=Received from [[Lenora]] in [[Nacrene City]] after clearing [[Relic Castle]]{{sup/5|W}}
|locb2w2=Received from [[N]] in [[N's Castle]] after the player defeats him and {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|B2}}
}}

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Zekrom M14 Dragon Stone.png|thumb|left|250px|The Dark Stone in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Reshiram M14 Dragon Stone.png|thumb|250px|The Light Stone in the anime]]
The Dark and Light Stones first appeared in [[M14|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' and ''White—Victini and Zekrom'']]. As embodiments of the dragons, the stones can glow according to the inhabitants' power source, with the Light Stone glowing red from {{OBP|Reshiram|M14}}'s fire and the Dark Stone glowing blue from {{OBP|Zekrom|M14}}'s electricity. They first appeared under the ownership of the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals]], as the hibernating forms of the fatigued dragon Pokémon. The stones were hidden below the [[Sword of the Vale]] by the heroes. In ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', {{Ash}} awakened Reshiram while [[Damon]] awakened Zekrom; in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', the opposite scenario happened.

An item called the "Golden Dark Stone" appeared in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'', where it was hidden in the [[Hero's Ruin]]. It was sought by [[Cedric Juniper]]. Unlike the Dark Stone, this item was golden instead of black and merely summons Zekrom instead of being its dormant form.

The Light Stone made its main series debut in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]'', where it was found in the {{an|White Ruins}} by Cedric. {{an|N}} soon snatched it away, claiming that he wanted to ask {{p|Reshiram}} why it had attacked [[N's Castle|Team Plasma's castle]] years before. Ash tried to chase after him but got stuck in a sinkhole. N tried to help him but ended up falling down the same hole with Ash. Using {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Pignite}}, {{AP|Krookodile}}, and {{AP|Charizard}}, Ash was able to dig them a way back to the surface, where [[Team Plasma]] had launched an attack on the White Ruins, intending to get the Light Stone for themselves. When [[Colress]] used his Pokémon Control Device on Pikachu, forcing him to attack Ash and his friends, N surrendered the Light Stone to Team Plasma in exchange for Ash's safety. [[Ghetsis]] then proceeded to conduct a ritual to awaken Reshiram, successfully restoring the Vast White Pokémon to its true form.

[[File:Dark Stone Evolutions.png|thumb|left|250px|The Dark Stone in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
[[File:Light Stone Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|The Light Stone in Pokémon Evolutions]]

===Pokémon Evolutions===
Both Dragon Stones appeared in ''[[PE04|The Plan]]''. In a flashback, [[N]] was shown awakening {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}} from the Dark Stone. In the present day, {{ga|Hilda}} was shown to have the Light Stone in her possession.
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==In the manga==
[[File:Light Stone FAT.png|thumb|150px|The Light Stone in [[Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder]]]]
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
The Light Stone appeared in ''[[FAT4|Get the Legendary Pokémon!]]'', where {{OBP|Shin|FAT}} and [[Alder]] found it at the [[Relic Castle]]. After an apparent betrayal by Alder, which was soon revealed to be merely a test to see if Shin was worthy for the Light Stone to accept him as the Hero of Fire, the stone turned into Reshiram. Shin then flew off with Reshiram to confront N and Zekrom at [[N's Castle]].

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Dark Stone Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|The Dark Stone in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:Light Stone Adventures.png|thumb|200px|left|The Light Stone in Pokémon Adventures]]
===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
The Dark Stone initially resided at the [[Desert Resort]], where it was found and excavated by [[Clay]] and his mining team in ''[[PS465|Lights, Camera...Action!]]''. After investigating the stone, he felt worried and called [[Lenora]] to come and investigate them with her expertise on ancient artifacts. As such, Lenora took the stone to her museum. Later, she called [[Drayden]] to help her investigate the stone, which helped them realize that it was actually {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}}.

The Dark Stone was sought out by [[Team Plasma]], who, led by the [[Shadow Triad]], attacked the [[Nacrene Gym]] in ''[[PS495|The Battle Within]]'' in order to obtain the artifact. Although the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s raiding the building failed to find the stone, [[Ghetsis]] managed to trick {{adv|Black}} into revealing the entrance to the secret room where the Dark Stone was hidden. In ''[[PS497|Finding Truth]]'', the stone was delivered to {{adv|N}} at Dragonspiral Tower, where he awakened Zekrom from it and converted it to his side to become the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|Hero of Ideals]].

Meanwhile, it was revealed that the [[Light Stone]] had been hidden at the Nacrene Gym all along, with Team Plasma having no idea of its location. [[Brycen]], upon seeing the stone rolling towards Black, and thus acknowledging him as the [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|Hero of Truth]], agreed with Drayden to entrust the stone to Black, which he did in ''[[PS505|A Cold Reception]]'', after being beaten by Black in a [[Gym]] battle.

In ''[[PS518|True Friends]]'', during the {{un|Pokémon League}} tournament, Black's rage over Team Plasma having convinced {{adv|Cheren}} to side with their beliefs caused the Light Stone to be awakened into {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Reshiram}}. He then proceeded to use Reshiram to battle N's Zekrom, eventually emerging victorious. After the battle was over and Team Plasma had been defeated, Reshiram started reverting into its stone form once again. Ghetsis, wanting to get revenge on Black for foiling his plans, used [[Colress]]'s {{p|Beheeyem}} to push Black closer to the forming stone, causing him to get sucked into it as well. The Light Stone then floated away before {{adv|White}} could grab it.

===={{MangaArc|Black 2 & White 2}}====
In ''[[PS540|Flying Ship]]'', the Light Stone was seen flying towards the Unova region alongside N and Zekrom, having reacted to the awakening of {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}}. [[Fennel]] later sent White to search for the stone at the [[Entralink]], where she was able to find it. N, having followed the stone, told White that the stone had landed to the Entralink on purpose for her to find.

In ''[[PS543|Abyssal Ruins]]'', after Ghetsis had obtained the [[DNA Splicers]], he ordered Kyurem to absorb Zekrom, turning both Zekrom and N, who was on its back at the time, into the Dark Stone, which was subsequently absorbed by Kyurem. However, N was soon ejected back outside.

In ''[[PS544|Dream World]]'', the inside of the Light Stone was revealed to be connected to the [[Pokémon Dream World]]. After White had been briefly sucked into the Stone and reunited with Black, Reshiram emerged from the Stone, freeing both Black and White from it in the process.

In ''[[PS546|Giant Chasm]]'', Kyurem ejected the Dark Stone from its body and turned Reshiram into the Light Stone before absorbing it instead. In ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]'', Kyurem separated itself from the Light Stone, which immediately transformed back into Reshiram.

==Artwork==
These are artwork of the items as seen when the player obtains them.
{| class="roundy" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background: #{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}"
| width="100px" style="background: #{{black color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Key Dark Stone Sprite.png|Key Dark Stone Sprite.png]]
| width="100px" style="background: #{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Key Light Stone Sprite.png|Key Light Stone Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{black color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{black color dark}}|Dark Stone}}
| style="background: #{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{white color dark}}|Light Stone}}
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Bag God Stone Sprite.png|thumb]]
* An [[List of unobtainable items|unobtainable item]] resembling the Dragon Stones, called the {{DL|List of unobtainable items|God Stone}}, can be found in the internal data of the [[Generation V]] games.

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