Forces of nature (anime)

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The Forces of Nature

The Forces of Nature in their Therian Formes

The Forces of Nature are a trio of Legendary Pokémon that appeared in the Best Wishes series. They were targeted twice for capture by Team Rocket, who desired to use their powers to control the weather and take over the world.

Tornadus

Tornadus トルネロス Tornelos

Tornadus Tornadus in Therian Forme

Debuts in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location Milos Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tornadus Kensuke Satō Scott Williams

Tornadus (Japanese: トルネロス Tornelos) appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 and Unova's Survival Crisis! as Team Rocket's targets.

History

Long ago, Tornadus had a huge conflict with the Bolt Strike Pokémon: Thundurus. They battled over Milos Island and caused a lot of damage, endangering many people and Pokémon, until Landorus appeared to break them up. With the help of a Gothorita, Landorus was soon able to calm Tornadus and his rival; sending them away from the island. Prior to this a shrine was erected on Milos Island to keep Tornadus from returning.

After Team Rocket destroyed Tornadus's shrine in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, he returned to Milos Island in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 while Lewis and his Gothorita were praying for fertility at Landorus's obelisk. He instantly attacked Ash and co with his Hurricane attack and caused damage to the forest with Air Slash. While Ash, Iris and Lewis fled to check on Tornadus's shrine, the Cyclone Pokémon battled with Cilan and his Pansage. Being far stronger than Pansage, Tornadus was able to easily shrug off his Bullet Seed and SolarBeam before defeating him. Thundurus soon appeared, having also had his shrine destroyed by Team Rocket, and confronted Tornadus. The two begin fighting once again, while briskly smacking down Ash's Pikachu, Snivy, Iris's Excadrill and Cilan's Stunfisk, who were attempting to stop their fight. As a result of their battle, the island turned chaotic and many wild Pokémon fled, as Ash and the others went to pray again for Landorus's help.

In Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2, Landorus appears before Tornadus and Thundurus, asking them to calm their rage, though to no avail. The battle became a three-way melee between the three Legendary Pokémon, with neither of them showing signs of fatigue. Suddenly, Tornadus and his opponents were surrounded by small laser beams that formed a cage around each of them and they were brought up to Dr. Zager's helicopter. Despite their power, Tornadus and the others were unable to break free. A combination of Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Roggenrola's Flash Cannon, Axew's Dragon Rage, Emolga's Hidden Power and Pansage's SolarBeam that also proved unable to destroy the cages, managed to damage the helicopter, forcing Dr. Zager to drop the cargo hold and freeing the trio of Legendary Pokémon. While Team Rocket fled, Tornadus resumed fighting his opponents and eventually managed to cause serious damage to Landorus alongside Thundurus. Having the Fertility Pokémon cornered, Tornadus and Thundurus prepared to finish Landorus off, but Lewis's Gothorita used Psychic to send him a Revival Herb; giving Landorus the strength to use Protect, repeating what happened before. Tornadus took a massive hit from Landorus's Hyper Beam, before then being healed and finally listening to reason.

Tornadus later helped rejuvenate Milos Island by summoning rain to help Landorus's seeds grow, and used Hurricane to spread the newly grown Revival Herb spore across Milos Island, before departing.

In Unova's Survival Crisis!, Giovanni used the Reveal Glass to summon the trio, force them into their Therian Forme and control them. He battled aggressively in the skies with Iris's Dragonite, Cynthia's Garchomp, Ridley's Golurk and Cilan's Pansage under Giovanni's command and were still unable to control himself even after Team Rocket fled the scene. Eventually he was calmed by Meloetta's song and turned back to his Incarnate Forme before leaving.

Moves used

Incarnate Forme

Using Air Slash	Move First Used In Hurricane Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Air Slash Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Hidden Power Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Hammer Arm Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Therian Forme

Using Air Slash	Move First Used In Air Slash Unova's Survival Crisis! Hurricane Unova's Survival Crisis! Hidden Power Unova's Survival Crisis!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Thundurus

Thundurus ボルトロス Voltolos

Thundurus Thundurus in Therian Forme

Debuts in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location Milos Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Thundurus Unshō Ishizuka Sean Schemmel

Thundurus (Japanese: ボルトロス Voltolos) appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 and Unova's Survival Crisis! as Team Rocket's targets.

History

Long ago, Thundurus had a huge conflict with the Cyclone Pokémon: Tornadus. They battled over Milos Island and damaged the environment severely, putting the people and Pokémon that lived there in danger, until Landorus appeared to break them up. With the help of a Gothorita, Landorus was soon able to calm Thundurus and his opponent; banishing them from the island. Prior to this a shrine was built on Milos Island to keep Thundurus from returning.

After Team Rocket defiled Thundurus's shrine in A Call for Brotherly Love!, he returned to Milos Island in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and confronted Tornadus. The two began fighting once again swiftly smacking down Ash's Pikachu and Snivy, Iris's Excadrill, and Cilan's Stunfisk, who were trying to stop their fight. As a result of their battle, the island turned chaotic and many wild Pokémon fled, as Ash and the others went to pray again for Landorus's help.

In Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2, Landorus appears before Tornadus and Thundurus, asking them to calm their rage, though to no avail. The battle became a three-way melee between the three Legendary Pokémon, with neither of them showing signs of fatigue. Suddenly, Thundurus and his opponents were surrounded by small laser beams that formed a cage around each of them and they were brought up to Dr. Zager's helicopter. Despite their power, Thundurus and the others were unable to break free. A combination of Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Roggenrola's Flash Cannon, Axew's Dragon Rage, Emolga's Hidden Power and Pansage's SolarBeam that also proved unable to destroy the cages, managed to damage the helicopter, forcing Dr. Zager to drop the cargo hold and freeing the trio of Legendary Pokémon. While Team Rocket fled, Thundurus resumed fighting his opponents and eventually managed to cause serious damage to Landorus alongside Tornadus. Having the Fertility Pokémon cornered, Tornadus and Thundurus prepared to finish Landorus off, but Lewis's Gothorita used Psychic to send him a Revival Herb; giving Landorus the strength to use Protect, repeating what happened before. Thundurus took a massive hit from Landorus's Hyper Beam, before then being healed and finally listening to reason.

Thundurus later helped rejuvenate Milos Island before departing.

In Unova's Survival Crisis!, Giovanni used the Reveal Glass to summon the trio, force them into their Therian Forme and control them. He battled aggressively in the skies with Iris's Dragonite, Cynthia's Garchomp, Ridley's Golurk and Cilan's Pansage under Giovanni's command and were still unable to control himself even after Team Rocket fled the scene. Eventually he was calmed by Meloetta's song and turned back to his Incarnate Forme before leaving.

Moves used

Incarnate Forme

Using Focus Blast	Move First Used In Thunder Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Focus Blast Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Wild Charge Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 Hammer Arm Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Therian Forme

Using Thunder	Move First Used In Thunder Unova's Survival Crisis! Focus Blast Unova's Survival Crisis!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Landorus

Landorus ランドロス Landlos

Landorus Landorus in Therian Forme

Debuts in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location Milos Island

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Landorus Kenta Miyake Marc Thompson

Landorus (Japanese: ランドロス Landlos) was referenced in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 and Unova's Survival Crisis! as Team Rocket's targets.

History

Iris, dressed up as a shrine maiden, summoned Landorus in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 with the help of Lewis's Gothorita in order to have Tornadus and Thundurus cease the fighting. He battled the two until Team Rocket and Dr. Zager arrived and caged the Forces of Nature with their energy fields. The energy fields were attached to Dr. Zager's helicopter. Ash, his friends, and Lewis tried freeing them with their Pokémon, but their attacks were rendered useless on the energy fields. They went for the helicopter instead and Dr. Zager released control of Landorus, Tornadus, and Thundurus, and fled along with Team Rocket. The battle between the Forces of Nature continued and Landorus struggled to avoid Thundurus and Tornadus's onslaught, which gave the two a chance to inflict damage on Landorus. Gothorita gave Landorus a Revival Herb to fully recover his strength. Now fully healed, Landorus fired a Hyper Beam at Tornadus and Thundurus. He was then finally able to convince the two to stop their fighting.

Landorus helped regrow the crops of Revival Herbs on Milos Island and then departed with the other members of the Forces of Nature.

In Unova's Survival Crisis!, Giovanni used the Reveal Glass to summon the trio, force them into their Therian Forme and control them. He battled aggressively in the skies with Iris's Dragonite, Cynthia's Garchomp, Ridley's Golurk and Cilan's Pansage under Giovanni's command and were still unable to control himself even after Team Rocket fled the scene. Eventually he was calmed by Meloetta's song and turned back to his Incarnate Forme before leaving.

Moves used

Incarnate Forme

Using Extrasensory	Move First Used In Protect Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 Extrasensory Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 Hyper Beam Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 Stone Edge Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Therian Forme

Using Stone Edge	Move First Used In Stone Edge Unova's Survival Crisis! Hyper Beam Unova's Survival Crisis!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

The two Legendary Pokémon were distributed on December 16, 2011 to January 10, 2012 for Japanese players of Pokémon Black and White to commemorate their appearance in BW059 and BW060. Thundurus was made available for players of Pokémon Black and Tornadus for players of Pokémon White.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ボルトロス	♂	Dex No.	0642	Random nature.	Electric	Thunder
Lv. 70		Type			Fighting	Hammer Arm
		Electric	Flying	Pokémon Event	Fighting	Focus Blast
		OT	ミロスとう	Apparently had a	Electric	Wild Charge
		ID No.	12161	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan and Wi-Fi from December 16, 2011 to January 10, 2012.
Item		Ability		Lv. 70.
Revival Herb		Prankster
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: B W B2 W2

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
トルネロス	♂	Dex No.	0641	Random nature.	Flying	Hurricane
Lv. 70		Type			Fighting	Hammer Arm
		Flying		Unknown	Pokémon Event	Flying		Air Slash
		OT	ミロスとう	Apparently had a	Normal	Hidden Power
		ID No.	12161	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan and Wi-Fi from December 16, 2011 to January 10, 2012.
Item		Ability		Lv. 70.
Revival Herb		Prankster
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when the Wonder Card is received.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: B W B2 W2

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For more information on these Pokémon’s species, see Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus.

Recurring wild Pokémon in the animated series
Fearow	Ho-Oh	Pink Butterfree	Haunter	Jigglypuff	Clefairy
Mewtwo	Slowking (M02)	Lapras	Suicune	Pichu Posse	Articuno (OS)
Lugia (OS)	Silver	Wynaut	Larvitar	Loudred	Spoink
Kyogre and Groudon (RS)	Articuno (RS)	Deoxys	Lake guardians	Marill	Hippopotas
Zekrom	Forces of nature	Carracosta	Meloetta	Reshiram	Malamar
Super-ancient Pokémon (XY)	Wooper	Florges	Squishy	Z2	Guardian deities
Bewear	Toucannon's flock	Stoutland	Exeggutor	Oranguru	Nebby
Lunala	Necrozma	Stufful	Ultra Beasts	Grandpa Forest	Melemele Greens
Mantine	Zeraora	Meltan	Shaymin	Magearna	Celebi
Wingull	Mew	Lugia (JN)	Thievul trio	Drednaw	Slowking (JN)
Legendary heroes	Mewtwo's friends	Cresselia	Darkrai	Dialga	Palkia
Heatran	Latias	Terapagos
Recurring wild Pokémon that have been caught
Caterpie	Gyarados	Aipom	Gible	Krokorok	Dedenne
Goodra	Litten	Rockruff	Mimikyu	Mareanie	Poipole
Eevee	Greedy Rapooh	Meltan	Scorbunny	Gengar	Sobble
Eternatus	Morpeko	Fuecoco	Wattrel	Quaxly

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