Treasures of ruin

The treasures of ruin (Japanese: 災いの宝 Treasures of Calamity), also known as Ruinous Legends, are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon consisting of Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. They reside in the Paldea region.

The four treasures of ruin share a primary type, Dark, as well as the signature move Ruination. Their signature Abilities are all variations of each other, sharing the effect of lowering a certain stat by 25% for all Pokémon on the field except themselves when they are in battle.

History

The four treasures of ruin were once special treasures found in the east. These four treasures were a set of wooden tablets, a sword, a vessel, and a set of beads that had been corrupted by negative human emotions to become Pokémon. Long ago, in the ancient times of Paldea, a king who once ruled the land gained possession of them from merchants in his greed for riches. Said king's malice caused the four treasures to awaken, causing them to go berserk and cause disasters that would destroy the kingdom. The four were then sealed away in shrines across Paldea by ancient Pokémon wielders after fierce battles.

Similar movesets

Lv.	Wo-Chien  Dark  Grass	Chien-Pao  Dark  Ice	Ting-Lu  Dark  Ground	Chi-Yu  Dark  Fire
1	Absorb	Powder Snow	Sand Tomb	Ember
	Spite
	Mean Look
5	Tickle	Icy Wind	Spikes	Flame Wheel
10	Payback
15	Poison Powder	Mist	Stomp	Will-O-Wisp
	Stun Spore	Haze
20	Mega Drain	Ice Shard	Bulldoze	Flame Charge
25	Leech Seed	Swords Dance	Whirlwind	Incinerate
30	Growth	Snowscape	Taunt	Confuse Ray
35	Ingrain	Night Slash	Thrash	Nasty Plot
40	Dark Pulse
45	Giga Drain	Icicle Crash	Stomping Tantrum	Lava Plume
50	Ruination
55	Foul Play	Sucker Punch	Throat Chop	Bounce
60	Power Whip	Sacred Sword	Rock Slide	Swagger
65	Grassy Terrain	Recover	Memento	Inferno
70	Knock Off	Throat Chop	Earthquake	Memento
75	Leaf Storm	Sheer Cold	Fissure	Overheat
Moves in bold get STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Wo-Chien	Chien-Pao	Ting-Lu	Chi-Yu
HP	85	80	155	55
Attack	85	120	110	80
Defense	100	80	125	80
Sp. Attack	95	90	55	135
Sp. Defense	135	65	80	120
Speed	70	135	45	100
Total	570	570	570	570

In the games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

The four treasures of ruin are scattered across Paldea in special shrines. Wo-Chien can be found in South Province (Area One), Chien-Pao can be found in West Province (Area One), Ting-Lu can be found in the Socarrat Trail, and Chi-Yu can be found in North Province (Area Two). Their shrines are usually locked, but can be unlocked after pulling out eight different stakes scattered across their respective areas. Upon pulling out all stakes, their shrines will unlock and the respective Pokémon can be called out to battle by interacting with their shrines.

Trivia

• The treasures of ruin share similarities to the guardian deities:
  • They are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon situated in a region.
  • Both quartets share a base stat total of 570.
  • Each quartet has a shared type: the treasures of ruin share the Dark type, while the guardian deities share the Fairy type.
  • The respective quartets' signature moves, Ruination and Nature's Madness, are differently typed variations of each other, both being moves that deal damage equivalent to half the target's remaining HP.
  • Both quartets also share variations of given Abilities: the treasures of ruin all have variations of Abilities that lower a stat of all other Pokémon on the field when they are present, while the guardian deities all share Abilities that summon a different type of terrain upon entering battle.
• Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu all have their names romanized in the Wade–Giles format in English, Spanish, and Italian. In French and German, their names are instead romanized in the Hanyu Pinyin format, with their respective names being Chongjian, Baojian, Dinglu, and Yuyu respectively in those languages.

Related articles

• Legendary Pokémon
• Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

In other languages

Treasures of ruin

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 災禍之寶 Jōiwoh jī Bóu Mandarin 災禍之寶 / 灾祸之宝 Zāihuò zhī Bǎo French Trésors du fléau German Schätze des Unheils Italian Tesori portatori di sciagura Korean 재앙의 보물 Jaeang-ui Bomul Spanish Tesoros funestos

Ruinous Legends

Language Title French Légendes du fléau German Unheilvolle Legende Italian Leggenda rovinosa Spanish Leyendas funestas

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