Loyal Three

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Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti after being revived at the Loyalty Plaza

The Loyal Three (Japanese: ともっこさま Dear Companions), also described as the Heroes of Kitakami (Japanese: キタカミの里の英雄たち Heroes of the Land of Kitakami), is a Legendary trio of Pokémon consisting of Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. They reside in the land of Kitakami and were considered heroes by its people.

The three members are all male, and they share a primary type, Poison; a category, "Retainer Pokémon"; and an Ability, Toxic Chain.

After their true, greedy nature is revealed, they are commonly described instead as the Lousy Three or the "Loyal" Three.

History

The Loyal Three shrine at the Loyalty Plaza

Once a time ago in the past, the three Pokemon, before becoming the Loyal Three were normal Pokémon, Okidogi being small and weak, Munkidori being clumsy and dim-witted and Fezandipiti having short, dull feathers, but one day somehow their wishes led them to gain purple chains made of toxins, granting them respectively, a powerful physique by stimulating its muscles, Psychic powers by stimulated its brain and beautiful looks along with a lovely voice.

Long ago in a distant land, the group of three greedy Pokémon heard of rumors about four exquisite, shining masks in Kitakami. The three Pokémon made their way to the Kitakami to steal the masks for themselves, which belonged to a man and Ogerpon who came from a foreign land. While Ogerpon was away, the trio sneaked into the cave where she and the man lived, only to be confronted by the man. In the struggle, the trio stole three of the masks—the Wellspring Mask, the Hearthflame Mask, and the Cornerstone Mask—while the man managed to hold onto the remaining Teal Mask.

Several hours later, Ogerpon returned to her ruined cave to find no trace of her friend or the three masks. Donning the Teal Mask, Ogerpon set out to search for her friend, but instead found the three Pokémon gloating over the masks they stole, and defeated them in a rage. Unaware of the full story, the nearby villagers mistakenly believed the three Pokémon had died protecting their home from a terrifying, rampaging "ogre". To honor their "sacrifice", the villagers named them the Loyal Three and interred them with care, while the wounded Ogerpon returned to her cave alone in sorrow. The bodies of the Loyal Three were buried near the village, and a monument dedicated to them was erected on top. The surrounding area would be known as Loyal Three Park, later renamed to Loyalty Plaza.

Only the village mask maker—who gifted Ogerpon and the man with the masks—understood what had transpired between the Loyal Three and Ogerpon, but the other villagers dismissed him as a heretic for attempting to explain the truth. To protect his family from suffering the village's wrath as he did, he kept the truth hidden from everyone except his family members, who passed the truth down to their descendants as a family secret. From that point on, the Loyal Three were unjustly revered as heroes by the people of Kitakami for generations.

Similar movesets

Lv.	Okidogi  Poison  Fighting	Munkidori  Poison  Psychic	Fezandipiti  Poison  Fairy
1	Bite	Scratch	Double Kick
	Low Kick	Confusion	Peck
	Bulk Up	Fake Out	Poison Gas
8	Howl	Flatter	Disarming Voice
16	Poison Fang	Helping Hand	Quick Attack
24	Force Palm	Psybeam	Attract
32	Counter	Clear Smog	Wing Attack
40	Poison Jab	Psychic	Cross Poison
48	Brutal Swing	Sludge Wave	Tail Slap
56	Crunch	Nasty Plot	Beat Up
			Flatter
64	Superpower	Future Sight	Roost
72	Giga Impact	Parting Shot	Moonblast
Moves in bold get STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Okidogi	Munkidori	Fezandipiti
HP	88	88	88
Attack	128	75	91
Defense	115	66	82
Sp. Atk	58	130	70
Sp. Def	86	90	125
Speed	80	106	99
Total	555	555	555

In the games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Prior to the release of update 2.0.0, The Loyal Three could be seen on a poster in Medali, teasing the future expansion.

The Loyal Three formally appear in The Teal Mask. They are suddenly resurrected and emerge from their burial ground, and they proceed to Mossui Town, where they are fed by the villagers. They are also given back Ogerpon's masks that they stole, which the villagers had kept in Kitakami Hall. Afterwards, the three head to the Dreaded Den to fight Ogerpon again, but are stopped by the player. The player, Carmine, and Kieran (the latter two being descendants of the mask maker who provided Ogerpon with the masks in the first place) then form a group called the "Mask Retrieval Squad" in order to take back Ogerpon's masks. Due to the food they were fed earlier, they assumed Titanic forms, requiring the player and Carmine to team up to take each one down together. Eventually, they were beaten and forced out of their titanic forms, causing them to flee and leave behind their stolen masks afterwards. The truth about them was later revealed to the villagers, causing them to denounce them as the "Lousy Three" or using their original name in a more sarcastic manner.

In the post-story, the player can optionally rematch and catch the individual members at the same areas they were fought at before.

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  On a poster in Medali

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  Okidogi threatening Ogerpon

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  Okidogi after being defeated by Ogerpon

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  Munkidori threatening Ogerpon

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  Munkidori after being defeated by Ogerpon

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  Fezandipiti threatening Ogerpon

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  Fezandipiti after being defeated by Ogerpon

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  As seen on the signs around Kitakami

Trivia

• The Loyal Three and Ogerpon appear to reference the Japanese folktale of Momotarō, albeit with the roles of the heroes and the villains reversed. The tale of Momotarō relates the titular Momotarō, a boy born from inside a peach, who traveled alongside a talking dog, monkey, and pheasant to fight a band of oni (a Japanese folkloric creature commonly equated to ogres in translations).
• The name of the trio's members all reference different expressions that are associated with happiness: Okidogi being taken from "okeydokey", Munkidori being taken from "hunky-dory", and Fezandipiti being taken from "serendipity".
• Their shared base HP stat of 88 can be read in Japanese as goroawase for やばい yabai, which can mean several different things like "terrible" and "dangerous", referencing their true nature as greedy, vicious thieves.
  • Conversely, 88 can also be read as goroawase for ぱちぱち pachipachi, the sound of clapping. This could reference their misinterpreted role as heroes in their story, as well as the positive connotations of their names.
• All moves learned by the Loyal Three via leveling up are learned at levels which are multiples of 8 (excluding level 1).
  • 8 is considered a lucky number in many Asian cultures, including Japanese. This aligns with the trio's naming convention and role.
• The Loyal Three are the very first deceased Pokémon to be shown being revived onscreen in the core series.
• When the Loyal Three are shown to have revived, an ominous musical cue was used to announce their presence, foreshadowing their true nature as greedy criminals.
• While Ogerpon's true story is told by Kieran and Carmine's grandfather, a mysterious figure can be seen right above the Loyal Three as they appear ready to steal Ogerpon and its friend, possibly implying that the trio had a Trio master or even had a trainer as well.
  • Whatever this figure may be, it'd probably be based on Momotarō, the one who leads the animals in the original folktale.

Related articles

• Ogerpon
• The Teal Mask
• Kitakami

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 寶伴 Bóubuhn Mandarin 寶伴 / 宝伴 Bǎobàn French Adoramis German Gefährten Italian I Beniamici Korean 세벗님 Sebeonnim Spanish Compatrones

References

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