Forces of nature

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The kami trio

The kami trio is a collective term to refer to the all-male trio of Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus. They are based on kami in Japanese myth: Fūjin, the kami of wind, Raijin, the kami of thunder, and Inari, the kami of fertility, respectively. Likewise they may also be thought of as representing the different domains of world: Landorus represents the land, Tornadus the heavens and Thundurus a transitional state between the two (lightning).

Tornadus (exclusive to Black) and Thundurus (exclusive to White) will start roaming around Unova after the player listens to the story of an old woman on Route 7. If the player possesses both in their party, via trading (and at least one of the pair is from the player's own game), they may battle Landorus at Abundant Shrine on Route 14.

Myths

Upon visiting the Abundant Shrine, the player will cross a group of three children arguing just before the shrine. They collectively tell the a folktale of how "Great Landorus" allegedly punished two other legendary Pokémon (Tornadus and Thundurus) for wreaking massive destruction across the land with their ferocious gales and fierce thunderstorms. As such, the thankful inhabitants of the land—saved from the danger posed by the Cyclone and Bolt Strike Pokémon—constructed a shrine in honor of Landorus.

Similar movesets

Lv.	Tornadus  Flying	Thundurus  Electric  Flying	Landorus  Ground  Flying
Start	Uproar
	Astonish		Mud Shot
	Gust	ThunderShock	Rock Tomb
7	Swagger		Imprison
13	Bite		Punishment
19	Revenge		Bulldoze
25	Air Cutter	Shock Wave	Rock Throw
31	Extrasensory	Heal Block	Extrasensory
37	Agility		Swords Dance
43	Air Slash	Discharge	Earth Power
49	Crunch		Rock Slide
55	Tailwind	Charge	Earthquake
61	Rain Dance	Nasty Plot	Sandstorm
67	Hurricane	Thunder	Fissure
73	Dark Pulse		Stone Edge
79	Hammer Arm
85	Thrash		Outrage
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Tornadus	Thundurus	Landorus
HP	79	79	89
Attack	115	115	125
Defense	70	70	90
Sp. Atk	125	125	115
Sp. Def	80	80	80
Speed	111	111	101
Total	580	580	600

Trivia

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The kami trio in the anime

• The kami trio is the only group of legendary Pokémon related to each other which share a set gender.
• Tornadus and Thundurus are the only legendary duo of Pokémon with identical base stats.
• Despite being part of a trio, Landorus has a significantly different moveset from Tornadus and Thundurus. This is possibly to fit its role as the master of the kami trio.
• Each member of the trio bears a different number of horns: Thundurus has one, Tornadus has two and Landorus has three.
• Each member of the trio bears features with strong resemblance to magatama. Some of the spots that cover their bodies are shaped like them, as are their tails: a bulbous head with a thinning offshoot, most prominent in Tornadus.
• The members of this trio are all weak to the Ice type, with Landorus having a double weakness to it.
• The kami trio have their own battle transition. A small orange beam will shoot across the screen horizontally and then a flash will appear before the battle starts.