Shadow Triad

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Shadow Triad ダークトリニティ Dark Trinity
The Shadow Triad in the Black 2 and White 2 trailer
Other names
Introduced in	Generation V
Appears in	Black and White Black 2 and White 2
Gender	Male
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Notable members	{{{members}}}
Anime debut
TCG debut	[[(TCG)|]]
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Manga debut	Letting Go (Adventures)

The Shadow Triad (Japanese: ダークトリニティ Dark Trinity) are the faithful servants of Ghetsis and N and are high ranking members of Team Plasma.

The Shadow Triad are completely loyal to Ghetsis because he once saved their lives.

In the games

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

File:TP B2W2 opening.png

A Shadow Triad member (second from the left) in the opening of Black 2 and White 2

They appear many times in Pokémon Black and White, mostly to escort the player to either N or Ghetsis. They make very sudden ninja-like appearances, appearing seemingly out of thin air.

The Shadow Triad are the ones who enabled Ghetsis to evade arrest, creating an opening in which Ghetsis was able to escape Cheren's confinement. After defeating Team Plasma, they appear at Marvelous Bridge and on the orders of Ghetsis, give the player the Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb, and Griseous Orb—the three orbs of the creation trio. However, on Ghetsis's orders, they make no attempt to find him.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Shadow Triad are first seen with Zinzolin on the Plasma Frigate. After the player, Cheren, and Hugh finish off the remainder of the Team Plasma Grunts, Zinzolin has the Shadow Triad to escort the player off the ship.

The Shadow Triad are later seen in Opelucid City after it has been frozen by the Plasma Frigate. They steal the DNA Splicers so that Ghetsis can use it on Kyurem, but are chased by the player and Drayden. After finally being caught, one of the members challenges the player to a battle, and even though he loses, they still get away.

The Shadow Triad are seen again on the Plasma Frigate after talking to Ghetsis about Kyurem. Each member battles the player after they give Hugh back his sister's Liepard. After defeating them, they allow the player to leave but warn them about Ghetsis and Kyurem, and end up staying behind with Hugh and Liepard.

After entering the Hall of Fame, they remain in Icirrus City and challenge the player monthly. Still loyal to Ghetsis, they attempt to regain his lost heart by defeating the player.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Opelucid City

Team Plasma Shadow Opelucid City Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Opelucid City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $8640

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.46 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.46 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.48 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Future Sight Psychic Special   --

Plasma Frigate

Team Plasma Shadow Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $8640

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.51 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Future Sight Psychic Special   --

Team Plasma Shadow Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $8640

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Banette♂ Lv.51 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --

Team Plasma Shadow Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Plasma Frigate Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $8640

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Pawniard♂ Lv.49 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Accelgor♂ Lv.51 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Me First Normal Status   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --

Icirrus City

They are all fought individually, in a Single Battle, Triple Battle, and Rotation Battle, respectively.

Team Plasma Shadow Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $12060

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Scary Face Normal Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.67 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --

Team Plasma Shadow Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $11700

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Types: Bug Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Accelgor♂ Lv.67 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Scary Face Normal Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --

Team Plasma Shadow Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Team Plasma and Professor Shadow Oak Icirrus City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $11700

Types: Dark Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Scary Face Normal Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Types: Ghost Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Banette♂ Lv.67 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.65 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Released

In Ghetsis's room in the Plasma Frigate, the Purrloin stolen from Hugh's sister is revealed to have evolved into a Liepard and returned to Hugh by the first Shadow Triad member to battle the player.

Purrloin → Liepard

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

File:Shadow Triad.png

The Shadow Triad at Marvelous Bridge

Chargestone Cave

"... ...Come. ... My lord N, we brought the one you wanted."

"... ...Come. ... There are stairs going down ahead. Team Plasma is waiting for you there."

Icirrus City

"... Impressive, Gym Leader of Icirrus City. We, the Shadow Triad, are beings of shadows...and not easily noticed. Our mission was to speak only with <player>, but so be it. Ghetsis has a message for you: come to Dragonspiral Tower. It is there that our lord N waits for you. ...Now, our mission is complete."

Tubeline Bridge

"... ...Come."

"...Ghetsis. We brought the one you wanted."

N's Castle

• First encounter

"... ...Come."

"In this castle, you may rest your Pokémon and access your PC. Fear not."

"First, have your Pokémon rest in that room. When they are healed, it is our lord N's wish that you be moved to the innermost part of this castle."

• Second encounter

"A battle between you and our lord N will reveal whether our lord N is an ideal hero^B/a true hero^W. It will also reveal how you feel about protecting the current world, where people live with Pokémon."

• Third encounter

"That room was the world that was provided to our lord N..."

"I don't feel anything, even when I go into the room... But you may feel something."

Marvelous Bridge

"... ...You, huh."

"Ghetsis is gone. He went off somewhere alone after we rescued him from the castle."

"From the day Ghetsis saved our lives, we have sworn to be loyal to him. Even now, after he ordered us not to search for him."

"Also, Ghetsis said to give you this..."

"As well as this..."

"And this, also."

"Ghetsis... Where did he find these? What was he planning to do with them? Why did he give them to you? There's no way to know now. Is he testing you? Or...using you?"

"We, the Shadow Triad, have always been and will always be the loyal servants of Ghetsis. And Ghetsis's ambitions will never cease!"

"Never shall we meet again. Farewell!"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Plasma Frigate – PWT

"By the way, we are not your..."

"Move."

Opelucid City

"As we suspected... The hiding place was in the Gym. Well thought out. If Drayden isn't there, we can't get in. If he is there, he's the strongest guard we could possibly face. It also explains why the Pokémon Gym was remodeled. Whatever. The DNA Splicers are in our hands now."

"Now you know, then. We will accomplish our goals, no matter what the cost. We don't have the ability to captivate the hearts of others like Lord N does. Instead, we will bend people to our will with brute force. Two years was a surprisingly long wait."

In front of the Route 11 gate

• Before battle

"Heh heh... You don't really think you can take the DNA Splicers back, do you?."

• When defeated

"I hate to admit it, but... You're a good Trainer."

• After being defeated

"Aww. How unlucky. I don't happen to be the one holding the DNA Splicers. I was just buying time for the others to escape. Cheerio, bye-bye, whatever."

Memory Link - A Triple Team

"Then... We'll battle you."

"We came on a whim... To vent... To pass time... It doesn't matter."

"Too easy..."

"These three aren't worth worrying about. We must focus on the other Gym Leaders so that next time they won't get in our way..."

"Well... Lord Ghetsis is waiting. We must catch that Pokémon."

Icirrus City

• First Shadow, before battle

"You... Congratulations. Ghetsis won't do anything anymore... No, to be more precise, he can't do anything anymore... That's why we won't forgive you. Battle us!"

No: (all vanish until player advances one step again)

Yes: "I'll win! That is the only way to regain his lost heart!"

• When defeated

"...So what."

• Second Shadow, before battle

"What do you want? Do you want to keep battling?"

No: "I see... When the season changes, I'll battle you." (both vanish)

Yes: "Battle for Ghetsis! This is the only proof that I'm living now."

• When defeated

"I'm just a shadow, after all..."

• Third Shadow, before battle

"What do you want? Do you want to keep battling?"

No: "I see... When the season changes, I'll battle you." (vanishes)

Yes: "We, the Shadow Triad, were, are, and will be the royal servants of Ghetsis!"

• When defeated

"How disappointing..."

Artwork

Concept art from Black 2 and White 2

Sprites

Overworld sprite from Generation V	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Shadow Triad in Pokémon Adventures

The Shadow Triad are first seen reporting to Ghetsis after observing N's battle with Black in Accumula Town. They are later stationed in a humvee, spying on the Dark Stone via Roggenrola, Woobat, and Tympole camera-bots, since the stone is under Clay's protection as a favor to Lenora.

Later, while the other Gym Leaders are in Mistralton City discussing what to do with Team Plasma, the Shadow Triad attack Lenora and Hawes while they were about to leave in an attempt to get the Dark Stone. They have the advantage at first, but Lenora is later joined by her fellow Gym Leaders after arriving on a plane.

The Triad split up to fight the Gym Leaders in pairs, allowing an easier battle. The battle goes on with no clear victor until the Triad reveals their trump card, the legendary Pokémon Thundurus, Tornadus, and Landorus. With the power of the three Pokémon, the Triad trap the Gym Leaders in a swirling vortex of wind and electricity.

In their first appearance, they all were wearing identical black masks. In all later appearances, they are seen wearing different masks which resemble the elemental monkeys' facial patterns: the shading technique on each mask matches the techniques used on the monkeys and the bottom of the mask matches the shaping on the monkeys' faces.

Pokémon

Lilligant ♀

Debut	Black & White chapter

The Pansage-masked member used a Lilligant to attack Lenora at Nacrene City.

Lilligant's only known move is Mega Drain.

Larvesta

Debut	Black & White chapter

The Pansear-masked member used a Larvesta to attack Lenora at Nacrene City.

None of Larvesta's moves are known.

Basculin

Debut	Black & White chapter

The Panpour-masked member used a Basculin to attack Lenora at Nacrene City.

None of Basculin's moves are known.

Tornadus ♂

Shadow Triad's Tornadus

Debut	Battle on a Roller Coaster

Tornadus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Tornadus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City.

None of Tornadus's moves are known.

Thundurus ♂

Shadow Triad's Thundurus

Debut	Battle on a Roller Coaster

Thundurus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Thundurus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City.

None of Thundurus's moves are known.

Landorus ♂

Shadow Triad's Landorus

Debut	Black & White chapter

Landorus was caught by Giallo near the Battle Subway train. Later, the Shadow Triad used Landorus to battle the Gym Leaders at Nacrene City.

None of Landorus's moves are known.

In other languages

Language Title European French Trio des Ombres German Finstrio Italian Trio Oscuro European Spanish Trío Sombrío

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