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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
On visiting the Abundant Shrine with both Tornadus & Thundurus in the party, the player will cross a group of three children arguing just before the shrine. They collectively tell the a folktale of how "Great Landorus" punished the two other legendary pokemon for wreaking massive destruction across the land with their ferocious thunderstorms & fierce gales. As such, the thankful inhabitants of the land - saved from the danger posed by the Bolt Strike & Cyclone pokemon - constructed a shrine in honour of Landorus.
Similar movesets
Base stat comparison
Trivia
- 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: Landorus has none, Thundurus has one & Tornadus has two.
- 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. Similarly, magatama are thought to represent the human spirit & the Kami trio all possess fairly anthropomorphic bodies from the waist up.
- The members of this trio are all weak to the Ice type, with the trio master having a double weakness to it.
- The Kami trio has its own battle transition. A small orange beam will shoot across the screen horizontally and then a flash will appear before the battle starts.
