Trio master

A Pokémon that is a trio master is one who, in some way, oversees a legendary trio of Pokémon.

The trio master and the trio itself may relate in different ways. For example, Lugia is the trio master of the legendary birds; it is the only one who can quell their fighting when Lawrence III captures one of them in The Power of One.

Catching trio masters

In the games, the trio master sometimes will require that the members of its legendary trio be caught beforehand.

Pokémon Crystal

In Crystal, Ho-Oh cannot be caught until all three of the legendary beasts have been captured.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Regigigas will not awaken unless the player has the legendary golems in his or her party. Conversely, an event Regigigas unlocks the legendary golems in Platinum.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Rayquaza is only obtainable after both Kyogre and Groudon have been obtained in the same game, an impossible feat without trading or cheating.

Pokémon Black and White

In Black and White, Landlos is only obtainable after both Tornelos and Voltolos have been obtained in the same game, also an impossible feat without trading.

Other references to trio masters

• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, the legendary birds must all be befriended before the player can enter Lugia's dungeon, and before encountering Ho-Oh, the three legendary beasts must contribute their power to create the Rainbow Wing.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Aegis Cave has four bosses: Regirock, Regice, Registeel and Regigigas. The golems must be beaten first before Regigigas can be challenged at the end of the cave.
• In order to get Ho-Oh in Pokémon Colosseum, the player must first capture and purify all the Shadow Pokémon, which includes the legendary beasts, as one of the two requirements.
• In Pokémon XD, the legendary birds are encountered after the player encounters Shadow Lugia.
• In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, the player needs to befriend all the Pokémon in the regional Browser which includes the legendary golems, to battle Regigigas. The golems themselves are also required in order to open the door to its domain.
• In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, the player needs to befriend all 300 Pokémon in the regional Browser which includes the three legendary birds, to battle Lugia.

Relationship with their trio

Trio master	Legendary trio
	Relationship
Lugia	Articuno	Zapdos	Moltres
	Lugia is the only one who can end the legendary birds' conflict, as seen in the second movie.
Ho-Oh	Raikou	Entei	Suicune
	After the three Pokémon perished in the fire at the Burned Tower, Ho-Oh revived them.
Rayquaza	Kyogre	Groudon	Rayquaza
	Due to it ending the other two members' fight in Emerald, Rayquaza may internally be the master of the weather trio.
Regigigas	Regirock	Regice	Registeel
	Regigigas will awaken when the three legendary golems are brought to its residence. It is also said that it built statues made of clay, ice, and magma.
Arceus	Dialga	Palkia	Giratina
	According to legend, Arceus created all three members of the creation trio after creating the universe, in order to balance the dimensional-aspect world.
	Uxie	Mesprit	Azelf
	Arceus also created the lake guardians, which represent spirit, before it fell into eternal slumber.
Cobalon	Terrakion	Virizion	Keldeo
	Cobalon is considered the oldest and the leader of the Musketeer quartet.
Landlos	Tornelos	Voltolos	Landlos
	Landlos requires both Tornelos and Voltolos to be caught in the game. It also has slightly higher base stats.

Trivia

• Arceus is the only trio master that is related to more than one legendary trio.
• Lugia and Regigigas are two trio masters who were not present in the same generation as their trio. Also, they were both introduced in the generation directly after the generation their trio was introduced. This also makes their trios the only ones who did not have a known trio master in the generation they were introduced in, then gain one later.
• The Weather trio may be a reference to the three Jewish creatures, the Behemoth, Ziz, and Leviathan, as these Pokémon fit the description of them and have a similar role.
• The Musketeer trio is the first trio with a trio master that has an additional member, Keldeo, which may also classify it as the first quartet of legendary Pokémon.
• The Tao trio is the only trio group without a trio master.