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The Loyal Three[1][2] (Japanese: ともっこさま Dear Companions),[3] also described as the Heroes of Kitakami[4] (Japanese: キタカミの里の英雄たち Heroes of the land of Kitakami),[5] are a trio of Pokémon consisting of Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. They reside in the land of Kitakami, being considered heroes by its people.
The three members share a primary type, Poison, as well as the Ability, Toxic Chain.
After their true, greedy nature is revealed, they are commonly described instead as The Lousy Three or The "Loyal" Three.
History
Long ago in a distant land, the Loyal Three heard of rumors about four exquisite, shining masks in Kitakami. The greedy Pokémon made their way to the Kitakami to steal the masks for themselves, which belonged to a man and an Ogerpon who came from a foreign land. While Ogrepon was away, the trio sneaked into the cave where it 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, Ogrepon returned to its ruined cave to find no trace of its friend or the three masks. Donning the Teal Mask, Ogrepon set out to search for its 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 bandits 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 Ogrepon returned to its cave alone in sorrow.
Only the village mask maker—who gifted Ogrepon and the man with the masks—understood what had transpired between the Loyal Three and Ogrepon, 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.
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In the games
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
The Loyal Three appear in The Teal Mask.
Trivia
- Okidogi, Munkidori, Fezandipiti, and Ogerpon, may reference the Japanese folktale of Momotarō. The tale 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 seem to reference different expressions that are associated with happiness: Okidogi being taken from "okie-dokie", Munkidori being taken from "hunky-dory", and Fezandipiti being taken from "serendipity".
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