Lake guardians

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Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.

The lake guardians, sometimes referred to as the lake trio or the Legendary Pixies, is a term used to describe the legendary trio residing in the three lakes of Sinnoh: Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. They are meant to represent knowledge, emotion, and willpower, respectively. They are based off of the Imperial Regalia of Japan: the Yata no Kagami (wisdom), Yasakani no Magatama (benevolence), and Kusanagi (valor).

Unlike previous trios, all three of the lake trio are of a single type, the Template:Type2, though like the others, they share an ability: Levitate. According to legend, when Arceus created the universe it created Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, and therefore is believed to be their master. According to one of Azelf's Pokédex entries, all three of them were born from the same egg.

It is interesting to note that each of the members of the lake trio has one of the qualities of the Abrahamic God: Uxie is omniscient, Mesprit is omnipresent, and Azelf is omnipotent. They could also be equated to, respectively, the Greek/Roman deities of Athena/Minerva, Poseidon/Neptune, and Zeus/Jupiter. It should also be noted that parts of their name come from fantasy creatures, pixies, sprites and elves, respectively. The other parts of their names come from pronouns: you (Uxie), me (Mesprit), and us (Azelf).

The members of the lake trio are tied for the lightest legendary Pokémon, and, tied with Rotom, are second for the lightest of all Pokémon (after Gastly and Haunter).

Moveset similarities

Lv.	Uxie  Psychic	Mesprit  Psychic	Azelf  Psychic
Start	Rest
	ConfusionPtHGSS
6	Imprison
16	Endure	Protect	Detect
21	ConfusionDP
	SwiftPtHGSS
31	Yawn	Lucky Chant	Uproar
36	Future Sight
46	Amnesia	Charm	Nasty Plot
51	Extrasensory
61	Flail	Copycat	Last Resort
66	Natural Gift
76	Memento	Healing Wish	Explosion
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Uxie	Mesprit	Azelf
HP	75	80	75
Attack	75	105	125
Defense	130	105	70
Sp. Atk	75	105	125
Sp. Def	130	105	70
Speed	95	80	115
Total	580	580	580

In the games

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl & Platinum

The three pixies are obtainable in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum after the defeat of Team Galactic at Mt. Coronet. Uxie resides at the northern tip of Sinnoh, Acuity Cavern; Mesprit, after being encountered in Verity Cavern, will roam throughout Sinnoh; and Azelf sits at the mid-eastern part of Sinnoh, sitting in Valor Cavern.

• Uxie
  Uxie
• Mesprit
  Mesprit
• Azelf
  Azelf

Trivia

• As seen in the pictures above, the two circles in each of the Pokémon's caves are the relative positions of the other two, although the meaning of the shapes of the puddles is unknown. They could be there to show where the other members are located, though.
• The lake trio is the only trio whose members are all Template:Type2, and the same type for that matter. However the legendary birds and the dragon trio share their secondary types.
• The lake trio are the first set of legendary Pokémon since the legendary birds to have their names changed for the English language versions of the game - from Yuxie, Emrit, and Agnome to Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.
• The lake trio helps the player through the Distortion World in Pokémon Platinum Version.
• The lake trio contains the three subtractive colors of yellow (Uxie), magenta (Mesprit) and cyan (Azelf).
  • In addition; they share the same main colors with Cresselia.
• The trio's encounter music is a different version of their cavern music.
• None of the lake trio can learn HM moves.
• Each member of the lake trio has appeared to one of the three current main characters of the anime:
  • Mesprit appeared to Dawn, highlighting her ability to understand what Pokémon feel, in Following a Maiden's Voyage.
  • Azelf appeared to Ash, highlighting his courageous actions without fear of his own harm, in Pruning a Passel of Pals.
  • Uxie appeared to Brock, highlighting his superior knowledge of Pokémon to his companions, in DP133.
  • Coincidentally, the genders of the three main characters are parallel to the Lake trio's genders in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.