Legendary birds (movie 2)

The legendary birds and Lugia

Articuno

Articuno フリーザー Freezer

Articuno

Debuts in The Power of One Caught at Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Ice Island

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Articuno Rikako Aikawa

Articuno appeared in the second feature length Pokémon movie, The Power of One. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa.

Articuno, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of ice. Lawrence III was trying to capture the three legendary birds to bring out Lugia. Articuno was the only bird he didn't capture, but after Moltres and Zapdos burst out of captivity the three legendary birds started a huge fight.

When Lugia came up from the sea, Articuno worked with the other birds to put Lugia back where it came from. Later, Lugia rose again and none of the birds seemed to notice at first.

After that, Articuno kept fighting with the other birds but it returned to its island after Ash and Lugia silenced their fighting.

Moves used

Using	Move	First used in
	Ice Beam	The Power of One
	Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
	An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

Zapdos

Zapdos サンダー Thunder

Zapdos

Debuts in The Power of One Caught at Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Lightning Island

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Zapdos Katsuyuki Konishi

Zapdos appeared in the second feature length Pokémon movie, The Power of One. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi.

Zapdos, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of lightning. Lawrence III was trying to capture the three legendary birds in order to lure out Lugia. After Moltres was captured, Zapdos claimed its island as its own territory (which implies that the weather disruptions, while started by Lawrence III, were mainly caused by the territorial disputes between the legendary birds). Lawrence captured Zapdos along with Ash, Misty, Tracey, Melody, Jessie, James, and Meowth. Zapdos was freed by Moltres and the two birds burst out of the palace.

In their rage, the three legendary birds began to battle. When Lugia rose up from the sea, Zapdos worked with the other birds to return Lugia back into the sea. Later, Lugia rose again out of the water without any of the birds noticing.

Lugia, with the help of Ash, silenced the battle between the birds and Zapdos returned to its island.

Moves used

Using	Move	First used in
	Thunderbolt	The Power of One
	Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
	An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

Moltres

Moltres ファイヤー Fire

Moltres

Debuts in The Power of One Caught at Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Fire Island

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Moltres Rikako Aikawa

Moltres appeared in the second feature length Pokémon movie, The Power of One. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa.

Moltres, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of fire. Lawrence III revealed that that he was trying to capture the three legendary birds to bring out Lugia. Lawrence set out to get Moltres first. He bombed its island with ice bombs until Moltres got furious and flew away from its island to attack Lawrence. However, he captured Moltres and brought it aboard his flying ship.

Zapdos later claimed Moltres' territory as its own since Moltres was gone. This new territory ownership was short-lived, as Lawrence captured Zapdos along with Ash, Misty, Tracey, Melody, Jessie, James, and Meowth. Ash tried to free Moltres and succeeded eventually. Moltres then freed Zapdos and the two birds burst out of the palace.

Moltres, along with Zapdos, started a fight between themselves as well as Articuno, the other legendary bird. When Lugia came up from the sea, Moltres worked with the other birds to put Lugia back where it came from. Later, Lugia rose again and none of the birds seemed to notice at first.

After that, Moltres kept fighting with the other birds but it returned to its island after Ash and Lugia silenced their fighting.

Moves used

Using	Move	First used in
	Flamethrower	The Power of One
	Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
	An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

Related articles

For more information on these Pokémon’s species, see Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.

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