Reshiram (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Reshiram (disambiguation).

Reshiram レシラム Reshiram #643
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Types  Dragon  Fire   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon	Species Vast White Pokémon
Ability Turboblaze -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #— Unova #149 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 10'06" Imperial 3.2m Metric 10'06"/3.2m 0.0m	Weight 727.5lbs Imperial 330.0kg Metric 727.5lbs/330.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color White	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown Genderless
Breeding Undiscovered group 121 cycles (30855 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 306 Battle Exp.: 3061*
External links On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Reshiram (Japanese: レシラム Reshiram) is a dual-type Dragon/Fire legendary Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Reshiram is the version mascot of Pokémon Black, appearing on the boxart.

Along with Zekrom and Kyurem, it is a member of the Tao trio, which exists in the legends of the Unova region.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.2 Special abilities 1.3 Behavior 1.4 Habitat 1.5 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Reshiram (movie 14) 2.2 Minor appearances 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.2.2 In events 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 By events 5.7 TCG-only moves 5.8 Side game data 5.9 Evolution 5.10 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Notes 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Reshiram is a white-colored, bipedal Pokémon of seemingly draconian and mammalian basis, with some of the avian features of feathers. Reshiram's snout is mammalian in appearance, most resembling something vulpine or even canine, or possibly even a goat. Streaming out from the upper side of the snout and outward from the head is a long, voluminous wispy mane, the top of which forms a spike or small head-crest of some sort. Reshiram's face is fringed with spiky features, with one small, pointed extension of it below the chin.

Reshiram's neck is long and slender, with a collar-esque protrusion of fur or feathers seeming held in place by two somewhat glass-like neck-bands, with similar bands present on the "wrists" of Reshiram's forelimbs. Reshiram's forelimbs are expansive, wing-like appendages or some unusual sort of wings themselves; the beginning portions of the limbs are slender and generally conventionally arm-like, but flare out into a more wing-like, feathered section farther on the limb, sporting four claws on the leading edge. On Reshiram's chest is a feathered feature most similar in shape to a Silver Wing, with the lower portion protruding outward to a point. Long feathers spread out from Reshiram's thighs, its feet with large claws—three in front, and the one in the back positioned at an angle somewhat like high heels. Reshiram's tail is a thick mass of a center-most plume and ribbon-like secondary extensions, surrounded by two large bands. This tail is based on an electric turbine.

Gender differences

Reshiram is a genderless species.

Special abilities

Reshiram has a jet engine-like tail used to accelerate itself when flying in high speeds. It can send flames into the air from its tail to incinerate everything around it. It can move the atmosphere and change the world's weather by flaring its tail. Reshiram is the only Pokémon that can learn Fusion Flare and Blue Flare, though Victini can learn the former from an event.

Behavior

In a Unova myth about the twin heroes, as Reshiram sided with the older brother who sought truth, it firmly believes in truth.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Reshiram (movie 14)

Reshiram appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram. In the former, it is controlled by Damon, while in the latter, it is controlled by Ash. Along with Zekrom, Reshiram can speak through telepathy.

Minor appearances

Reshiram made a brief cameo in the opening of In The Shadow of Zekrom!. A statue of Reshiram appeared in Iris's flashback in The Bloom Is on Axew!.

In the manga

Pokémon BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

In order to stop N's rule over Unova, Shin seeks out, is recognised as a hero by, and befriended by Reshiram.

In the TCG

Main article: Reshiram (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White Pokédex entry is unavailable at this time. Data will be entered when the Pokédex entry has been verified. Black This Pokémon appears in legends. It sends flames into the air from its tail, burning up everything around it. White When Reshiram's tail flares, the heat energy moves the atmosphere and changes the world's weather.  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Trade Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Generation V Black White One N's Castle Dragonspiral Tower* (Black only)

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Cave: All (Random Legendary Encounter)

In events

Event	Location	Year	Level
Satoshi Reshiram	Japan (White only)	2011	100

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Dragon Gem (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 100	160 - 207	310 - 404
Attack: 120	112 - 189	220 - 372
Defense: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp.Atk: 150	139 - 222	274 - 438
Sp.Def: 120	112 - 189	220 - 372
Speed: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 680   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: None
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
Start	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special	—	100%	10
8	Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
15	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
22	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
29	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
36	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
43	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100%	30
50	Fusion Flare	Fire	Special	100	100%	5
54	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10
64	Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
71	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
78	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5
85	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
92	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
100	Blue Flare	Fire	Special	130	85%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Reshiram obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Reshiram Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Reshiram

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: None
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140	90%	5
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100%	15
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	75%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Reshiram Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Reshiram

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: None
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Reshiram in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Reshiram in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Reshiram Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Reshiram

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: None
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90%	5
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Reshiram can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Reshiram cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Reshiram Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Reshiram

By events

Generation V Other generations: None
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Satoshi Reshiram	Mist	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
A superscript level indicates that Reshiram can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Reshiram Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Reshiram

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Evolution

Does not evolve Reshiram  Dragon  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Reshiram images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Reshiram was first revealed simultaneously alongside Zekrom on both the official English and Japanese Pokémon websites on May 28, 2010. This makes them the first two Pokémon simultaneously revealed worldwide.
• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Reshiram.
  • Due to being a Dragon-type Pokémon as well, Reshiram is the only Fire-type Pokémon that is not weak to Water.
• Reshiram has the highest Special Attack of all Fire-type Pokémon. Tied with Ho-Oh, Reshiram has the highest base stat total of all Fire-type Pokémon. Tied with Rayquaza, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina and Zekrom, it has the highest base stat total of all Dragon-type Pokémon. Tied with Rayquaza, Palkia, and Dialga, it has the highest Special Attack of all Dragon-type Pokémon.
• Reshiram is required to be caught in Pokémon Black in order to progress on the story and battle N. Running away from it or defeating it will appear as if nothing happened; also, defeating it does not give any experience points. It and Zekrom are the only legendary Pokémon in the main series games that are required to be caught to progress the story. However, it does not have to be caught if the player has a full party and PC. Instead, it will later appear at Dragonspiral Tower.
• Due to its ability, no combination of types and abilities is resistant to both types of Reshiram's STAB attacks.
• Reshiram, as well as Zekrom, made an appearance along side Pikachu and a Poké Ball in 2010's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• Reshiram and its counterpart, Zekrom, are the only version mascots to have more than one signature move.

Origin

Reshiram and its counterpart Zekrom are based on the concept of yin and yang in Taoism, directly referenced by Reshiram's Japanese species: the White Yang Pokémon. According to Ken Sugimori, Reshiram has a light, airy, ladylike design to contrast to Zekrom's tough and manly look (despite this, it speaks with a distinctly male voice in both versions of the 14th movie). Its tail, the center point of its design, is based on an electric turbine.^[1] Appearance wise, it resembles a mix of animals, including a bird, a canid such as a fox or a wolf, a pterosaur, and a Wyvern. The crest on its head and its feathers resemble smoke trails as well as white fire, which can burn up to temperatures of 1,500 °C (2,730 °F). The mythology about how Zekrom and Reshiram came about, regarding two brothers infighting, also bears some similarities to Romulus and Remus or Cain and Abel.

Name origin

In an interview with the Official Nintendo Magazine UK (Issue 65), Ken Sugimori said that the "shira" in Reshiram's name was from the Japanese word for white, 白 shiro, and the "Re" was used because it was a softer sound than Zekrom's "Ze", as Reshiram is a less physically powerful character.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Reshiram French Reshiram Korean 레시라무 Resiramu Transliteration of Japanese name. Chinese (Mandarin) 雷希拉姆 Léixīlāmǔ Transliteration of Japanese name.

Notes

1. ↑ Interview with Ken Sugimori and development team

External links

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