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A Legendary or Mythical group is a group of closely related Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. Legendary Pokémon often come in groups. Some Pokémon are part of more than one group, and most groups have a master.

Legendary birds

Main article: Legendary birds

Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres; art from a TCG card by Mitsuhiro Arita

The three Legendary birds, also known as the Winged Mirages, are the resident Legendary trio of the Kanto region. Each of them is based on a mythical bird, and each is associated with a season (though none of the three is associated with autumn).

In the games, all three are available in the Kanto region in all of its appearances except for Generation II. Articuno takes up residence in the Seafoam Islands in the south, Zapdos in the Power Plant (next to it in Generation IV) in the east, and Moltres in a variety of places, Victory Road, Mt. Ember, or Mt. Silver, depending on the generation. In Generation IV, they are also found roaming Sinnoh, but only in Pokémon Platinum. They also appear in Generation VI roaming Kalos before heading to the Sea Spirit's Den, where they can be battled and caught.

In the anime, the Legendary birds appear together in The Power of One, in which they rule over the islands surrounding Shamouti Island. If they are disturbed and begin to fight, only Lugia can stop them, though it will fail without additional help from the Chosen One. Separately, Articuno appears in Freeze Frame, Numero Uno Articuno, and The Symbol Life, while Zapdos appears in As Clear As Crystal, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Doc Brock!, and An Electrifying Rage!, and Moltres appears in All Fired Up!, The Search for the Legend, and A Legendary Photo Op!.

Similar movesets

Lv.	Articuno  Ice  Flying	Zapdos  Electric  Flying	Moltres  Fire  Flying	Lugia  Psychic  Flying
1	Roost
	Hurricane	Zap Cannon	Hurricane
	Freeze-Dry	Drill Peck	Sky Attack
	Gust	Peck	Wing Attack
	Powder Snow	Thunder Shock	Ember
8	Mist	Thunder Wave	Fire Spin
15	Ice Shard	Detect	Agility
22	Mind Reader	Pluck	Endure
29	Ancient Power
36	Agility	Charge	Flamethrower
43	Ice Beam	Agility	Safeguard
50	Reflect	Discharge	Air Slash
57	Hail	Rain Dance	Sunny Day
64	Tailwind	Light Screen	Heat Wave
71	Blizzard	Drill Peck	Solar Beam
78	Sheer Cold	Thunder	Sky Attack
85	Roost
92	Hurricane	Zap Cannon	Hurricane
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Articuno	Zapdos	Moltres	Lugia
HP	90	90	90	106
Attack	85	90	100	90
Defense	100	85	90	130
Sp. Attack	95	125	125	90
Sp. Defense	125	90	85	154
Speed	85	100	90	110
Total	580	580	580	680

Mew and Mewtwo

Main article: Mew duo

Mewtwo and Mew as seen in Mewtwo Strikes Back

Mewtwo and Mew make up Kanto’s Legendary duo. They are both very elusive, if not unique, Psychic-type Pokémon. Mewtwo was cloned from Mew, meaning the two share DNA and many traits. In the games, however, they are usually treated as unrelated Pokémon, with Mewtwo's stats, level up moves and treatment in the Pokémon Stadium series being closer to that of the tower duo, while Mew's are closer to that of Celebi.

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mew embodied innocence and joy, but Mewtwo's experiences as it gained consciousness gave it a jaded and cynical view of humanity. The duality expressed between the two characters formed the basis of their conflict, but innocent Mew, with the help of Ash Ketchum, was able to sway Mewtwo's contempt.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Mew	Mewtwo
HP	100	106
Attack	100	110
Defense	100	90
Sp. Attack	100	154
Sp. Defense	100	90
Speed	100	130
Total	600	680

Legendary beasts

Main article: Legendary beasts

Eusine and Lyra discover Raikou, Entei, and Suicune in the basement of the Burned Tower

Like the Legendary birds of the previous generation, a second trio of similar types was introduced in the neighboring Johto region. These Legendary beasts, so named because their features are based on many different creatures, both real and mythical, as well as mythological deities, were trapped in the Brass Tower when it was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, resulting in their death. The trio was revived by the power of Ho-Oh and now roam across the land because of their great power. It is unknown whether the three were already a Suicune, Raikou, and Entei when they died, or whether they were simply three non-Legendary Pokémon, and Ho-Oh reincarnated them as the first Legendary beasts. In the case of the latter, it is possible that these three would be the original three beasts, who created multiple descendants. For example, a new Entei is said to be born whenever a new volcano is formed.

In the games, more than one of each exists, with only the trio that roams Johto after being discovered in Brass Tower's basement during Generation II and Generation IV being that of the legend. Each was captured and changed into a Shadow Pokémon by Cipher in Pokémon Colosseum, while one of the three, depending on the player's first partner Pokémon choice, roams Kanto in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Entei for Bulbasaur, Raikou for Squirtle, and Suicune for Charmander.

In the anime, the Legendary beasts did not appear together until the thirteenth movie, despite being introduced in Generation II. It appears that an initial plan for the three Johto-era movies was to have each feature one of the Legendary beasts in a central role, with Entei taking a central role in Spell of the Unown: Entei and Suicune taking the stage in Celebi: Voice of the Forest. This did not pan out, however, possibly due to the canning of Johto's Celebi plotline, and Raikou was relegated to a role in The Legend of Thunder!, featuring anime characters based on Ethan and Kris, rather than the fifth movie, which focused on Legendary Pokémon from the then-upcoming Generation III instead.

Each of the beasts made an episodic appearance, as well, with Entei appearing in Entei at Your Own Risk, Raikou briefly appearing in Houndoom's Special Delivery, and Suicune having the most prominence (as in the games) through its appearance in Don't Touch That 'dile, For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, and Drifloon On the Wind!.

Similar movesets

Lv.	Raikou  Electric	Entei  Fire	Suicune  Water
1	Bite
	Leer
	Extrasensory
	Discharge	Sacred Fire	Hydro Pump
		Eruption	Tailwind
		Lava Plume
8	Thunder Shock	Ember	Bubble Beam
15	Roar		Rain Dance
22	Quick Attack	Fire Spin	Gust
29	Spark	Stomp	Aurora Beam
36	Reflect	Flamethrower	Mist
43	Crunch	Swagger	Mirror Coat
50	Thunder Fang	Fire Fang	Ice Fang
57	Discharge	Lava Plume	Tailwind
64	Extrasensory
71	Rain Dance	Fire Blast	Hydro Pump
78	Calm Mind
85	Thunder	Eruption	Blizzard
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Raikou	Entei	Suicune
HP	90	115	100
Attack	85	115	75
Defense	75	85	115
Sp. Atk	115	90	90
Sp. Def	100	75	115
Speed	115	100	85
Total	580	580	580