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==In the games==
==In the games==
===Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow===
===Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow===
In Generation I, the legendary birds are scattered around the [[Kanto]] region in different locations according to their [[type]]. Articuno is deep within the [[Seafoam Islands]], Zapdos is in [[Kanto Power Plant|the abandoned Power Plant]] on {{rt|10|Kanto}}, and Moltres is in {{ka|Victory Road}}.
In Generation I, the Legendary birds are scattered around the [[Kanto]] region in different locations according to their [[type]]. Articuno is deep within the [[Seafoam Islands]], Zapdos is in [[Kanto Power Plant|the abandoned Power Plant]] on {{rt|10|Kanto}}, and Moltres is in {{ka|Victory Road}}.


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===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, the legendary birds retain their placement from Generation I, with the exception of Moltres, which has been moved to [[Mt. Ember]] in the [[Sevii Islands]] from Victory Road.
In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, the Legendary birds retain their placement from Generation I, with the exception of Moltres, which has been moved to [[Mt. Ember]] in the [[Sevii Islands]] from Victory Road.


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===Pokémon Platinum===
===Pokémon Platinum===
While it is impossible to capture the legendary birds in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, they can be found [[Roaming Pokémon|roaming]] the Sinnoh region in {{game|Platinum}}. The player may encounter them after visiting Pal Park and then speaking to Professor Oak in Eterna City.
While it is impossible to capture the Legendary birds in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, they can be found [[Roaming Pokémon|roaming]] the Sinnoh region in {{game|Platinum}}. The player may encounter them after visiting Pal Park and then speaking to Professor Oak in Eterna City.


===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
The legendary birds appear once more in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, and much as before, are in the same locations as before except for Moltres, who has moved once again, to [[Mt. Silver]]. Also due to the Power Plant no longer being abandoned, Zapdos is found outside the Power Plant and will only appear once all 16 Badges are acquired.
The Legendary birds appear once more in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, and much as before, are in the same locations as before except for Moltres, who has moved once again, to [[Mt. Silver]]. Also due to the Power Plant no longer being abandoned, Zapdos is found outside the Power Plant and will only appear once all 16 Badges are acquired.


===Pokémon X and Y===
===Pokémon X and Y===
In {{g|X and Y}}, one bird roams around Kalos while the rest are absent. The bird that appears depends on what [[starter Pokémon]] is chosen at the beginning of the game: Articuno will roam if players choose {{p|Chespin}}, Zapdos will roam if {{p|Fennekin}} is chosen, and Moltres will roam if {{p|Froakie}} is chosen. It appears on random routes after the player beats the [[Pokémon League]] and cannot be battled, but once it is found ten times, it retreats to the [[Sea Spirit's Den]] where it can be battled.
In {{g|X and Y}}, one bird roams around Kalos while the rest are absent. The bird that appears depends on what [[starter Pokémon]] is chosen at the beginning of the game: Articuno will roam if players choose {{p|Chespin}}, Zapdos will roam if {{p|Fennekin}} is chosen, and Moltres will roam if {{p|Froakie}} is chosen. It appears on random routes after the player beats the [[Pokémon League]] and cannot be battled, but once it is found ten times, it retreats to the [[Sea Spirit's Den]] where it can be battled.
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
In {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, all three birds can be found in the [[Ultra Space Wilds]] by following a red [[Ultra Wormhole]] to the Cliff World during the [[Ultra Warp Ride]] minigame.


===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon===
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon===
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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
===In the main series===
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[[File:Lugia and Trio.png|thumb|right|250px|{{Ash}} riding on {{OBP|Lugia|M02}}'s back, flying with the legendary birds in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'']]
[[File:Legendary birds anime.png|thumb|250px|The Legendary birds in the anime]]
The Legendary birds appear in the second Pokémon movie, ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and are central to the movie's plot. In it, they are described as the titans of {{t|fire}}, {{t|ice}}, and {{t|electric|lightning}}, guardians over [[Shamouti Island|Fire, Ice, and Lightning Islands]], and are sought after by a collector, [[Lawrence III]], who intends to use them to draw out the legendary beast of the sea, {{OBP|Lugia|M02}}.
The Legendary birds appear in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and are central to the movie's plot. In it, they are described as the titans of {{t|fire}}, {{t|ice}}, and {{t|electric|lightning}}, guardians over [[Shamouti Island|Fire, Ice, and Lightning Islands]]. They are sought after by a collector, [[Lawrence III]], who intended to use them to draw out {{OBP|Lugia|M02}}.
 
Lawrence III succeeded in capturing Moltres first, using strange, electrified rings to contain it, rather than a [[Poké Ball]]. He then subsequently kept it on his ship as he hunted out Zapdos, who used Moltres's absence from Fire Island as a signal that it would be able to expand its territory. Shortly after, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} discovered this to be the case. Lawrence III captures Zapdos as well, drawing the group in as well, due to their boat's similar size to the birds. The group escaped, and, using their Pokémon, managed to free Zapdos and Moltres. The Legendary birds have been infuriated, however, and began fighting, destroying Lawrence III's airship just as he attempted to capture Articuno. The three continued their fight outside, and finally, Lugia revealed itself.
 
The three birds teamed up to take Lugia down, but it recovered and retured to the surface. As Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres continued to fight, Ash was tasked to bring the treasures from their respective islands to Shamouti Island's shrine in order to help Lugia to quell the fighting and prevent the destruction of the world. Though he almost didn't make it, Ash managed to do so, and the birds made peace, returning to their islands.


Lawrence III succeeds in capturing Moltres first, using strange, electrified rings to contain it, rather than a [[Poké Ball]]. He then subsequently kept it on his ship as he hunted out Zapdos, who used Moltres's absence from Fire Island as a signal that it would be able to expand its territory. Shortly after Ash and friends discover this to be the case however, Lawrence III captures Zapdos as well, drawing the group in as well, due to their boat's similar size to the birds. The group escapes, and, using their Pokémon, manage to free Zapdos and Moltres. The Legendary birds are angry however, and begin fighting, destroying Lawrence III's airship just as he attempts to capture Articuno. The three continue their fight outside, and finally, Lugia reveals itself.
Another set of Legendary birds appeared in ''[[XY110|An Electrifying Rage!]]'' in a fantasy.


The three birds team up to take down the beast of the sea, however, Lugia recovers and returns to the surface. As Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres continue to fight, {{Ash}} must bring the treasures from their respective islands to Shamouti Island's shrine in order to help Lugia to quell the fighting and prevent the destruction of the world. Though he almost doesn't make it, Ash manages to do so, and the birds make peace, returning to their islands.
===In Pokémon Origins===
The Legendary birds appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', where {{OBP|Red|Origins}} caught them with {{ball|Ultra}}s.


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
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===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
Only Articuno has appeared in Magical Pokémon Journey, specifically in ''[[PPP08|The Legendary Articuno!]]''.
===In the movie adaptations===
The Legendary birds appeared in ''{{ma|Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth}}''.
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
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[[File:Green Legendary birds.png|thumb|200px|The Legendary birds in Pokémon Adventures]]
The first of the Legendary birds to appear in [[Pokémon Adventures]] is Articuno, seen when a group of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s invade its abode in the middle of the [[Seafoam Islands]]. It first showed its reluctance to fight by encasing itself in a sheath of ice, which the grunts try to exploit by using a {{p|Muk}} to envelop and carry it whole. {{adv|Red}} sends out [[Gyara]] to attack Muk; however, it is terribly troubled by its past experiences of being experimented on by the same [[Team Rocket|villainous team]], and is unable to fight back when the Muk rams itself hard against Gyara's body, accidentally breaking Articuno's ice in the process. With its power, Articuno then freezes the Muk, ignoring Red's disturbing its peaceful tenure. In the process though, it ended up spending much of its strength and was revealed to have been captured.
The first of the Legendary birds to appear in [[Pokémon Adventures]] is Articuno, seen when a group of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s invade its abode in the middle of the [[Seafoam Islands]]. It first showed its reluctance to fight by encasing itself in a sheath of ice, which the grunts try to exploit by using a {{p|Muk}} to envelop and carry it whole. {{adv|Red}} sends out [[Gyara]] to attack Muk; however, it is terribly troubled by its past experiences of being experimented on by the same [[Team Rocket|villainous team]], and is unable to fight back when the Muk rams itself hard against Gyara's body, accidentally breaking Articuno's ice in the process. With its power, Articuno then freezes the Muk, ignoring Red's disturbing its peaceful tenure. In the process though, it ended up spending much of its strength and was revealed to have been captured.


The next time a Legendary bird was seen was Moltres, also a new capture of [[Team Rocket]]'s from {{ka|Victory Road}}. It was used to track down and capture [[Blaine]], who had recently given up his position as lead scientist on Team Rocket's experiments (which he conducted on [[Vee|Red's Eevee]] and Gyara before). With its markedly higher speed and power, it made a joke of Blaine's {{p|Rapidash}}'s {{m|Fire Spin}}, and even Gyara's {{m|Hydro Pump}} was dodged with ease, leaving things looking pretty hopeless for the duo. With all bets off, Blaine ordered his Rapidash to take Red to his laboratory as he held off the fiery bird, borrowing Gyara, where his revival equipment allowed Red's [[Old Amber]] to revive as an {{DL|Red (Adventures)|Aero}}dactyl, which then was able to chip off part of Moltres's right wing. Seeing this, the Rocket Grunts took a run for it, and no more Legendary birds would be seen until the three [[Pallet Town]] Trainers attacked the organization's secret hideout at [[Saffron City]].
The next time a Legendary bird was seen was Moltres, also a new capture of [[Team Rocket]]'s from {{ka|Victory Road}}. It was used to track down and capture [[Blaine]], who had recently given up his position as lead scientist on Team Rocket's experiments (which he conducted on [[Vee|Red's Eevee]] and Gyara before). With its markedly higher speed and power, it made a joke of Blaine's {{p|Rapidash}}'s {{m|Fire Spin}}, and even Gyara's {{m|Hydro Pump}} was dodged with ease, leaving things looking pretty hopeless for the duo. With all bets off, Blaine ordered his Rapidash to take Red to his laboratory as he held off the fiery bird, borrowing Gyara, where his revival equipment allowed Red's [[Old Amber]] to revive as an [[Aero]]dactyl, which then was able to chip off part of Moltres's right wing. Seeing this, the Rocket Grunts took a run for it, and no more Legendary birds would be seen until the three [[Pallet Town]] Trainers attacked the organization's secret hideout at [[Saffron City]].


There, Red found himself fighting an old foe when [[Lt. Surge]] revealed himself as part of the Rocket Triad and attacked him at full power with all of his {{p|Electrode}} and {{p|Voltorb}}, as well as his {{p|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Raichu}}, dealing grave damage to the boy and [[Pika]], while, due to his insulating underwear, he felt none of the voltage. Gloating about how seemingly limitless his power was with the Rocket equipment, he revealed the source of the ridiculous energy as Zapdos, a Pokémon that they captured in the abandoned Power Plant as the legends foretold. When even Red's [[Saur|Ivysaur]], a {{type|Grass}}, was badly hurt by a simple {{m|Thunder Shock}}, Red exploited how Surge's electric power device was supplying energy through a set of cords and cut them with {{m|Razor Leaf}}, a move Surge thought was futile with his insulating underwear, though little did he know, Red cut the pompous man's clothes as well as the cords, defeating him with his own power (and taking the rubber gloves that would come in handy later).
There, Red found himself fighting an old foe when [[Lt. Surge]] revealed himself as part of the Rocket Triad and attacked him at full power with all of his {{p|Electrode}} and {{p|Voltorb}}, as well as his {{p|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Raichu}}, dealing grave damage to the boy and [[Pika]], while, due to his insulating underwear, he felt none of the voltage. Gloating about how seemingly limitless his power was with the Rocket equipment, he revealed the source of the ridiculous energy as Zapdos, a Pokémon that they captured in the abandoned Power Plant as the legends foretold. When even Red's [[Saur|Ivysaur]], a {{type|Grass}}, was badly hurt by a simple {{m|Thunder Shock}}, Red exploited how Surge's electric power device was supplying energy through a set of cords and cut them with {{m|Razor Leaf}}, a move Surge thought was futile with his insulating underwear, though little did he know, Red cut the pompous man's clothes as well as the cords, defeating him with his own power (and taking the rubber gloves that would come in handy later).


Right upstairs, Koga was about to finish {{adv|Blue}} off with his {{p|Golbat}} when Red arrived and tried to stop him using [[Poli]], only to have the Tadpole Pokémon defeated in an instant. Taking Red as hostage in his schemes instead, Koga then tried to deliver the final blow before Blue revealed his {{m|Reflect}}or pendant saved him from Koga's {{m|Razor Wind}} before, and had his {{DL|Blue (Adventures)|Pidgeot}} take him by surprise. Taking Articuno out at last, Koga slowly froze bits of the two young Trainers before freezing the entire room with a full-power {{m|Blizzard}} which seemingly won him the battle, that is, before Blue and Red thawed themselves out by using [[Blue's Charizard|Charizard]]'s flames to douse the entire building in fire, and defeated him soon after.
Right upstairs, Koga was about to finish {{adv|Blue}} off with his {{p|Golbat}} when Red arrived and tried to stop him using [[Poli]], only to have the Tadpole Pokémon defeated in an instant. Taking Red as hostage in his schemes instead, Koga then tried to deliver the final blow before Blue revealed his {{m|Reflect}}or pendant saved him from Koga's {{m|Razor Wind}} before, and had his {{DL|Blue (Adventures)|Pidgeot}} take him by surprise. Taking Articuno out at last, Koga slowly froze bits of the two young Trainers before freezing the entire room with a full-power {{m|Blizzard}} which seemingly won him the battle, that is, before Blue and Red thawed themselves out by using {{TP|Blue|Charizard}}'s flames to douse the entire building in fire, and defeated him soon after.


Afterwards, when Red and {{adv|Green}} were caught by [[Sabrina]], who had the last remaining bird, Green was tricked into stealing the Badge Amplifier from Red and used his stolen Badges to complete the seven-Badge circle, which resulted in the three birds, two of them called upon by her {{p|Kadabra}}, being merged into [[Thu-Fi-Zer|a single, three-headed bird]], a sight upon which Green (due to her fear of birds) faints upon seeing. When Blue arrives after rescuing {{adv|Professor Oak}} and the rest of the [[Pallet Town]] residents they kidnapped, the three were seemingly killed when Sabrina sent them plummeting towards the ground before Saur used its vines to form a web, holding them in place. Once it evolved, and after attacking the bird with the other two starters, the three birds were freed and flew away to Red's notice.
Afterwards, when Red and {{adv|Green}} were caught by [[Sabrina]], who had the last remaining bird, Green was tricked into stealing the Badge Amplifier from Red and used his stolen Badges to complete the seven-Badge circle, which resulted in the three birds, two of them called upon by her {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}, being merged into {{DL|Legendary birds (Adventures)|Thu-Fi-Zer|a single, three-headed bird}}, a sight upon which Green (due to her fear of birds) faints upon seeing. When Blue arrives after rescuing {{adv|Professor Oak}} and the rest of the [[Pallet Town]] residents they kidnapped, the three were seemingly killed when Sabrina sent them plummeting towards the ground before Saur used its vines to form a web, holding them in place. Once it evolved, and after attacking the bird with the other two starters, the three birds were freed and flew away to Red's notice.


After three years of not being heard from, Green revealed she had caught the three birds both to overcome her {{wp|ornithophobia}} and use them in the upcoming battle against the [[Masked Man]], where the other two besides Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos, were lent to Red and Blue, respectively, and together they managed to hold their own against {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}, and shortly thereafter the two titanic birds were freed from the evil mastermind's control, so Red and Blue returned the borrowed birds as Red also gave [[Blasty]] and Charizard back to his fellow Trainers. They have not been heard from since, so it has been speculated they may have been released or simply deposited in the Box.
After three years of not being heard from, Green revealed she had caught the three birds both to overcome her {{wp|ornithophobia}} and use them in the upcoming battle against the [[Masked Man]], where the other two besides Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos, were lent to Red and Blue, respectively, and together they managed to hold their own against {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}, and shortly thereafter the two titanic birds were freed from the evil mastermind's control, so Red and Blue returned the borrowed birds as Red also gave [[Blasty]] and Charizard back to his fellow Trainers. They have not been heard from since, so it has been speculated they may have been released or simply deposited in the Box.
===In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga===
[[Kanto Nankai]] used the Legendary birds during his match against [[Ryū Tendō]] in [[ABM01]].
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
Articuno appeared in ''[[PM012|Will You Risk Your Life To Play The Magic Game?!]]''. It was caught by {{PPM|Red}} using a Master Ball in ''[[PM013|The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!]]''.
Zapdos appeared in ''[[PM017|Regain the Deserted Power Plant!]]''. Another one appeared in [[PMDP11]].
Moltres appeared in ''[[PM032|The Legendary Moltres Appears!!]]''.
All of the Legendary birds appeared in ''[[PM058|Get Lugia!]]''.
===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
All of the Legendary birds appeared as a silhouette in [[PZ07]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In Generation I, the Legendary birds all had different base [[stats|stat]] totals - Articuno's was 485, Zapdos's was 490, and Moltres's was 495. Since Generation II, when the {{stat|Special}} split occurred, all three legendary birds have had an equal base stat total of 580.
* In Generation I, the Legendary birds all had different base [[stats|stat]] totals - Articuno's was 485, Zapdos's was 490, and Moltres's was 495. Since Generation II, when the {{stat|Special}} split occurred, all three Legendary birds have had an equal base stat total of 580.
* Although legends are said to be incapable of breeding, [[Pokémon Snap]] shows all three birds being born from eggs, which means they were bred in some way.
* Although legends are said to be incapable of breeding, [[Pokémon Snap]] shows all three birds being born from eggs, which means they were bred in some way.
* The last part of each of the members' names is a number in the {{wp|Spanish language}}—one (Artic'''''uno'''''), two (Zap'''''dos'''''), and three (Mol'''''tres''''')—and it reflects their [[National Pokédex]] order.
* The last part of each of the members' names is a number in the {{wp|Spanish language}}—one (Artic'''''uno'''''), two (Zap'''''dos'''''), and three (Mol'''''tres''''')—and it reflects their [[National Pokédex]] order.
* Starting with Platinum, they are the only Legendary trio to be both fully stationary and {{pkmn2|roaming}} as wild Pokémon in the various games they appear in. In comparison, the [[lake guardians]] have one of their trio who roams, while {{p|Suicune}} of the [[Legendary beasts]] roams in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, but is stationary in {{game|Crystal}}, as well in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* Starting with Platinum, they are the only Legendary trio to be both fully stationary and {{pkmn2|roaming}} as wild Pokémon in the various games they appear in. In comparison, the [[lake guardians]] have one of their trio who roams, while {{p|Suicune}} of the [[Legendary beasts]] roams in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, but is stationary in {{game|Crystal}}, as well in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* Since there were only four tracks of battle music in the [[Generation I]] games (wild, Trainer, Gym Leader/Elite Four, and Champion), normal wild battle music is played when the legendary birds and {{p|Mewtwo}} are encountered. In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, a special remix of the normal wild battle theme is used for the Legendary birds, Mewtwo, and the [[Legendary beasts]] when encountered. However, the Legendary birds have never had a battle theme composed specifically for them, unlike the other legendary trios before [[Generation V]].
* Since there were only four tracks of battle music in the [[Generation I]] games (wild, Trainer, Gym Leader/Elite Four, and Champion), normal wild battle music is played when the Legendary birds and {{p|Mewtwo}} are encountered. In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, a special remix of the normal wild battle theme is used for the Legendary birds, Mewtwo, and the [[Legendary beasts]] when encountered. However, the Legendary birds have never had a battle theme composed specifically for them, unlike the other Legendary trios before [[Generation V]].
* All of the Legendary birds are capable of learning {{m|Agility}} naturally; however, they are able to learn this move at different levels.
* All of the Legendary birds are capable of learning {{m|Agility}} naturally; however, they are able to learn this move at different levels.
* Excluding {{Pkmn2|roaming}}, Moltres is the only one of the trio to change location, and it does so twice.
* Excluding {{Pkmn2|roaming}}, Moltres is the only one of the trio to change location, and it does so twice.
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Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres

Legendary birds (Japanese: でんせつのとり Legendary birds) is a collective term used to refer to the trio of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. They are also known as the winged mirages (Japanese: まぼろしのつばさ phantom wings).

Being the first Legendary trio, they set the standards for future trios; that is, they all share similar attributes and—in the case of most of the future trios—are considered equal among themselves. Like the other trios later would, the Legendary birds share a master in Lugia (in the anime and some games, at least), as well as two common traits: their Flying-type and their Ability, Pressure. In the anime, Professor Oak states that Articuno and Moltres combined powers of ice and fire are the source and cradle of the oceans, and that Zapdos' electric energy creates the currents and streams, which is why the three ancient creatures are closely bound to the guardian of the ocean, Lugia.

Similar movesets

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Articuno
 Ice  Flying 
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Zapdos
 Electric  Flying 
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Moltres
 Fire  Flying 
1 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 Freeze-Dry Agility Safeguard
50 Reflect Discharge Air Slash
57 Hail Rain Dance Sunny Day
64 Tailwind Light Screen Heat Wave
71 Ice Beam Drill Peck Solar Beam
78 Blizzard Thunder Sky Attack
85 Roost
92 Hurricane Magnetic Flux Hurricane
99 Sheer Cold Zap Cannon Burn Up
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.


Base stat comparison

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Articuno
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Zapdos
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Moltres
HP
90
90
90
Attack
85
90
100
Defense
100
85
90
Sp. Atk
95
125
125
Sp. Def
125
90
85
Speed
85
100
90
Total 580 580 580


In the games

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow

In Generation I, the Legendary birds are scattered around the Kanto region in different locations according to their type. Articuno is deep within the Seafoam Islands, Zapdos is in the abandoned Power Plant on Route 10, and Moltres is in Victory Road.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In FireRed and LeafGreen, the Legendary birds retain their placement from Generation I, with the exception of Moltres, which has been moved to Mt. Ember in the Sevii Islands from Victory Road.

Pokémon Emerald

While it is impossible to capture any of the birds in Pokémon Emerald, if one challenges Pyramid King Brandon for the Gold Brave Symbol, he has them in his possession.

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Greevil's team includes Shadow versions of all three birds.

Pokémon Platinum

While it is impossible to capture the Legendary birds in Diamond and Pearl, they can be found roaming the Sinnoh region in Pokémon Platinum. The player may encounter them after visiting Pal Park and then speaking to Professor Oak in Eterna City.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

The Legendary birds appear once more in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and much as before, are in the same locations as before except for Moltres, who has moved once again, to Mt. Silver. Also due to the Power Plant no longer being abandoned, Zapdos is found outside the Power Plant and will only appear once all 16 Badges are acquired.

Pokémon X and Y

In Pokémon X and Y, one bird roams around Kalos while the rest are absent. The bird that appears depends on what starter Pokémon is chosen at the beginning of the game: Articuno will roam if players choose Chespin, Zapdos will roam if Fennekin is chosen, and Moltres will roam if Froakie is chosen. It appears on random routes after the player beats the Pokémon League and cannot be battled, but once it is found ten times, it retreats to the Sea Spirit's Den where it can be battled.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, all three birds can be found in the Ultra Space Wilds by following a red Ultra Wormhole to the Cliff World during the Ultra Warp Ride minigame.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon each of them guard a dungeon: Zapdos has Mt. Thunder, Moltres has Mt. Blaze, and Articuno has Frosty Forest. Once the player recruits all three, he or she can talk to Alakazam and go to their Friend Area, Legendary Island, which will unlock access to Silver Trench, the domain of Lugia, their trio master.

In the anime

In the main series

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The Legendary birds in the anime

The Legendary birds appear in The Power of One, and are central to the movie's plot. In it, they are described as the titans of fire, ice, and lightning, guardians over Fire, Ice, and Lightning Islands. They are sought after by a collector, Lawrence III, who intended to use them to draw out Lugia.

Lawrence III succeeded in capturing Moltres first, using strange, electrified rings to contain it, rather than a Poké Ball. He then subsequently kept it on his ship as he hunted out Zapdos, who used Moltres's absence from Fire Island as a signal that it would be able to expand its territory. Shortly after, Ash and his friends discovered this to be the case. Lawrence III captures Zapdos as well, drawing the group in as well, due to their boat's similar size to the birds. The group escaped, and, using their Pokémon, managed to free Zapdos and Moltres. The Legendary birds have been infuriated, however, and began fighting, destroying Lawrence III's airship just as he attempted to capture Articuno. The three continued their fight outside, and finally, Lugia revealed itself.

The three birds teamed up to take Lugia down, but it recovered and retured to the surface. As Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres continued to fight, Ash was tasked to bring the treasures from their respective islands to Shamouti Island's shrine in order to help Lugia to quell the fighting and prevent the destruction of the world. Though he almost didn't make it, Ash managed to do so, and the birds made peace, returning to their islands.

Another set of Legendary birds appeared in An Electrifying Rage! in a fantasy.

In Pokémon Origins

The Legendary birds appeared in File 4: Charizard, where Red caught them with Ultra Balls.

In the manga

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In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Only Articuno has appeared in Magical Pokémon Journey, specifically in The Legendary Articuno!.

In the movie adaptations

The Legendary birds appeared in Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures)
The Legendary birds in Pokémon Adventures

The first of the Legendary birds to appear in Pokémon Adventures is Articuno, seen when a group of Team Rocket Grunts invade its abode in the middle of the Seafoam Islands. It first showed its reluctance to fight by encasing itself in a sheath of ice, which the grunts try to exploit by using a Muk to envelop and carry it whole. Red sends out Gyara to attack Muk; however, it is terribly troubled by its past experiences of being experimented on by the same villainous team, and is unable to fight back when the Muk rams itself hard against Gyara's body, accidentally breaking Articuno's ice in the process. With its power, Articuno then freezes the Muk, ignoring Red's disturbing its peaceful tenure. In the process though, it ended up spending much of its strength and was revealed to have been captured.

The next time a Legendary bird was seen was Moltres, also a new capture of Team Rocket's from Victory Road. It was used to track down and capture Blaine, who had recently given up his position as lead scientist on Team Rocket's experiments (which he conducted on Red's Eevee and Gyara before). With its markedly higher speed and power, it made a joke of Blaine's Rapidash's Fire Spin, and even Gyara's Hydro Pump was dodged with ease, leaving things looking pretty hopeless for the duo. With all bets off, Blaine ordered his Rapidash to take Red to his laboratory as he held off the fiery bird, borrowing Gyara, where his revival equipment allowed Red's Old Amber to revive as an Aerodactyl, which then was able to chip off part of Moltres's right wing. Seeing this, the Rocket Grunts took a run for it, and no more Legendary birds would be seen until the three Pallet Town Trainers attacked the organization's secret hideout at Saffron City.

There, Red found himself fighting an old foe when Lt. Surge revealed himself as part of the Rocket Triad and attacked him at full power with all of his Electrode and Voltorb, as well as his Electabuzz and Raichu, dealing grave damage to the boy and Pika, while, due to his insulating underwear, he felt none of the voltage. Gloating about how seemingly limitless his power was with the Rocket equipment, he revealed the source of the ridiculous energy as Zapdos, a Pokémon that they captured in the abandoned Power Plant as the legends foretold. When even Red's Ivysaur, a Grass-type, was badly hurt by a simple Thunder Shock, Red exploited how Surge's electric power device was supplying energy through a set of cords and cut them with Razor Leaf, a move Surge thought was futile with his insulating underwear, though little did he know, Red cut the pompous man's clothes as well as the cords, defeating him with his own power (and taking the rubber gloves that would come in handy later).

Right upstairs, Koga was about to finish Blue off with his Golbat when Red arrived and tried to stop him using Poli, only to have the Tadpole Pokémon defeated in an instant. Taking Red as hostage in his schemes instead, Koga then tried to deliver the final blow before Blue revealed his Reflector pendant saved him from Koga's Razor Wind before, and had his Pidgeot take him by surprise. Taking Articuno out at last, Koga slowly froze bits of the two young Trainers before freezing the entire room with a full-power Blizzard which seemingly won him the battle, that is, before Blue and Red thawed themselves out by using Charizard's flames to douse the entire building in fire, and defeated him soon after.

Afterwards, when Red and Green were caught by Sabrina, who had the last remaining bird, Green was tricked into stealing the Badge Amplifier from Red and used his stolen Badges to complete the seven-Badge circle, which resulted in the three birds, two of them called upon by her Kadabra, being merged into a single, three-headed bird, a sight upon which Green (due to her fear of birds) faints upon seeing. When Blue arrives after rescuing Professor Oak and the rest of the Pallet Town residents they kidnapped, the three were seemingly killed when Sabrina sent them plummeting towards the ground before Saur used its vines to form a web, holding them in place. Once it evolved, and after attacking the bird with the other two starters, the three birds were freed and flew away to Red's notice.

After three years of not being heard from, Green revealed she had caught the three birds both to overcome her ornithophobia and use them in the upcoming battle against the Masked Man, where the other two besides Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos, were lent to Red and Blue, respectively, and together they managed to hold their own against Ho-Oh and Lugia, and shortly thereafter the two titanic birds were freed from the evil mastermind's control, so Red and Blue returned the borrowed birds as Red also gave Blasty and Charizard back to his fellow Trainers. They have not been heard from since, so it has been speculated they may have been released or simply deposited in the Box.

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga

Kanto Nankai used the Legendary birds during his match against Ryū Tendō in ABM01.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Articuno appeared in Will You Risk Your Life To Play The Magic Game?!. It was caught by Red using a Master Ball in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!.

Zapdos appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!. Another one appeared in PMDP11.

Moltres appeared in The Legendary Moltres Appears!!.

All of the Legendary birds appeared in Get Lugia!.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

All of the Legendary birds appeared as a silhouette in PZ07.

Trivia

  • In Generation I, the Legendary birds all had different base stat totals - Articuno's was 485, Zapdos's was 490, and Moltres's was 495. Since Generation II, when the Special split occurred, all three Legendary birds have had an equal base stat total of 580.
  • Although legends are said to be incapable of breeding, Pokémon Snap shows all three birds being born from eggs, which means they were bred in some way.
  • The last part of each of the members' names is a number in the Spanish language—one (Articuno), two (Zapdos), and three (Moltres)—and it reflects their National Pokédex order.
  • Starting with Platinum, they are the only Legendary trio to be both fully stationary and roaming as wild Pokémon in the various games they appear in. In comparison, the lake guardians have one of their trio who roams, while Suicune of the Legendary beasts roams in Pokémon Gold and Silver, but is stationary in Pokémon Crystal, as well in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
  • Since there were only four tracks of battle music in the Generation I games (wild, Trainer, Gym Leader/Elite Four, and Champion), normal wild battle music is played when the Legendary birds and Mewtwo are encountered. In FireRed and LeafGreen, a special remix of the normal wild battle theme is used for the Legendary birds, Mewtwo, and the Legendary beasts when encountered. However, the Legendary birds have never had a battle theme composed specifically for them, unlike the other Legendary trios before Generation V.
  • All of the Legendary birds are capable of learning Agility naturally; however, they are able to learn this move at different levels.
  • Excluding roaming, Moltres is the only one of the trio to change location, and it does so twice.
  • The Legendary birds can be caught in more games than any other Legendary Pokémon, as they can be caught in twelve core series games in Japan (eleven internationally, five in Korea).
  • Zapdos is the only one of the trio not to have a double weakness to Rock (or, for that matter, a double weakness to anything).
    • Zapdos is also the only one of the trio to have a weakness to Ice, though Moltres was weak to Ice as well in Generation I.

In other languages

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Legendary birds

Language Title
France Flag.png French Oiseaux légendaires
Germany Flag.png German Legendäre Vögel
Hungary Flag.png Hungarian Legendás madár
Italy Flag.png Italian Uccelli leggendari
South Korea Flag.png Korean 전설의 새
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Pássaros Lendários
Spain Flag.png Spanish Aves legendarias

Winged mirage

Language Title
Italy Flag.png Italian Miraggi Alati
Spain Flag.png Spanish Misteriosos seres alados


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