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Museum Showdown
Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus I

VSトルネロス・ボルトロス・ランドロスI

VS Tornelos, Voltolos, Landlos I

Info

VIZ Media mini-volume	Adventure 36 in Vol. 11
Kurokawa mini-volume	Chapter 36 in Vol. 5
Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 496 in Vol. 48
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 36 in Vol. 6
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Nacrene City
Nacrene Museum
Dragonspiral Tower

Museum Showdown (Japanese: VS トルネロス・ボルトロス・ランドロス I VS Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus I), titled VS Tornadus / Thundurus / Landorus I in the Shogakukan Asia translation, is the 496th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the 36th chapter of the Black & White arc.

It is subtitled Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus I (Japanese: 激突 Clash) in the VIZ Media translation and Museum Showdown in the Shogakukan Asia translation.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

The showdown between six Unova Gym Leaders and the Shadow Triad get underway just outside the Nacrene Museum. Black, having arrived on Skyla's Swanna, is then told by Hawes that Team Plasma Grunts have infiltrated the museum. Black thus lets Swanna return to its Trainer, and rushes into the museum to confront them. The grunts, who are looting the museum in order to claim the Dark Stone, are sent flying by Nite, Tula and Costa. Black declares that he cannot let them interfere with the Pokémon League.

Outside, the Shadow Triad decides that each of them will handle two Gym Leaders at once. The member commanding Lilligant goes for Clay's Excadrill, who is helped by Elesa's pair of Emolga. Burgh, however, sees his Whirlipede fall to Larvesta with ease, and Larvesta's Trainer decides to go for Brycen, knowing that he has a type advantage over him. Larvesta's Fire-type attack collides with the Ice-type attack of Brycen's Cryogonal. Brycen comments on his opponent's taunting. Then, Cryogonal lifts Larvesta off the ground with an ice chain formed by the evaporated Ice attack that was countered earlier.

Larvesta's Trainer calls for help from his colleagues, thus, Lilligant and Basculin gang up their attacks on Cryogonal to knock it out. However, it appears to have completely disappeared. Within moments, Cryogonal materializes with ice chains strapped around the Shadow Triad and their Pokémon. Burgh, Elesa and Skyla cheer at Brycen's impressive style. As two of the Shadow Triad despair over their situation, Lenora recalls that they were talking about a 'king', and Clay thus demands for where their 'king' would be. However, the blue-masked member of the Shadow Triad refuses to back down, saying that they have backup for their mission.

Meanwhile, Black has overcome his opposition inside the Nacrene Museum when he suddenly hears a rumble. He rushes outside to see what is happening, but Clay tells him to stand back. Above the Gym Leaders are three genie-like creatures. They begin to summon a massive tornado, filled with rocks and electricity, that engulfs the Gym Leaders, causing them to spin in midair. Lenora and Skyla identify them as the forces of nature. Black attempts to help them, but the Gym Leaders, in their helpless positions, remind him that he is to guard the museum. Just then, a rock hits Clay and he passes out.

Black, after a period of indecisiveness, fails to control himself and charges at Landorus. Nite jumps in front of Black and gets gripped by Landorus while it continues to add heavy particulates to the tornado. The Shadow Triad free themselves from Cryogonal and marvel at the reversal of fortunes. However, Black then shouts towards them, and Nite evolves into an Emboar to break free of Landorus.

Meanwhile, N has arrived at the Dragonspiral Tower with Gigi, commenting to himself and Gigi that the truth and ideals will clash at the top.

Major events

The Gym Leaders face the Shadow Triad.
Although the Shadow Triad are defeated by Brycen, they gain the upper hand with the power of Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus.
Nite evolves into an Emboar.
N and Gigi arrive at the Dragonspiral Tower.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Emboar

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

In other languages


Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 龍捲雲&雷電雲&土地雲 I - 衝突
European French		Face au trio des ombres
German		VS. Boreos, Voltolos und Demeteros I - Die Konfrontation
Italian		VS Tornadus, Thundurus e Landorus I - Scontro
Korean		VS 토네로스ㆍ볼트로스ㆍ랜드로스 I
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Tornadus, Thundurus e Landorus I - Choque
Spanish	Latin America	VS Tornadus, Thundurus y Landorus I: Colisión
Spanish	Spain	Contra Tornadus, Thundurus y Landorus (1ª parte)
Vietnamese		VS Tornelos - Voltolos - Landlos I - Xung đột