The Loyal Three[1][2] (Japanese: ともっこさま Dear Companions),[3] also described as the Heroes of Kitakami[4] (Japanese: キタカミの里の英雄たち Heroes of the land of Kitakami),[5] are Legendary trio of Pokémon consisting of Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. They reside in the land of Kitakami and are considered heroes by its people.
Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti after being revived at the Loyalty Plaza
The three members share a primary type, Poison, as well as the Ability, Toxic Chain. They are also all male.
After their true, greedy, and villainous nature is revealed, they are commonly described instead as The Lousy Three or The "Loyal" Three.
Long ago in a distant land, the Loyal Three heard of rumors about four exquisite, shining masks in Kitakami. The greedy Pokémon made their way to the Kitakami to steal the masks for themselves, which belonged to a man and Ogerpon who came from a foreign land. While Ogerpon was away, the trio sneaked into the cave where she and the man lived, only to be confronted by the man. In the struggle, the trio stole three of the masks—the Wellspring Mask, the Hearthflame Mask, and the Cornerstone Mask—while the man managed to hold onto the remaining Teal Mask.
Several hours later, Ogerpon returned to her ruined cave to find no trace of her friend or the three masks. Donning the Teal Mask, Ogerpon set out to search for her friend, but instead found the three Pokémon gloating over the masks they stole, and defeated them in a rage. Unaware of the full story, the nearby villagers mistakenly believed the bandits had died protecting their home from a terrifying, rampaging "ogre". To honor their "sacrifice", the villagers named them the Loyal Three and interred them with care, while the wounded Ogerpon returned to her cave alone in sorrow.
Only the village mask maker—who gifted Ogerpon and the man with the masks—understood what had transpired between the Loyal Three and Ogerpon, but the other villagers dismissed him as a heretic for attempting to explain the truth. To protect his family from suffering the village's wrath as he did, he kept the truth hidden from everyone except his family members, who passed the truth down to their descendants as a family secret. From that point on, the Loyal Three were unjustly revered as heroes by the people of Kitakami for generations.