Lake guardians
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The lake trio (also known as the legendary sprites or fairies) is a term used to describe the legendary trio residing in the three lakes of Sinnoh: Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. They are meant to represent knowledge, emotion, and willpower, respectively. They are based off of the Imperial Regalia of Japan: the Yata no Kagami (wisdom), Yasakani no Magatama (benevolence), and Kusanagi (valor).
Unlike previous trios, all three of the lake trio are of a single type, the Template:Type2, though like the others, they share an ability: Levitate. According to legend, when Arceus created the universe it created Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, and therefore is believed to be their master. According to one of Azelf's Pokédex entries, all three of them were born from the same egg.
It is interesting to note that each of the members of the lake trio has one of the qualities of the Abrahamic God: Uxie is omniscient, Mesprit is omnipresent, and Azelf is omnipotent. They could also be equated to, respectively, the Greek/Roman deities of Athena/Minerva, Poseidon/Neptune, and Zeus/Jupiter. It should also be noted that parts of their name come from fantasy creatures, pixies, sprites and elves, respectively. The other parts of their names come from pronouns: you (Uxie), me (Mesprit), and us (Azelf).
The members of the lake trio are tied for the lightest legendary Pokémon, and, tied with Rotom, are second for the lightest of all Pokémon (after Gastly and Haunter).
Moveset similarities
Lv. | Uxie Psychic |
Mesprit Psychic |
Azelf Psychic |
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Start | Rest | ||
ConfusionPt | |||
6 | Imprison | ||
16 | Endure | Protect | Detect |
21 | ConfusionDP | ||
SwiftPt | |||
31 | Yawn | Lucky Chant | Uproar |
36 | Future Sight | ||
46 | Amnesia | Charm | Nasty Plot |
51 | Extrasensory | ||
61 | Flail | Copycat | Last Resort |
66 | Natural Gift | ||
76 | Memento | Healing Wish | Explosion |
Moves in bold are STAB. Moves in italics do no damage. |
Trivia
- As seen in the pictures below, the two circles in each of the Pokémon's caves are the relative positions of the other two, although the meaning of the shapes of the puddles is unknown.
- Lake Uxie.png
Uxie in Acuity Cavern.
- Lake Mesprit.png
Mesprit in Verity Cavern.
- Lake Azelf.png
Azelf in Valor Cavern.
- The lake trio is the only trio whose members are all Template:Type2, and the same type for that matter. However the legendary birds and the dragon trio share their secondary types.
- The lake trio are the first set of legendary Pokémon since the legendary birds to have their names changed for the English language versions of the game - from Yuxie, Emrit, and Agnome to Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.
- The lake trio helps the player through the Distortion World in Pokémon Platinum Version.
- The lake trio contains the three subtractive colors of yellow (Uxie), magenta (Mesprit) and cyan (Azelf).
- In addition; they share the same main colors with Cresselia.
- The trio's encounter music is a different version of their cavern music.
- None of the lake trio can learn HM moves.
- Each member of the lake trio has appeared to one of the three current main characters of the anime:
- Mesprit appeared to Dawn, highlighting her ability to understand what Pokémon feel, in Following a Maiden's Voyage.
- Azelf appeared to Ash, highlighting his courageous actions without fear of his own harm, in Pruning a Passel of Pals.
- Uxie appeared to Brock, highlighting his superior knowledge of Pokémon to his companions, in DP133.
- Coincidentally, the genders of the three main characters are parallel to the Lake trio's genders in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
Legendary trios |
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Birds • Beasts • Super-ancient • Lake • Myth • Tao • Aura • Light • Loyal |