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'''Legendary beasts''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|三聖獣|さんせいじゅう}}''' ''Three Sacred Beasts'') is a fan term for a [[Legendary group|trio]] of [[Legendary Pokémon]] consisting of {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}}. They reside in the [[Johto]] region.  

{{p|Ho-Oh}} is often viewed as the [[Legendary group#Legendary leaders|leader]] of the trio as it is the one that resurrected them in the past. In most of their appearances, they are usually seen {{pkmn2|roaming}} the region in the first four generations. They share an [[Ability]], {{a|Pressure}}; and a [[Hidden Ability]], {{a|Inner Focus}}. Suicune is the first member of a legendary trio to be a [[Game mascot]] for Pokémon Crystal. Suicune is usually the main focus of the trio in media.

The three were to be said to represent the lightning, fire, and rain that transformed the Brass Tower into its current state. At first, the humans of [[Ecruteak City]] were in awe of this miracle, before that awe changed into great fear of Ho-Oh's power to manipulate life. This fear leads to the townspeople threatening violence on the revived trio and Ho-Oh. Instead of retaliating back, the trio and Ho-Oh disappeared into the wilderness. Initially, the trio never returned out of fear of the violence the humans would inflict on them. At some point, they returned back to Bass Tower, awaiting a time when they could trust humans again.

They are also found in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, where one of the trio is roaming the [[Kanto]] region. The [[type]] of the one that happens to roam Kanto is the one that is [[super effective]] against the player's choice of a [[starter Pokémon]]. To be specific, Raikou appears to Trainers who chose {{p|Squirtle}}, Entei to those who took in {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and Suicune to those who chose to go with {{p|Charmander}}. They appear in the [[Generation III]] side series game, [[Pokémon Colosseum]], where they are transformed into [[Shadow Pokémon]] by [[Cipher]] and owned by the admins [[Dakim]], [[Venus]], and [[Ein]].

In [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond]], the Legendary beasts can be encountered at [[Ramanas Park]]. They are located in the Johto Room which is unlocked after capturing the [[legendary giants]]. 3 Johto Slates are need to unlock them as only one Legendary beast can be encountered at a time.

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], each of them is the boss of one of the three sacred fields, requiring the Clear Wing to enter this trial in the first place. After the player defeats Entei at [[Fiery Field]], the Clear Wing becomes the Red Wing, allowing access to Raikou's [[Lightning Field]]. Defeating Raikou turns the Red Wing into the Sunset Wing. With the Sunset Wing in the player's possession, Suicune can be fought at [[Northwind Field]]. Defeating Suicune will change the Sunset Wing into the Rainbow Wing, allowing access to [[Mt. Faraway]], where the player can battle {{p|Ho-Oh}}, who is often viewed as the [[Legendary group#Legendary leaders|leader]] of the Legendary beasts.

The three Legendary beasts also play a pivotal role in [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]], with Entei accosting the player, the partner, and Archen after Latias and Latios are turned to stone, mistaking them for the culprits and nearly attacking them. Entei is a storyline boss shortly afterward, effortlessly defeating Buizel despite the latter's type advantage, then attacking the player and partner, whose scarves respond to the dire situation by temporarily changing them to their fully evolved forms. Much later, after the player, the partner, and most of the Expedition Society have been petrified, they encounter all three Legendary beasts in the Voidlands. The beasts escort the player, the partner, and Mawile to the Voidlands' exit, and the Legendary beasts and Mawile then hold off the Void Shadows while the player and partner escape.

In {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|video game}}, [[Gordor]] captures the three beasts, and it is up to the {{player}} to recapture them and save [[Fiore]]. Otherwise, they are not usable in the main storyline, and Entei is the only one of the beasts who is battled twice; once in the [[Jungle Relic]], and once again atop the [[Fiore Temple]] (the latter scenario being the final capture performed in the main storyline). During the last captures, Raikou and Suicune are captured while under the control of Gordor, while Entei attempts to attack Gordor upon the destruction of [[Power Styler]], and it is up to the player to calm it.

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* {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}} were designed by [[Muneo Saitō]]<ref>https://kai-you.net/article/5034</ref>.

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