Loyal Three

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The Loyal Three (Japanese: ともっこさま Dear Companions), also described as the Heroes of Kitakami (Japanese: キタカミの里の英雄たち Heroes of the Land of Kitakami), is a Legendary trio of Pokémon consisting of Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. They reside in the land of Kitakami and were considered heroes by its people.

Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti at the Loyalty Plaza

The three members are all male, and they share a primary type, Poison; a category, "Retainer Pokémon"; and an Ability, Toxic Chain.

After their true, greedy nature is revealed, Carmine sarcastically refers to them as the Lousy Three or the "Loyal" Three.

History

The Loyal Three shrine at the Loyalty Plaza

The Pokémon that formed the Loyal Three were once below-average Pokémon: Okidogi was small and weak, Munkidori was clumsy and dim-witted, and Fezandipiti had short, dull feathers. The toxic chains wrapped around their bodies granted them the strength, cleverness, and beauty that they respectively wished for.

In Kitakami, a man and an ogre were gaining notoriety for their four exquisite masks, being heard about from all over. Hearing about this, a group of three Pokémon made their way to Kitakami to take the masks for themselves, infiltrating the cave where they resided. In the ogre's absence, after a struggle, the trio managed to leave with just three: The Wellspring Mask, the Hearthflame Mask, and the Cornerstone Mask, with the man only holding onto the remaining Teal Mask.

Later, the ogre returned to its cave and found that it was in ruins, with only the Teal Mask left behind and no traces of its friend or the other masks. Donning the remaining Teal Mask with its cudgel in hand, the ogre set out to the nearby village in search of its friend, only to find the trio gloating over their plunder. Enraged, the ogre defeated the trio, much to the fear of the villagers observing the battle. Already being afraid of the ogre due to its appearance, the villagers believed that the trio were actually defending them from the ogre. As the wounded ogre left the village, alone and in sorrow, the villagers named the trio the Loyal Three, and put their bodies to rest. The Loyal Three's remains were buried near the village, and a monument dedicated to honor their "sacrifice" was erected on top. The surrounding area would be known as Loyal Three Park, later renamed to Loyalty Plaza.

Only the village mask maker, who gifted the ogre and the man with the masks, understood what had transpired between the Loyal Three and the ogre. However, 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.

According to local Kitakami beliefs, worshiping the Loyal Three would grant various benefits such as kindness, success, and good fortune.

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  Okidogi threatening Ogerpon

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  Okidogi after being defeated by Ogerpon

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  Munkidori threatening Ogerpon

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  Munkidori after being defeated by Ogerpon

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  Fezandipiti threatening Ogerpon

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  Fezandipiti after being defeated by Ogerpon

Similar movesets

Lv.	Okidogi  Poison  Fighting	Munkidori  Poison  Psychic	Fezandipiti  Poison  Fairy
1	Bite	Scratch	Double Kick
	Low Kick	Confusion	Peck
	Bulk Up	Fake Out	Poison Gas
	-	Flatter	Disarming Voice
8	Howl	Helping Hand	Quick Attack
16	Poison Fang	Psybeam	Attract
24	Force Palm	Clear Smog	Wing Attack
32	Counter	Poison Jab	Cross Poison
40	Poison Jab	Psychic	Tail Slap
48	Brutal Swing	Sludge Wave	Beat Up
56	Crunch	Nasty Plot	Swagger
			Flatter
64	Superpower	Future Sight	Roost
72	Giga Impact	Parting Shot	Moonblast
Moves in bold get STAB. Moves in italics do no damage.

Base stat comparison

Pokémon	Okidogi	Munkidori	Fezandipiti
HP	88	88	88
Attack	128	75	91
Defense	115	66	82
Sp. Atk	58	130	70
Sp. Def	86	90	125
Speed	80	106	99
Total	555	555	555

In the games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Prior to the release of update 2.0.1, The Loyal Three could be seen on a poster in Medali, teasing the future expansion.

The Loyal Three formally appear in The Teal Mask. They are somehow suddenly resurrected after their grave was punched by Kieran and emerge from their burial ground, and they proceed to Mossui Town, where they are fed by the villagers and given back Ogerpon's masks that they had stolen, which the villagers had kept in Kitakami Hall. Afterwards, the three head to the Dreaded Den to fight Ogerpon again, but are stopped by the player, causing them to flee. Wanting to help Ogerpon retrieve her masks back, the player forms a group called the "Mask Retrieval Squad" with Carmine and Kieran — the latter two being descendants of the mask maker who provided Ogerpon with her masks.

Presumably due to the food they were fed earlier, the Loyal Three assumed titanic forms, requiring the player and Carmine to team up to take each one down together. Eventually, they were beaten and forced out of their titanic forms, causing them to leave behind their stolen masks.

In the post-story, the player can optionally rematch and catch the individual members at the same areas they were fought at before.

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  On a poster in Medali

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  As seen on the signs around Kitakami

Music

Games	Location	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
S  V	When recounting their story on signposts around Kitakami	Story of the Loyal Three*	Unknown	Unknown
	When the Loyal Three are resurrected from their monument	The Monument Reacts*	Unknown	Unknown
	When the Loyal Three are initially interacted with	The Loyal Three*	Unknown	Unknown
	Battling the Loyal Three	Battle! (Loyal Three)*	Unknown	Unknown
Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.

Trivia

The unknown figure from the Loyal Three story

• The Loyal Three and Ogerpon appear to reference the Japanese folktale of Momotarō, albeit with the roles of the heroes and the villains reversed. The tale of Momotarō relates the titular Momotarō, a boy born from inside a peach, who traveled alongside a talking dog, monkey, and pheasant to fight a band of oni (a Japanese folkloric creature commonly equated to ogres in translations).
• The names of the trio's members all reference different expressions that are associated with happiness: Okidogi being taken from "okeydokey", Munkidori being taken from "hunky-dory", and Fezandipiti being taken from "serendipity".
• Their shared base HP stat of 88 can be read in Japanese as goroawase for やばい yabai, which can mean several different things like "terrible" and "dangerous", referencing their true nature as greedy, vicious thieves.
  • Conversely, 88 can also be read as goroawase for ぱちぱち pachipachi, the sound of clapping. This could reference their misinterpreted role as heroes in their story, as well as the positive connotations of their names.
• All moves learned by the Loyal Three via leveling up are learned at levels which are multiples of 8 (excluding level 1).
  • 8 is considered a lucky number in many Asian cultures, including Japanese. This aligns with the trio's naming convention and role.
• During the scene showcasing Ogerpon's true story as told by Carmine and Kieran's grandfather, when the Loyal Three are about to steal Ogerpon's masks, an unknown figure resembling a peach (pictured) can be barely seen right above Okidogi.
  • Curiously, the figure's shape is similar to the tip of each of the Loyal Three's Toxic Chains, wich implies a connection.

Related articles

• Ogerpon
• The Teal Mask
• Kitakami

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 寶伴 Bóubuhn Mandarin 寶伴 / 宝伴 Bǎobàn French Adoramis German Gefährten Italian Beniamici Korean 세벗님 Sebeonnim Spanish Compatrones

Related articles

• Okidogi
• Munkidori
• Fezandipiti

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