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[[File:Kami Trio-Therian Sugimori.png|left|thumb|250px|The kami trio, in their Therian Forme]]

[[File:Kami Trio Sugimori.png|right|thumb|250px|The kami trio, in their Incarnate Forme]]

The '''kami trio''' is a collective fan term referring to the all-male [[Legendary trio|trio]] of {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Landorus}}. Another fan term is '''cloud trio'''. They are based on {{wp|kami}} in Japanese mythology: {{wp|Fūjin}}, the kami of wind; {{wp|Raijin}}, the kami of thunder; and {{wp|Inari (mythology)|Inari}}, the kami of fertility, respectively. Likewise, they may also be thought of as representing the different domains of world: Landorus represents the land, Tornadus the heavens and Thundurus a transitional state between the two (lightning).

In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, the {{key|V|Reveal Glass}} will switch them between their [[Form differences#Kami trio|Incarnate and Therian Formes]]. In Therian Forme, they are accessible from the [[Pokémon Dream Radar]] and downloadable onto Black 2 or White 2.

[[File:Kami trio Myth.png|thumb|right|220px|Myth as portrayed in the anime]]

Upon visiting the Abundant Shrine, the player will cross a group of three children arguing just before the shrine. They collectively tell the folktale of how "Great Landorus" allegedly punished two other legendary Pokémon (Tornadus and Thundurus) for wreaking massive destruction across the land with their ferocious gales and fierce thunderstorms. As such, the thankful inhabitants of the land—saved from the danger posed by the Cyclone and Bolt Strike Pokémon—constructed a shrine in honor of Landorus.

In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, it is revealed that the kami trio were in their Therian Formes in the time period depicted in the myth. A man suggests that he is unsure whether the Therian Formes or Incarnate Formes are the true Formes of the trio.

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| style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | [[Image:642{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: H}} mod 2}}|0=|1=T}}.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Thundurus|{{electric color dark}}}}<br><small>{{typecolor|Electric}}{{typecolor|Flying}}</small>

| style="background:#{{ground color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | [[Image:645{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: H}} mod 2}}|0=|1=T}}.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Landorus|{{ground color dark}}}}<br><small>{{typecolor|Ground}}{{typecolor|Flying}}</small>

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| style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|ThunderShock|{{electric color dark}}}}'''

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[[File:BW060.png|thumb|250px|The kami trio in the anime]]

The kami trio first appeared in ''[[BW059|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1]]'' and ''[[BW60|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2]]'' in which it was described that they once fought on [[Milos Island]]. Tornadus and Thundurus each had a shrine sealing them from returning to the island, but due to {{TRT}} destroying the shrines, they arrived and resumed their destructive rampage. As a result, [[Lewis]] enlisted {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in a plan to use the [[Abundant Shrine]] on the island to call Landorus, who would stop the battle. Once Landorus finally appeared, the three fought viciously, eventually becoming tired out. At that point, Team Rocket attacked, with [[Dr. Zager]] using a weapon on his helicopter to trap the three in laser boxes so they could be taken away. When Ash and the others attacked the helicopter he was forced to release them, and they went back to fighting until Lewis's [[Revival Herb]] gave Landorus the strength to subdue Tornadus and Thundurus. The kami trio then used their respective powers to heal Milos Island before leaving for good.

Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus appeared again in ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', as the final goal of Team Rocket's Operation Tempest. In the episode, it is described that they together have the power to control nature, which can be harnessed by one who possesses both {{an|Meloetta}} and the {{key|V|Reveal Glass}}. {{an|Giovanni}} lead a massive charge of Team Rocket's forces in a bid to capture Meloetta, then took it to the [[Abyssal Ruins]] to acquire the Reveal Glass. Using the Reveal Glass, he summoned the kami trio and transformed them into their Therian Formes, enslaving them to be his servants. A great battle ensued, pitting the Therian Forme kami trio under Giovanni's control against Ash, his friends, [[Ridley]] and [[Cynthia]]. However, after absorbing a {{m|Thunder}} attack from Thundurus, [[Ash's Pikachu]] used a gigantic {{m|Electro Ball}} that destroyed the pedestal atop the ruins, freeing Meloetta and causing Giovanni to accidentally look directly into the Reveal Glass. As a result of losing Meloetta, who acted as a medium for the use of the trio's power, the power possessed Giovanni and bent him on destroying all of Unova. After Giovanni was saved and Team Rocket fled a short time later, the kami trio were calmed by Meloetta's singing and transformed back into their Incarnate Formes when Ridley used the Reveal Glass himself. They were last seen disappearing into a portal in the sky as the Abyssal Ruins returned to the depths of the ocean.

In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, [[Giallo]] of the [[Seven Sages]] captures all three members of the kami trio.

*The kami trio is the only group of [[legendary Pokémon]] related to each other which share a set [[gender]].

*Tornadus and Thundurus are the only legendary duo of Pokémon with identical base stats.

*Despite being part of a trio, {{p|Landorus}} has a significantly different moveset from Tornadus and Thundurus. This is possibly to fit his role as the [[Trio master|master]] of the kami trio.

*The kami trio have their own battle transition. A small orange beam will shoot across the screen horizontally and then a flash will appear before the battle starts.

*The Therian Formes cannot be traded.

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