Shadow Lugia

Shadow Lugia (Japanese: ダークルギア Dark Lugia), codenamed XD001, is a that has had the door to its heart shut by the criminal syndicate Cipher, believed to be the ultimate Shadow Pokémon and completely immune to purification. Its form is different from that of a normal Lugia. Unlike other Shadow Pokémon who appear normal but possess a shadowy aura, Shadow Lugia has jagged silver eye-spikes, a dark-purple body with white undersides, and glowing red eyes. It also has sharper toes that resemble claws, as well as a longer, more pointed tongue. Shadow Lugia cannot enter Reverse Mode.
Shadow Lugia is the game mascot of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, appearing on the boxart.
==History==
Shadow Lugia was created prior to the events of by Lovrina, one of Cipher's administrators, as the first in a series of "XD-series" Shadow Pokémon, intended to be impossible to purify. During the course of the game, Shadow Lugia is thus referred to as "XD001," but never seen. 
In the prologue, Shadow Lugia attacks the cruise ship S.S. Libra, which had been carrying many Pokémon to Orre. However, Shadow Lugia drops the ship in the middle of the desert, forcing Cipher to travel to the desert and catch the Pokémon left in the ship. Lovrina later reveals that Shadow Lugia was supposed to bring the S.S. Libra to Cipher's headquarters, but an instability in the corruption process led to it briefly breaking free of Cipher's control. 
When Michael explores Citadark Isle, he again encounters Lovrina, who boasts that she has perfected Shadow Lugia, making it completely impossible to purify. Later, at the very pinnacle of Cipher's headquarters, Michael finally confronts the corrupted Lugia when it is sent out by Greevil to defeat the boy before the other six (also Shadow) members of his party.
After snagging the Lugia and defeating Greevil, Michael will find that Lovrina was apparently correct — Shadow Lugia cannot be purified through using it in battle, massaging it with Scents, keeping it in the active party, or by any other normal means. However, the Purify Chamber, the ultimate creation of Michael's father and Professor Krane, will be able to purify Shadow Lugia if all nine of the Sets within it are at maximum tempo.
==Moves==
==In the TCG==
Shadow Lugia was featured in the TCG as a promotional card. The English version was given out to attendants of the Nintendo Pre Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. This card was also distributed at the in in October 2005. This card was released as a Jumbo card and was therefore not legal to use in tournaments or official events. It has an unusual 300 HP and its only attack, , does 1000 damage (tied with for the highest amount of damage on any printed card without counting damage modifiers). It uses the same artwork as it does on the box art of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
==Trivia==
* Shadow Lugia, available in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, is the only way to get Lugia without an in Generation III. Its counterpart, , is only available by purifying all Shadow Pokémon in XD's predecessor, Pokémon Colosseum, and then defeating all 100 Trainers at Mt. Battle in without changing the party for the entire challenge.
* The text displayed by the Aura Reader is different for Shadow Lugia. Instead of showing, "Oh! A Shadow Pokémon!" it shows, "The Aura Reader is responding! It is a Shadow Pokémon!"
* Even though Shadow Lugia is never shown to be officially "owned" by a (as it appears to lack a Poké Ball and Greevil already has a full party), Michael still uses the Snag Machine on it.
* Assuming the player has all the necessary Pokémon for the Purify Chamber, Shadow Lugia can actually be purified with the least amount of effort, as it is purified instantly and the method doesn't work on any other Shadow Pokémon.
* Shadow Lugia has been made into a Poké Doll plush toy.
* In and , one of 's alternate costumes resembles Shadow Lugia.
* Shadow Lugia was designed by James Turner.Tweet about designing Shadow Lugia According to Turner, he chose Shadow Lugia's colors and finalized its design based on sketches drawn by Hiromoto-SIN-ichi.Tweet about finalizing the design of Shadow Lugia
====Name origin====
XD001 may stand for eXtra Dimension (Japanese: エクストラデイメンジョン), the abbreviation used in the title Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness.Pokemon-Games.com (archive)
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see .
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