Pokémon of Myth

The Pokémon of Myth (Japanese: のポケモン mythical Pokémon), also described as mythical Pokémon (distinct from Mythical Pokémon) is a trio of Legendary Pokémon consisting of , , and . They are also unofficially referred to as the creation trio, the deity trio, and the dragon trio. They originated from other dimensions, but were first discovered in the Sinnoh region. According to legends, was the one that created the trio, along with the entire Pokémon universe. 
==Shared design==
They're all the game mascots of the Sinnoh games. is the game mascot of Pokémon Diamond and Brilliant Diamond, is the game mascot of Pokémon Pearl and Shining Pearl, and is the game mascot of .
All three members of the trio have two distinct formes. Their primary forme, which for Giratina is called its Altered Forme, is a forme the trio assumes when outside their home dimension, so is the forme that humans are most familiar with. The Origin Forme, on the other hand, is considered to be their true forme at their full power, which they transform into through the use of a special item. Giratina also transforms into its Origin Forme when it is in the Distortion World.
All three Pokémon are Pokémon, with Dragon as their secondary type. They all have a base stat total of , divided among the stats as 150-120-120-100-100-90, in different orders. All three share the standard Ability and the Hidden Ability —however, Giratina's exclusively has .
==Terminology==
These Pokémon are primarily referred to as mythical Pokémon (Japanese: のポケモン mythical Pokémon), with a lowercase "M". This term is distinct from Mythical Pokémon (Japanese: のポケモン Illusory Pokémon), with an uppercase "M", in all languages other than English. Notably, "mythical Pokémon" was first used in Generation IV, before the term "Mythical Pokémon" was introduced in Western languages in Generation V. In some contexts, presumably to prevent confusion with Mythical Pokémon, they are referred to as Pokémon of myth instead.
In , , , Dialga and Palkia are described as "mythical Pokémon" in all languages except Italian. In the Italian versions of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, this term is simply replaced with the Italian term for "Legendary Pokémon"; in the Italian versions of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Italian version of this term ("Pokémon mitologico") was used, like in other languages.
In Pokémon HOME for Nintendo Switch, the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl "Pokémon of Myth" uses the term for "mythical Pokémon" as its title in all languages other than English and French. In English, the term was presumably localized differently to prevent confusion with Mythical Pokémon (spelled with a capital "M"); the French title of the mission ("Pokémon des mythes") appears to be based on the English localization.
The term "mythical Pokémon" is also used to describe in its Pokédex entry in Japanese, English, and Korean. In Spanish, the term is replaced by "Legendary Pokémon"; in all other languages, the text is restructured to instead refer to legends in general.
The term "mythical Pokémon" is also used to refer to in Pokémon Shield and Pokémon Legends: Arceus in many languages. In 's Shield Pokédex entry, Arceus is referred to by this term in all languages except English, German, and Chinese—in English, it is instead referred to as the "Pokémon of myth"; in German, the sentence is restructured to refer to it as a Pokémon from an old legend. In the description of Task 27: "The Deified Pokémon" in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the term "mythical Pokémon" is used to refer to Arceus in Japanese, German, Italian, and Korean—in English and Spanish, the text is restructured to refer to it as a "Pokémon spoken of in ancient myths" or a Pokémon of legends; in French, it is referred to as a Legendary Pokémon instead.
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's Eternal Battle Reverie, the challenge to battle against Dialga and Palkia is called "Space and time" (Japanese: 時空 Spacetime) while the challenge to battle against Giratina is called "The banished Pokémon" (Japanese: 暴れ者 Aggressor). The challenge to battle against the Origin Formes of all three of these Pokémon is called "Primordial chaos" (Japanese: 根源 Origin).
==History==
According to the legends of Hisui/Sinnoh, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina were simultaneously created by the Mythical Pokémon when the universe began at the Mount Coronet. At the time they were born in their Origin Formes. Dialga and Palkia were given control over an element of reality, time and space respectively, while Giratina was given the control over antimatter. At some point, due to its violent nature, Giratina was banished to the Distortion World, a dimension where time doesn't flow and space is unstable, while Dialga and Palkia left to their own worlds. Arceus later created the lake guardians, Legendary Pokémon with the power to control and calm either Dialga or Palkia should they be enraged. The Lake Guardians are also in possession of materials (Azelf's Fang, Uxie's Claw, and Mesprit's Plume) that can be used to create the Red Chain, a mythical chain that can also control Dialga or Palkia.
During the ancient times of Hisui, the Celestica people started worshiped Arceus (known as almighty Sinnoh), and the trio, building statues of the latter's primary formes in the Celestica Ruins. However, Giratina's statue was later destroyed and people tried to cover up its existence. Years later, both Dialga and Palkia were seen by the respective leaders of both the Diamond and Pearl Clans, believing this was the "almighty Sinnoh", starting to worship Dialga and Palkia respectively. However, both clans accused the other of worshiping a false god, which lead to a bitter quarrel until both sides lacked enough manpower, leading to an uneasy truce. Years later, Giratina sought vengeance against Arceus and alongside a human named Volo opened a giant space-time rift atop Mount Coronet. That rift drove Dialga and Palkia berserk and caused havoc across Hisui, causing the frenzy of the Noble Pokémon, the creation of Alpha Pokémon, and the opening of several Space-time distortions, which pulls humans and Pokémon from other the past and future to Hisui. All this was in an attempt to force Arceus to "come out of hiding", which ultimately failed. One of these humans however, defeated and caught Dialga and Palkia, calming them down; brought an end to conflict between the Diamond and Pearl Clans; and defeated Volo and Giratina, convincing the banished one to protect the world instead of destroy it.
==Similar movesets==
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==Base stat comparison==
===Origin Formes===
==In the core series games==
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Dialga/Palkia appears atop the Spear Pillar, and after entering the Hall of Fame, the can find Giratina hidden at the end of a puzzle in Turnback Cave.
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Both Dialga and Palkia appear in dimensional rifts atop the Spear Pillar after entering the Hall of Fame. Giratina appears in its Origin Forme in the Distortion World when first encountered, but if it is defeated or fled from, it will appear in Turnback Cave in its Altered Forme, after entering the Hall of Fame.
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One of the three Pokémon can be obtained if the player has a Fateful encounter or Hall of Origin as their walking Pokémon. The player must go to the Sinjoh Ruins and speak with Cynthia, and, after some time, Arceus will create a member of the Pokémon of Myth which will be at level 1 and have a basic moveset.
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
Dialga or Palkia will appear in the Dimensional Rift near Dewford Town depending on the version when the player has , , and in their party when soaring in the sky. Giratina will appear in the same Dimensional Rift if Dialga and Palkia are in the player's party.
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
All three members of the Pokémon of Myth can be encountered in the Ultra Space Wilds through Ultra Warp Ride. Dialga can be encountered in the Rocky World through a green warp hole. Palkia can be encountered in the Cave World through a yellow warp hole. Giratina can be encountered in the Cave World through a yellow warp hole, as long as both Dialga and Palkia are in the player's party. In Episode RR, a Cyrus from an where he succeeded in his plans travels to the games' world with a Dialga/Palkia as part of his team.
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
All three members of the Pokémon of Myth can be encountered in Dynamax Adventures. Dialga is exclusive to Sword, Palkia is exclusive to Shield, and Giratina can be caught in both versions.
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
Dialga/Palkia will be encountered in Spear Pillar. Giratina can be encounter in the Turnback Cave. In Ramanas Park, a Level 100 Shadow Giratina Origin Forme can be fought at the Distortion Room. The Distortion Room is unlocked after capturing the legendary giants and Giratina. One Distortion Slate is needed to unlock it; this Giratina cannot be captured, however. Defeating it gives the player access to the Griseous Orb.
===Pokémon Legends: Arceus===
Dialga and Palkia are encountered in the Temple of Sinnoh during 17: Atop Mount Coronet and 18: The Counterpart, depending upon which clan the player chooses, while Giratina is encountered in Turnback Cave during 91: "On the Trail of Giratina" (and before, at the Temple of Sinnoh, not available for capture).
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
All three members of the Pokémon of Myth can be transferred into the games through Pokémon HOME. Dialga and Palkia were available in a limited Poké Portal News event. The event lasted from December 8 to 21, 2023. Dialga can be encountered in Pokémon Scarlet and Palkia can be encountered in Pokémon Violet. The player can get the other Legendary Pokémon by participating online. During the Tera Raid Battle event, Dialga and Palkia can be caught once per save file.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Dialga notably serves as the main antagonist and final boss of and . Having become corrupted by the destruction of Temporal Tower, Dialga's frenzied behavior threatens to plunge the planet into paralysis and eternal darkness. During the post-game of Explorers of Sky, Palkia also appears, initially attacking the player and partner before ultimately helping to stop the one responsible for manipulating Dialga; .
In , Giratina appears at the bottom floor of the Ancient Barrow, only to turn out to be an illusion created by a to help his friends in scaring the citizens of Serene Village.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
All three of the Pokémon of Myth appear in Pokémon Masters EX, forming sync pairs with the following Trainers:
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Dialga and Palkia debuted in The Rise of Darkrai. In this , their two worlds, the Temporal World and the Spatial World, collided, leading the two to mistakenly believe that they were intentionally invading each other's territory. As such, the two began to violently clash, causing large distortions between time and space in Alamos Town. However, Palkia sustained an injury when one of the pearls on its arm was cracked. Palkia then took refuge in Alamos Town and wound up transferring the town to the Spatial World. Dialga then appeared before it once forced Palkia to reveal itself. The two then violently continued fighting in the town. Darkrai also intervened in their fight to protect the town, and Dialga and Palkia continued to fight with Darkrai involved, causing massive destruction around Alamos Town. However, and soon activated the song Oración on the Space-Time Towers, which calmed Dialga and Palkia, prompting them to end their fight. Palkia then restored Alamos Town to its original state and left right after Dialga.
The same Dialga appeared again in Giratina and the Sky Warrior, along with Giratina. In this movie, it was revealed that the fighting between Dialga and Palkia in the previous movie caused many toxic clouds to appear in Giratina's Reverse World. Giratina, furious at the two for defiling its home, sought revenge on Dialga, attacking it violently near a lake and drawing it into the Reverse World. As the two battled, Dialga attempted to escape, but Giratina constantly kept pulling it in. However, the vortex caused by Giratina abducting Dialga ended up pulling a fearful into the Reverse World on accident. In fear of the situation, Shaymin ended up using , which opened up a portal, and Dialga escaped by locking Giratina into a time loop.
Giratina, seeking to regain its ability to traverse between the Pokémon world and the Reverse World, went after Shaymin. However, Shaymin was under the impression that Giratina wanted to eat it and thus was terrified of it. When Zero appeared, Shaymin forcibly opened up a portal using Seed Flare, in which Giratina broke free from the time loop and regained the ability to traverse between the two worlds. Zero, in his goal to take control of the Reverse World, used a special machine to absorb Giratina's powers, which almost killed Giratina until Newton Graceland hacked the database. Giratina then struggled to stay alive until Shaymin used to restore it to a healthy state. Giratina then helped Ash and Shaymin defeat Zero, and when Shaymin opened a portal to help everyone escape, Giratina restrained Zero's ship and caused it to malfunction. It then helped Ash out of the Reverse World, but then flew away, which Newton Graceland suspected must have meant that Dialga was nearby.
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina all reappeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. When a harsh distortion appeared and almost got and abducted into the vortex, Sheena appeared on the scene and used her mysterious power to summon Dialga, who arrived and saved Pikachu and Piplup, then destroyed the vortex with . However, its presence drew in Giratina, who was still enraged at Dialga; it appeared from the lake and violently attacked Dialga. Sheena tried to communicate with it, but its rage ended up making the process difficult. However, Ash appeared and called out to Giratina; when it recognized Ash, it calmed down. Then, Sheena communicated with Giratina, telling it that it misunderstood Dialga and it should not battle it. Giratina then returned to the Reverse World in peace. However, another distortion appeared and Dialga ended up being trapped in the vortex. Luckily enough, Palkia appeared and used to destroy this vortex, then bent space around Dialga to get it out of the vortex safely. Sheena then thanked Dialga and Palkia, and the two left in peace.
In this movie, it was revealed that the harsh distortions in time and space, and the subsequent conflict between the Pokémon of Myth, were caused by the awakening of . When Arceus awoke and prepared to judge humanity as revenge for Damos' supposed betrayal eras ago, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina all fought to protect humanity from Arceus, with Palkia bending space to restrain Arceus; and Dialga sending Ash, his friends, and Sheena back into time to alter the chain of events that caused Arceus's wrath. After history was changed and Arceus had restored Michina Town, the Pokémon of Myth parted ways with Ash and , and returned to their respective dimensions.
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Dialga and Palkia reappeared briefly in The Battle Finale of Legend!, where they were summoned by Cyrus using the power of the and the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs. They were then controlled by the Red Chain to help Cyrus create his new universe. However, the , along with their chosen three protectors, Ash, Dawn, and , helped free them of the Red Chain's control. Dialga and Palkia then destroyed Cyrus's universe and went into a fit of rage. However, the trio and the lake guardians helped to quell their rage and the lake guardians sent the two back to their dimensions. It was unclear whether or not these are the same Dialga and Palkia that appeared in the movies.
====Hoopa and the Clash of Ages====
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina all reappeared again in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, where they were summoned and hypnotized by the entity of the , along with Primal , Primal , and in order to terrorize Dahara City. They fought with , Mega , and a Mega in the process. Eventually, after they were freed from Hoopa's control, they helped in holding off a dimensional wall from consuming a large number of citizens in Dahara City. Afterwards, they left the scene and returned to their dimensions.
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Dialga and Palkia reappeared in The Gates of Warp! and Showdown at the Gates of Warp!.
===Pokémon Generations===
The Pokémon of Myth trio appeared in The New World. Cyrus first summoned Dialga and Palkia and controlled them with the Red Chain. After doing so, Giratina suddenly appeared from the Distortion World. Cyrus had Dialga and Palkia attack Giratina, but Giratina destroyed the Red Chains that were controlling them by using . This freed them from Cyrus's control. Giratina then took Cyrus with it to the Distortion World and Cyrus ultimately decided to stay with Giratina.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Chronologically, the first appearance of the trio was during the , where they were revived by at the Sinjoh Ruins to wreak havoc after Team Rocket caused it to lose its faith in humanity. After Arceus was calmed by , Giratina escaped to the Distortion World, while Dialga and Palkia went to the Spear Pillar.
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At the end of the , both Dialga and Palkia are summoned by Cyrus at the Spear Pillar so that they can be forced to fight each other to create a new world. After Cyrus's plans are thwarted, Giratina appears and drags Cyrus, Dialga, and Palkia into the Distortion World.
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In the , Giratina serves as one of the main antagonists alongside Charon.
===Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Adventure!===
Hareta's main goal for this manga was to meet Dialga. It was also the Pokémon summoned by Cyrus at the Spear Pillar, though Palkia also appeared after he had been stopped. Later, Charon sought to control Giratina, leading to Hareta having a battle with it in the Distortion World.
==Gallery==
Image:Spear Pillar Giratina Pt.png|The Pokémon of Myth at the Spear Pillar in 
File:HGSS Unown Arceus event.png|At the Sinjoh Ruins with 
File:Arceus create HGSS.png|Arceus creating a member of the trio
File:Dragon hatch HGSS.png|A member of the Pokémon of Myth being hatched
==Trivia==
* Beginning in , Giratina has its own unique battle music, whereas Dialga and Palkia had always shared battle themes with one another.
* Giratina is the only member whose differs from its official art released with .
* No two members have the same number of immunities. Palkia has none, Dialga has one, Giratina's Altered Forme has two, and Origin Forme Giratina has three because of .
* The primary types of each of the trio are the specialty types of three different Gyms of Sinnoh, the only region that has Gyms of those types all together.
* The Pokémon of Myth trio is the only Legendary trio:
** In which all members can be legitimately obtained at level 1.
** Composed of game mascots which all have the same base stat total.
* Before shut down in 2009, they referred to the Pokémon of Myth as the "Legendary titans". Legendary titans has since been used as the official name of the group comprising , , , , and , though they are more recently known as the legendary giants.
* and 's base stats use the same values as the Pokémon of Myth, in different arrangements.
==In other languages==
Pokémon of Myth / Mythical Pokémon
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