Lugia (M02)

Lugia (Japanese: ルギア Lugia) is the featured of The Power of One.

History
In The Power of One, Lawrence III wanted to capture Lugia and add it to his collection. In order to accomplish this goal, he set out to enrage and capture the three, , , and. It was prophesied that, once the three birds were enraged,, the Legendary , would appear to calm them down. Once Lugia appeared, Lawrence III tried to subdue and capture it.

Although he ended up only injuring Lugia, Lawrence III was never successful in capturing it. With the help of, Lugia was able to stop Lawrence III and calm the enraged birds before the violent unbalance could cause the 's destruction.

Lugia was briefly mentioned in The Mystery is History by Ash and James, when they encountered for the first time.

In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, Lugia was seen in 's memories. It also briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine s. In addition, it made a cameo appearance in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series; it was seen rising out of the water near the Shamouti Shrine.

Personality and characteristics
Lugia is a very serious with immense power. Even with all three attacking it at once, Lugia was able to employ very skilled moves in defending itself against them. Lugia is intelligent and clear-minded, keenly aware of its role in the legend surrounding the islands and also of its inability to quell the Legendary birds by itself.

This Lugia is set apart from other Lugia in that it has a special connection to the song played by on her instrument. Lugia makes song-like noises similar to this tune and when played, the song has the power to restore Lugia's depleted strength. In addition, Lugia is able to communicate via, much like other Pokémon featured in the Pokémon movies.

In the movie adaptations
Lugia appeared in where it played the same role as it did in the movie.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Lugia was mentioned by in Get Lugia! where he had, , and  go on the islands to retrieve the orbs from the Legendary birds. However, the orbs broke and disguised himself as a.

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