Lugia

Lugia (ルギア) is a Psychic/Flying Pokemon found in Pokemon Silver. It is one of the second generation's version-exclusive Legendary Pokemon.

Known as "Guardian of The Seas", Lugia can be found within the dark depths of the whirl Islands, as long as the player has a Silver Wing in his/her possession. It is also depicted as the ruler of the Three Legendary Birds, Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.

It is currently the only known Pokemon capable of using Aeroblast.

Description


Lugia appears as a large dragon/plesiosaur, similar to the rumoured monster of Loch Ness in Scotland. It has a blue underside, and has ten "spikes" running along its back. It has two three-toed feet, and two "wings" which bear similarity to a human hand. It has a strong tail, with a further two "spikes" on the end. Its eyes are masked with 2 blue "blades".

PokeDex Entries
'Pokemon Silver: It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.

Pokemon Gold: It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.

Pokemon Crystal: It has an incredible ability to calm raging storms. It is said that Lugia appears when storms start

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire: Lugia's wings pack devastating power - a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this Pokémon chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.

External Appearances
Lugia made its debut appearance in Pokemon The Movie 2000. The movie opens to the following caption:

''Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice, or Lightning, lest these Titans wreck destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the water's Great Guardian shall arise to quell the fighting, alone its song will fail. Thus the Earth shall turn to Ash. O, Chosen One, into thine hands bring together all three. Their treasures combined tame the beast of the sea.''

The story revolves around Lawrence III, a collector of Pokemon who intends to draw Lugia out by upsetting the forces of Fire, Ice and Lightning. By doing so, he unleashes the Three Legendary Birds into a catastrophic battle amongst each other, drastically altering the world's weather conditions. Lugia arises to calm the duelling Legends, and with the help of Ash Ketchum and Melody, succeeds.