Reshiram

レシラム Reshiramu

Generation

Generation V

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Footprint

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Reshiram (レシラム Reshiramu) is a Dragon/Fire-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V. It is the mascot for Pokémon Black. It is part of the Tao Trio, along with Zekrom and Kyurem.

Biology

Physiology

Reshiram is a large white, draconian Pokémon that represents truth (while its counterpart, Zekrom, represents ideals). Reshiram has a slightly mammalian-looking face that resembles that of a white lion. It has a great wispy flowing mane of white feathery fur surrounding its head, striking blue eyes, and several silvery-white rings around its thin, swan-like neck. It has a large cylindrical torch-like tail which functions as a powerful fiery engine. It has with a single silvery band around each of its hands, which are attached to its wings. Its arms are attached to its wings, which are vast, white and feathery. Its chest feathers resemble the design of the Silver Wing. The lower portion of its body protrudes outward to a point. It has a round belly and thick, powerfully-built legs with three claws on each foot, and a single claw on the back of each foot.

Evolution

Reshiram does not evolve.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	N's Castle, Dragonspiral Tower* (Black only)	One
Black 2 and White 2	Dragonspiral Tower (White 2 only)	One
X and Y	Transfer	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Fabled Cave (Omega Ruby only)	One
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds (Rocky World; Ultra Sun only)	One
Sword and Shield	Transfer from Pokémon HOME	None

Pokédex Entries

Black
This Pokémon appears in legends. It sends flames into the air from its tail, burning up everything around it.
White
When Reshiram's tail flares, the heat energy moves the atmosphere and changes the world's weather.
Black 2
This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with fire. It helps those who want to build a world of truth.
White 2
This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with fire. It helps those who want to build a world of truth.
X
This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with fire. It helps those who want to build a world of truth.
Y
When Reshiram's tail flares, the heat energy moves the atmosphere and changes the world's weather.
Omega Ruby
This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with fire. It helps those who want to build a world of truth.
Alpha Sapphire
When Reshiram's tail flares, the heat energy moves the atmosphere and changes the world's weather.
Sword
Flames spew from its tail as it flies through the sky like a jet airplane. It's said that this Pokémon will scorch the world.
Shield
According to myth, if people ignore truth and let themselves become consumed by greed, Reshiram will arrive to burn their kingdoms down.

Stats

Reshiram's Stats
HP	100
Attack	120
Defense	100
Sp. Atk	150
Sp. Def	120
Speed	90
Total	680

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1SM 1USUM	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
1SM 1USUM	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
8SM 8USUM	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
15SM 15USUM	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
22SM 22USUM	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
29SM 29USUM	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
36SM 36USUM	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
43SM 43USUM	Extrasensory	80	100%	20	Psychic	Special
50SM 50USUM	Fusion Flare	100	100%	5	Fire	Special
54SM 54USUM	Dragon Pulse	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
N/ASM 64USUM	Noble Roar	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
64SM N/AUSUM	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
71SM 71USUM	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
78SM 78USUM	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
85SM 85USUM	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
92SM 92USUM	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
100SM 100USUM	Blue Flare	130	85%	5	Fire	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
8	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
15	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
22	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
29	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
36	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
43	Extrasensory	80	100%	20	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
50	Fusion Flare	100	100%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
54	Dragon Pulse	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
64	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
71	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
78	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
85	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
92	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
100	Blue Flare	130	85%	5	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
1	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
8	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
15	AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
22	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
29	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
36	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
43	Extrasensory	80	100%	30	Psychic	Special
50	Fusion Flare	100	100%	5	Fire	Special
54	Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
64	Imprison	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
71	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
78	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
85	Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
92	Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
100	Blue Flare	130	85%	5	Fire	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM50	Overheat	130	90%	5	Fire	Special
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM50	Overheat	130	90%	5	Fire	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock Smash^XY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash^ORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation V
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM50	Overheat	140	90%	5	Fire	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Reshiram learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Defog ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Draco Meteor ^SMUSUM	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse ^USUM	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power ^USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Heat Wave ^USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Hyper Voice ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Laser Focus ^USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Outrage ^USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Zen Headbutt ^USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Draco Meteor ^XYORAS	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
Dragon Pulse ^ORAS	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Heat Wave ^ORAS	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Hyper Voice ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Outrage ^ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ^ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ^ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Draco Meteor ^BWB2W2	140	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Heat Wave ^B2W2	100	90%	10	Fire	Special
Hyper Voice ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Outrage ^B2W2	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Roost ^B2W2	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
Sleep Talk ^B2W2	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore ^B2W2	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind ^B2W2	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Zen Headbutt ^B2W2	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Trivia

It's revealed in Black and White 2 that Kyurem, along with Zekrom and Reshiram were all once part of a single Pokémon.
Reshiram, along with Zekrom and Kyurem is part of the Tao Trio. Reshiram embodies dynamism.
In Movie 14, Reshiram has the same roar as the monster Megaguirus, from the Godzilla franchise. Originally, this roar was Zekrom's, but for Movie 14, Zekrom was given the roar of Baragon, also from the Godzilla franchise. Megaguirus' roar had previously been used in Movie 11 when Zero's fighter released an attack.
It has a strong resemblance with Blue-Eyes White Dragon of Yu-Gi-Oh due to having blue eyes and white body.
Reshiram‘s voice when speaking telepathically is voiced by Shosuke Tanihara in Pokémon The Movie: Black and Marc Thompson in the movie’s dub. Unlike the voices of Zekrom and Kyurem, however, Reshiram speaks in an elegant tone rather than a raspy one.
Reshiram also appears in a Dream World minigame; if the WIFI Reshiram from the White version game is sent to the Dream World, in the special home Victini appears to the player, and in the minigame's intro, Victini fails to destroy the barrier alone, so the player must ask his/her WIFI Reshiram to help destroy the barrier by collecting power ups, and at the end, Reshiram destroys the barrier by using a flame attack.
It protects the PokéPark in PokéPark 2 while Zekrom protects Wish Park.
In Hyperdimension Neptunia, a DLC weapon for Ram, the Staff of Ideals, is based on Reshiram when fused with Kyurem.

Origin

Reshiram, when paired with Zekrom, may be based on yin and yang, a concept originating in Chinese philosophy. Yin and yang are intended to represent dualism, which can be seen in the design of Reshiram which has a lighter, feminine, more natural appearance in contrast to Zekrom's darker, masculine, and more industrial appearance. It may also be based off of deities in Zoroastrianism, two of which are depicted as equally powerful, though they represent different powers and values, with Reshiram being based on Ahura Mazda, who was associated with fire, light, and truth. Physically, Reshiram overall seems to resemble a dragon or bird.

Etymology

Reshiram comes from shiro (Japanese for "white"). Re was also used in its name as it sounds softer compared to the Ze in Zekrom's name. This was done due to Reshiram being considered a less physically powered Pokémon.