The Ruinous Quartet, also known as the Dark Quartet and the Four Treasures of Ruin, are a group of 4 Legendary Pokémon in Paldea who are the personified hatred, fear, and envy of a "king". According to their Pokédex entries, they were so powerful that they were eventually sealed away in various shrines known as Ruinous Shrines, with one in each corner of the map. The player can free them by finding their corresponding Mysterious Stakes and heading to their shrine.
Pokémon[]
Image | Pokémon | Type | Ability | Description |
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Chien-Pao | Dark/Ice | Sword of Ruin | Chien-Pao is the hatred of those who were slain, assumedly unfairly, by a "king" that then became a Pokémon. It is sealed in the West Province (Area One) near where the Open Sky Titan is. | |
Wo-Chien | Dark/Grass | Tablets of Ruin | Wo-Chien is the personified hatred of a person who was killed for the crime of documenting the misdeeds of the "king". It is sealed away in a shrine located in South Province (Area One) a bit further from the lighthouse on Poco Path. | |
Ting-Lu | Dark/Ground | Vessel of Ruin | This Pokémon is a ritual vessel that came to life as the fear from the citizens of the "king" seeped into it. It is located in a shrine on Socarrat Trail. | |
Chi-Yu | Dark/Fire | Beads of Ruin | This Pokémon is personified envy surrounding the two beads that form its eyes, and also lead to a conflict that led to the owner(s) of said beads dying in the fire that forms the body of this Pokémon. It can be found in a shrine located in North Province (Area Two), in a cave located on top of a fish-shaped waterfall. |
Trivia[]
- All of these Pokémon share a Dark typing, which is how they earned their second name.
- These Pokémon are based on a series of mythical creatures known as the Four Perils, a group of four Chinese mythical creatures which bring ruin wherever they go.
- These Pokémon are also the evil opposites of the Forces of Nature, who are based on the Four Auspicious Beasts.