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Torkoal @ Shell Bell
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Lava Plume
Helping Hand
Sunny Day
Overheat
Iron Moth @ Shell Bell
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Electric Terrain
Fiery Dance
Acid Spray
Overheat
Clefairy @ Eviolite
Ability: Friend Guard
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Reflect
Life Dew
Chilling Water
Helping Hand
Arbok @ Shell Bell
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Gastro Acid
Acid Spray
Sunny Day
Mud-Slap
The treasures of ruin[a] (Japanese: 災わざわいの宝たから Wazawai no Takara, "treasures of calamity"), also known as Calamity Pokémon[b] (Japanese: 災さい厄やくポケモン Saiyaku Pokemon, "Disaster Pokémon"), are a quartet of Legendary Pokémon consisting of Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. They originated in an unknown land, but currently reside in the Paldea region. Each Pokémon appears to draw prominent inspiration from Chinese culture and history, which may reference the centuries of contact between China and Portugal (one of two likely inspirations for the Paldea region, alongside Spain).
The four treasures of ruin share a primary type, Dark; a category, "Ruinous Pokémon"; and a signature move, Ruination. Their signature Abilities are all variations of each other, sharing the effect of lowering a certain stat by 25% for all Pokémon on the field except themselves when they are in battle. Their names are all derived from Chinese.
The four treasures of ruin were once normal objects originated from a distant land in the east of Paldea. These four treasures were a set of wooden tablets, a sword, a vessel, and a set of beads. As time passed, each of the treasures were corrupted by negative human emotions; grudge, hatred, fear, and envy respectively, gaining life and cladding themselves in dead leaves, snow and ice, dirt and rocks, and fire respectively, to create their bodies, becoming the Legendary Pokémon Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu.
One day, in the ancient times of Paldea, a merchant came from the east in possession of these four treasures, traveled to the Paldea region, and presented them to the Paldean king. In excitement, the treasure-obsessed king quickly bought them all, keeping them in his castle with his other treasures. The king's greed, however, eventually caused the four treasures to awaken, transforming into their Pokémon forms. The four Legendary Pokémon went berserk and caused a disaster that completely destroyed the castle and almost the entire kingdom afterwards.
Eventually though, the four of them were defeated and sealed away in different shrines scattered across the Paldea region by Pokémon wielders called out by the Paldean king. Wo-Chien was sealed within the Grasswither Shrine, Chien-Pao within the Icerend Shrine, Ting-Lu within the Groundblight Shrine, and Chi-Yu within the Firescourge Shrine.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
The four treasures of ruin are scattered across Paldea, sealed in special shrines. Wo-Chien's can be found in South Province (Area One), Chien-Pao's can be found in West Province (Area One), Ting-Lu's can be found in the Socarrat Trail, and Chi-Yu's can be found in North Province (Area Two). Their shrines are usually locked, but can be unlocked after pulling out eight different stakes scattered across their respective areas. Upon pulling out all stakes, their shrines will unlock and the respective Pokémon can be called out to battle by interacting with their shrines.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Scarlet & Violet arc
While none of the treasures of ruin have appeared in Pokémon Adventures so far, Scarlet, who is a treasure hunter, is battling Paldea's Gym Leaders in search of information about them. In PASV10, it's revealed that Scarlet is seeking the treasures for one of her clients. Later on, it's revealed that her client is Uva Academy's history teacher Raifort, who wants to capture them and bring them under control so they can't spread ruin in case they're released into the world. She also reveals that to unseal the treasure, Scarlet will need another Pokémon with a special power, the Iron Serpent
Each quartet has a shared type: the
Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu all have their names romanized in the Wade–Giles format in English, Spanish, and Italian. In French and German, their names are instead romanized in the Hanyu Pinyin format, with their respective names being Chongjian, Baojian, Dinglu, and Yuyu respectively in those languages.