diff --git a/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/.meta/template.j2 b/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/.meta/template.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13c353e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/.meta/template.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{{ header }}
+{% for idx, case in cases %}
+@test "{{ case["description"] }}" {
+    {% if idx == 0 %}# {% endif %}[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash {{ solution }} "{{ case["input"]["colors"] | join('" "') }}"
+    assert_success
+    assert_output "{{ case["expected"]["value"] }} {{ case["expected"]["unit"] }}"
+}
+{% endfor %}
+
+@test "Invalid first color" {
+    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash {{ solution }} "foo" "white" "white"
+    assert_failure
+    assert_output    # there is _some_ output
+}
+
+@test "Invalid second color" {
+    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash {{ solution }} "white" "bar" "white"
+    assert_failure
+    assert_output    # there is _some_ output
+}
+
+@test "Invalid third color" {
+    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash {{ solution }} "white" "white" "baz"
+    assert_failure
+    assert_output    # there is _some_ output
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/resistor_color_trio.bats b/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/resistor_color_trio.bats
index cfcbe0c5..20aaeb84 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/resistor_color_trio.bats
+++ b/exercises/practice/resistor-color-trio/resistor_color_trio.bats
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 load bats-extra
 
-# local version: 1.0.0.2
-# additional tests for: invalid color, invalid octal number, too many colors
+# generated on 2026-06-29T06:21:03+00:00
+# local version: 2.0.0.0
 
 @test "Orange and orange and black" {
-    #[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    # [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
     run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "orange" "orange" "black"
     assert_success
     assert_output "33 ohms"
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ load bats-extra
     assert_output "680 ohms"
 }
 
-@test "Brown and red and red" {
-    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
-    run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "brown" "red" "red"
-    assert_success
-    assert_output "1200 ohms"
-}
-
 @test "Red and black and red" {
     [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
     run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "red" "black" "red"
@@ -46,7 +39,7 @@ load bats-extra
     assert_output "470 kiloohms"
 }
 
-@test "Blue and violet and grey" {
+@test "Blue and violet and blue" {
     [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
     run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "blue" "violet" "blue"
     assert_success
@@ -67,6 +60,20 @@ load bats-extra
     assert_output "99 gigaohms"
 }
 
+@test "First two colors make an invalid octal number" {
+    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "black" "grey" "black"
+    assert_success
+    assert_output "8 ohms"
+}
+
+@test "Ignore extra colors" {
+    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
+    run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "blue" "green" "yellow" "orange"
+    assert_success
+    assert_output "650 kiloohms"
+}
+
 
 @test "Invalid first color" {
     [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
@@ -88,17 +95,3 @@ load bats-extra
     assert_failure
     assert_output    # there is _some_ output
 }
-
-@test "First two colors make an invalid octal number" {
-    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
-    run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "black" "grey" "black"
-    assert_success
-    assert_output "8 ohms"
-}
-
-@test "Ignore extra colors" {
-    [[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
-    run bash resistor_color_trio.sh "blue" "green" "yellow" "orange"
-    assert_success
-    assert_output "650 kiloohms"
-}