Kirlia (Pokémon)

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Kirlia キルリア Kirlia #281
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Psychic ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Emotion Pokémon
Abilities Synchronize or Trace Trace Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #030 Sinnoh #158 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-027 Almia R-158 Oblivia R-134 N-193
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8 m Metric 2'07"/0.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 44.5 lbs. Imperial 20.2 kg Metric 44.5 lbs./20.2 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 120 (15.7%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Indeterminate group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 140 Battle Exp.: 1401*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kirlia (Japanese: キルリア Kirlia) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Ralts starting at level 20. It can either evolve into Gardevoir starting at level 30, or, if male, into Gallade when exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Kirlia has a white body and looks as if it's wearing a tutu. Kirlia has skinny, green legs. Kirlia's hair doesn't block its eyes as much as Ralts's hair does. Kirlia's hair has bangs that reach down to its shoulders and the two red horns have shifted their position, making them look like hair pins.

Gender differences

Kirlia has no physical gender differences, but its evolutionary pattern can depend on gender: only a male Kirlia can evolve into a Gallade, although Kirlia of both genders may become Gardevoir.

Special abilities

Kirlia's abilities are mostly about the same as Ralts's are, only stronger. Whenever Kirlia uses its Psychic abilities, the space around it becomes distorted, creating mirages of nonexistent scenery. Kirlia also has the power to see into the future and create a rip in the dimensions.

Behavior

Kirlia's beauty is said to grow whenever it receives positive feelings from its Trainer. Kirlia like to dance during sunny mornings.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Kirlia first appeared in Jirachi: Wish Maker. Butler used the Emotion Pokémon for a magic act and to fight Absol.

Elijah used a Kirlia in a movie for Lights, Camerupt, Action. The Emotion Pokémon had a "damsel-in-distress" role for the movie it was used in.

Kirlia also appeared in Do I Hear a Ralts? as well as its evolved form, Gardevoir. Both of them sent Jessie, James and Meowth flying when the Rocket Trio cornered Max and Ash's Snorunt while they were hurrying to send Ralts to the Pokémon Center. However, Kirlia and Gardevoir thought that Max was also stealing Ralts, too. When Ralts blocked Kirlia and Gardevoir's Psychic, all hostilities were ignored and the two other Psychic Pokémon left. Kirlia and Gardevoir appeared once more at the near-end of the episode to send James flying (Ralts already launched Jessie and Meowth for posing themselves as a Gardevoir and Kirlia).

Minor appearances

A Kirlia was living in an abandoned mining colony in Fear Factor Phony. Jessie's Wobbuffet fell in love with the Emotion Pokémon.

Two Kirlia appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty!. One appearing in a flashback, being one of Pokémon Hunter J's stolen Pokémon, and the other used by Melodi so Ash and his friends can find out where Pokémon Hunter J and her minions will strike next after Ash's Pikachu, Melodi's Gardevoir and Team Rocket's Meowth were stolen.

Kirlia made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon attacked by Darkrai and having nightmares. Alicia, Alice's grandmother, treated Kirlia and woke it up, along with Roserade and Luxray.

Zoey was shown to have caught a Kirlia in Double-Time Battle Training!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Ruby has a Ralts which evolved into a Kirlia, nicknamed Ruru. While he was with Wally, Wally wound up keeping Ruru after an earthquake separated Ruby and Wally. Ruru was returned to Ruby when he met up with Wally again.

In the TCG

Main article: Kirlia (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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|- style="background:#F584A8" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 281.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Sky Blue Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP Your cheerful energy turns into my power! 26%-50% HP This might be bad. My HP has slipped to about halfway down. 1%-25% HP I'm sorry... My psychic power is almost drained... Level up I've leveled up! I'll spin and dance some more! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I've leveled up! I'll spin and dance some more!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Psychic  Poké Assist: ( Psychic ) Field move: None Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 36 Max. exp.: 56 Browser entry   When Kirlia spins on its feet, it will teleport to obscure itself.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Psychic  Poké Assist: ( Psychic ) Field move: (Teleport ×-) Browser entry   While warping from place to place, it launches strange orbs to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Psychic  ( Psychic ) Past ( Normal ) (Psy Power ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Ralts  Psychic	Level 20 →	First evolution Kirlia  Psychic	Level 30 →	Second evolution Gardevoir  Psychic
			Dawn Stone (male) →	Second evolution Gallade  Psychic  Fighting

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Kirlia images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Kirlia shares the same species name with Mesprit. They are both known as Emotion Pokémon.
• Kirlia's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex (Platinum only) and the Almia Browser is the same: 158. This makes it and its evolution family one of only five families of Pokémon (comprising thirteen Pokémon altogether) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
• Although Kirlia can learn Will-O-Wisp by breeding, it can't learn it by TM.
• Despite what several Pokédex entries imply, Kirlia's happiness has no bearing on its stats.

Origin

Kirlia resembles a ballerina.

Name origin

Kirlia's name is derived from Kirlian photography, a special way of taking pictures that supposedly reveals psychic energy auras around subjects.

In other languages

• German: Kirlia
• French: Kirlia
• Korean: 킬리아 Kirlia
• Chinese (Taiwan): 奇魯莉安 Qí Lǔ Lì Ān - Transliteration of its Japanese name. May also come from "kirlian". 莉安 Lì Ān is also a girl's name.

External links

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