Jirachi
ジラーチ Jirachi
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Jirachi (Japanese: ジラーチ Jirachi) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Jirachi is a small, white humanoid Pokémon. Jirachi has short, stubby legs like Cleffa and arms that makes Jirachi look like it's wearing a long-sleeved shirt. Its short legs are most likely the reason for it floating most of the time, rather than having to walk. There is a curved line on Jirachi's stomach which conceals a third eye that it rarely opens. Its two normal eyes have pale teal triangles underneath that resemble tears. Jirachi has two yellow streamers on its back. Jirachi appears to be wearing a yellow headdress that resembles a star. Three of the points have a teal-colored tag on them. Jirachi has smooth skin that apparently has the hardness of steel.
Gender differences
Jirachi is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Jirachi has the ability to grant wishes.
Jirachi is the only known Pokémon that learns Doom Desire.
Behavior
Jirachi spends most of its time asleep and is only awake for seven days once every 1,000 years when a voice of purity sings to it. During this time, Jirachi has the power to grant wishes. It has a child-like personality.
Habitat
In the anime, Jirachi hibernates in Forina.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Jirachi's only major anime appearance was in Jirachi: Wish Maker. Jirachi will only awaken during the week of the thousand-year comet and if there is a partner that can be its friend. Max filled that role in the movie. However, The Great Butler wanted to use Jirachi's powers to awaken Groudon.
A Jirachi also had a very brief cameo in The Rise of Darkrai.
In the manga
The seven days Jirachi was awake coincided with the seven days of the opening ceremonies for the Battle Frontier. At the request of Professor Oak, Emerald tried to capture Jirachi while he was there. However, Guile Hideout managed to capture Jirachi first. At the end of the chapter, Jirachi opened its third eye to Emerald and revived the five Pokédex holders.
In the TCG
- Main article: Jirachi (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: While in the Ruins, one of the slot machine prizes is the chance to capture Jirachi. Jirachi will move around and must be hit three times in 30 seconds for the capture to be successful. There is only one chance per game.
Other appearances
Jirachi appears as a rare Poké Ball Pokémon in its first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series. The chance of it appearing is 1 in 493 (coincidently the same amount of Pokémon in the current National Dex). Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Jirachi's case, the items are stickers.
Trophy Information
A Wish Pokémon. It's said to awaken for seven days once every thousand years, with the ability to grant any wish asked of it. It is truly a Pokémon of which dreams are made. In combat it uses its wish power to attack. Its attack, Doom Desire, which causes light to rain down from the heavens to do tremendous damage, is especially powerful.
Pokédex entries
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| Ruby
| A legend states that Jirachi will make true any wish that is written on the notes attached to head when it awakens. If this Pokémon senses danger, it will fight without awakening.
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| Sapphire
| Jirachi will awaken from its sleep of a thousand years if you sing to it in a voice of purity. It is said to make true any wish that people desire.
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| Emerald
| Jirachi is said to make wishes come true. While it sleeps, a tough crystalline shell envelops the body to protect it from enemies.
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| FireRed
| It is said to make any wish come true. It is only awake for only seven days out of a thousand years.
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| LeafGreen
| It is said to make any wish come true. It is only awake for only seven days out of a thousand years.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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| Pearl
| It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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| Platinum
| It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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Game locations
In side games
In events
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Jirachi is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
None.
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the anime, it is one of the few Pokémon who can speak telepathically.
- Jirachi and Manaphy have never been given an in-game location. As well, they were both stars in a Pokémon movie where they bonded with Max and May, respectively.
- Jirachi stars in the movie in which Groudon made its first movie appearance, while Manaphy is the star Pokémon in a later movie in which Kyogre made its first movie appearance.
- Jirachi's Generation III sprites show its true eye opened and blue streamers. However, in its Diamond and Pearl sprites, its true eye is closed and its streamers are teal instead of blue.
- Jirachi is the fastest Steel-type Pokémon, with a base speed of 100.
- Jirachi is the only Pokémon with Serene Grace as its single ability.
- Jirachi, other than Smeargle and Arceus when not holding the Draco Plate, is the only non-Dragon-type Pokémon legitimately able to know the move Draco Meteor.
Origin
Jirachi's design and ability of granting wishes probably refer to the habit of "wishing upon a star", so that the wish will come true. Considering its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes, it is also possible that it was inspired by Arabic myths about genies, or djinn. In some myths, imprisoned genies would grant wishes to the person who released them. The tags of paper on its head are a reference toward Tanabata.
Name origin
Jirachi gets its name from желать zhelatʹ, which is Russian for "to desire". It could also be from the Japanese word 幸 sachi, which means wish, happiness, or fortune. It also may have gotten its name from the Biblical term, "Jireh," which means provider.
In other languages
Related Articles
External links
- Wish, the fanlisting for Jirachi
Notes
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Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Jirachi images on Bulbagarden Archives.
