Jirachi (Pokémon)

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Jirachi ジラーチ Jirachi
Artwork from R/S/E
Types	Steel/Psychic
Species	Wish Pokémon
National Dex	#385
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#201
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R—
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	2.4 lbs. (1.1kg)
Ability	Serene Grace
Egg group	No eggs
Time to hatch	30,720 steps
Effort yield	3 HP
Exp. yield	215 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Yellow
Catch rate	3
Footprint
Body style
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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. 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. It is also capable of some Electric and Grass attacks.

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

Mountain Pokémon

In the anime, Jirachi hibernates in Forina.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Jirachi in the anime

Jirachi's only 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. It is interesting to note that Jirachi appears to be a masculine Pokémon referred to as "he" in the English dub. It is referred as "she" in the Brazilian Portuguese dub. Jirachi is also in the opening sequence of 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, Guille Hideout managed to capture Jirachi first. Jirachi is supposed to be captured to revive the five petrified 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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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. Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Jirachi's case, the items are stickers.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
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.
	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.
	Emerald	Jirachi is said to make wishes come true. While it sleeps, a tough crystalline shell envelops the body to protect it from enemies.
	FireRed	It is said to make any wish come true. It is only awake for only seven days out of a thousand years.
	LeafGreen	It is said to make any wish come true. It is only awake for only seven days out of a thousand years.
IV	Diamond	It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
	Pearl	It is said to use its power to fulfill any wish within the 7 days it awakens every 1000 years.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
III	Ruby	Sapphire	One	Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc (US) Pokémon Channel (EU)
	Emerald		None	Trade
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		None	Trade
IV	Diamond	Pearl	None	Pal Park
	Platinum		None	Pal Park
	Pal Park			Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Camp Starlight (Sunday)
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Ruins Slot Machine
Pokémon Trozei!	Random Agent Cards Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Wish Cave (99F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Final Maze (B23F)

Base stats

HP:	100
Attack:	100
Defense:	100
SpAtk:	100
SpDef:	100
Speed:	100

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Ground : 2× Fire : 2×	Normal : ½× Flying : ½× Rock : ½× Steel : ½× Grass : ½× Psychic : ¼× Ice : ½× Dragon : ½×	Poison : 0×	Fighting : 1× Bug : 1× Ghost : 1× Water : 1× Electric : 1× Dark : 1×

Learnset

Jirachi is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Wish	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
Start	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25	Smart	3 `♥♥♥`
5	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
10	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
15	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	1 `♥`
20	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
25	Refresh	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Cute	0
30	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
35	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
40	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
45	Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
50	Healing Wish	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
55	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	80	90%	15	Smart	2 `♥♥`
60	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20	Cool	0
65	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	130	100%	5	Cute	0
70	Doom Desire	Steel	Special	120	85%	5	Cool	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	0
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—%	25	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM48	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	0
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	100%	10	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 `♥`
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	5	Beauty	1 `♥`
TM67	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	0
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	100%	10	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	0
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	0
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—%	5	Cute	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Jirachi cannot breed or inherit any moves.

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40	Cute	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	DynamicPunch	Fighting	Physical	100	50%	5	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	100%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
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, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 99.9%	Friend Area: Mt. Moonview
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Wishes can always come true! You mustn't ever give up!
26%-50% HP	Oh, no! My health is all the way down to half!
1%-25% HP	I'm sorry... I might return to sleep...
Level Up	Yes! I leveled up! Your wishes should come true!

Evolution

Does not evolve
Base form

Jirachi

Steel Psychic

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
I	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
II	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back


IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 385.png
			Image:Spr 4p 385 s.png

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

Trivia

Jirachi shares similarities with the Beanstar from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, they both can only be awoken when sung to with a voice of purity, and both grant wishes.
In the anime, it is one of the few Pokémon who can talk.
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 appearence, while Manaphy is the star Pokémon in a later movie in which Kyogre made its first movie appearence.
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.

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.

In other languages

German: Jirachi
French: Jirachi
Korean: 지라치 Jirachi

External links

Article on Wikipedia
Wish, the fanlisting for Jirachi

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