Farigiraf (Pokémon)

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Farigiraf (Japanese: リキキリン Rikikirin) is a dual-type introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves from when leveled up while knowing .
==Biology==
Farigiraf is a quadrupedal giraffine Pokémon. Its body is primarily orange with a long, brown neck and topside, yellow underside and lower legs, and black cloven hooves. Its main head has a yellow blaze on top, two yellow with bulbous tips, white eyes with black eyelashes and irises, pink upper eyelids, dark brown spots around its eyes, and a round, pink nose. This head is covered by Farigiraf's tail head, which has moved forward, hardened, and fused with its main head as it evolves from . The tail head is dark brown with a black face, yellow eyes, sharp white teeth, and four ossicone-like antennae with bulbous tips. There are four orange spots on the front of Farigiraf's neck, and seven dark brown spots circling around where its neck meets its body. It has a row of eight dark brown and yellow spikes running down its spine. Since its tail head had migrated to its neck, Farigiraf lacks a visible tail.
Farigiraf's two brains are connected through thick nerves, allowing it to increase its psychic energy and unleash psychic waves through its antennae. The increased psychic power is 10 times stronger than that of Girafarig. When Farigiraf uses its psychic powers, the eyes on its tail head glow a bright green. Farigiraf is always observing its surroundings and its brains can instantly detect danger. However, its body sometimes cannot react as quickly.
Farigiraf's thick, sturdy tail head serves as both offense and defense for the inner head. When attacking, Farigiraf closes its tail head before using its long neck for a brutal physical attack. This neck attack is powerful enough to destroy both stone and steel beams.Farigiraf — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website
Farigiraf and its pre-evolved form are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . Farigiraf is also the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Farigiraf evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
====Minor appearances====
In Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End, the image of a Farigiraf appeared on the cover of a monthly issue of found by Dot in the Naranja Academy library.
Farigiraf made its physical debut in HZ076.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Farigiraf debuted in Speeding! Paldea's Prince of Speed!!, under the ownership of Jacq.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Like its pre-evolved form , Farigiraf's name is a , though not in Japanese.
** They are two of five Pokémon whose English names are palindromic, with the other three being , , and .
* Farigiraf shares many similarities with .
** They are both Pokémon.
** They both have as a Hidden Ability.
** They both are evolutions of Generation II Pokémon, those being Girafarig for Farigiraf and for Wyrdeer respectively.
** They are both based on , with Farigiraf being a and Wyrdeer being a .
** They both debuted in games released in 2022, with Wyrdeer first appearing in and Farigiraf first appearing in .
===Origin===
Farigiraf appears to be based on a . It also shares traits with the or the , which are four-horned prehistoric relatives of the giraffe — fossils of Decennatherium have only ever been discovered in .Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database(November 2, 2017). "Spanish scientists discover primitive four-horned giraffe." The Local Spain. The way its old tail surrounds its head resembles the hood of a or costume.
====Name origin====
Farigiraf is an inversion of Girafarig.
Rikikirin may be derived from 力 riki (power) and 麒麟 kirin (giraffe) with the name being an of キリンリキ Kirinriki (Girafarig). It not being a palindrome may reflect that Farigiraf’s tail now surrounds its head.
==In other languages==
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