Jirachi (Pokémon)

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Jirachi (Japanese: ジラーチ Jirachi) is a dual-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Jirachi is a small, white, humanoid . It has short, stubby legs and comparatively longer arms. There are flaps on the underside of its arms, which give the impression of long sleeves. On its belly is a curved seam, which conceals a third, yellow eye with a cyan pupil, known as its "true eye". Additionally, Jirachi has a normal pair of ovalish eyes on its face, with small, blue triangular markings underneath. On its head is a large, yellow structure with three points extending outward: one from the top and one on either side. On each point is a teal tag, known as a "wish tag". A rounded extension hangs from either side of the yellow structure, framing Jirachi's face. Two yellow streamers flow from Jirachi's back, resembling comet tails.
Jirachi hibernates for most of its life, awakening for seven days every thousand years. It can be also awakened if sung to by a voice of purity. While it sleeps, a tough, crystalline shell envelops its body to protect it from enemies. However, it is still capable of fighting while asleep when its shell is not enough to protect it, as seen in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. During the short periods when it is awake, Jirachi is said to grant wishes. However, in the Jirachi: Wish Maker, Jirachi cannot create an object that is desired from a wish. Instead, it teleports the desired object to the person that made the wish. By contrast, in the episode Searching for a Wish!, it displays the ability to grant wishes without the use of teleportation. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Jirachi will only grant wishes when its true eye is opened. Additionally, it can only grant three wishes every thousand years, which are written on each of its three wish tags. In this canon, Jirachi is shown being able to create artificial Pokémon through its wishes, animating a mass of seawater in the shape of a . Jirachi's power is similarly exploited in the movie to create a monstrous Groudon. The movie further reveals that Jirachi's awakening is linked to the appearance of the Millennium Comet and that its third eye has the ability to absorb the energy Jirachi needs for hibernation. It is said that Jirachi's ability to grant wishes also gives it great attack power, as seen when it creates to blast its target. Although it is extremely rare, Jirachi can be found in the .
Jirachi is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
File:The Eye of Truth.png|'s "true eye" open
File:Jirachi crystal form.png|Jirachi enveloped by a tough, crystalline shell
==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 pinball game.
* : Jirachi is the final boss of the Special Episode Bidoof's Wish.
* : Jirachi is the astronomer of the Expedition Society and a self-proclaimed genius, capable of fixing the Pokémon Nexus. He mentions to have been born in Star Cave, the location where Jirachi could be found in Explorers of Sky.
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===Held items===
When receiving a Jirachi from Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc or Pokémon Channel, it will be holding one of the following Berries.
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===Stats===
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===Learnset===
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====By ====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Jirachi: Wish Maker
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Jirachi (Nintendo Promo 21)
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In , Jirachi can be obtained by completing the Special Research, A Thousand-Year Slumber.
When attempting to catch Jirachi in Pokémon Go, several Pokémon can be seen singing in the background. Jirachi is one of very few Pokémon, like Meloetta, with a unique catch environment in Pokémon Go.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Jirachi (M06)=====
Jirachi debuted in a major role in Jirachi: Wish Maker. It was revealed to only awaken during the week of the Millennium Comet, where it would search for a partner to be its friend, with the honor in the movie going to Max. However, by the end of the movie, Jirachi went back to sleep, much to Max's sadness.
=====Other=====
Jirachi made its animated series debut in Searching for a Wish!. A young girl named Gemma had been in pursuit of Jirachi, since she wanted it to grant her wish to restore her valley to the vibrant land it once was. Jirachi was initially shy towards her, but in the end, it warmed up to her and granted her wish before falling asleep again.
In Pikachu, What's This Key?, a Jirachi was one of the Mythical Pokémon visited by and his friends, courtesy of 's keys.
====Minor appearances====
A Jirachi appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Jirachi appeared in PK14.
In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, a Jirachi was seen levitating over a .
A Jirachi appeared in the ending credits in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.
A Jirachi appeared in a fantasy in Time After Time!.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Jirachi briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
Jirachi appeared in , where it fulfilled the same role as in the movie of the same name.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Jirachi appeared in PMDP29.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Jirachi played a major role in the , first appearing in You Need to Chill Out, Regice. Awakening for seven days at the , it was sought after by the villainous Guile Hideout in order to fulfill his evil desires.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Jirachi appears as a rare Pokémon in its first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series. The chance of it appearing is 1 in 493 (the amount of Pokémon in the Generation IV National Pokédex). Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items before 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, , which causes light to rain down from the heavens to do tremendous damage, is especially powerful. 
===Super Smash Bros. for Wii U===
Jirachi appears as a trophy.
====Trophy information====
Since Jirachi is only awake for seven days every one thousand years, it's an even bigger sleeper than Snorlax! It can't just be sleeping the whole time, though. It's probably hard at work deep in the land of dreams, strengthening its ability to grant people's wishes. If it detects danger while asleep, it can fight without even waking up!
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Jirachi appears as a .
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Team Aqua leader Archie uses Jirachi's power to create a Kyogre monster, whereas in the movie Jirachi: Wish Maker, former Team Magma member Butler uses Jirachi's power to create a Groudon monster.
* Jirachi was the first Mythical Pokémon to have a signature move.
* Jirachi was the first Pokémon to be distributed via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Previously, only the event items needed to obtain had been distributed via Wi-Fi.
* Jirachi is the only Generation III Pokémon that cannot be obtained in any of the Hoenn-based games without an event.
* Jirachi is the only pre-Generation IV or Mythical Pokémon that has not been featured in any of the Ranger games.
* Although Jirachi is gender unknown in the core series games, it is referred to as male in .
* Jirachi was originally only available as in Generation III due to a set of bugs, wherein Jirachi obtained via Pokémon Channel or the North American version of the Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc were not intended by the developers to be obtainable as shiny, but were possible to obtain as shiny regardless.
** Despite being legitimately obtainable in Generation III, Jirachi were previously locked out of Generation VI's Wi-Fi features prior to an update, and were also blocked from entering Pokémon Bank until after the 2014 Tanabata Shiny Jirachi event was released in Generation VI; this makes Jirachi the only Pokémon to have undergone this kind of issue.
===Origin===
Jirachi appears to be based on the concept of "wishing upon a star" - the practice of making a while observing s in the night sky. Its pointed head is shaped like a literal , and its may be a reference to s. The tags of paper on its head resemble 短冊 tanzaku, strips of paper on which wishes are written during the Japanese festival たなばた , also known as the Star Festival. The fact that it is awake for only 7 days may be a reference to how the festival always takes place on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. Its thousand-year sleep followed by a short period of consciousness may be a reference to s, most of which are visible from Earth only once in a lifetime, and the two long streamers attached to its body resemble a .
Its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes may also be inspired by Arabic myths about the , also known as genies. In some folk tales such as , imprisoned genies would grant wishes to the person who released them. The eye on Jirachi's belly might be a reference to the which is believed to provide perception beyond ordinary sight fitting its .
====Name origin====
Jirachi may be derived from желать zhelatʹ (Russian for to wish). It may also involve or 幸 sachi (Japanese for fortune).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Jirachi (M06)
* Jirachi (Adventures)
* Expedition Society
* Mythical Pokémon
==External links==
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