Fairy (type)

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The **Fairy type** (Japanese: **フェアリータイプ** *Fairy type*) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Fairy-type Pokémon include Gym Leader Valerie of Laverre City, Trial Captain Mina of Poni Island, and Lillie.

The Fairy type was introduced in Generation VI. As well as introducing new Template:OBP with the Fairy type, 22 Pokémon and three moves were changed to be of the Fairy type.

## Characteristics

### Defense

The Pokémon of this type have the highest average Template:Stat of all types.

### Offense

Fairy attacks are resisted by {{Poison}}, but Poison is weak to {{Psychic}}-type moves, which Fairy Pokémon are frequently able to learn. Additionally, all three of the types that resist Fairy are weak to {{Ground}}, making Fairy and Ground a strong attacking combination.

Fairy-type Pokémon, on average, have the lowest physical Attack of all Pokémon.

### Contest properties

In Contests, Fairy-type moves are typically Template:OBP and Template:OBP moves. None of them are considered Template:OBP or Template:OBP moves.

## Pokémon

As of Generation VII, there are 50 Fairy-type Pokémon or 6.2% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Fairy-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and Alola Forms), making it the third rarest type, tying with {{Dragon}}, only behind {{Ice}} and {{Ghost}}.

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#### Primary Fairy-type Pokémon

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## Moves

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## Abilities

### Interacting with the Fairy type

A Pokémon with Template:A, Template:A, Template:A, Template:A, or Template:A will become a Fairy-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Fairy-type move, uses a Fairy-type move, is sent out against a Fairy-type opponent, is holding a Fairy Memory, or is holding a Pixie Plate or Fairium Z.

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### Exclusive Abilities

Only Fairy-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

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## In the TCG

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Introduced in the Template:TCG set, Fairy-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Template:TCG with resistances to Template:TCG. Fairy-type Pokémon can be strong against Template:TCG, whilst no Pokémon can resist this type.

## Trivia

* More Pokémon were changed to Fairy than either of the other types added since Generation I (the other two being {{Dark}} and {{Steel}} in Generation II), with 22. Also, more moves were changed to Fairy, with three. All three of them were Status moves introduced in Generation II and were previously Template:Type.
	+ It is also the only one out of the three types to completely change the types of Pokémon from previous generations, changing several previously pure Normal-type Pokémon, such as Template:P, to pure Fairy.
* The Fairy type is the only type without any Pokémon with gender differences.
* Every type that resists Fairy also resists {{Grass}} and {{Bug}} and is weak to {{Ground}}.
	+ The types that resist Fairy are the three types with the most resistances.
* The Fairy-type is one of the two types that Template:M cannot become, the other being the Template:Type.
	+ This, combined with the lack of any Fairy-type moves in Template:P's and Template:P's movesets, prevents all Pokémon that naturally have Template:A from becoming Fairy-type using it (although Kecleon can become Fairy-type with its other Ability, Template:A).
* The Fairy type has the fewest physical moves of all types.
* Template:M is the only Fairy-type move that is available via a TM.
	+ No Fairy-type moves are available via Move Tutors.

## In other languages

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de:Fee
es:Tipo hada
fr:Fée (type)
it:Folletto
ja:フェアリー
zh:妖精（属性）