Fairy (type)

*Fairy redirects here. For the Egg Group, see Fairy (Egg Group).*

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The **Fairy type** (Japanese: **フェアリータイプ** *Fairy type*) is one of the eighteen types.

The Fairy type was introduced in Generation VI. As well as introducing new Pokémon 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.

The Fairy type is also immune to {{Dragon}}-type damage.

### 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 Template:Pkmns, Fairy-type moves are typically Beautiful and Cute moves. None of them are considered Cool or Tough moves.

## Pokémon

As of Generation VIII, there are 59 Fairy-type Pokémon or 6.6% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Fairy-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions, and regional forms), making it the third rarest type, only behind {{Ghost}} and {{Ice}}.

### Half Fairy-type Pokémon

#### 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, 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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## Notable Fairy-type Trainers

Main pages: Category:Fairy-type Trainers and Category:Fairy-type Trainers

## In the TCG

Main article: Fairy (TCG)
Fairy formerly had its own energy type, which was introduced in the Template:TCG set. Fairy-type Pokémon in the TCG were generally weak to Template:TCG with a resistance to Template:TCG. Fairy-type Pokémon were strong against Template:TCG, while no Pokémon could resist this type.

Starting with Template:TCG, the Fairy type is no longer supported in the TCG, and Fairy-type Pokémon were reassigned to Template:TCG.

## Trivia

* Generation VI introduced the most Fairy-type Pokémon of any generation, with 37. Generation VIII introduced the fewest Fairy-type Pokémon since the type was created, with nine.
* Generation VI introduced the most Fairy-type moves of any generation, with 14. Generation VII and Generation VIII introduced the fewest Fairy-type moves since the type was created, each with seven.
* 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 Normal-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 Snubbull, 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 Normal-type.
	+ This, combined with the lack of any Fairy-type moves in Kecleon's and Greninja'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, or by using Template:M on Template:M.).
* The Fairy type has the fewest physical moves of all types, at two.
* The Fairy type is the only type to have a Gem that has never been officially released.
* Fairy type moves have the least held items that boost their power, with the Pixie Plate being the only one to have ever been officially released.

## 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）