Astrayshi (Pokémon)

This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Astrayshi.

**Astrayshi** (Japanese: **アズリエシ** *Astrayshi*) is a Celestial/Bug Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation AN-II.

It does not Evolve into anything, though using an N-Asterizer on it will allow Necrozma to fuse with it.

It is the game mascot of Pokémon Starlight, appearing on the title screen.

It is part of the Starship Trio, along with Dustorona and Cruisible.

## Biology

Astrayshi is a large, magenta Pokémon resembling a moth. Its head is magenta with a gray-purple segment stretching from the eyes to the chin, and it has a small white orb on the top. The arms of this Pokémon are long and dark blue, with the arm itself resembling a sleeve while the hand is stubby. The chest is magenta with a darker belly and two purple segments just behind the wingcaps. The wingcaps fade from purple at the base to cyan at the tip and cover the entire backside of the wing as well as part of the front side; the wing itself is midnight blue. Astrayshi has two stubby legs, and its body ends in a large white orb. From the tail orb as well as the back of Astrayshi's head, blue spines called "comettails" fan out - two from the orb on the head and from the back of the head, and nine from the tail orb. Around the eyes, on the sleeves, and on the blue wings are small points of light.

Astrayshi is known as the "Wandering Outworlder." It travels the stars, and is said to be searching for its own home, helping those it meets along the way. Its wing pattern changes to reflect the view of the stars around it.

## Game data

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

## Trivia

* Astrayshi is the only Legendary Pokémon to become a game mascot in a generation after its introduction.
	+ It and Eevee are the only Pokémon to become a game mascot in a generation after its introduction.
	+ Additionally, Astrayshi is quite weak for a principal Legendary of any game, being the third weakest Legendary game mascot of the series, with both Legendary Pokémon that are weaker than Astrayshi being either largely unrelated to the main story (Suicune) or part of a game that already has a game mascot (Urshifu).
		- Overall, Astrayshi is the seventh weakest game mascot of the entire series, with the aforementioned Suicune and Urshifu, along with every Generation I mascot, being weaker than Astrayshi.
* Despite being similar to the Pokémon that make up the Light trio, Astrayshi is not a member. This is because it does not have a base stat total of 680 in any form, nor does it have a signature Z-Move, traits which the members of the Light trio share.
* Astrayshi is the only Bug-type Legendary Pokémon, excluding Arceus holding the Insect Plate and Silvally holding the Bug Memory.

### Origin

Astrayshi is based loosely on the luna moth, as well as constellations, imaginary formations of stars that divide up the night sky into some 88 objects. These are useful for seafaring navigation, as they can be used to determine which direction one is going in when the sun is not up. In particular, Astrayshi seems to take inspiration from the Little Dipper, a part of the Ursa Minor constellation whose tip, Polaris, always points to the north, making it especially useful. From the side especially, Astrayshi's shape is similar to the shape of this mini-constellation.

#### Name origin

Astrayshi's name is a combination of *astral* or *astris* (the Latin word for star), *stray* and *hoshi* (Japanese for star). Its name may also come from *constellation*.