Jirachi (Pokémon)

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

**Jirachi** (Japanese: **ジラーチ** *Jirachi*) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic 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 Pokémon. 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 eye, known as its "true" eye. Additionally, Jirachi has a normal pair of circular 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 extensive periods, forming a protective crystalline shell as it sleeps. However, it is still capable of fighting while asleep if it is in danger. It awakens for seven days every thousand years, but can also waken if sung to by a voice of purity. During the short periods when it is awake, Jirachi is said to grant wishes. However, in the anime, Jirachi cannot create an object that is desired from a wish. Instead, it teleports the desired object to the person that made the wish. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Jirachi's wishes are granted by writing on the three tags located on its head. Due to only having three tags, Jirachi can only grant three wishes. The anime further reveals that Jirachi's awakening is linked to the Millennium Comet and that its third eye has the ability to absorb the energy Jirachi needs for hibernation. Although it is extremely rare, Jirachi can be found in the mountains. Jirachi is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Doom Desire.

## 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.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Jirachi is the final boss of the Special Episode Bidoof's Wish.
* Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Jirachi is the astronomer of the Expedition Society and is 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.

### Held items

 Colosseum | Salac Berry Salac Berry (50%)
 Events\* | Salac Berry Salac Berry (50%)
  Petaya Berry (50%)
  Petaya Berry (50%)
  Liechi Berry (100%)
  Starf Berry (100%)
 Star Piece Star Piece (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

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

### Learnset

#### By breeding

 * Moves marked with an asterisk (\*) must be chain bred onto Jirachi in Generation VIII
* Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
* Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Jirachi in that game.
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Jirachi
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Jirachi
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

## Trivia

* In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Team Aqua leader Archie uses Jirachi's power to create a Kyogre monster, whereas in the anime movie *Jirachi: Wish Maker*, former Team Magma member Butler uses Jirachi's power to create a Groudon monster.
* Jirachi was the first Pokémon to be distributed via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Previously, only the event items needed to obtain Pokémon 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 Legendary or Mythical Pokémon that has not been featured in any of the Ranger games.
* Although Jirachi is genderless in the main games, it is referred to as male in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
* Despite being legitimately obtainable in earlier games, Shiny Jirachi were previously locked out of Generation VI's Wi-Fi features prior to an update; this makes Jirachi the only Pokémon to have undergone this kind of issue.

### Origin

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Jirachi appears to be based on the concept of "wishing upon a star" - the practice of making a wish while observing meteors in the night sky. Its pointed head is shaped like a literal star, and its Steel-type may be a reference to iron meteorites. 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 *Tanabata*, 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 comets, most of which are visible from Earth only once in a lifetime, and the two long streamers attached to its body resemble a comet tail.

Its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes may also be inspired by Arabic myths about the *jinn*, also known as *genies*. In some folk tales such as Aladdin, imprisoned genies would grant wishes to the person who released them.

#### Name origin

Jirachi may be derived from *jinn*, יִרְאֶה *jireh* (Hebrew for *provider*), or желать *zhelat'* (Russian for *wish*) and 幸 *sachi* (Japanese for *happiness* or *good fortune*).

## Related articles

* Jirachi (M06)
* Jirachi (Adventures)
* Expedition Society
* Mythical Pokémon