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==Diet== | ==Diet== | ||
{{main|Pokémon food}} | |||
=In the anime= | =In the anime= | ||
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* Jirachi shares similarities with the Beanstar from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', they both can only be awoken when sung to with a voice of purity, and both grant wishes. | * Jirachi shares similarities with the Beanstar from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', they both can only be awoken when sung to with a voice of purity, and both grant wishes. | ||
* In the anime, it is one of the few Pokémon who can talk. | * In the anime, it is one of the few Pokémon who can talk. | ||
* Jirachi and {{p|Manaphy}} are the only [[legendary Pokémon]] to have never been given an in-game location. As well, they were both stars in a [[Pokémon movie]] where they bonded with [[Max]] and | * Jirachi and {{p|Manaphy}} are the only [[legendary Pokémon]] to have never been given an in-game location. As well, they were both stars in a [[Pokémon movie]] where they bonded with [[Max]] and {{an|May}}, respectively. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Jirachi's design and ability of granting wishes probably refer to the habit of "wishing upon a star", so that your wish come true. Considering its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes, it is also possible that it was inspired by Arabic myths about | Jirachi's design and ability of granting wishes probably refer to the habit of "wishing upon a star", so that your wish come true. Considering its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes, it is also possible that it was inspired by Arabic myths about {{wp|genie}}s, or djinn. In some myths, imprisoned genies would grant wishes to the person who released them. The tags of paper on its head are a reference toward {{wp|Tanabata}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Jirachi gets its name from желать ''zhelatʹ'', which is Russian for "to desire". | Jirachi gets its name from желать ''zhelatʹ'', which is Russian for "to desire". | ||