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, it has a normal pair of circular eyes on its face, with small, blue triangular markings underneath. On its head is a large, yellow structure ressembling a star. On each point is a blue 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 this Pokémon'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.
In the anime
Major appearances
Jirachi debuted in a major role in Jirachi: Wish Maker. It was shown to only awaken during the week of the Millennium Comet, where it would search for a partner to be its friend, with the honor in the movie going to Max. However, Butler wanted to use Jirachi's powers to awaken Groudon. When Butler gained control of Jirachi, he forced it to use its power, inadvertently creating a fake Groudon that would devour everything in sight with its liquid-like tentacles. With the help of Butler, Max, and Ash, Jirachi managed to destroy the fake Groudon with Doom Desire. It then went back to sleep, much to Max's sadness.
Other
Jirachi made its main series debut in Searching for a Wish!. A young girl named Gemma had been in pursuit of Jirachi, since she wanted it to grant her wish to restore her valley to the vibrant land it once was. Jirachi was initially shy towards her, but in the end, it warmed up to her and granted her wish before turning into an Egg.
A Jirachi appeared in Pikachu, What's This Key?. It was one of the Mythical Pokémon visited by Pikachu and his friends, courtesy of Klefki's keys.
Minor appearances
A Jirachi had a very brief cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Jirachi appeared in PK14.
A Jirachi made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, where it was seen levitating over a Groudon.
A Jirachi made a cameo appearance in the ending credits in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW132
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Jirachi
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Ash's Pokédex
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Jirachi, the Wish Pokémon. Reputed to have the power to grant wishes, Jirachi only awakens for seven days every thousand years.
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In the manga
In the movie adaptations
- Main article: Jirachi (M06)
Jirachi appears in Jirachi: Wish Maker.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Jirachi is the featured legend of the Emerald arc, first appearing in You Need to Chill Out, Regice. The seven days Jirachi was awake coincided with the seven days of preview events for the Battle Frontier before it officially opened. Emerald was dispatched to the Battle Frontier by Professor Oak to capture Jirachi, because Oak knew that Jirachi was but one way to reverse the event that turned five of his Pokédex Holders into stone. Jirachi officially debuted in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle, where it evaded capture attempts by Emerald and Guile Hideout, another character that was after Jirachi.
As the Emerald chapter progressed, the Frontier Brains discovered that Battle Frontier's owner Scott had known about Professor Oak's research on Jirachi, and wanted to reserve one of Jirachi's three wish tags for himself. In A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II, Guile Hideout captured Jirachi before any of the Frontier Brains were able to track it down. Guile then advanced to the top of the Battle Tower, and after finding out how to get Jirachi to listen to one's wish, used the first wish tag to summon a powerful sea monster that would submerge the Battle Frontier. Guile then discarded Jirachi, thinking that it was no longer of use. This gave Emerald the chance to make the wish that would de-petrify the five Pokédex Holders, as instructed by Gold. However, it didn't appear to work.
After Emerald re-evaluated his relationship with Pokémon in The Final Battle VI, Jirachi finally listened to his wish and de-petrified the five Pokédex Holders. This intrigued Guile, who took Jirachi back and commanded its Doom Desire in an attempt to eliminate the Pokédex Holders and use the final wish tag. However, Guile was eventually defeated, and the sea monster that he summoned was destroyed by a combination of the "ultimate attacks" that all the Pokédex Holders' starter Pokémon had learned. In Epilogue, Scott made the wish he had reserved: to attract at least a hundred thousand visitors to the Battle Frontier on its opening day. Emerald expressed his gratitude and bid farewell to Jirachi as it returned to its thousand-year slumber.
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Spoilers end here.
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In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Jirachi appeared in PMDP29.
In the TCGOther appearances
Jirachi appears as a rare Poké Ball Pokémon in its first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series. The chance of it appearing is 1 in 493 (the amount of Pokémon in the Generation IV National Pokédex). Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Jirachi's case, the items are stickers.
Trophy information
A Wish Pokémon. It's said to awaken for seven days once every thousand years, with the ability to grant any wish asked of it. It is truly a Pokémon of which dreams are made. In combat it uses its wish power to attack. Its attack, Doom Desire, which causes light to rain down from the heavens to do tremendous damage, is especially powerful.
Jirachi appears as a trophy.
Trophy information
Since Jirachi is only awake for seven days every one thousand years, it's an even bigger sleeper than Snorlax! It can't just be sleeping the whole time, though. It's probably hard at work deep in the land of dreams, strengthening its ability to grant people's wishes. If it detects danger while asleep, it can fight without even waking up!
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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A legend states that Jirachi will make true any wish that is written on the notes attached to head when it awakens. If this Pokémon senses danger, it will fight without awakening.
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Sapphire
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Jirachi will awaken from its sleep of a thousand years if you sing to it in a voice of purity. It is said to make true any wish that people desire.
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Emerald
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Jirachi is said to make wishes come true. While it sleeps, a tough crystalline shell envelops the body to protect it from enemies.
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FireRed
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It is said to make any wish come true. It is only awake for only seven days out of a thousand years.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Generations have believed that any wish written on a note on its head will come true when it awakens.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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White
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Black 2
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It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Generations have believed that any wish written on a note on its head will come true when it awakens.
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Y
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It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
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Omega Ruby
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A legend states that Jirachi will make true any wish that is written on notes attached to its head when it awakens. If this Pokémon senses danger, it will fight without awakening.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Jirachi will awaken from its sleep of a thousand years if you sing to it in a voice of purity. It is said to make true any wish that people desire.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
Games
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Event
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Language/Region
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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RS
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Wishing Star Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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5
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June 1 to August 24, 2003
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RSFRLG
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2004 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan and Taiwan
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5
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July 1 to 7, 2004; July 17 to August 15, 2004
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RSEFRLG
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2005 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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5
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July 17 to August 21, 2005
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RSEFRLG
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2006 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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5
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June 30 to July 10, 2006
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RSEFRLG
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PokéPark Jirachi
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Japanese
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Taiwan
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30
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July 24 to 31, 2006 August 23 to 30, 2006
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DP
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2007 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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5
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July 1 to 22, 2007
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DP
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2008 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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5
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August 18 to 31, 2008
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DPPt
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Nintendo Zone Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan Wi-Fi
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5
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June 19 to July 17, 2009
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DPPt
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Nintendo of Korea Jirachi
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Korean
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South Korea
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5
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January 30 to 31, 2010
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DPPt
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GameStop Jirachi
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English
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United States
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5
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February 27 to March 13, 2010
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DPPt
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Latin America Jirachi
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English
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Latin America
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5
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February 27 to March 14, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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English
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Australia
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5
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June 3 to 13, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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English
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Wi-Fi
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5
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June 26 to July 16, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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French
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Wi-Fi
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5
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June 26 to July 16, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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German
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Wi-Fi
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5
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June 26 to July 16, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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Italian
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Wi-Fi
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5
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June 26 to July 16, 2010
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DPPtHGSS
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Summer 2010 Jirachi
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Spanish
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Wi-Fi
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5
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June 26 to July 16, 2010
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BWB2W2
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Decolora Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan Wi-Fi
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50
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July 1 to 31, 2013
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BWB2W2
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Character Fair Jirachi
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Korean
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South Korea
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50
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July 17 to 21, 2013
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BWB2W2
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2013 Tanabata Jirachi
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Japanese
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Japan
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50
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August 1 to 31, 2013
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BWB2W2
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Chilseok Jirachi
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Korean
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Wi-Fi
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50
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August 1 to 31, 2013
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XY
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2014 Tanabata Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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10
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August 1 to 31, 2014
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XY
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Wishing Star Jirachi
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Korean region
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Online
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5
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August 5 to September 14, 2014
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XYORAS
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Pokémon Center Jirachi
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Japanese region
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Online
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15
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December 1, 2014 to May 28, 2015
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XYORAS
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Pokémon Center Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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15
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December 14, 2014
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XYORAS
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2015 Tanabata Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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100
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July 18 to August 16, 2015
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XYORAS
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Nintendo Hong Kong Jirachi
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Japanese region
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Online
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25
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December 12, 2015 to January 31, 2016
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XYORAS
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Nintendo Hong Kong Jirachi
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PAL region
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Online
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25
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December 12, 2015 to January 31, 2016
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XYORAS
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Nintendo Hong Kong Jirachi
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Taiwanese region
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Online
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25
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December 12, 2015 to January 31, 2016
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XYORAS
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Pokémon 20th Anniversary Jirachi
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American region
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Online
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100
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April 1 to 24, 2016
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XYORAS
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Pokémon 20th Anniversary Jirachi
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PAL region
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Online
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100
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April 1 to 24, 2016
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XYORAS
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2016 Tanabata Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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100
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August 1 to 31, 2016
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SM
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2017 Tanabata Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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15
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August 6 to 13, 2017
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SMUSUM
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2018 Tanabata Jirachi
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All
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Japan
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15
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August 1 to 31, 2018
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In-game events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 600
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Jirachi in Generation VII
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Jirachi can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Jirachi cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Battle Trozei
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Attack Power:
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★★★★★
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Power of Six
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Increases the damage dealt by matching six Pokémon.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Jirachi's design and ability of granting wishes probably refer to the habit of "wishing upon a star", so that the wish will come true. Considering its humanoid appearance and ability to grant wishes, it is also possible that it was inspired by Arabic myths about genies, 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 the paper strips (短冊, tanzaku) written on Tanabata.
Name origin
Jirachi is derived from желать zhelatʹ (Russian for wish). It may also involve 幸 sachi (wish, happiness, or fortune).
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