Fairy (type)
- Fairy redirects here. For the Egg Group, see Fairy (Egg Group).
The Fairy type (Japanese: フェアリータイプ Fairy type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Fairy-type Pokémon include the Gym Leader Valerie of Laverre City.
The Fairy type was introduced in Generation VI. As well as introducing new Pokémon with the Fairy type, 22 Pokémon were changed to Fairy types.
Statistical averages
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Battle properties
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Characteristics
Defense
As it was created to balance the competitive play in Generation VI, the Fairy-type is considered to be one of the best defensive types, along with the Steel-type. As such, it is considered to be an anti-metagame type, having traits that no other is capable of offering - a key resistance to the powerful Fighting types, as well as the Dark and Bug types, granting resistances to overused moves like Close Combat, Knock Off and U-turn. Most of all, it also has a useful immunity to Dragon-type moves. Its only weaknesses are to Poison and Steel, both of which were rarely used offensively prior to its introduction.
Since the Pokémon of this type tend to have a high Special Defense, they excel at the role of being a special wall, further strengthened by the fact that there are few powerful special attackers among Steel and Poison types.
Fairy type Pokémon also tend to have a below average Defense stat, though there are some exceptions, such as Mawile, Carbink and Togekiss.
Offense
Fairy is quite strong on offense as well. It is super-effective against Dragon, Fighting, and Dark, all of which previously had two weaknesses. It is resisted by Fire, Poison, and Steel types. Most Fire types struggle defensively and cannot hit Fairy types super effectively in return, making Poison and Steel-types the only true threats against them, even if the former is weak to Psychic-type moves, common among Fairy Pokémon. Additionally, all three of those types are weak to Ground, making a Fairy and Ground a viable attack combination to use. Fairy also pairs well with Ghost and Dark, with the former combination being resisted only by Litleo and Pyroar and the latter being resisted only by Mawile and Klefki.
Despite having numerous advantages, the Fairy type is a balanced one due to the lack of particularly powerful Fairy-type moves, being somewhat weak statistically and having a disadvantageous match-up against the Poison and Steel-type, two of the best defensive types in the series. Also, since Fairy types typically have Special Attack and Special Defense, but relatively low Defense and Speed stats, they have advantageous match-ups against most special attackers, but poor ones against physical attackers, overall.
Contest properties
In Contests, Fairy-type moves are typically Beautiful moves. None of them are considered Cool or Tough moves.
Pokémon
As of Generation VI, there are 37 Fairy-type Pokémon, or 5.1% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it the third rarest Pokémon type, behind Ghost and Ice.
Pure Fairy-type Pokémon
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Half Fairy-type Pokémon
Primary Fairy-type Pokémon
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Moves
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| VI | Aromatic Mist | Status | Beautiful | — | —% | 20 (max 32) |
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The user raises the Sp. Def stat of ally Pokémon with a mysterious aroma. | |||||||||
| VI | Baby-Doll Eyes | Status | Cute | — | 100% | 30 (max 48) |
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The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers its Attack stat. This move always goes first. | |||||||||
| II | Charm | Status | Cute | — | 100% | 20 (max 32) |
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The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers its Attack stat. | |||||||||
| VI | Crafty Shield | Status | Clever | — | —% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage. | |||||||||
| VI | Dazzling Gleam | Special | Beautiful | 80 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. | |||||||||
| VI | Disarming Voice | Special | Cute | 40 | —% | 15 (max 24) |
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Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. | |||||||||
| VI | Draining Kiss | Special | Cute | 50 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user's HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target. | |||||||||
| VI | Fairy Lock | Status | Clever | — | —% | 10 (max 16) |
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By locking down the battlefield, the user keeps all Pokémon from fleeing during the next turn. | |||||||||
| VI | Fairy Wind | Special | Beautiful | 40 | 100% | 30 (max 48) |
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The user stirs up a fairy wind and strikes the target with it. | |||||||||
| VI | Flower Shield | Status | Beautiful | — | —% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user raises the Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon in battle with a mysterious power. | |||||||||
| VI | Geomancy | Status | Beautiful | — | —% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user absorbs energy and sharply raises its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats on the next turn. | |||||||||
| VI | Light of Ruin | Special | Beautiful | 140 | 90% | 5 (max 8) |
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Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user quite a lot. | |||||||||
| VI | Misty Terrain | Status | Beautiful | — | —% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user covers the ground under everyone's feet with mist for five turns. This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions. | |||||||||
| VI | Moonblast | Special | Beautiful | 95 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat. | |||||||||
| II | Moonlight | Status | Beautiful | — | —% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather. | |||||||||
| VI | Play Rough | Physical | Cute | 90 | 90% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target's Attack stat. | |||||||||
| II | Sweet Kiss | Status | Cute | — | 75% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user kisses the target with a sweet, angelic cuteness that causes confusion. | |||||||||
| All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left. | |||||||||||||||||
Abilities
Interacting with Fairy-type
User of Color Change will be changed into Fairy-type after it is hit with a Fairy-type move. Protean will change its user into Fairy-type when it uses a Fairy-type move. When a Pokémon with Multitype holds a Pixie Plate, it will become a Fairy-type Pokémon. When a Pokémon with Imposter is sent out and its opposite opponent is Fairy-type, it will transform into that Pokémon and turn into Fairy-type.
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| VI | Fairy Aura | Powers up each Pokémon's Fairy-type moves. |
| VI | Pixilate | Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
Exclusive Abilities
Only Fairy-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.
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| VI | Pixilate | Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
Trivia
- 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 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.
- Every type that resists Fairy also resists Grass and Bug.
- The Fairy-type is one of the two types that Hidden Power cannot become, the other being the Normal-type.
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