Jirachi
National Pokédex Rayquaza - Jirachi (#385) - Deoxys Hoenn Pokédex Rayquaza - Jirachi (#201) - Deoxys
Japanese name	Jirachi
Stage	Basic
Evolves from	None
Evolves into	None
Generation	Third
Species	Wish Pokémon
Type	Steel / Psychic
Height	1 ft (0.3 m)
Weight	2.4 lb (1.084 kg)
Ability	Serene Grace

Jirachi (ジラーチ, Jirāchi^?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Image File history File links From Pokémon Forever This image is from the Pokémon series of cartoons or video games, and the copyright for it is owned by Pokémon USA, Inc. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Rayquaza ) is a mythical creature from the Pokémon franchise. ... Deoxys , pronounced //) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Hoenn map The Hoenn Pokédex Hoenn (pronounced Hoe-en and spelled Hōen in Japan) is a last name and is also a region in the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games. ... Rayquaza ) is a mythical creature from the Pokémon franchise. ... Deoxys , pronounced //) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This chart shows the evolution chains of all 391 fictional Pokémon characters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Type Chart Pokémon types represent the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon. ... Type Chart Pokémon types represent the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon. ... Type Chart Pokémon types represent the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... It has been suggested that Pokérus be merged into this article or section. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ... A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A Chinese bamboo book, in a collection at the University of California, Riverside. ... Various trading cards A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as Pokémon. ...

It first appeared with the release of the Nintendo games Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire in early 2003, and it is listed as the 385th Pokémon in the games' National Pokédex. Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Jirachi is a Japanized form of the pronunciation of желать (zhelat' ), meaning "to wish" in Russian. It is a magical sprite, or fairy, with the power to grant wishes to anyone who finds it. It has a friendly and somewhat playful nature similar to other Legendary Pokémon Celebi and Mew. Celebi ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Mew ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Biology

Jirachi appears to be a small sprite with a star-shaped "hat" upon its primarily white body, seemingly achieving the motif of a "star child." It has blue paper-like tags hanging from the three protuding ends of its hat, and it has a closed line on its stomach. The flesh of Jirachi, as well as its hat, feels smooth-yet-hard, almost like metal. This Pokémon originates in the Japanese legend of Tanabata and genies. In geometry, a star polygon is a complex, equilateral equiangular polygon, so named for its starlike appearance, created by connecting one vertex of a simple, regular, n-sided polygon to another, non-adjacent vertex and continuing the process until the original vertex is reached again. ... People dressed in yukata at Tanabata Tanabata ), meaning Seven Evenings) is a Japanese star festival, derived from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi. ... Ancient Assyrian stone relief of a genie. ...

Jirachi is a seemingly magical creature that capable of wielding telepathic and telekinetic powers, able to levitate and float at will, and able to communicate with those around it through psychic vibrations configured to sound like English sentences (compare with Mewtwo and Lucario). It can also grant wishes like a genie, made possible by an apparently cosmic power within its body, though the mechanics of this ability are mostly left to speculation. Most intriguing of all is the line across its stomach area, which has been revealed to be a literal third eye while shut and dormant. This third eye, which appears to be very different from the two eyes on its head, is apparently the funnel for the cosmic power noted above, and is not used for natural sight. Telepathy from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the supposed ability to communicate information from one mind to another, and is one form of extra-sensory perception or anomalous cognition. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, by a force without physical contact. ... Mewtwo ) is one of the 493 Pokémon fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Ancient Assyrian stone relief of a genie. ...

The video games' account of Jirachi's mythological connotations and life cycle differs quite a bit from the anime. In the games, Jirachi hibernates within a crystalline "cocoon" made of a very hard substance, so as to protect its body from harm. Whenever the cocoon is threatened, particularly from a potential foe Pokémon, Jirachi's cocoon acts on its own accord and "fights" the opponent with magic defensive powers, all without Jirachi awakening inside. The Pokémon is said to awaken from its deep sleep every 1000 years. However, the term "awaken" is used here to signify a more complicated process that is heralded when its cocoon vanishes and its true body is revealed, but it still has not stirred. In this state, any person that has found it can write his or her wishes down on the paper-like tags on Jirachi's star points. Then, to awaken the Pokémon, the person must sing to it in a pure voice. Once the creature has awakened, it has the sole goal of granting the wishes written on the tags, just as the genie of Arabian mythology takes its master's wish as its command. Upon fulfilling them, it returns to hibernation in a newly-formed cocoon, waiting for the next thousand years for its next master's wish. This article is about a system of myths. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Cocoon has a number of meanings. ... Arabian mythology is the ancient beliefs of the Arabs. ...

In the video games

Jirachi possesses the attributes of a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon (the only others who have these types are Beldum, Metang, and Metagross, and more recently Domirror and Dōtakun), and it has a unique and unusual special attack Doom Desire (a set-damage Steel-type move with an Attack power of 120 and an Accuracy of 85% that hits a foe two turns after use, making Doom Desire a powered-up version of the Psychic-type move Future Sight). Like its fellow promotional legendary Pokémon Mew and Celebi, each of its base stats are 100, making it quite a menace in battle as opposed to most non-legendary species. Fans usually relate Jirachi and other Psychic legendary Pokémon as a good pair for double battles. Type Chart Pokémon types represent the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon. ... Type Chart Pokémon types represent the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon. ... Beldum (ダンバル Dummber in Japanese, Tanhel in German and Terhal in French) is a fictional Pokémon of the Steel/Psychic-type. ... Metang (メタング Metang in Japanese, also called Metang in French and German) is a fictional species of Pokémon, originally introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. ... Metagross (Metagross メタグロス Metagurosu in Japanese, also called Metagross in German and Metalosse in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ... Domirror ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Dōtakun ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Jirachi is the third promotional legendary Pokémon to fall under the "small and cute, but powerful" category, with the other two being Gold, Silver, & Crystal's Celebi and Red, Blue, & Yellow's Mew -- and after that, Diamond and Pearl's Manaphy and Sheimi. Celebi ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Mew ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Manaphy , Manaphy) is a recently released character in the Pokémon franchise. ... Sheimi Sheimi in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Jirachi also appears as a boss in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team ) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team ) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. ...

Obtaining Jirachi

Currently, one can obtain Jirachi through one of several different ways. One can go to a Pokémon Center in New York City, Osaka, Tokyo, or any of the additional centers in Japan. In each of these locations, a special machine transfers a randomly selected Pokémon with a 1 in 1000 chance of receiving Jirachi. Recently, the Pokémon Centers have restricted use of the machines to special events - most recently at the New York Pokémon Center. A screen shot of a Pokémon Center in the video game Pokémon Emerald Within the fictional Pokémon World, Pokémon Centers are special places where Pokémon Trainers take their Pokémon to be healed free of charge. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ...   , literally Eastern capital) is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ...

If players had pre-ordered the game Pokémon Colosseum by 9 February 2004, they received a bonus disc that then allowed them to download Jirachi into their Pokémon Ruby or Pokémon Sapphire game carts. You could also get a UK version of pokemon channel. Downloading Jirachi from this disc is also one of several ways to fix the berry glitch in Ruby and Sapphire. A pre-order incentive, also known as a pre-order bonus, is marketing tactic whereby a retailer or manufacturer/publisher of an entertainment product (usually a book or video game) encourages buyers to reserve a copy of the product at the store prior to its release. ... Pokémon Colosseum is the first GameCube incarnation of the Pokémon video game franchise. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ...

Even if it's unobtainable, strangely, the catch rate of Jirachi is three, unlike Celebi, Mew, Manaphy, and Sheimi, who have catch rates of forty-five. It might be because there have been sayings that the player can capture Jirachi by going to the Mossdeep City space center and flying to the "moon".

In Europe and Australia, Jirachi comes included with Pokémon Channel, and players can download it to the game after completing Channel. The Berry Fix mentioned above also comes included here. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

One can alternatively obtain this Pokémon by use of a Gameshark or Action Replay. GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game enhancers and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows based computers. ... Action Replay cartridge for Amiga 500. ...

In the anime

Jirachi Wishmaker

Jirachi Wishmaker

As Jirachi occurs exceedingly rarely in the Pokémon world, the fan community, even devotees, know very little about it. It has starred in the 6th Pokémon Movie, Jirachi Wishmaker, where it will wake up from the long sleep to which the Pokédex definition alludes. However, contrary to the Pokédex definition, one does not write wishes on the tags attached to its head. The movie, in a way, represents a race against time, as the Japanese title (Wishing Star of the Seven Nights) may insinuate, since there's only seven nights for Jirachi to be awake. It is during the course of these seven nights that the antagonist, the magician Butler, seeks the innate powers of Jirachi to achieve his own wish: the creation of a Groudon. However, possibly due to how he forced the necessary energy out of Jirachi using an energy extraction machine, the Groudon he creates with it is an anomaly of evil, with hardly any relation to the true Groudon. Image File history File links Pokemon_Jirachi. ... Image File history File links Pokemon_Jirachi. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Groudon ) is one of 493 fictional species of the Pokémon franchise. ...

Jirachi's True eye when opened

The movie reveals about half-way through that the "line" on Jirachi's belly actually opens as a third eye on rare occasions. In the movie, this eye is used to absorb the cosmic energy of the Millennium Comet in order to fuel the forest sanctuary of Forina, where Jirachi hibernated. This third eye is referred to by the characters in the movie as "Jirachi's True Eye." Jirachi evidently does not use it to see, but perhaps the True Eye is able to see things on a more cosmic, subtle scale. It is a mystery as to what secrets the eye still holds. Wikipedia exclusive. ... Wikipedia exclusive. ...

In the trading card game

Jirachi in the trading card game

Jirachi is similar to Celebi in the fact that it has made more mainstream appearances than Mew. It has appeared multiple times in Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions: Image File history File links Jirachi. ... Image File history File links Jirachi. ... This article is about the card game. ...

• EX Team Aqua vs Team Magma (Psychic-type)(#97/95)
• EX Hidden Legends (as a dual Psychic/Steel-type)(#008/101)
• EX Deoxys (Steel-type)(#009/107)
• EX Crystal Guardians (as Jirachi EX, a Psychic-type)(#094/100)

Jirachi also appeared as a Psychic-type promotional card that was packed in with the American DVD release of the sixth Pokémon movie, Jirachi Wish Maker.

Perhaps its most popular release was in the EX Deoxys expansion. It is used in many competitive matches to help get their strategies in motion. Additionally, when the strategy is set, one can play a certain card to switch it with another basic Pokémon in their deck. Much to the delight of players under the "Pokémon Organized Play" system, Jirachi and its set, EX Deoxys, will be legal in the Deoxys-On format.

References

• Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Books

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Jirachi as a species.
• Jirachi’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke Pokédex entry
• Smogon Pokédex entry
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Jirachi Previously hosted by Wikibooks