Is Jirachi Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Event-only in RS. Steel/Psychic with AbilitySerene Grace doubling secondary effect chances. 600 BST with balanced stats. If you have one, Serene Grace makes every move with a secondary effect twice as likely to trigger. For most RS players, an empty dex entry.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Jirachi resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Jirachi resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Trade
Jirachi cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- LV 20PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- LV 35NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 40PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- LV 50SteelDoom DesirePower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
How to Get Jirachi in Ruby & Sapphire
Jirachi was never catchable in normal play. It came from a Pokemon Colosseum bonus disc distribution, so the only way into Ruby or Sapphire is transferring an event copy. No in-game encounter exists.
Jirachi is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Jirachi in Ruby & Sapphire
A National Dex entry only, Jirachi yields a shiny just from an event distribution or a trade from a game that carries it. See every game where Shiny Jirachi can be hunted
WISHMKR Jirachi via US Colosseum Bonus Disc (OT: WISHMKR, ID: 20043). 9/65536 seeds produce shiny (~1/7281 odds). Also: CHANNEL Jirachi via PAL Pokemon Channel (OT: CHANNEL, ID: 40122). 116,000+ shiny spreads due to transfer bug. Both R/S only.
Shiny Jirachi Evolution
Does Not EvolveJirachi Weakness
Fire and Ground moves hit Jirachi for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Jirachi's overall bulk (100/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Jirachi Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Jirachi
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Earthquake 2x51-60% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x100-118%KO Earthquake 2x66-77% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x76-90% Dig 2x21-25% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Flygon builds →Earthquake 2x66-77% Fire Blast 2x43-51% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x81-96% Fire Blast 2x28-33% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
 Claydol GroundPsychic | B | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x25-30% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x62-73% Fire Blast 2x28-33% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Jirachi Evolutions
Mythical Pokemon don't breed, and Jirachi is no exception. This Steel/Psychic type sits at 600 stats with no chain to speak of. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Jirachi Best Moveset
Doubled secondary effects through AbilitySerene Grace make MoveIron Head flinch at 60% and MoveBody Slam paralyze at 60%. 100 base in every stat with Steel/Psychic resisting nine types. MoveCalm Mind for special boosting and MoveWish for team healing. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Flinch and paralysis rates from one of the best defensive typings.
Best Build
Jirachi best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Fire Punch
- Wish
- Calm Mind
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Jirachi. TMs unlock Normal and Flying coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Doom Desire and Future Sight into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
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.
Game Availability
Jirachi first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 titles. Mythical distribution means event-only access in most games, making it one of the harder Pokemon to collect.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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