Jirachi (Adventures)

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Jirachi
セジラーチJirachi

Jirachi


Debuts in	You Need to Chill Out, Regice


Caught in	A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II


Caught at	Battle Dome rooftop


Gender	Gender unknown


Ability	Serene Grace


Released in	The Final Battle IX

Current location	Space



This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Jirachi (Japanese:ジラーチJirachi) is aMythical Pokémon that grants wishes to people and was awake from July 1st to July 7th during theEmerald arc.

History

Background

One thousand years prior to theEmerald arc, Jirachi fell into a deep sleep after granting three wishes to humans.

Emerald arc

Professor Oak studied a report with detailed information about the Wish Pokémon and deciphered when and where Jirachi would wake up. Professor Oak callsScott to tell him that the place where he would build theBattle Frontier is where Jirachi would awaken next. Professor Oak sendsEmerald to capture the Wish Pokémon. As ofJust My Luck...Shuckle, Jirachi was set to wake up for seven days and started falling to theplanet like a shooting star.

Jirachi first appeared inYou Need to Chill Out, Regice, appearing above theBattle Pyramid duringEmerald's battle againstBrandon. It soon disappears after being noticed by Brandon,Latios, andLatias, and Emerald.After the battle Emerald explains to theFrontier Brains that Jirachi can grant any wish and that capturing the Wish Pokémon is his true objective for challenging the Battle Frontier.

InSkirting Around Surskit I, Emerald and the Frontier Brains soon arrive at theArtisan Cave, where Emerald finds Jirachi sleeping. Jirachi awakens and unfolds itself, releasing a blindingflash of light. Emerald consults withCrystal on which type ofPoké Ball to use and kicks aTimer Ball at Jirachi. Right before the Timer Ball connects with the Wish Pokémon it is sliced in half byGuile Hideout's sword. Jirachi attempts to flees, with Emerald chasing after it. Emerald then sends outBonee andMonlee and has Monlee useMach Punch to prevent Jirachi from moving by threatening to attack with his super fast punches. While Monlee keeps Jirachi distracted, Bonee whips out a pair of nunchaku made of bones. Bonee throws the nunchaku, which spin around Jirachi and binds its body, while not hurting it in the process. With Jirachi tied up, Emerald throws aLuxury Ball and aims for the line on Jirachi's stomach, as that is where its most vital energy might be. The Ball connects but couldn't shut due to Guile'sSurskit'sPsybeam and was then destroyed by Guile's sword. Before Guile can capture Jirachi it escapes from the cave, leaving it with four more days awake.

InA Cheeky Charizard Change-Up II,Noland reveals that he has found a way to track Jirachi by using the security cameras around the Battle Frontier to look for a flash of light Jirachi gives off when using Wish. Soon after this, Jirachi uses Wish on top of theBattle Dome's roof. Guile makes it to the roof first and captures Jirachi in a Poké Ball, with the Frontier Brains helpless to stop him. Guildethen flees to the top ofBattle Tower to have Jirachi grant his wish.

Once there, Guild attempts to have his wish granted but is unable to figure out what is needed to have Jirachi obey him. InThe Final Battle I,Archie steals the report that Professor Oak wrote about Jirachi from Noland. Realizing what he was missing, he has his Surskit force Jirachi's "true eye" open and makes his wish. Words form on Jirachi's wish tag, signifying that it granted Archie's wish. Suddenly, the water outside the Battle Frontier shoots into the air and begins taking shape, turning into a gigantic, monstrousKyogre-shaped creature that towers the entire Battle Frontier. Archie reveals that his wish was to create a sea monster that will devour everything in its path.

Jirachi returning to space in its crystal shell

After his wish has been granted, Archie tosses Jirachi to the side since it's too weak to be used in battle against thePokédex holders. Emerald saves it from the chaos of the battle and the Pokédex holders agree that he should use a wish to unpetrify theKanto Pokédex holders andSilver. Emerald makes his wish, but has trouble getting Jirachi's third eye to open. After Emerald accepts his feelings towards Pokémon, Jirachi opens its third eye for him and grants his second wish, unpetrifying the Kanto Pokédex holders and Silver.

Once realizing that Jirachi can grant more wishes, Archie takes back Jirachi and has it useDoom Desire againstEmerald's Dusclops. With the delay on the attack,Poli pushesDusclops out of the way and takes the damage from the move.After Archie is defeated, his body disappears and Jirachi isreleased.

InEpilogue, Scott revealed that he used Jirachi's final wish, wishing for many visitors to come to the opening day of the Battle Frontier. Jirachi is then seen floating towards the sky, preparing for its next thousand-year sleep.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Jirachi appears in a flashback inWith a Little Help From Hitmonchan, where Crystal recalls her encounter with the Wish Pokémon.

Personality and characteristics

Jirachi is a cheerful Pokémon and is often seen smiling when around people and other Pokémon. It is loyal to itsTrainer but will still allow anyone to make a wish. If Jirachi grants all of its wishes, it will go back to sleep for a thousand years. Jirachi will only grant wishes when its true eye is open, which can be achieved by force, or by gaining Jirachi's trust, asArchie andEmerald did respectively. The wishes it granted will be written on its wish tags until it wakes up a thousand years later. When it returns to hybernation, it surrounds itself in a tough crystal shell to protect itself from attacks.