Competitive Information for Jirachi [Black/White]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
LatiosPolitoedGarchompLandorus-TherianDragoniteMagnezoneKyurem-BlackTentacruelCelebiStarmie
Jirachi is an interesting Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Jirachi out in the 5th generation battlefield. Jirachi's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 40 Def / 40 SpA / 56 SpD / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder
- Icy Wind
- Stealth Rock
- Wish / Substitute
Special Wall Jirachi (Popular/Trending)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jirachi last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. Choice Scarf will increase Jirachi's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Jirachi's max hp is restored).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Jirachi takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 236 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder
- Icy Wind
- Stealth Rock / Stealth Rock
- Wish / Wish
Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Popular/Trending)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jirachi last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Choice Scarf will increase Jirachi's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Jirachi's max hp is restored).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Jirachi's max hp is restored).
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Jirachi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Jirachi's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Draco Meteor). Life Orb boosts the power of Jirachi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special 140-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Jirachi's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Thunder
Jirachi Support (Rain Sweep Jirachi)
Jirachi is a legendary Support. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jirachi last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled. Jirachi's the primary sweeper of my team. Being able to create 101 sub's is a blessing, letting the wishmaker come in and set up on either Chansey or Blissey. Appreciating the rain from Politoed, Jirachi enjoys the 60% paralysis rate, as well as being able to deal with special walls in the form of Psyshock. The EV Spread gives Jirachi the most overall bulk, while being able to maintain a 328 speed.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Jirachi's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Jirachi takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Thunder is a special 120-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze. can't miss in rain).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
LatiosPolitoedGarchompLandorus-TherianDragoniteMagnezoneKyurem-BlackTentacruelCelebiStarmie
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Jirachi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Jirachi's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Draco Meteor). Life Orb boosts the power of Jirachi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special 140-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Jirachi's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Jirachi learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Jirachi can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Jirachi
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Confusion
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Energy Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Flash Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Follow Me, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
Optimize Jirachi's EVs for Black/White
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