Competitive Information for Jirachi [Diamond/Pearl]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
This Pokemon's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Jirachi? These builds are optimized for Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Diamond/Pearl metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Unveil the power of Jirachi, a cool Pokémon known for its Steel and Psychic typing! Jirachi is a common Pokémon to see in the DP metagame. Its only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground. Discover Jirachi's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Body Slam
- Iron Head
- Fire Punch
- U-turn
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts 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 life 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.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Jirachi switches out after damaging the target).
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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
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 1/3 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).
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Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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.
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Jirachi? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Diamond/Pearl metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 1/3 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).
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Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Icy Wind
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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.
♦ 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).
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Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Jirachi is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. 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 1/3 recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Jirachi can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Jirachi.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Jirachi can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Jirachi
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Ability: Serene grace + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Icy Wind
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Confusion
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Energy Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Flash Cannon
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Iron Head
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Psychic
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Shadow Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Signal Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunderbolt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Water Pulse
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Zen Headbutt
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Jirachi's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Jirachi
- Body Slam
- Calm Mind
- Fire Punch
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Ground
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Substitute
- Thunder
- Thunder Punch
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Trick
- U-turn
- Wish
Common Effort Values for Jirachi in Diamond and Pearl
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/72/0/152/32/ )
- Optimize Jirachi's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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