Competitive Information for Jirachi [Diamond/Pearl]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Jirachi is a spectacular Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Jirachi show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Jirachi's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Wish
- Iron Head
- Fire Punch
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Popular/Trending)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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 health points 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.
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ 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).
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 meant 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 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).
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's designed 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.
♦ 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).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
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's designed 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 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).
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is 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.
♦ 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 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: 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, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
Optimize Jirachi's EVs for Diamond/Pearl
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