Competitive Information for Jirachi [Ruby/Sapphire]
Steel / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Jirachi is a decent Steel and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Jirachi when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Jirachi can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Jirachi's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Band
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 44 Atk / 68 Def / 148 SpD
Moveset:
- Calm Mind
- Protect
- Toxic
- Wish / Body Slam
Double Wall Jirachi (Popular/Trending)
Jirachi is a legendary Double Wall. It's meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jirachi last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Jirachi's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jirachi this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Leftovers / Choice Band
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 224 Def / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Calm Mind / Calm Mind
- Protect
- Protect
- Wish / Wish
Physical Wall Jirachi (Popular/Trending)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jirachi last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Jirachi's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Jirachi's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jirachi this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jirachi this turn).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: King's Rock / Silk Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Mud-Slap
- Wish
Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
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Item: King's Rock
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch / Icy Wind
Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jirachi? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: King's Rock / Silk Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Mud-Slap
- Wish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Serene Grace, Jirachi's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
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Item: King's Rock
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Icy Wind / Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Fire Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Jirachi (Serene Grace)
Jirachi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Jirachi
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Serene grace + Item: King's rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Psychic
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunderbolt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Confusion
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Icy Wind
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Shadow Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Water Pulse
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Jirachi's stats
- Calm Mind
- Cosmic Power
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Jirachi
- Body Slam
- Calm Mind
- Fire Punch
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Hidden Power Grass
- Ice Punch
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
- Thunder
- Toxic
- Wish
Common Effort Values for Jirachi in Ruby and Sapphire
- Sassy Nature ( 248/44/68/0/148/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/224/0/0/32/ )
- Optimize Jirachi's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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