How To Get Jirachi Into Pokémon Sword & Shield
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Jirachi is one of the Mythical Pokémon that can get into Sword & Shield, but trading will be difficult.
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Jirachi, the Mythical Wish Pokémon of Gen III. It plays the Mew role for the Ruby & Sapphire series of games, meaning that it’s a cutie with strange powers and extreme rarity. Trainers would have to had attended some kind of special event to get a Jirachi sent to their game. There’s no way to catch one in the wild. If trainers want to have one in Sword & Shield, they’re going to have to wish for a generous trade (or use Pokémon Home).
Transferring Jirachi From Older Games
If you’re one of the lucky few who participated in an event that gave away Jirachi, then the wish Pokémon should be sitting in one of your GBA, DS, or 3DS games. If you want to bring it to the Nintendo Switch, you’ll need the assistance of two apps. First is Pokémon Bank, a 3DS cloud storage app that lets players store Pokémon for $5 a year.
Jirachi events have happened several times over the years, so the first step is to find which game you have Jirachi in. If it’s in a GBA or DS game, which covers Ruby/Sapphire up to Black 2/White 2, then you’ll need to transfer it to Pokémon Bank using a separate 3DS app called Poké Transporter. This app is free and exists solely to take Pokémon from the 2D Pokémon games and put them into Bank.
If your Jirachi is in the X/Y or Sun/Moon series, then it can just be put directly into Pokémon Bank. After the transfer, keep Pokémon Bank on.
Next you need Pokémon Home, a newer cloud storage app that’s meant to eventually replace Pokémon Bank. It costs $16 a year on mobile/Switch, and can connect to Bank to facilitate mass migration from the 3DS games. Home will have you put a long code into the 3DS, giving you the ability to transfer Jirachi from Bank to Home. Once Jirachi is in Pokémon Home, it can be moved from the cloud into the player’s Sword/Shield storage box.
Jirachi Can’t Be Traded On GTS
Pokémon Home has a function called the GTS that lets players from all over the world request Pokémon trades. Sadly, Jirachi’s Mythical status blocks it from being traded over the GTS. If someone attended multiple Jirachi events and wants to trade you one, they’ll need to do it directly via Friend Trade.
Transfer From Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO players have had the opportunity to capture a single Jirachi. There are eventual plans to allow Pokémon GO-to-Home transfers, but it’s not active yet.
Evolutions & Forms
Jirachi does not evolve, Gigantamax, or have any alternate forms.
What Jirachi Does In Battle
The key to using Jirachi successfully in battle is its Ability, Serene Grace. This gives Jirachi double the chance to inflict an effect on certain moves. That means you’ll want Jirachi to have moves that can paralyze, burn, or make the target flinch. Jirachi will become a hazard to opponents as they struggle to even get an attack off through the constant hinderance.
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