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No. 981 · National Pokédex

Farigiraf

リキキリン · Rikikirin
⚪ Normal 🔮 Psychic
Height
3.2 m
Weight
160.0 kg
Category
Long Neck Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Farigiraf
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Farigiraf

Types
Normal Psychic
Weaknesses
×2 Bug, Dark Table
Resistances
×½ Psychic · immune: Ghost
Evolution
Girafarig → Farigiraf
Shiny
Shiny FarigirafAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 520 · top stat: HP (120) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
Champions · Doubles: tier A, No. 11
Other Names
Farigiraf in French · リキキリン, Rikikirin in Japanese · Farigiraf in German All Languages

📋Overview

Farigiraf is a Normal and Psychic-type Pokémon, No. 981 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Long Neck Pokémon. Height: 3.2 m, weight: 160 kg.

Farigiraf evolves from Girafarig and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Cud Chew and Armor Tail. Hidden Ability: Sap Sipper. Farigiraf is weak to Bug and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Farigiraf takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#981
National Pokédex
Category
Long Neck Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
120
255
Attack
90
255
Defense
70
255
Special Attack
110
255
Special Defense
70
255
Speed
60
255
Total
520
Min HP (Lv. 100)
350
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
444
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Normal / Psychic). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types
Bug
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 14 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Psychic
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ghost
×0

✨Abilities

Cud Chew
Ability 1
When the Pokémon eats a Berry, it will regurgitate that Berry at the end of the next turn and eat it one more time.
Armor Tail
Ability 2
The mysterious tail covering the Pokémon's head makes opponents unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.
Sap Sipper

🌱Farigiraf Evolution

Girafarig
#203
Girafarig
Normal Psychic
Evolution →
Farigiraf
#981
Farigiraf
Normal Psychic

🔮Farigiraf Forms and Shiny

Farigiraf
Standard Form
Normal · Psychic
Shiny Availability
Shiny Farigiraf
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Farigiraf Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Power Swap
Psychic Stat
—
—
10
1
Guard Swap
Psychic Stat
—
—
10
1
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
5
Confusion
Psychic Spec.
100%
50
25
10
Assurance
Dark Phys.
100%
60
10
14
Stomp
Normal Phys.
100%
65
20
19
Psybeam
Psychic Spec.
100%
65
20
23
Agility
Psychic Stat
—
—
30
28
Double Hit
Normal Phys.
90%
35
10
32
Twin Beam
Psychic Spec.
100%
40
10
37
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
41
Baton Pass
Normal Stat
—
—
40
46
Nasty Plot
Dark Stat
—
—
20
50
Psychic
Psychic Spec.
100%
90
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Farigiraf

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists
ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 3.3% · Position #51

📱Farigiraf in Pokémon GO

Farigiraf in Pokémon GO Not yet released
  • 2,850Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,629Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Farigiraf →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“Now that the brain waves from the head and tail are synced up, the psychic power of this Pokémon is 10 times stronger than Girafarig’s.”
Violet
“The hardened head from the tail protects the head of the main body as Farigiraf whips its long neck around to headbutt enemies.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Farigiraf
🇬🇧 English
Farigiraf
🇯🇵 漢字
リキキリン
🇯🇵 Kana
リキキリン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Rikikirin
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Farigiraf
🇪🇸 Español
Farigiraf
🇮🇹 Italiano
Farigiraf
🇰🇷 한국어
키키링
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
奇麒麟
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
奇麒麟
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Long-Cou
🇬🇧 EN
Long Neck Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
くびながポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Langhals

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Farigiraf

What type is Farigiraf?

Farigiraf is a Normal and Psychic-type Pokémon.

Can Farigiraf still evolve?

Farigiraf is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Girafarig, it does not evolve further.

What are Farigiraf's weaknesses?

Farigiraf is weak to Bug and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Farigiraf takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

What is Farigiraf's Hidden Ability?

Farigiraf's Hidden Ability is Sap Sipper. Its regular Abilities are Cud Chew and Armor Tail.

Is Farigiraf available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Farigiraf is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Farigiraf is ranked tier A (No. 11).