Fairy (type)

Fairy redirects here. For the Egg Group, see Fairy (Egg Group).

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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The Fairy type (Japanese: フェアリータイプ Fairy type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Fairy-type Pokémon include Valerie of Laverre City.

The Fairy type was introduced in Generation VI. As well as introducing new Pokémon with the Fairy type, 22 Pokémon were changed to Fairy types.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 68.91
Attack: 54.21
Defense: 62.65
Sp.Atk: 69.71
Sp.Def: 76.59
Speed: 52.76
Total: 384.82

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 81.41
Attack: 71.94
Defense: 79.53
Sp.Atk: 88.53
Sp.Def: 94.71
Speed: 69.24
Total: 485.35

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×

Characteristics

Defense

The Fairy type is widely considered to be one of the best defensive types in the game, along with Steel. It has a key resistance to the powerful Fighting types, as well as the Dark and Bug types, which means resistance to Knock Off and U-turn. Most of all, it also has a useful immunity to Dragon-type moves. Its only weaknesses are to Poison and Steel, both of which are rarely used offensively.

Offense

Fairy is very strong on offense as well. It is super-effective against Dragon, Fighting, and Dark, all of which were otherwise great types defensively. Though resisted by Fire, Poison, and Steel, Fire types still struggle defensively, Poison types are statistically weak, and Steel types struggle offensively. Additionally, all three of those types are weak to Ground, making a Fairy and Ground attacking combination effective. Fairy also pairs well with Ghost and Dark, with both combinations being resisted by only two Pokémon.

Pokémon

As of Generation VI, there are 37 Fairy-type Pokémon, or 5.1% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it the third rarest Pokémon type, behind Ghost and Ice.

Pure Fairy-type Pokémon

# Pokémon 035 Clefairy* 036 Clefable* 173 Cleffa* 175 Togepi* 209 Snubbull* 210 Granbull* 669 Flabébé 670 Floette 671 Florges 682 Spritzee 683 Aromatisse 684 Swirlix 685 Slurpuff 700 Sylveon 716 Xerneas

Half Fairy-type Pokémon

Primary Fairy-type Pokémon

# Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 176 Togetic* Fairy Flying 468 Togekiss* Fairy Flying

Secondary Fairy-type Pokémon

# Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 039 Jigglypuff* Normal Fairy 040 Wigglytuff* Normal Fairy 122 Mr. Mime* Psychic Fairy 174 Igglybuff* Normal Fairy 183 Marill* Water Fairy 184 Azumarill* Water Fairy 280 Ralts* Psychic Fairy 281 Kirlia* Psychic Fairy 282 Gardevoir* Psychic Fairy 282 Mega Gardevoir Psychic Fairy 298 Azurill* Normal Fairy 303 Mawile* Steel Fairy 303 Mega Mawile Steel Fairy 334 Mega Altaria Dragon Fairy 439 Mime Jr.* Psychic Fairy 531 Mega Audino Normal Fairy 546 Cottonee* Grass Fairy 547 Whimsicott* Grass Fairy 702 Dedenne Electric Fairy 703 Carbink Rock Fairy 707 Klefki Steel Fairy 719 Diancie Rock Fairy 719 Mega Diancie Rock Fairy

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
VI	Aromatic Mist	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	1 Ally	The user raises the Sp. Def stat of ally Pokémon with a mysterious aroma.
VI	Baby-Doll Eyes	Status	Cute	000—	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers its Attack stat. This move always goes first.
II	Charm	Status	Cute	000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers its Attack stat.
VI	Crafty Shield	Status	Smart	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Your Party	The user protects itself and its allies from status moves with a mysterious power. This does not stop moves that do damage.
VI	Dazzling Gleam	Special	Beauty	08080	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
VI	Disarming Voice	Special	Cute	04040	000—%	1515 (max 24)	Many Others	Letting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
VI	Draining Kiss	Special	Cute	05050	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user's HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target.
VI	Fairy Lock	Status	Smart	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	All	By locking down the battlefield, the user keeps all Pokémon from fleeing during the next turn.
VI	Fairy Wind	Special	Beauty	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user stirs up a fairy wind and strikes the target with it.
VI	Flower Shield	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	All	The user raises the Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon in battle with a mysterious power.
VI	Geomancy	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	The user absorbs energy and sharply raises its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats on the next turn.
VI	Misty Terrain	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	All	The user covers the ground under everyone's feet with mist for five turns. This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions.
VI	Moonblast	Special	Beauty	09595	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat.
II	Moonlight	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
VI	Play Rough	Physical	Cute	09090	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user plays rough with the target and attacks it. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
II	Sweet Kiss	Status	Cute	000—	07575%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user kisses the target with a sweet, angelic cuteness that causes confusion.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Abilities

Interacting with Fairy-type

User of Color Change will be changed into Fairy-type after it is hit with a Fairy-type move. Protean will change its user into Fairy-type when it uses a Fairy-type move. When a Pokémon with Multitype holds a Pixie Plate, it will become a Fairy-type Pokémon. When a Pokémon with Imposter is sent out and its opposite opponent is Fairy-type, it will transform into that Pokémon and turn into Fairy-type.

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Fairy Aura	Powers up each Pokémon's Fairy-type moves.
VI	Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Only Fairy-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Trivia

• More Pokémon were changed to Fairy than either of the other types added since Generation I (the other two being Dark and Steel in Generation II), with 22. Also, more moves were changed to Fairy, with three. All three of them were introduced in Generation II and were previously Normal-type.
  • It is also the only one out of the three types to completely change the types of Pokémon from previous generations, changing several previously pure Normal-type Pokémon, such as Snubbull, to pure Fairy.
• The types that resist Fairy (Poison, Steel, and Fire) are weak to Ground; however, some type combinations such as Fire/Flying, Poison/Flying, and Steel/Flying resist both because of the Flying type's immunity to Ground.
  • Every type that resists Fairy also resists Grass and Bug.
• Play Rough is the only Physical Fairy-type attack.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese フェアリー Fairy Mandarin Chinese 妖精 Yāojing Dutch Fairy Finnish Keiju European French Fée German Fee Italian Folletto Korean 페어리 Fairy Norwegian Fe Polish Baśniowy Portuguese Brazil Fada Portugal Fairy Spanish Hada Swedish Fe Älva Thai แฟรรี่