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. It was introduced in Generation VI. As well as introducing new Pokémon and moves with the Fairy type, 22 Pokémon and 3 moves were changed to have the Fairy type. Fairy-type moves are super-effective against Dark-, Dragon-, and Fighting-type Pokémon, while Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Poison- and Steel-type moves.

Battle properties

Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other games outside the core series.

Offensive properties of Fairy-type moves
Super effective (×2)	Not very effective (×½)	No effect (×0)
FightingDragonDark	PoisonSteelFire	None

Defensive properties of Fairy-type Pokémon
Weak to (×2)	Resists (×½)	Immune to (×0)
PoisonSteel	FightingBugDark	Dragon

Pokémon

As of Generation IX, there are 69 Fairy-type Pokémon or 6.73% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Fairy-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and regional forms), making it the second rarest type after Ice and before Ghost.

The Pokémon below are listed by their current types. Some Pokémon have had their types changed, usually when a new type was introduced.

Pure Fairy-type Pokémon

# Name 0035 Clefairy(VI+) 0036 Clefable(VI+) 0173 Cleffa(VI+) 0175 Togepi(VI+) 0209 Snubbull(VI+) 0210 Granbull(VI+) 0669 Flabébé 0670 Floette 0671 Florges 0682 Spritzee 0683 Aromatisse 0684 Swirlix 0685 Slurpuff 0700 Sylveon 0716 Xerneas 0764 Comfey 0868 Milcery 0869 Alcremie Various forms Gigantamax Alcremie 0888 Zacian Hero of Many Battles 0926 Fidough 0927 Dachsbun

Half Fairy-type Pokémon

Primary Fairy-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 0176 Togetic(VI+) Fairy Flying 0468 Togekiss(VI+) Fairy Flying 0888 Zacian Crowned Sword Fairy Steel 0905 Enamorus Incarnate Forme Fairy Flying Enamorus Therian Forme Fairy Flying 0957 Tinkatink Fairy Steel 0958 Tinkatuff Fairy Steel 0959 Tinkaton Fairy Steel 0985 Scream Tail Fairy Psychic 1006 Iron Valiant Fairy Fighting

Secondary Fairy-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 0038 Ninetales Alolan form Ice Fairy 0039 Jigglypuff(VI+) Normal Fairy 0040 Wigglytuff(VI+) Normal Fairy 0078 Rapidash Galarian Form Psychic Fairy 0110 Weezing Galarian Form Poison Fairy 0122 Mr. Mime(VI+) Psychic Fairy 0174 Igglybuff(VI+) Normal Fairy 0183 Marill(VI+) Water Fairy 0184 Azumarill(VI+) Water Fairy 0280 Ralts(VI+) Psychic Fairy 0281 Kirlia(VI+) Psychic Fairy 0282 Gardevoir(VI+) Psychic Fairy Mega Gardevoir Psychic Fairy 0298 Azurill(VI+) Normal Fairy 0303 Mawile(VI+) Steel Fairy Mega Mawile Steel Fairy 0334 Mega Altaria Dragon Fairy 0439 Mime Jr.(VI+) Psychic Fairy 0531 Mega Audino Normal Fairy 0546 Cottonee(VI+) Grass Fairy 0547 Whimsicott(VI+) Grass Fairy 0702 Dedenne Electric Fairy 0703 Carbink Rock Fairy 0707 Klefki Steel Fairy 0719 Diancie Rock Fairy Mega Diancie Rock Fairy 0730 Primarina Water Fairy 0742 Cutiefly Bug Fairy 0743 Ribombee Bug Fairy 0755 Morelull Grass Fairy 0756 Shiinotic Grass Fairy 0778 Mimikyu Ghost Fairy 0785 Tapu Koko Electric Fairy 0786 Tapu Lele Psychic Fairy 0787 Tapu Bulu Grass Fairy 0788 Tapu Fini Water Fairy 0801 Magearna Steel Fairy 0858 Hatterene Psychic Fairy Gigantamax Hatterene Psychic Fairy 0859 Impidimp Dark Fairy 0860 Morgrem Dark Fairy 0861 Grimmsnarl Dark Fairy Gigantamax Grimmsnarl Dark Fairy 0987 Flutter Mane Ghost Fairy 1016 Fezandipiti Poison Fairy

Other opponents

Ruchbah Starmobile  Fairy  Misty Surge Serious Nature HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 380 90 120 70 90 132

• The stats shown for Starmobile are the exact stats, not base stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats, level, Nature, IVs, and EVs.

Changed types

These Fairy-type Pokémon have had their types changed.

# Name Original types New types 0035 Clefairy Gen I-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0036 Clefable Gen I-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0039 Jigglypuff Gen I-V Normal Gen VI+ Normal Fairy 0040 Wigglytuff Gen I-V Normal Gen VI+ Normal Fairy 0122 Mr. Mime Gen I-V Psychic Gen VI+ Psychic Fairy 0173 Cleffa Gen II-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0174 Igglybuff Gen II-V Normal Gen VI+ Normal Fairy 0175 Togepi Gen II-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0176 Togetic Gen II-V Normal Flying Gen VI+ Fairy Flying 0183 Marill Gen II-V Water Gen VI+ Water Fairy 0184 Azumarill Gen II-V Water Gen VI+ Water Fairy 0209 Snubbull Gen II-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0210 Granbull Gen II-V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy 0280 Ralts Gen III-V Psychic Gen VI+ Psychic Fairy 0281 Kirlia Gen III-V Psychic Gen VI+ Psychic Fairy 0282 Gardevoir Gen III-V Psychic Gen VI+ Psychic Fairy 0298 Azurill Gen III-V Normal Gen VI+ Normal Fairy 0303 Mawile Gen III-V Steel Gen VI+ Steel Fairy 0439 Mime Jr. Gen IV-V Psychic Gen VI+ Psychic Fairy 0468 Togekiss Gen IV-V Normal Flying Gen VI+ Fairy Flying 0546 Cottonee Gen V Grass Gen VI+ Grass Fairy 0547 Whimsicott Gen V Grass Gen VI+ Grass Fairy

Moves

As of Generation IX, there are 34 Fairy-type moves, which makes up 3.64% of all moves (excluding those that are Fairy-type only under certain circumstances), causing it to tie with Bug and Ghost as the 4th rarest type among moves, after Ice and before Poison.

Some moves have had their types changed.

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
IX	Alluring Voice	Special		08080	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks the target using its angelic voice. This also confuses the target if its stats have been boosted during the turn.
VI	Aromatic Mist	Status	Beautiful	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	1 Ally	The user raises the Sp. Def stat of an ally Pokémon by using 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 the target's 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 the target's Attack stat.
VI	Crafty Shield	Status	Clever	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Your Side	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	Beautiful	08080	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
VIII	Decorate	Status		000—	000—%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user sharply boosts the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats by decorating the target.
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 steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target.
VI	Fairy Lock	Status	Clever	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Both Sides	By locking down the battlefield, the user keeps all Pokémon from fleeing during the next turn.
VI	Fairy Wind	Special	Beautiful	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user attacks by stirring up a fairy wind to strike the target.
VII	Fleur Cannon	Special		130130	09090%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user unleashes a strong beam. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
VII	Floral Healing	Status		000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP. More HP is restored when the ground is Grassy Terrain.
VI	Flower Shield	Status	Beautiful	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	All	The user raises the Defense stats of all Grass-type Pokémon in battle with a mysterious power.
VI	Geomancy	Status	Beautiful	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	The user absorbs energy on the first turn, then sharply boosts its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats on the next turn.
VIII	G-Max Finale	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	A Fairy-type attack that Gigantamax Alcremie use. This move heals the HP of allies.
VIII	G-Max Finale	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	A Fairy-type attack that Gigantamax Alcremie use. This move heals the HP of allies.
VIII	G-Max Smite	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	A Fairy-type attack that Gigantamax Hatterene use. This move confuses opponents.
VIII	G-Max Smite	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	A Fairy-type attack that Gigantamax Hatterene use. This move confuses opponents.
VII	Guardian of Alola	Special		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	The user, the Land Spirit Pokémon, obtains Alola's energy using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. This reduces the target's HP greatly.
VII	Let's Snuggle Forever	Physical		190190	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Mimikyu, punches the target with full force.
VI	Light of Ruin	Special	Beautiful	140140	09090%	055 (max 8)	Normal	Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user terribly.
IX	Magical Torque	Physical		100100	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	This move is only used by a Starmobile. It may confuse the opponent.*
VIII	Max Starfall	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	This is a Fairy-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. The user turns the ground into Misty Terrain for five turns.
VIII	Max Starfall	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	1 Other	This is a Fairy-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. The user turns the ground into Misty Terrain for five turns.
VIII	Misty Explosion	Special		100100	100100%	055 (max 8)	All Others	The user attacks everything around it and faints upon using this move. This move's power is boosted on Misty Terrain.
VI	Misty Terrain	Status	Beautiful	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Both Sides	This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns.
VI	Moonblast	Special	Beautiful	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	Beautiful	000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
VII	Nature's Madness	Special		000—	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user hits the target with the full wrath of nature. This cuts the target's HP in half.
VI	Play Rough	Physical	Cute	09090	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
VII	Sparkly Swirl	Special		120120	08585%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user attacks the target by wrapping it with a whirlwind of an overpowering scent. This also heals all status conditions of the user’s party.
VIII	Spirit Break	Physical		07575	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks the target with so much force that it could break the target's spirit. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
VIII	Springtide Storm	Special		100100	08080%	055 (max 8)	Many Others	The user attacks by wrapping opposing Pokémon in fierce winds brimming with love and hate. This may also lower their Attack stats.
VIII	Strange Steam	Special		09090	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks the target by emitting steam. This may also confuse the target.
II	Sweet Kiss	Status	Cute	000—	07575%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user kisses the target with a sweet, angelic cuteness that causes confusion.
VII	Twinkle Tackle	Physical		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	The user creates a very charming space using its Z-Power and totally toys with the target. The power varies, depending on the original move.
VII	Twinkle Tackle	Special		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	The user creates a very charming space using its Z-Power and totally toys with the target. The power varies, depending on the original move.
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.

Changed types

The following moves have had their types changed into Fairy.

Move Original type New type Charm Gen II–V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy Moonlight Gen II–V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy Sweet Kiss Gen II–V Normal Gen VI+ Fairy

Abilities

Interacting with the Fairy type

A Pokémon with Protean or Libero will become a Fairy-type Pokémon if it uses a Fairy-type move. A Pokémon with Color Change, Imposter, Mimicry, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Fairy-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Fairy-type move, is sent out against a Fairy-type opponent, if the terrain is misty, if it is holding a Fairy Memory, or if it is holding a Pixie Plate or Fairium Z.

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Fairy Aura	Powers up the Fairy-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.
VI	Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

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

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Flower Veil	Ally Grass-type Pokémon are protected from status conditions and the lowering of their stats.
VII	Misty Surge	Turns the ground into Misty Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
VI	Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Items

	Name	Description
	Fairy Gem	A gem with an essence of the fey. When held, it strengthens the power of a Fairy-type move one time.
	Fairy Feather	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This feather, which gleams faintly when hit by light, boosts the power of the holder's Fairy-type moves.
	Fairy Memory	A memory disc that contains Fairy-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held by a certain species of Pokémon.
	Fairy Tera Shard	On rare occasions, these shards form when a Tera Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.
	Fairium Z	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Fairy-type moves to Z-Moves.
	Pixie Plate	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stone tablet is imbued with the essence of fairies and boosts the power of the holder’s Fairy-type moves.
	Roseli Berry	If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Fairy-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.

Cram-o-matic

	Name
	Berry Sweet
	Bright Powder
	Clover Sweet
	Flower Sweet
	Kee Berry
	Love Sweet
	Misty Seed
	Moon Stone
	Pink Apricorn
	Ribbon Sweet
	Sachet
	Shiny Stone
	Star Sweet
	Strawberry Sweet
	Whipped Dream

Notable Fairy-type Trainers

Main article: Category:Fairy-type Trainers

Gen	Trainer	Title	Location
VI	Valerie	Gym Leader	Laverre Gym
VII	Mina	Trial CaptainSMUSUM Pokémon TrainerPE	Seafolk VillageUSUM
VII	Lillie	Pokémon TrainerUSUM	Aether Paradise
VIII	Opal	Gym Leader Pokémon Trainer	Ballonlea Stadium
VIII	Bede*	Gym Leader	Ballonlea Stadium
IX	Ortega	Team Star	Ruchbah Squad's Base
IX	Lacey	Elite Four	Blueberry Academy

Icons

Core series

Icon from Generation VI	Icon from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Icon from Let's Go, Pikachu!; Let's Go, Eevee!	Icon from Pokémon Sword and Shield	Symbol icon from Let's Go, Pikachu!; Let's Go, Eevee!; Sword, Shield and HOME (Gen VIII)	Icon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Symbol icon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet and Violet, and HOME (Gen IX)	Icon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Symbol icon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet	Tera icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet	Tera symbol icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Spin-off games

Symbol icon from Pokémon Tretta	Symbol icon from Pokémon GO	Symbol icon from Pokémon Rumble Rush	Symbol icon from Pokémon Masters EX	Symbol icon from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX	Symbol icon from Pokémon Mezastar	Symbol icon from New Pokémon Snap	Symbol icon from Pokémon Sleep

In the TCG

Main article: Fairy (TCG)

Fairy has its own energy type, which was introduced in the Kalos Starter Set set. Fairy-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Metal with a resistance to Darkness. Fairy-type Pokémon are strong against Dragon-type cards printed during the XY, XY BREAK and Sun & Moon series, while no Pokémon resists this type.

Starting with Sword & Shield, the Fairy type was discontinued in the TCG, and new cards of Pokémon that are Fairy-type in the games are instead Psychic-type.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 67.92
Attack: 68.5
Defense: 73.01
Sp.Atk: 84.98
Sp.Def: 93.6
Speed: 68.18
Total: 456.19

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 75.43
Attack: 82.36
Defense: 86.55
Sp.Atk: 99.69
Sp.Def: 107.25
Speed: 80.16
Total: 531.44

Trivia

• The Fairy type has been paired up with every other type except for Fire and Ground, and is the only type to not have been paired with either of these two types.
• On average, Fairy-type Pokémon have the highest base Special Defense of all types.
• Generation VI introduced the most Fairy-type Pokémon of any generation, with 37 (including Pokémon changed to Fairy-type and those that gain the type upon Mega Evolving). Generation IX introduced the fewest Fairy-type Pokémon since the type was created, with 9.
  • If Fairy-type Pokémon were retroactively considered to be from the generation they were introduced in, Generation VI would still have introduced the most, with 15. Generations IV and V would have introduced the fewest, with two each.
• Generation VI introduced the most Fairy-type moves of any generation, with 14. Generation IX introduced the fewest Fairy-type moves since the type was created, with only two.
• 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 status moves introduced in Generation II and were previously Normal-type.
  • It is also the only one out of the three types to completely replace the types of Pokémon from previous generations rather than simply adding an additional type, changing several previously pure Normal-type Pokémon, such as Snubbull, to pure Fairy.
• The Fairy type is the only type without any Pokémon with gender differences.
  • In addition, the Fairy type has the most gender-exclusive species of Pokémon, with many of them being female-only species.
• Every type that resists Fairy also resists Grass and Bug and is weak to Ground.
  • The types that resist Fairy are the three types with the most resistances.
• The Fairy type is one of the two types that Hidden Power cannot be outside of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the other being the Normal-type.
• The Fairy type has the fewest physical moves of all types, with three. Out of three, only one of them can be learned by different species of Pokémon, as one cannot be known by the player's Pokémon and the other is exclusive to just two Pokémon.
• The Fairy type is the only type to have a gem that has not been legitimately obtainable, namely the Fairy Gem.
• Prior to The Teal Mask DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Fairy-type moves have the fewest held items that boost their power, with the Pixie Plate being the only one to have ever been legitimately obtainable. The Teal Mask introduced the Fairy Feather, which functions as a non-consumable type-enhancing held item in the same vein as Charcoal or Metal Coat.
• The Fairy type is one of the only two types — the other being Poison — to not have any moves that cause flinching without the King's Rock or Razor Fang.
• Fairy is the only type to not have any Pokémon caught by Ash in the anime. Instead, his previously caught Mr. Mime has been retroactively made part Fairy type, as revealed in the Poké Problem extra scene of SM024.
• Every generation since the Fairy type debuted has introduced at least one Fairy-type specialist.
• Clefairy, Clefable, Snubbull, and Granbull share the "Fairy Pokémon" category, which predates the introduction of the Fairy Egg Group and the Fairy type.
  • In English, those four Pokémon have the same name for their type (from Generation VI onwards), Egg Group, and category.
  • In Japanese, those four Pokémon have the same name for their category (ようせいポケモン Yōsei Pokémon) and Egg Group (ようせいグループ Yōsei Group), but their type has a different name (フェアリータイプ Fairy type).
• Lore-wise, Fairy types being weak to the Poison and Steel types and resisted by the Fire type may be in reference to the adverse effects that, in real life, these three types have been known to have on nature, with which fairies are said to have a close connection. Its Steel weakness specifically may also be in reference to folklore that states that fairies and other mythical creatures like sprites and nymphs have an adverse reaction to metal and iron.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese フェアリー Fairy Chinese Cantonese 妖精 Yíujīng Mandarin 妖精 Yāojing Czech Vílí Danish Fe Dutch Fairy Finnish Keiju European French Fée German Fee Greek Νεράιδα Neráida Hebrew פיה Feya Hindi फ़ेरी Fairy परी Paree* Hungarian Tündér Indonesian Peri Italian Folletto Korean 페어리 Fairy Malaysian Pari Pari Norwegian Fe Polish Baśniowy* Bajkowy* Portuguese Fada Romanian Zână Russian Фея Feya Spanish Hada Swedish Fe Älva Thai แฟรี่ Fairy แฟรรี่ Fairy ภูต Phut Turkish Peri Vietnamese Tiên