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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#203 Girafarig

NormalPsychic

  • SpeciesLong Neck Pokémon
  • Japanese nameKirinriki
  • PronunciationGUY-RAH-FAR-IGG
  • Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
  • Weight91.0 lb 40.95 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Girafarig official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

GIRAFFE, made into a palindrome (word or phrase that can be spelled the same backward as forward)

Evolution

  1. GirafarigThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Girafarig in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Girafarig as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 Its tail has a small brain of its own. Beware! If you get close it might react to your scent and bite.
Silver Its tail, which also contains a small brain, may bite on its own if it notices an alluring smell.
Crystal When it is in danger, its tail uses some sort of mysterious powers to drive away the enemy.

Where to find Girafarig

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Route 43 Any Many
Silver Any Many
Crystal Must trade from Gold or Silver. Never None

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×0.5
  • Bug×2
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×0
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×2
  • Steel×1
  • 2 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Ghost1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: No Effect
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • 2 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:3 (~33.33%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start Growl Normal Status
7 Confusion Psychic Special
13 Stomp Normal Physical
20 Agility Psychic Status
30 Baton Pass Normal Status
41 Psybeam Psychic Special
54 Crunch Dark Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Thunderbolt

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Amnesia Mate with a male from Sentret or Wooper Family.
Beat Up Mate with a male Sneasel.
Foresight Mate a male from Hoothoot Family with a female Farfetch’d, then mate the male offspring with the move to a female Girafarig.
Future Sight Breed a male Natu/Xatu with a female Togetic, then breed the male offspring with the move with a female Marill/Azumarill. Mate the male offspring of that union with a female Psyduck/Golduck. Finally, breed a male offspring (Psyduck) to a female Girafarig.
Take Down Mate with a male from Growlithe, Phanpy, Ponyta, Rhyhorn, Seel, Snubbull, or Swinub Family; or Dunsparce, Eevee, Stantler, or Tauros.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 70 313-343 23/4553.98%
Attack 80 228-258 17/4961.79%
Defense 65 198-228 27/5544.05%
Speed 85 238-268 14/4775.80%
Special Attack 90 248-278 12/4680.20%
Special Defense 65 198-228 22/4144.05%
Total 455 1423-1603 26/8767.35%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library