#0981 · Paldea · Generation 9

Farigiraf

Long Neck Pokémon · Normal/Psychic-type

Farigiraf is a Normal/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Long Neck Pokémon, number 981 (#0981) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 3.2 m tall and weighs 160 kg.

Farigiraf is what happens when Girafarig's tail head moves to the front and hardens over its main head, so two brains share one helmet. The Pokédex says the linked brain waves make its psychic power 10 times stronger than Girafarig's.

How to pronounce Farigiraf

Farigiraf is pronounced fuh-RIG-uh-raf. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Farigiraf said out loud:

In Japanese it is リキキリン (Rikikirin).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Farigiraf is a quadruped, 3.2 m tall and 160 kg, with an orange body, a long brown neck and black hooves. Its old tail head has fused over its main head as a hard dark brown hood with a black face, sharp teeth and four bulb-tipped antennae, so it has no visible tail. Bulbapedia says thick nerves join its two brains, and the hood's eyes glow green when it uses psychic powers.

Behaviour

Bulbapedia says Farigiraf is always watching its surroundings and its brains spot danger instantly, though its body sometimes reacts slowly. The Pokédex says the hard tail head protects the main head while Farigiraf swings its long neck at enemies in a headbutt, which Bulbapedia says can break stone and steel beams.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Area Zero.

Powers

Its Abilities are Cud Chew and Armor Tail, with Sap Sipper hidden. Bulbapedia says no other known Pokémon can have Armor Tail, which blocks priority moves aimed at its side. With base HP 120 and Special Attack 110 it is a bulky special attacker, backed by Zen Headbutt and Psychic Noise.

Name origin

Farigiraf is Girafarig reversed, which may reflect its tail head moving to the front. The Japanese name is Rikikirin (リキキリン), which may combine riki (power) and kirin (giraffe) and likewise flips Kirinriki.

Design inspiration

Farigiraf looks like a giraffe, and Bulbapedia says it shares traits with Sivatherium and Decennatherium, four-horned prehistoric giraffe relatives. Its old tail wrapped round its head resembles a kigurumi or mascot costume hood. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Farigiraf is Girafarig's only evolution, reached by levelling up a Girafarig that knows Twin Beam.

In the games

Farigiraf is found in Area Zero in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. It also appears in 4-star and 6-star Tera Raids and The Indigo Disk's Savanna Biome. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Farigiraf first appeared as a picture on a magazine that Dot found in 'Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End', and made its physical debut in 'Wynaut?! Wy-Yes!', both in Pokémon Horizons.

Fun facts

• By poke.si's data it is the heaviest Normal type and the tallest Psychic type among Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
• Unlike its English name, Rikikirin is not a palindrome; Bulbapedia suggests this is because Japanese words cannot begin with the character ン (n).
• Bulbapedia notes that Farigiraf and Wyrdeer are alike: both are Psychic types, both evolve from Generation II Pokémon through a move, and Sap Sipper is a Hidden Ability for each.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Farigiraf (Pokémon) · Serebii: Farigiraf (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 120
• Attack: 90
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 110
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 60

Farigiraf’s base stat total is 520. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Farigiraf weak to?

Farigiraf takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Psychic (½×).

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Farigiraf evolve from?

Farigiraf evolves from Girafarig (Level up, knowing Twin Beam).

Farigiraf is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Girafarig, Farigiraf.

Abilities

• Cud Chew: Causes the Pokémon to reuse an already consumed Berry at the end of the next turn.
• Armor Tail: Prevents the opponent from using any moves that have priority, such as Quick Attack.
• Sap Sipper (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Moves

Moves Farigiraf learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (64)

Farigiraf can learn 64 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Stored Power, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, Foul Play, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Imprison, Skill Swap, Iron Head, Substitute, Crunch, Trick, Shadow Ball, Hyper Voice, Energy Ball, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Amnesia, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Psychic Terrain, Nasty Plot, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Roar, Gravity, High Horsepower, Uproar, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Curse, Psychic Noise.

Egg moves (9), which Girafarig can hatch knowing:Ally Switch, Beat Up, Double Kick, Future Sight, Mean Look, Mirror Coat, Take Down, Uproar, Wish.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 260.

Pokédex entries

The hardened head from the tail protects the head of the main body as Farigiraf whips its long neck around to headbutt enemies. (Violet)

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. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Normal type in Gen 9: 160 kg.
• Highest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 9: 520, shared with 1 other.
• Tallest Psychic type in Gen 9: 3.2 m.
• Highest HP among Psychic types in Gen 9: 120.
• Taller than 96% of all Pokémon (3.2 m).
• Heavier than 90% of all Pokémon (160 kg).
• Base stat total 520, ranked #214 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #37 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Normal and Psychic.
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 76 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 80 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Farigiraf (Pokémon), Serebii: Farigiraf (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (fuh-RIG-uh-raf): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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