Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti is a Poison/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Retainer Pokémon, number 1016 (#1016) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 30.1 kg.
Fezandipiti is the Retainer Pokémon, a Poison and Fairy type pheasant and the beauty of Kitakami's Loyal Three. The Pokédex credits toxic stimulants from the chain around its body for its beautiful looks and lovely voice.
How to pronounce Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti is pronounced fez-an-dih-PEE-tee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Fezandipiti said out loud:
In Japanese it is キチキギス (Kichikigisu).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Fezandipiti is a male-only bird, 1.4 m tall and 30.1 kg, with long bronze legs, a black body, a white head and neck, and a train of curling bronze tail feathers. Golden crest feathers rise from its head like a small crown, and magenta plumes above its eyes trail like eyebrows. A magenta chain hangs from its chest over a shawl-like wrap.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Fezandipiti flaps its glossy wings to spread pheromones that enchant people and Pokémon. Bulbapedia, citing the game's Map Mission Guide, says Kitakami locals worship it for good luck and serendipitous happenings. Bulbapedia also calls it greedy and arrogant, yet close to its two fellow heroes, who talk in private and fight together.
Habitat
Canon gives no natural habitat. In The Teal Mask it waits on Oni Mountain in Kitakami and can be caught once you have finished the expansion's main story.
Powers
Its Ability Toxic Chain gives its moves a chance to badly poison the target, and the hidden Technician strengthens moves of 60 base power or less. It uses Cross Poison, Wing Attack, Beat Up and the Fairy move Moonblast, and can heal with Roost. With 125 base Special Defense and 99 Speed it is a sturdy, quick supporter.
Name origin
Fezandipiti may combine 'pheasant' and 'serendipity', an unexpected piece of good fortune. The Japanese name is Kichikigisu (キチキギス), possibly from kichi ('good fortune') and kigisu, an archaic word for pheasant.
Design inspiration
Fezandipiti may resemble the copper pheasant, a Japanese bird that is the official bird of Akita Prefecture in Tōhoku, the region that inspires Kitakami. Its plumage resembles a kimono, its crest a set of kanzashi hair ornaments and its white face oshiroi make-up, so it may also nod to geisha or to male kabuki actors who played female roles. The chain looks like a knotted obi sash. These are fan readings.
In the games
Fezandipiti plays a major part in The Teal Mask, the Kitakami expansion for Scarlet and Violet, where it is number 199 in the Kitakami Pokédex. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
In a Pokémon Horizons episode, Fezandipiti and the other Loyal Three cause havoc at Kitakami Hall. It spends part of the fight admiring its reflection in a gem, and its pheromones leave Sableye and Quaquaval unable to battle.
Fun facts
- A Map Mission Guide line quoted by Bulbapedia says Fezandipiti once had short, dull feathers, and that a wish to be beautiful is what gave it its exquisite appearance.
- Poison and Fairy is a typing nobody else has: Fezandipiti is the only Pokémon with it.
- Bulbapedia suggests the hoatzin, a real bird that eats toxic plants and smells foul, may have inspired both its crest and its Poison type.
- Its 125 base Special Defense is the highest of any Poison type in Generation IX.
Base stats
- HP: 88
- Attack: 91
- Defense: 82
- Sp. Atk: 70
- Sp. Def: 125
- Speed: 99
Fezandipiti’s base stat total is 555. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Fezandipiti weak to?
Fezandipiti takes extra damage from Ground (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (¼×), Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), Dark (½×), Fairy (½×).
It is immune to Dragon moves.
Evolution
Fezandipiti does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Toxic Chain: May cause bad poisoning when the Pokémon hits an opponent with a move.
- Technician (hidden ability): Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
Moves
Moves Fezandipiti learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 8 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 16 | Attract | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 32 | Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 |
| 40 | Tail Slap | Normal | Physical | 25 |
| 48 | Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — |
| 56 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — |
| 56 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — |
| 64 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 72 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
TM moves (50)
Fezandipiti can learn 50 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Protect, Acid Spray, Acrobatics, Thief, Disarming Voice, Facade, Poison Tail, Aerial Ace, Hex, Swift, Icy Wind, Air Cutter, Venoshock, Endure, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Poison Jab, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Dark Pulse, Fly, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Play Rough, Calm Mind, Nasty Plot, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Brave Bird, Tera Blast, Toxic, Spite, Uproar, Dual Wingbeat, Lash Out, Psych Up, Alluring Voice.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 100% male, 0% female.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 278.
Pokédex entries
Fezandipiti beats its glossy wings to scatter pheromones that captivate people and Pokémon. (Violet)
Fezandipiti owes its beautiful looks and lovely voice to the toxic stimulants emanating from the chain wrapped around its body. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | キチキギス |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kichikigisu |
| French | Favianos |
| German | Beatori |
| Spanish | Fezandipiti |
| Italian | Fezandipiti |
| Korean | 기로치 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 吉雉鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 吉雉雞 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Poison types in Gen 9: 125.
- Tallest Fairy type in Gen 9: 1.4 m, shared with 2 others.
- The only Pokémon with the Poison/Fairy typing.
- Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
- Heavier than 53% of all Pokémon (30.1 kg).
- Base stat total 555, ranked #124 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #35 of 1,025.
- One of 1 Pokémon that are both Poison and Fairy.
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 111 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 63 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% 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: Fezandipiti (Pokémon), Serebii: Fezandipiti (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (fez-an-dih-PEE-tee): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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