#0203 · Johto · Generation 2

Girafarig

Long Neck Pokémon · Normal/Psychic-type

Girafarig is a Normal/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Long Neck Pokémon, number 203 (#0203) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 41.5 kg.

Girafarig is the Long Neck Pokémon, a giraffe whose tail is a second head with a brain of its own. The Pokédex says that head never needs to sleep, so it keeps watch round the clock.

How to pronounce Girafarig

Girafarig is pronounced jih-RAF-uh-rig. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Girafarig said out loud:

In Japanese it is キリンリキ (Kirinriki).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Girafarig is a yellow quadruped, 1.5 m (4'11") tall and 41.5 kg (91.5 lbs), with a long neck, two knobbed horns and a pink nose. Its coat is split in two: the front is yellow with brown spots and the rear is brown with yellow ones, and females have less of the brown. Pink spikes run down its back, and its tail ends in a toothy head with yellow eyes.

Behaviour

The front head leads while the tail head reacts on instinct. The Pokédex says the tail can snap at an alluring smell or at a foe creeping up from behind, and Girafarig can even fight while facing away. Bulbapedia says the tail copies the main head's chewing at mealtimes.

Habitat

Bulbapedia places it on savannas and grasslands. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the West Province and Area Zero.

Diet

The Pokédex says it eats grass and tree shoots.

Powers

Its Abilities are Inner Focus and Early Bird, with Sap Sipper hidden. The Scarlet Pokédex says the tiny brain in its tail still gives off powerful psychic energy. With base Special Attack 90 and Speed 85 it is a quick special attacker.

Name origin

Girafarig may come from 'giraffe', and Bulbapedia says its name is one of five English Pokémon names that read the same backwards, perhaps nodding to its two heads. The Japanese name is Kirinriki (キリンリキ), perhaps from kirin (giraffe) and nenriki (telekinesis).

Design inspiration

Girafarig appears to be based on a giraffe, possibly a calf given its short neck, with a back half that may borrow from the okapi. Its tail head may echo the mythical Chimera, and its sharp colour split could represent genetic chimerism. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

It evolves into Farigiraf when levelled up while knowing Twin Beam, which it learns at level 32. Before Generation IX it had no evolution at all.

In the games

In Scarlet and Violet, Girafarig appears in 3-star Tera Raid Battles and The Indigo Disk's Savanna Biome, and it first appeared in Gold and Silver. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Cherry's Girafarig made its series debut in 'The Psychic Sidekicks!', where its bond with her let it predict the attacks of Team Rocket's Giant Gengar.

Fun facts

• Jeff Kalles, who helped name many Generation II Pokémon, came up with its English name.
• In the Spaceworld '97 demo it looked more symmetrical, like a two-headed Pushmi-pullyu, and Bulbapedia says it was first planned as a Dark and Normal type.
• The same demo seems to have included a pre-evolution called Tsuinzu (ツインズ), meaning 'twins'.

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

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 80
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 90
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 85

Girafarig’s base stat total is 455. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Girafarig weak to?

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

It resists Psychic (½×).

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Girafarig evolve?

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

The whole family: Girafarig, Farigiraf.

Abilities

• Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
• Early Bird: Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
• Sap Sipper (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Moves

Moves Girafarig learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (60)

Girafarig can learn 60 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Stored Power, 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, 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, Gravity, High Horsepower, Uproar, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Psychic Noise.

Egg moves (9):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: 60 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 159.

Pokédex entries

Girafarig's rear head contains a tiny brain that is too small for thinking. However, the rear head doesn't need to sleep, so it can keep watch over its surroundings 24 hours a day. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Girafarig's rear head also has a brain, but it is small. The rear head attacks in response to smells and sounds. Approaching this Pokémon from behind can cause the rear head to suddenly lash out and bite. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

Its tail has a small brain of its own. Beware! If you get close, it may react to your scent by biting. (HeartGold, Y)

While it sleeps, the head on its tail keeps watch. The tail doesn't need to sleep. (Pearl, X)

The head on its tail contains a small brain. It can instinctively fight even while facing backward. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Its tail, which also contains a small brain, may bite on its own if it notices an alluring smell. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 63% of all Pokémon (41.5 kg).
• Base stat total 455, ranked #494 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Normal and Psychic.
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 52 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 76 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 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: Girafarig (Pokémon), Serebii: Girafarig (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (jih-RAF-uh-rig): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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