Is Girafarig Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Route 43 near the Lake of Rage. Normal/Psychic is a unique typing that gives it immunity to Ghost. Girafarig has balanced stats and decent special output. A mid-game Psychic option if Kadabra isn't available, though it never becomes a star player.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Girafarig resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Girafarig on Route 43 (walking, Lv 15, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15NormalStompPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 20PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 41PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
Gold & Silver Girafarig Locations
One grassy spot, common, level 15, and that is the whole map for Girafarig. Two encounters at that single location mean no wandering, just a direct trip to the field where it grazes.
1 location to catch Girafarig
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Girafarig in Gold & Silver
How to Get Shiny Girafarig in Gold & Silver
Girafarig keeps to the grass of Route 43 in Gold and Silver, and with only that one route on offer, breeding with a Ditto to hatch eggs makes a fair alternative. Compare Shiny Girafarig odds across every game
Shiny Girafarig Evolution
Does Not EvolveGold & Silver Shiny Girafarig Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Gold & Silver shiny odds calculator with Girafarig already selected.
Girafarig Weakness
Girafarig's Normal/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug and Dark. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Girafarig leans toward special offense (base 90 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Girafarig Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Girafarig
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Venomoth builds →Thief 2x29-35% Leech Life 2x19-23% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x24-29% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Scyther builds →Pursuit 2x21-25% Fury Cutter 2x14-17% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x29-35% Pursuit 2x17-21% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Pinsir builds →Thief 2x21-25% Fury Cutter 2x16-20% | ||
 Ledian Bug | C | |
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x24-29% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Girafarig Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Girafarig. Plenty of partners through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Girafarig easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Beat Up, Foresight and 2 more to offspring.
GS Girafarig Best Moveset
Normal/Psychic typing provides Ghost immunity alongside Psychic TermStab. 90 Sp. Atk fires MovePsychic solidly, and MoveThunder Wave paralyzes faster threats. MoveBaton Pass transfers stat boosts to teammates. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Dual typing that blocks the Ghost-type answers to Psychic while attacking from the special side.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Amnesia
- Agility
- Psychic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Beat Up on Girafarig. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Future Sight and Dream Eater, they expand what Girafarig can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
21 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its tail has a small brain of its own. Beware! If you get close, it may react to your scent and bite.
Its tail, which also contains a small brain, may bite on its own if it notices an alluring smell.
Girafarig Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, Girafarig has 455 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Gold & Silver, use Girafarig as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Psychic is the primary attack. Set up with Agility when you get a free turn.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Girafarig appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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