Is Girafarig Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Valor Lakefront and Route 221 at level 26, available during the story. Normal/Psychic with AbilityInner Focus preventing flinching. Ghost immunity from Normal typing helps against Fantina's third gym. Decent coverage but not powerful enough to anchor a team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Girafarig resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Girafarig has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Girafarig trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Girafarig on Valor Lakefront (walking, Lv 26-28, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 37PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- LV 41PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Platinum Girafarig Locations
Girafarig grazes at two spots near levels 26 to 30, common at each. It keeps to those open grassy areas, so you have a reliable pair of routes to check for it.
Wild Girafarig may be holding when caught:
Persim Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when confused to cure confusion.2 locations to catch Girafarig
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Girafarig in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Girafarig in Platinum
Girafarig grazes the grass on Route 221 and the Valor Lakefront, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Girafarig odds across every game
Shiny Girafarig Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Girafarig Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Girafarig Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Girafarig
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x81-95% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x81-95% Pursuit 2x32-38% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Drapion builds →Bite 2x60-71% Bug Bite 2x40-47% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x72-85% Assurance 2x34-40% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Vespiquen builds →Attack Order 2x81-95% Pursuit 2x25-31% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Mothim builds →U-turn 2x74-87% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Yanmega builds →U-turn 2x62-74% Night Slash 2x41-49% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x66-79% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x60-71% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
 Forretress BugSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Girafarig View Forretress builds →Bug Bite 2x60-71% Payback 2x34-40% | ||
Girafarig Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Girafarig. A massive partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 10 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Girafarig easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Beat Up, Double Kick and 7 more to offspring.
Pt Girafarig Best Moveset
90 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed on a Normal/Psychic type. The moveset fires special Psychic attacks at decent speed, and Normal typing blocks Ghost moves entirely. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching.
Best Build
Girafarig best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Signal Beam
- Rest
- Calm Mind
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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
37 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The head on its tail contains a small brain. It can instinctively fight even while facing backward.
Girafarig Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Girafarig in Platinum can hold Persim Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Persim Berry.
In Platinum, Girafarig has 455 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Platinum, use Girafarig as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Timid on Girafarig. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
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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