Is Giratina Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ghost/Dragon with AbilityPressure. If imported, bulk and typing handle most postgame threats. No native access in BW.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Giratina resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Giratina resists most of Skyla's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Brycen's team.
Giratina resists most of Drayden's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Shauntal's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Giratina resists most of Caitlin's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Giratina cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Giratina in Black & White
Giratina can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Giratina is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Giratina Weakness
Giratina's Ghost/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Ghost, Dragon, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Giratina's overall bulk (150/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Giratina Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Giratina
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x25-30% Snarl 2x26-31% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Yamask Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Yamask builds →Shadow Ball 2x28-33% Thief 2x8-10% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zorua builds →Shadow Ball 2x24-29% Snarl 2x26-31% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Snarl 2x27-31% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Yamask Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Yamask builds →Shadow Ball 2x28-34% Thief 2x7-8% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x53-62% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Cofagrigus Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x41-49% Thief 2x9-11% | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x36-43% Shadow Claw 2x22-26% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Snarl 2x27-32% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x53-62% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x50-59% Shadow Ball 2x31-37% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x47-56% Crunch 2x31-37% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Fraxure Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Fraxure builds →Dragon Claw 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% Assurance 2x20-24% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% Dragon Tail 2x23-28% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x56-66% Thief 2x9-11% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodLostlorn Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x51-60% Shadow Ball 2x32-38% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Scrafty builds →Crunch 2x37-45% Dragon Tail 2x19-23% | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x83-98% Shadow Claw 2x32-38% Assurance 2x23-28% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x51-60% Dragon Claw 2x34-40% Shadow Claw 2x30-35% Ice Beam 2x31-36% | ||
Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Bisharp builds →Night Slash 2x43-50% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x59-70% Dragon Pulse 2x56-67% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Payback 2x21-25% | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Outrage 2x70-82% Crunch 2x31-37% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
In Black & White, Kyogre deals 43-51% with Ice Beam.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Groudon builds →Earthquake17-21% Stone Edge17-21% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Genesect builds →U Turn5-6% Ice Beam 2x30-35% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Kyogre builds →Ice Beam 2x43-51% Thunder13-16% Surf11-13% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Excadrill builds →Earthquake16-19% Rock Slide12-14% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRaindish ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Tentacruel builds →Scald5-6% | ||
Giratina Evolutions
You can't breed Giratina or evolve it into anything else. This Ghost/Dragon legendary packs 680 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BW Giratina Best Moveset
150 HP with 120 in both defenses behind Ghost/Dragon typing. AbilityPressure doubles PP consumption. The moveset absorbs hits from the bulkiest stat spread among Ghost types and fires Dragon TermStab from 100 in both offenses. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Giratina best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Will O Wisp
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Giratina. TMs unlock coverage across 9 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Draco Meteor and Shadow Force into something with actual range.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Giratina Black & White Guide
For the Black & White meta, At 680 BST, Giratina is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wall. Rest with Leftovers is the standard set.
Levitate is what you want on Giratina. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. On wall sets, Levitate pairs with Giratina's base 100 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Giratina is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wall.
For Black & White, Giratina has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Giratina has been featured in 13 titles across 7 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7LGPE
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