Is Giratina Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Sinjoh Ruins event encounter with Arceus. Ghost/Dragon with AbilityPressure. If obtained, Giratina's bulk and typing handle most threats. Same Arceus event dependency as Dialga and Palkia.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Giratina resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Giratina resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Giratina resists most of Clair's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Giratina resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Sabrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Blue's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Giratina resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
How to Get Giratina in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Giratina is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Sinjoh Ruins — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Get Giratina in HeartGold & SoulSilver
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
 Gastly GhostPoison | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Shadow Claw 2x33-40% Pursuit 2x29-34% Ice Beam 2x29-35% | ||
 Dratini Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodDragons Den Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dratini builds →Ice Beam 2x23-27% Twister 2x16-19% | ||
Gastly GhostPoison | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x65-77% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Payback 2x34-41% Shadow Claw 2x32-38% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x50-59% Sucker Punch 2x19-22% | ||
Dratini Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodDragons Den Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dratini builds →Ice Beam 2x21-26% Twister 2x15-18% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Bite 2x15-18% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Bite 2x41-48% Shadow Claw 2x31-36% Ice Beam 2x27-32% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Sucker Punch 2x17-21% | ||
 Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x26-31% Twister 2x17-21% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Bite 2x14-18% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Bite 2x39-47% Shadow Claw 2x31-36% Ice Beam 2x28-33% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-56% Sucker Punch 2x18-21% | ||
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x25-30% Twister 2x18-21% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x33-40% Bite 2x15-18% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Bite 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% Ice Beam 2x26-31% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x46-54% Sucker Punch 2x17-21% | ||
Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 2x25-29% Twister 2x18-21% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% Shadow Ball 2x34-41% Bite 2x15-18% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x43-51% Dragon Pulse 2x28-33% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Bite 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x31-36% Ice Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x56-66% Shadow Ball 2x31-37% Payback 2x11-13% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x85-100%KO Ice Beam 2x45-53% Crunch 2x38-45% Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latios builds →Dragon Pulse 2x56-67% Ice Beam 2x40-47% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x77-91% Ice Beam 2x32-38% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latias builds →Dragon Pulse 2x49-58% Ice Beam 2x34-41% Shadow Ball 2x29-35% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x51-61% Dragon Claw 2x34-41% Shadow Claw 2x31-36% Ice Beam 2x31-36% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch10-12% U Turn9-11% Pursuit 2x21-25% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityShadowtag ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Wobbuffet builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemBlack Sludge NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Tentacruel builds →Surf5-6% Sludge Bomb5-6% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Bronzong builds →Earthquake13-16% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Kabutops builds →Waterfall8-10% Stone Edge20-24% Aqua Jet4-5% | ||
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
HGSS Giratina Best Moveset
Ghost/Dragon blocking Normal and Fighting while resisting Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Poison, and Bug. 150 HP and 120 in both defenses absorb almost everything. The moveset blocks the majority of the type chart. 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
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Giratina won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 13 types means it always has an effective option. Draco Meteor and Shadow Force anchor the STAB core.
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
This Pokémon is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours, where common knowledge is distorted and strange.
Giratina HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For the HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Weavile (Ice), Dusknoir (Ghost), and Kingdra (Dragon) when using Giratina. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark-type attackers are also a problem. Giratina has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
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 special attacker with base 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wall.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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