Is Giratina Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available via soaring after having both Dialga and Palkia. Ghost/Dragon with 150 HP and balanced 120 defenses. AbilityPressure drains opponent PP. The inter-legendary requirement makes it one of the last catches. Postgame powerhouse.
Giratina resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Giratina resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Giratina resists most of Phoebe's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Giratina resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Giratina on Mirage Spots (interact, Lv 50). LIMITED; Soaring south of Dewford Town; Dialga and Palkia in party. Soar south of Dewford Town with both Dialga and Palkia in your party to encounter a rift in the sky.
How to Get Giratina in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Giratina in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
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, Dark, and Fairy. 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, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Giratina Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Giratina
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mawile builds →Bite 2x22-26% Fairy Wind 2x19-23% Astonish 2x13-15% | ||
 Phantump GhostGrass | D | |
 Axew Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Axew builds →Assurance 2x22-26% Dual Chop 2x22-27% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x35-42% Bite 2x16-19% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x31-37% Feint Attack 2x27-32% | ||
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x35-42% Thief 2x20-25% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x49-58% Crunch 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
 Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x22-27% | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Tyrunt builds →Dragon Claw 2x40-47% Bite 2x20-24% | ||
Axew Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Axew builds →Dragon Claw 2x38-45% Assurance 2x20-24% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x51-61% Shadow Claw 2x26-31% | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x50-59% Crunch 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x28-34% | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
 Shelgon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Shelgon builds →Dragon Claw 2x41-48% Crunch 2x27-32% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x23-28% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x52-61% Shadow Claw 2x26-30% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x35-41% Shadow Claw 2x21-25% | ||
Wigglytuff NormalFairy | C | |
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x48-57% Crunch 2x32-38% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x40-47% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x56-67% Dragon Claw 2x32-37% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x53-62% Shadow Claw 2x31-36% Blizzard 2x31-36% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x33-38% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x35-41% Shadow Ball 2x30-35% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x55-65% Dragon Claw 2x31-37% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Blizzard 2x29-35% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x50-59% Shadow Ball 2x32-38% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x33-39% Shadow Ball 2x29-35% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x85-100%KO Ice Beam 2x43-50% Crunch 2x38-45% Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x83-98% Shadow Claw 2x32-38% Assurance 2x28-33% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latios builds →Dragon Pulse 2x53-63% Ice Beam 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Latias builds →Dragon Pulse 2x46-54% Ice Beam 2x32-38% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Druddigon builds →Outrage 2x70-82% Crunch 2x31-37% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Knock Off hits Giratina for 60-71%. Chandelure deals 57-67% with Shadow Ball.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Earthquake33-38% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x60-71% Ice Shard 2x37-44% Pursuit 2x37-44% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x57-67% Energy Ball11-13% Fire Blast19-23% Flamethrower16-19% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Togekiss builds →Air Slash23-27% Dazzling Gleam 2x49-58% | ||
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
ORAS Giratina Best Moveset
Ghost/Dragon at 150 HP and 120/120 defenses in Altered Forme. AbilityPressure doubles opponent PP use. AbilityTelepathy as a hidden ability avoids ally damage. The moveset earns S-tier through the bulkiest Ghost type available with Dragon secondary that resists Water, Electric, Fire, and Grass.
Best Build
Giratina best EVs are HP and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Rest
- Will O Wisp
- Dragon Tail
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
Transfer 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.
It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World.
Giratina Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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. Toxic with Leftovers is the standard set.
Giratina is a static encounter at Mirage Spots in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Giratina appears at level 50. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Soaring south of Dewford Town; Dialga and Palkia in party. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Weavile (Ice), Dusknoir (Ghost), and Kingdra (Dragon) when using Giratina. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. 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 mixed attacker with base 120 Attack and 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wall.
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