Is Giratina Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Distortion World at level 47 during the story climax. Ghost/Dragon with AbilityPressure. Platinum's signature moment. Origin Forme in the Distortion World, reverts to Altered Forme after capture. 680 BST available DURING the story. If you catch it before the E4, Giratina carries the rest of the game. The most impactful legendary in any Platinum run.
Giratina resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Giratina resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Giratina resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Giratina resists most of Lucian's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Giratina on Distortion World (interact, Lv 47, limited). Story encounter in the Distortion World after confronting Cyrus
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47GhostShadow Force180100%5
- LV 47DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Crasher Wake
- TUTORDragonDraco Meteor19590%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon Pulse128100%10
- LV 80GhostShadow Claw105100%15
How to Get Giratina in Platinum
Giratina is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Distortion World when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Giratina in Platinum
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. Giratina's overall bulk (150/120/120) 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
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x11-15% Astonish 2x13-16% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Feint Attack 2x27-32% Ominous Wind 2x27-32% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x35-42% Shadow Claw 2x20-25% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gengar builds →Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Sucker Punch 2x18-21% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Rotom builds →Astonish 2x10-12% Thief 2x8-10% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x11-13% Astonish 2x10-12% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Sucker Punch 2x18-22% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x29-35% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Feint Attack 2x27-32% | ||
Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Rotom builds →Shadow Ball 2x37-43% Thief 2x8-10% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Sucker Punch 2x18-22% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x29-35% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Feint Attack 2x27-32% | ||
Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Rotom builds →Shadow Ball 2x37-43% Thief 2x8-10% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x33-39% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Bite 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Ice Beam 2x22-27% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Sucker Punch 2x17-20% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x36-42% Avalanche 2x30-36% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x33-39% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x44-52% Crunch 2x29-35% Shadow Claw 2x26-31% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x44-52% Shadow Claw 2x26-31% Ice Beam 2x23-27% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x40-47% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x36-43% Avalanche 2x32-37% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Dialga builds →Roar of Time 2x91-107%KO Ice Beam 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Palkia builds →Spacial Rend 2x60-71% Ice Beam 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% Bite 2x12-14% | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x43-51% Crunch 2x29-34% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch9-11% U Turn8-9% Pursuit 2x18-22% | ||
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 →Surf5-5% Sludge Bomb5-5% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Bronzong builds →Earthquake12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Kabutops builds →Waterfall7-9% Stone Edge18-21% Aqua Jet4-4% | ||
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
Pt Giratina Best Moveset
Ghost/Dragon blocks Normal and Fighting entirely while resisting Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Poison, and Bug. The moveset absorbs attacks at 150 HP and 120 in both defenses, and almost nothing threatens to break through. 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
It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World.
Giratina Platinum Guide
For the Platinum 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.
Giratina is a static encounter at Distortion World in Platinum. Giratina appears at level 47. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Giratina. It's the only ability Giratina has.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Giratina is a special attacker with base 100 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