Is Giratina Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Turnback Cave postgame encounter. Ghost/Dragon with 680 BST. Would've been incredible against Lucian and Fantina during the story. The Altered Forme has massive bulk. Postgame only, so the power never gets to contribute when it counts.
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 Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina resists most of Fantina'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 resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Giratina in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Giratina can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Giratina cannot be caught in the wild in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
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. 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, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Giratina Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Giratina
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x42-50% Ice Fang 2x24-29% Bite 2x22-26% Dazzling Gleam 2x27-32% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Dark Pulse 2x28-33% Dazzling Gleam 2x28-33% | ||
 Clefairy Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Clefairy builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x27-32% Ice Beam 2x19-23% Shadow Ball 2x18-22% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x35-41% Shadow Claw 2x20-24% Bite 2x18-22% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% Ice Beam 2x23-27% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x42-50% Ice Fang 2x24-29% Bite 2x22-26% Dazzling Gleam 2x27-32% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Dark Pulse 2x28-33% Dazzling Gleam 2x28-33% | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x35-41% Shadow Claw 2x20-24% Bite 2x18-22% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x41-48% Ice Fang 2x22-27% Bite 2x21-25% Dazzling Gleam 2x24-29% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x38-45% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Ice Beam 2x21-25% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x24-29% Thief 2x11-13% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Dark Pulse 2x27-32% Dazzling Gleam 2x27-32% | ||
 Azurill NormalFairy | D | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x40-47% Ice Fang 2x22-27% Bite 2x21-25% Dazzling Gleam 2x24-29% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x38-46% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Ice Beam 2x21-25% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x35-42% Shadow Ball 2x24-28% Thief 2x10-12% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x30-35% Shadow Claw 2x20-24% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Dark Pulse 2x26-31% Dazzling Gleam 2x26-31% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x38-46% Shadow Claw 2x26-30% Ice Beam 2x21-25% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x40-47% Ice Fang 2x22-26% Bite 2x20-24% Dazzling Gleam 2x24-28% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x35-41% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% Sucker Punch 2x12-14% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Weavile builds →Avalanche 2x30-36% Assurance 2x30-36% Shadow Claw 2x24-28% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x44-52% Shadow Ball 2x26-30% Thief 2x10-13% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x38-46% Shadow Claw 2x26-30% Ice Beam 2x21-25% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x40-47% Ice Fang 2x22-26% Bite 2x20-24% Dazzling Gleam 2x24-28% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x37-44% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x35-41% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% Sucker Punch 2x12-14% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x43-51% Sucker Punch 2x22-27% Dazzling Gleam 2x20-24% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x43-51% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Thief 2x10-12% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x43-51% Crunch 2x29-34% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x38-45% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Ice Beam 2x21-24% | ||
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Granbull builds →Play Rough 2x45-53% Outrage 2x40-47% Crunch 2x27-31% Ice Fang 2x22-26% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Togekiss deals 42-50% with Dazzling Gleam.
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Earthquake21-25% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x26-30% Ice Shard 2x16-19% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Togekiss builds →Air Slash20-23% Dazzling Gleam 2x42-50% | ||
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
BDSP Giratina Best Moveset
S-tier with Ghost/Dragon typing, 150 HP, and 120/120 in both defenses. AbilityPressure doubles PP cost. Hidden AbilityTelepathy avoids ally damage. The moveset runs one of the bulkiest offensive packages in the game with Dragon and Ghost TermStab from 100 in both Attack and Sp. Atk. The defensive stats are format-warping.
Best Build
Giratina best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Rest
- Defog
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Giratina won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 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
A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.
Giratina Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Giratina. Telepathy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Giratina is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wall.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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