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 has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Giratina resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Giratina has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Giratina in the Distortion World (interact, Lv 47, limited). Story encounter in the Distortion World after confronting Cyrus.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47GhostShadow ForcePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 47DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM61FireWill-O-WispPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
How to Get Giratina in Platinum
Giratina is caught during the story in the eerie Distortion World at level 47. If you knock it out there instead of catching it, it moves to Turnback Cave so you get a second shot at the renegade dragon.
2 locations to catch Giratina
Badge 7
Badge 8How to Get Shiny Giratina in Platinum
Giratina rules the Distortion World, so save before the fight and soft reset the encounter until the shiny appears. Compare Shiny Giratina odds across every game
Shiny Giratina Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Giratina Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Giratina preloaded.
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
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x44-52% Crunch 2x29-35% Shadow Claw 2x26-31% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x52-61% Shadow Ball 2x29-35% Bite 2x12-15% | ||
 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% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x32-39% Ice Fang 2x18-21% Shadow Ball 2x16-20% | ||
 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 | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x34-40% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Glalie builds →Ice Beam 2x35-41% Crunch 2x20-24% Shadow Ball 2x20-24% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Dark Pulse 2x29-35% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x27-32% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Altaria builds →Dragon Claw 2x27-32% Ice Beam 2x21-25% Thief 2x10-12% Astonish 2x8-9% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Giratina View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-39% Payback 2x12-15% | ||
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
43 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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
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.
In Platinum, use Giratina as a wall. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, build your team around Groudon, Dialga, and Forretress. These have the highest co-usage rates with Giratina in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Platinum, run Bold on Giratina. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wall role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Giratina has been featured in 13 titles across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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