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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Giratina in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Giratina, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Nat. Dex #487.1 | Type | |
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Giratina (Origin Forme) | ||
Abilities | ||
Levitate |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Levitate | The user is immune to Ground-type moves and cannot be damaged by Spikes. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 150 | 10 |
Atk | 120 | 78 |
Def | 100 | 119 |
SpAtk | 120 | 78 |
SpDef | 100 | 111 |
Speed | 90 | 206 |
Total | 680 | 8 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 257 | 257 | 225 | 225 | 210 |
Atk | 189 | 172 | 140 | 126 | 112 |
Def | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
SpAtk | 189 | 172 | 140 | 126 | 112 |
SpDef | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
Spd | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
Best Natures | ||
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Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Bulky Special Attacker | ★★★★ |
Bulky Physical Attacker | ★★★★ |
Nature | Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Sp. Atk 252 / Spe 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 257 / Def 120 / Sp. Atk 189 / Sp. Def 120 / Spe 111 |
Ability | Levitate |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Griseous Core |
Moveset | ・
Draco Meteor
・ Hex ・ Earth Power ・ Will-O-Wisp |
Can run multiple builds, making it hard to counter in team preview. Has good balance between offense and bulk. Levitate + Terastallization makes it difficult to knockout. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Levitate | Griseous Core |
Giratina can only use Levitate and a Griseous Core in its Origin Forme. The Griseous Core also has an added bonus of boosting Giratina's Dragon and Ghost-type moves by 20%.
Draco Meteor | Hex |
Earth Power | Will-O-Wisp |
Draco Meteor is its strongest Dragon-type STAB move, but it will reduce Giratina's Sp. Atk by two stages every time it's used.
Hex is its best Ghost-type STAB move that has its base power doubled to 130 after the target's burned by Will-O-Wisp.
Earth Power is its main coverage move to help it deal with some of the more common defensive Tera Types in the current meta.
Will-O-Wisp is important to burn the target, halving their attack stat, and enabling Hex to do double damage.
Poison Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Poison is the best Tera Type for this build because it is one of the best defensive types in the game, and its only weakness is the relatively uncommon Psychic-type since it's immune to Ground thanks to Levitate.
Best Poison (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Giratina's HP and Sp. Atk to make it as bulky as possible while still being able to hit hard. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Speed to help it outspeed the opponent's Pokemon.
A Modest nature is preferred to maximize Giratina's damage output.
Thunder Wave | Can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp to reduce the opponent's Speed instead of their Attack. |
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Dragon Pulse | Does less damage than Draco Meteor, but it won't reduce Giratina's Attack every time it's used. |
Aura Sphere | An alternate coverage option that can be better than Earth Power depending on what your team needs. |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Atk 252 / Spe 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 257 / Atk 189 / Def 120 / Sp. Def 120 / Spe 111 |
Ability | Levitate |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Griseous Core |
Moveset | ・
Poltergeist
・ Dragon Tail ・ Iron Head ・ Shadow Sneak |
Can run multiple builds, making it hard to counter in team preview. Has good balance between offense and bulk. Levitate + Terastallization makes it difficult to knockout. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Levitate | Griseous Core |
Giratina can only use Levitate and a Griseous Core in its Origin Forme. The Griseous Core also has an added bonus of boosting Giratina's Dragon and Ghost-type moves by 20%.
Poltergeist | Dragon Tail |
Iron Head | Shadow Sneak |
Poltergeist is its best Ghost-type move, but it will only work if the opponent is holding an item.
Dragon Tail is its best Dragon-type move that will always go last, but it forces the opponent to switch out of battle and bring out a random Pokemon instead.
Iron Head is its main coverage move that has its damage boosted whenever Giratina Terastallizes.
Shadow Sneak is a +1 priority move that allows Giratina to knock out any low-health opponents.
Steel Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Steel is the best Tera Type for this build because it is the best defensive type in the game, and it only has two weaknesses in Fire and Fighting since Levitate makes Giratina immune to Ground.
Best Steel (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Giratina's HP and Sp. Atk to make it as bulky as possible while still being able to hit hard. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Speed to help it outspeed the opponent's Pokemon.
A Modest nature is preferred to maximize Giratina's damage output.
Dragon Claw | A stronger Dragon-type move, but doesn't rotate the opponent out into another Pokemon. |
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Earthquake
Stone Edge Dual Wingbeat |
Other coverage options that hit a wider range of Pokemon for super-effective damage. |
Phantom Force | An alternate coverage option that can be better than Earth Power depending on what your team needs. |
Giratina is slow but has good offensive and defensive stats. Utilize its strong bulk to tank hits and deal a good amount of damage in return.
Giratina wants teammates who can wall and stall out the game by poisoning or chipping away at the opponent's health with hazards.
Hazards Lead | Mixed Attacker | Special Attacker |
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Ting-Lu | Giratina (Origin Forme) | Zapdos |
Ting-Lu can be used to set up Stealth Rocks and wall opposing Pokemon so that its more offensive allies in Giratina and Zapdos can come in and knock out the opponent's Pokemon without taking too much damage in return.
Pokemon | Description |
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Zacian (Crowned Sword) | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Fairy-typing makes it immune to Dragon moves. ・Has Behemoth Blade and Sacred Sword in case of a defensive Tera. ▶️ Zacian Best Movesets |
Chien-Pao | Ranking: ★★★★
・Forces Giratina to Terastallize to cover for a super-effective Ice or Dark-type STAB move. ・Commonly runs a Focus Sash, which lets it survive a single Draco Meteor. ▶️ Chien-Pao Best Movesets |
Urshifu Single-Strike Style | Ranking: ★★★★
・Choice Band + Wicked Blow is a guaranteed OHKO unless Giratina Terastallizes or has some investment in its Defense. ・Can also run a Focus Sash to survive a Draco Meteor. ▶️ Urshifu Single Strike Best Movesets |
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