Giratina pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

girasol: a red opal
platina: an alloy of platinum, the game of which it is the mascot

Altered form
Origin form

Giratina (Altered) artwork by Ken Sugimori

Pokedex data

National №	487
Type	Ghost Dragon
Species	Renegade Pokémon
Height	14′9″ (4.50m)
Weight	1653.5 lbs (750.0 kg)
Abilities	Pressure Telepathy (Dream World)
Local №	210 (Platinum)

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	Genderless
Egg cycles	121 (minimum 30,855 steps)

Training

EV yield	3 HP
Catch rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	0 (lower than normal)
Base EXP	220
Growth Rate	Slow

Giratina (Origin) artwork by Ken Sugimori

Pokedex data

National №	487
Type	Ghost Dragon
Species	Renegade Pokémon
Height	22′8″ (6.91m)
Weight	1433 lbs (650.0 kg)
Abilities	Levitate
Local №	210 (Platinum)

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	Genderless
Egg cycles	121 (minimum 30,855 steps)

Training

EV yield	3 HP
Catch rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	0 (lower than normal)
Base EXP	220
Growth Rate	Slow

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
0	½	½	½	½	2	0	½				½		2	2	2

Giratina stats

The base stats for Giratina are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

Altered
Origin

HP	150	410 - 504
Attack	100	184 - 328
Defense	120	220 - 372
Sp. Atk	100	184 - 328
Sp. Def	120	220 - 372
Speed	90	166 - 306
Total	680

HP	150	410 - 504
Attack	120	220 - 372
Defense	100	184 - 328
Sp. Atk	120	220 - 372
Sp. Def	100	184 - 328
Speed	90	166 - 306
Total	680

Pokedex descriptions

Diamond Pearl	A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.
Platinum Black White Black 2 White 2	It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World.
HeartGold SoulSilver	This Pokémon is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours, where common knowledge is distorted and strange.

Evolution chart

Giratina does not evolve.

Giratina learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
1	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100
6	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
10	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
15	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100
24	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	-	-
28	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
33	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
37	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	90	∞
42	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
46	Shadow Force	Ghost	Physical	120	100
50	Hex	Ghost	Special	50	100

Giratina learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	-	100
1	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100
6	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
10	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
15	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100
24	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	-	-
28	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
33	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
37	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	90	∞
42	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
46	Shadow Force	Ghost	Physical	120	100

Other generations: IV V

Egg moves

Giratina does not learn any egg moves.

Other generations: IV V

Move Tutor moves

Altered
Origin

Black 2/White 2
White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Giratina (Altered) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Pain Split	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
Gravity	Psychic	Status	-	-
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100

Giratina (Altered) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90

Giratina (Altered) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Pain Split	Normal	Status	-	-
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
Role Play	Psychic	Status	-	-
Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	-	-
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
Gravity	Psychic	Status	-	-
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100

Black 2/White 2
White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Giratina (Origin) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	-	-
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
Gravity	Psychic	Status	-	-
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100

Giratina (Origin) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90

Giratina (Origin) can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Pain Split	Normal	Status	-	-
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100
Role Play	Psychic	Status	-	-
Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	-	-
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
Gravity	Psychic	Status	-	-
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100

Other generations: IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Giratina is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Giratina is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
8	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85

Other generations: IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Giratina is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	-	-
2	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
4	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	-	-
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	-	-
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	-	75
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	-	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	-	-
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Giratina is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
4	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	-	-
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	∞
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	-	75
62	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	-	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	-	-
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: IV V

Giratina sprites

NORMAL
Altered form
Black/White
NORMAL
Origin form
Black/White
SHINY
Altered form
Black/White
SHINY
Origin form
Black/White
NORMAL
Altered form
HG/SS
NORMAL
Origin form
HG/SS
SHINY
Altered form
HG/SS
SHINY
Origin form
HG/SS

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Where to find Giratina

Pearl Diamond	Turnback Cave
Platinum	Distortion World, Turnback Cave

Pokeathlon stats

Altered
Origin

Speed	★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Giratina

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Giratina stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Giratina sprites

Where to find Giratina

Pokeathlon stats

Answers to Giratina questions

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