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Giratina
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Giratina

GhostDragon

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Shadow Force, worth 12.1 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Giratina can learn 8 combinations. Dragon Breath with Shadow Force does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

That set is legacy. Shadow Force is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Giratina you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw, worth 10.1 damage per second.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toGhostIceDragonDarkFairy
ResistsPoisonBugFireWaterGrassElectric
Strongly resistsNormalFighting
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Shadow ClawGhost60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Ancient PowerRock703.5s-33
Dragon ClawDragon451.5s-33
Shadow SneakGhost503.0s-33
Shadow Force LegacyGhost1402.0s-100

Shiny

Giratina
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Shiny Giratina
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Giratina has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

Max CP3,820 at level 50, 3,379 at level 40
Raid catch1,931 CP at level 20, or 2,414 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,848 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats187 attack · 225 defense · 284 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy
Size4.5 m and 750 kg

Best moveset against each type

Giratina does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Dragon.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GhostShadow Claw + Shadow Force18.6
PsychicShadow Claw + Shadow Force18.6
DragonDragon Breath + Dragon Claw15.7
FightingDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
FlyingDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
PoisonDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
GroundDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
RockDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
BugDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
SteelShadow Claw + Shadow Force12.1
FireDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
WaterDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
GrassDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
ElectricDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
IceDragon Breath + Shadow Force12.1
FairyShadow Claw + Shadow Force12.1
DarkDragon Breath + Shadow Force10.1
NormalDragon Breath + Dragon Claw10.1

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Giratina is actually for.

Counters: what beats Giratina

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy32.6
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy25.3
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonish + Shadow Ball24.5
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy24.0
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy24.0
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor24.0
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor23.7
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Shadow Ball22.8
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy22.6
Chien-PaoDarkIceSnarl + Blizzard22.2

Ranked by damage per second against Giratina's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.