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Giratina, a Ghost and Dragon type Pokémon, official artwork

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Giratina: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

GhostDragonUber

Giratina is a defensive wall, led by its HP (150) and Defense (120), with a base stat total of 680. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

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What is Giratina weak to?

How much damage Giratina takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkDragonFairyGhostIce
0.5×ResistsBugElectricFireGrassPoisonWater
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Giratina takes super-effective damage from Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Ice. It resists Bug, Electric, Fire, Grass, Poison, Water and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Giratina

Giratina has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Draco MeteorDragon130
  • Shadow ForceGhost120
  • ThunderElectric110

Best nature for Giratina

Careful or Bold. Giratina's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • TelepathyThis Pokemon does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Shadow ForceGhost120100%Physical
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
DefogFlying--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status