- Sleep Talk - Thunder / Thunderbolt A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It's unique as a Ghost-Dragon. Unfortunately, truly countering Giratina, despite its not-so-impressive offences is far from easy due to its titanic defences. Dialga can grab a 1KO with Draco Meteor (a guaranteed one when boosted with Choice Specs, Life Orb or Expert Belt, discounting irregularities from Giratina's EV spread). Calm Mind - Rest-Talker Giratina is already tough, but Will-o-Wisp not only enhances its defensive capabilities, but poses most physical attackers with a serious threat. Pressure: drains two PP when Giratina is affected by an opponent's attack, as opposed to the usual one PP. EVs and Nature: Once again, Resting will keep it healthy, whilst Sleep Talk keeps it from being a sitting duck. - Rest Nevertheless, this absence fails to hold it back, and Giratina has comfortably afforded itself a reputation as one of the strongest Rest-Talkers in the game. Speed - Will-o-Wisp The Another Forme only appears in the real world. Stone Edge is worth half a glance for the Choice Band move-set, getting a nice 4x hit on Ho-oh, but getting outclassed by Dragon Claw against Rayquaza and outclassed by Shadow Claw against Lugia. Aside from a token investment, other key Speed numbers it can reach with an insignificant EV investment are available.

Item Attached: Choice Band

Earth Power and Aura Sphere serve as Earthquake counterparts, each covering Rock and Steel types but having their own individual deviations. Ability: Pressure Its immense bulkiness compensates for its common weaknesses however, and even some of the most forceful Ubers will fail to 2KO Giratina with super-effective moves. Jun 16th 2010, ID#5753

Physical variants will also want a Substitute to hide behind (to avoid Will-o-Wisp), and Special variants facing a Calm Minder will want Roar too (to avoid being stalled). Aside from Dialga, most other Dragons can one-shot Giratina with Draco Meteor, but they need to worry about being struck by Dragon attacks themselves. Burns aside, PP draining with Pressure will cause the opposition some problems in the long run. Its typing also gives it six resistances and two immunities. Ability: Pressure

Wisping Giratina is a walling beast, at least on the physical side. Aside from plenty of neutral coverage, Dragon moves are super-effective on its plentiful Dragon brethren.

In addition, Giratina can drain moves with inherently low PP (such as Water Spout and Sacred Fire) with well-timed switches, providing a useful PP-draining service for its team-mates. - Rest Understandably, with spectacular stats and a great move-pool, it's one of those Pokémon instantly placed into the Uber battling tier. © Web Media Network Limited, 1999 - 2020. Ability: Pressure Without Wisp, it loses its ability to pose a fair few physical attackers with any sort of threat, whilst it's very exposed during Rest without Sleep Talk. It has added possibilities when accounting for Calm Mind, especially against Dragon Pulsing variants. Additional Rivals Revealed For Pokemon Sword & Shield!

Protect can stall out a turn.

Pokemon Gym For Each Pokemon Type Coming In Sword & Shield? It'll need a boost of some sort to get a 2KO (such as a Choice item, Calm Mind or Swords Dance). Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk). Giratina's Speed stat is worth an individual look. This site is not affiliated in any way with Microsoft, Sony, Sega, Nintendo or any video game publishers.Privacy Policy | Terms of Service. In Pokémon Platinum, when battled in the Distortion World it does not have a shadow until it uses Shadow Force or breaks out of a Poké Ball. Platinum is the directors cut version of the popular Diamond and Pearl games, it features Girati.. New Training Techniques Coming To Pokemon Sword & Shield!
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Stone Edge, Roar, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Protect, Shadow Force. What Platinum and its 'Origin Forme' intend to bring remains to be seen, but in the current competitive climate, 'Another Forme' Giratina is comfortably settled as a top-choice Uber. Pokémon Battle TrozeiPokémon Link: Battle, Mystery Dungeon: Blazing, Stormy & Light Adventure Squad, Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Time & Darkness, Black: Victini & ReshiramWhite: Victini & Zekrom. Whilst Calm Mind doesn't pack the same immediate threat as Will-o-Wisp does, what it does do is make Giratina an offensive threat. Thunder Wave, like Will-o-Wisp, poses opposing sweepers a major threat. After that, its remaining EVs can really be dumped into any one of its Defensive stats. As always, the forced switch causes entry hazards (Stealth Rocks, Spikes, Toxic Spikes) to kick in, which is a useful bonus for teams centred around entry hazard strategies. That's 30 total PP, so by the time 30 turns rolls around, Giratina will be nearly out of PP (Shadow Force is a two turn move), at which point it will begin to use Struggle. Welcome to our unofficial gude to Pokemon Platinum. Dragon Claw is more effective for the special-oriented opposition in the Uber environment (such as Kyogre, Latias and Calm Mind users) whilst Dragon Pulse is better for the physical-oriented opposition (such as Groudon). Giratina will generally want to pile its EVs into Defence and HP to maximise its efficiency against physical attackers.

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def

Mewtwo gives it similar problems when equipped with Taunt, and Mew can Taunt it and take the opportunity to stat-boost and Baton Pass to a larger threat. Giratina first appeared in the Diamond & Pearl chapter, where it used its tentacles to drag Dialga, Palkia, and Cyrus into the Distortion World.. Giratina serves as the main antagonist in the Platinum chapter.It had been chasing Paka and Uji endlessly in the Distortion World until it had taken Dialga, Palkia and Cyrus hostage. Toxic poses a rather large threat to other defensive Ubers, but it leaves Giratina completely exposed to Steel types. Combined with its wonderful defensive stats, Giratina is an incredible defensive behemoth. EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk). Movie 11: Giratina & The Bouquet of the Sky - Shaymin! Lacking Rest-Talk to keep it healthy, Choice variants lack the usual bulkiness of the more common Giratina move-sets. It gives Giratina a chance to scout what the opponent intends to do next and also provides free Leftovers recovery (and possibly a free turn of passive damage, such as Burn damage). Its typing does come with downsides however. Item Attached: Leftovers The effects of Pressure will keep most opponents from bombarding Giratina without caution. Or click here to search for specific content. - Shadow Ball For the Choice sets, maxing the chosen offensive stats is the priority. This code will give you a giratina with maxed happiness,stats,lv 100,moves::Shadow force,hydro cannon, roar of time, and judgement..L+R to activate (pokesav)...Action replay recommended-franky=]]Head back to our Pokemon Platinum Action Replay Codes page for a load more codes and tips for Pokemon Platinum. EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SAtk Giratina (Origin Forme). As for what Roar provides: The Uber environment is packed with Pokémon who can stat boost, and many can turn into unstoppable forces with a boost or two under their belts. It shares its Base 90 Speed stat with fellow Ubers: Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Deoxys (Defence) and Dialga. Shadow Ball serves as Shadow Claw's counterpart, ripping into the many Psychic Ubers Giratina will surely face. Super Cheats is an unofficial resource with submissions provided by members of the public. These are not usually tested by us (because there are so many), so please use them at your own risk.

Thunder is still there for Scizor, Forretress and Skarmory, but it's more favourable for its super-effective coverage on Kyogre and Ho-oh.

It's more of a general threat to both physical and special attackers, but letting Groudon switch in freely is an unattractive prospect. - Thunder / Hidden Power [Fire]

Giratina is tied with Drifblim for the highest HP base stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.

A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours.

Giratina (Origin) is a legendary Ghost & Dragon Pokémon.

Will-o-Wisp won't always be active, so there'll be plenty of times where it needs to fall back on its raw bulk. First off, it's the only Ghost-typed Uber (barring Arceus), providing it a unique niche as the only Uber that can block Rapid Spin. As well as super-effective hits on its fellow Dragons, the neutral coverage guarantees strong hits on almost all opponents (the exceptions being Steel types and Blissey). - Calm Mind - Shadow Claw Much like Fly, it gives the opponent a one-turn warning of what's about to happen, meaning they can happily switch to a resistant or immune Pokémon to absorb the attack. In Platinum, however, Giratina will face you in the Distortion World. Giratina, The Renegade Pokémon - The Another Forme.
Darkrai can beat Giratina one-on-one with Dark Void and Taunt (since Taunt prevents Sleep Talk).

In a generation packed with many new legends, 'Another Forme' Giratina stands out as one of the stronger ones. Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk). It is one of the legendary Pokemon in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum and Explorers of Sky. The excess 4 EVs can be dumped in its Special Defence, unless Speed catches Giratina's fancy. If you want to place reliance on Will-o-Wisp and Base Stats to do the physical walling job, then shift the nature and Defence EVs to Special Defence.

Ghost, Ice and Dark Plates are the best choices, but even without a Plate, it can still do the job. EVs and Nature: Common weaknesses aside, the only other defensive quality Giratina lacks is a recovery alternative to Rest.