Giratina (Altered Forme)

Raid Guides

Giratina Altered Forme Raid Counter Guide

Giratina Altered Forme Duo Raid Guide

Movesets

Type Chart

Min/Max CP

How Shiny is Acquired

Raids

Original
Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C

PvE Attacker Rating 2 / 5

Great League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Ultra League PVP Rating See all 5 / 5

Master League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Ghost

Type

750.00 kg Weight

4.50 m Height

Pokemon Max CP

Level 50: 3,820

Level 40: 3,379

Level 25: 2,414 (Raid + Weather)

Level 20: 1,931 (Raid)

Level 15: 1,448 (Research Tasks)

ATK 187

DEF 225

STA 284

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	B
Shadow Claw	Dragon Claw	A-
Shadow Claw	Shadow Force*	A

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

Quick	Charge	ATK
Dragon Breath	Shadow Sneak	X
Dragon Breath	Ancient Power	X
Shadow Claw	Shadow Sneak	C
Shadow Claw	Ancient Power	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

Shadow Claw is Giratina’s best fast move for neutral damage.
Dragon Breath is only useful when fighting against Dragon, Normal, or Dark-type Pokemon.
Shadow Force is Giratina's signature move and is an excellent charged move
Dragon Claw is essentially Giratina’s only other charged move.
Ancient Power and Shadow Sneak are so weak that they’re inferior even when effective.

PVE Overview

Oh Giratina, why don't you go back to the Distortion World where you have decent stats and a good moveset? Giratina-A's moveset and stats are not designed for PVE play. It can make an efficient gym cleaner thanks to Shadow Claw and Dragon Breath both being easy to dodge with and sporting fantastic neutral coverage combined with a set of 3-bar moves, but even then its low attack stat and weak charged moves mean that it's a bit slow in that regard. Tough luck.

On the Halloween Event of 2022, Giratina received its signature move, Shadow Force. The move comes with rather generous PvE parameters and actually makes Giratina-A not a terrible Ghost attacker. The catch? Its Origin forme also came with the same attack and is far superior at the role.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Shadow Claw	Dragon Claw Shadow Sneak	A
Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw Shadow Sneak	A-
Shadow Claw	Dragon Claw Ancient Power	A
Shadow Claw	Dragon Claw Shadow Force*	A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Shadow Claw or Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw and Shadow Sneak or Ancient Power or Shadow Force*

Shadow Claw (3 DPT/4 EPT) has good damage with great energy gain. Dragon Breath can also be viable for its superior damage output, but results in less usage of Giratina's charge moves. Generally speaking, Shadow Claw is preferred in the Master League, but both Fast Attacks are viable in the Ultra League.

Dragon Claw costs the least amount of energy, gets STAB, and can be used very frequently. Shadow Sneak is pitiful, but offers consistent Ghost coverage to pressure most Dragon resists. Ancient Power can offer coverage against some Ice-type Pokemon and certain other threats such as Yveltal and Togekiss. Shadow Force, Giratina's signature move, is intentionally given horrendous PvP parameters for balance reasons, but is a viable alternative as a closing nuke and is more effective than Shadow Sneak at beating tanky Pokemon.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: N/A / 5

Until Giratina gets released as a Research Breakthrough, there’s no way to get it into Great League. Fingers crossed.

Ultra League: 5 / 5

Ultra League’s top threat, Giratina-A is all but a must-have if you want to compete. With its incredible bulk, relatively neutral coverage across most of the meta, and easy access to STAB charge moves, its dominance shapes the meta and challenges specific counters to keep it in check. The nerf to its coverage move, Ancient Power, following the April 2020 rebalance decreases its overall ability to fight back against its counters like Togekiss and Articuno, but overall its bulk and STAB moveset still makes it viable. The release of Candy XL hurts Giratina-A somewhat, as Pokemon like Umbreon, Mandibuzz, and Alolan Ninetales have become common enemies that Giratina-A struggle greatly against.

Master League: 4.5 / 5

Giratina-A remains an absolutely massive threat in Master even when considering the power of its counterpart, Giratina-O. Giratina-A sets itself apart through its sustained damage output and wider coverage, as it can use its Dragon-type STAB much more easily. It is much better at fighting against opposing Dragon-types and can win against Snorlax. Since its losses are less severe than Giratina-O's, it is generally a better safe switch. However, Giratina-A lacks Giratina-O's nuking potential to burst targets down.

Fast Moves

Dragon Breath

More Info

Dragon

1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.50	0.20	8.00		12.00	15.00

Shadow Claw

More Info

Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.70	0.25	8.57		12.86	16.07

Charge Moves

Dragon Claw

3 Energy

More Info

Dragon

1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.70	0.20	0.00	1.52	29.41	36.76		44.56

Ancient Power

3 Energy

More Info

Rock

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.50	0.25	0.00	2.12	20.00	25.00		42.42

Shadow Sneak

3 Energy

More Info

Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.90	0.50	0.00	1.52	17.24	21.55		26.12

Elite Charge Moves

140

Shadow Force

1 Energy

More Info

Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	0.20	0.00	1.40	73.68	92.11		103.16

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy	100
Stardust	100,000

Other

Buddy Distance	20 km
Capture Rate	2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	39.1% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Ghost Medal

None

Bronze

Silver

Gold

		Normal	Nice!	Great!	Excellent!
No Berry	-
No Berry	Curve
Razz Berry	-
Razz Berry	Curve
Golden Razz Berry	-
Golden Razz Berry	Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

Stardust	Level	Min CP	Max CP
200	1	41	47
200	1.5	86	98
200	2	130	149
200	2.5	175	200
400	3	220	251
400	3.5	264	302
400	4	309	353
400	4.5	353	404
600	5	398	455
600	5.5	442	506
600	6	487	557
600	6.5	531	608
800	7	576	659
800	7.5	621	710
800	8	665	761
800	8.5	710	812
1000	9	754	863
1000	9.5	799	914
1000	10	843	965
1000	10.5	885	1014
1300	11	928	1062
1300	11.5	970	1110
1300	12	1012	1158
1300	12.5	1054	1207
1600	13	1096	1255
1600	13.5	1138	1303
1600	14	1181	1352
1600	14.5	1223	1400
1900	15	1265	1448
1900	15.5	1307	1496
1900	16	1349	1545
1900	16.5	1391	1593
2200	17	1434	1641
2200	17.5	1476	1689
2200	18	1518	1738
2200	18.5	1560	1786
2500	19	1602	1834
2500	19.5	1644	1882
2500	20	1687	1931
2500	20.5	1729	1979
3000	21	1771	2027
3000	21.5	1813	2076
3000	22	1855	2124
3000	22.5	1897	2172
3500	23	1940	2220
3500	23.5	1982	2269
3500	24	2024	2317
3500	24.5	2066	2365
4000	25	2108	2414
4000	25.5	2151	2462
4000	26	2193	2510
4000	26.5	2235	2559
4500	27	2277	2607
4500	27.5	2319	2655
4500	28	2362	2703
4500	28.5	2404	2752
5000	29	2446	2800
5000	29.5	2488	2848
5000	30	2530	2897
5000	30.5	2551	2921
6000	31	2572	2945
6000	31.5	2594	2969
6000	32	2615	2993
6000	32.5	2636	3017
7000	33	2657	3041
7000	33.5	2678	3065
7000	34	2699	3090
7000	34.5	2720	3114
8000	35	2741	3138
8000	35.5	2762	3162
8000	36	2783	3186
8000	36.5	2804	3210
9000	37	2825	3234
9000	37.5	2847	3259
9000	38	2868	3283
9000	38.5	2889	3307
10000	39	2910	3331
10000	39.5	2931	3355
10000	40	2952	3379

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Giratina (Altered Forme)

Raid Guides

Table of Contents

Pokemon Ratings

Pokemon Stats

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

PvP Moveset Explanation

Shadow Claw or Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw and Shadow Sneak or Ancient Power or Shadow Force*

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: N/A / 5

Ultra League: 5 / 5

Master League: 4.5 / 5

Fast Moves

Charge Moves

Elite Charge Moves

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Other

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

Resistant

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

Ghost Medal

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