Giratina counters

Gen 7 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Giratina
#0487 Giratina
GhostDragon
USAGE 11.3% #13
ABILITYTelepathy
BASE STATS
HP 150
ATK 100
DEF 120
SPA 100
SPD 120
SPE 90
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceGhostDragonDarkFairy
½×
FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Defog 99.9% Toxic 99.9% Rest 99.9% Will-O-Wisp 88.3% Dragon Tail 11.6% Shadow Ball 0.0% Hex 0.0% Dragon Pulse 0.0%
Items
Leftovers 100.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Aguav Berry 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Ho-Oh88.2%Sableye-Mega87.4%Blissey87.4%Lugia87.4%Arceus-Steel87.4%Arceus-Fairy11.2%Tyranitar11.2%Chansey11.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK
41.205
35
35.2% dies 7.44%
02
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
23.345
31
31.1% dies 9.58%
03
Arceus-Water
Arceus-Water
Water SOFT CHECK
27.341
14
14.1% dies 6.66%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
33.575
1
0.8% dies 1.53%

Ranked #13 with 11.26% usage. Sorted by reliability score.