Checks and Counters

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Giratina. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Giratina.

Giratina is ranked #53 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 2.03% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Giratina in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Arceus-Fairy (73.5%), Arceus-Ground (67.2%), Zacian-Crowned (66.6%), Miraidon (63.0%), Koraidon (62.9%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Arceus-Fairy Arceus-Fairy 30.791 73.5% 7.96%
2 Arceus-Ground Arceus-Ground 38.211 67.2% 7.60%
3 Zacian-Crowned Zacian-Crowned 64.244 66.6% 5.89%
4 Miraidon Miraidon 173.837 63.0% 3.66%
5 Koraidon Koraidon 137.183 62.9% 4.13%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Giratina. KO Rate (D): % of Giratina's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Giratina Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Defog 18.7% Will-O-Wisp 14.0% Shadow Sneak 13.4% Dragon Tail 8.8% Hex 7.5% Thunder Wave 6.7% Roar 5.9% Dragon Pulse 5.8%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 48.4% Leftovers 30.5% Griseous Orb 9.2% Weakness Policy 7.4% Chesto Berry 1.6% Red Card 1.2% Bright Powder 0.5% nothing 0.3%

Most Used Abilities

Pressure 98.4%Telepathy 1.6%

Most Used Tera Types

Fairy 35.7% Ghost 21.7% Grass 17.8% Normal 14.6% Steel 5.0% Poison 2.4% Dark 1.9% Ground 0.3%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Giratina sets.

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