Giratina counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Giratina
#0487 Giratina
GhostDragon
USAGE 1.1% #61
ABILITYPressure
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 88.6% Will-O-Wisp 72.8% Dragon Tail 50.4% Shadow Sneak 44.0% Hex 34.8% Rest 23.2% Destiny Bond 17.7% Thunder Wave 11.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 49.3% Leftovers 22.9% Custap Berry 16.8% Griseous Orb 3.2% Chesto Berry 2.8% Red Card 1.9% Mental Herb 0.8% Safety Goggles 0.8%
Abilities
Pressure99.4%Telepathy0.6%
Tera Types
Fairy 54.6% Normal 19.9% Steel 10.8% Ghost 9.1% Dark 2.2% Poison 1.9% Fire 0.4% Bug 0.3%
Common Teammates
Calyrex-Shadow47.8%Koraidon40.9%Clodsire33.7%Miraidon33.7%Arceus-Electric30.9%Deoxys-Attack28.9%Zacian-Crowned26.5%Kyogre22.5%
Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Giratina →
Teams using Miraidon 64% Teams using Koraidon 61% Teams using Calyrex-Shadow 60% Teams using Ho-Oh 51%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
51.773
64
64.3% dies 9.32%
02
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
55.068
61
61.0% dies 9.23%
03
Calyrex-Shadow
Calyrex-Shadow
PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
60.469
60
60.3% dies 8.54%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
46.974
51
50.8% dies 10.30%

Ranked #61 with 1.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.