Is Giratina viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Giratina is ranked #61 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.07% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Koraidon has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 57.5% of 31.255201838063915 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Giratina matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Giratina was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Giratina counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#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 85.1% Will-O-Wisp 75.3% Hex 43.0% Dragon Tail 41.6% Shadow Sneak 34.3% Rest 27.4% Destiny Bond 22.6% Roar 16.6%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 41.7% Custap Berry 21.8% Leftovers 21.2% Chesto Berry 5.3% Safety Goggles 3.9% Red Card 2.2% Griseous Orb 2.0% Mental Herb 1.0%

Abilities

Pressure99.6%Telepathy0.4%

Tera Types

Fairy 49.3% Normal 20.3% Steel 13.8% Ghost 12.4% Poison 1.3% Dark 1.0% Fire 0.6% Rock 0.5%

Common Teammates

Archaludon26.1%

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Explore Giratina + Koraidon teams 22 score Explore Giratina + Miraidon teams 21 score Explore Giratina + Calyrex-Shadow teams 20 score Explore Giratina + Ho-Oh teams 5 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Giratina + Calyrex-Shadow 41.5% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

31.255

22.1

57.5% Standard error 8.84 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 506-596 (100.3 - 118.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.518

21.1

58.7% Standard error 9.39 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 408-480 (80.9 - 95.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

38.179

20.1

52.5% Standard error 8.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 326-386 (64.6 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.217

5.4

48.8% Standard error 10.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 184-217 (36.5 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #61 with 1.07% usage. Sorted by conservative score.