Is Giratina-Origin viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Giratina-Origin is ranked #40 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 2.54% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 68.6% of 70.5102432189861 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Giratina-Origin 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-Origin was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Giratina-Origin counters

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

#0487 Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon

USAGE 2.5% #40

BASE STATS

HP 150

ATK 120

DEF 100

SPA 120

SPD 100

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGhostDragonDarkFairy

½×

FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Defog 88.5% Shadow Sneak 74.4% Poltergeist 60.4% Dragon Tail 36.7% Shadow Force 32.9% Will-O-Wisp 24.4% Draco Meteor 12.4% Hex 11.0%

Items

Griseous Core 100.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 47.6% Steel 29.0% Normal 6.1% Fairy 5.4% Electric 3.7% Dragon 2.5% Fire 2.4% Poison 1.5%

Common Teammates

Ursaluna-Bloodmoon20.6%

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Giratina-Origin →

Explore Giratina-Origin + Arceus teams 38 score Explore Giratina-Origin + Miraidon teams 30 score Explore Giratina-Origin + Koraidon teams 30 score Explore Giratina-Origin + Calyrex-Shadow teams 25 score Explore Giratina-Origin + Ho-Oh teams 3 score Explore Giratina-Origin + Gliscor teams 3 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Giratina-Origin + Miraidon 72.3% 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

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

70.51

37.7

68.6% Standard error 7.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus: 151-178 (34 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

129.366

30.2

59.6% Standard error 7.34 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 458-542 (90.8 - 107.5%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

116.583

30.1

60.6% Standard error 7.61 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 590-696 (117 - 138%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

132.55

25.3

54.8% Standard error 7.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 372-438 (73.8 - 86.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

118.753

3.0

32.3% Standard error 7.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 216-255 (42.8 - 50.5%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.068

2.6

47.2% Standard error 11.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 126-150 (25 - 29.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.982

-8.0

29.1% Standard error 9.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 150-178 (29.7 - 35.3%) -- 21.9% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #40 with 2.54% usage. Sorted by conservative score.