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?

The best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Arceus with a 68.6% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's May 2026 - Jul 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Giratina-Origin include Arceus, Koraidon, Miraidon, Calyrex-Shadow, Gliscor.

What is the best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus is the best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 68.6% of their encounters.

Giratina-Origin counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · May 2026 - Jul 2026

#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 →

Teams using Arceus 69% Teams using Koraidon 61% Teams using Miraidon 60% Teams using Calyrex-Shadow 55% Teams using Gliscor 47% Teams using Ho-Oh 32%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

70.51

68.6% checker faints 7.73%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

116.583

60.6% checker faints 7.61%

DAMAGE CALCSun

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

View Koraidon counters → Teams with Koraidon →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

129.366

59.6% checker faints 7.34%

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

View Miraidon counters → Teams with Miraidon →

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

132.55

54.8% checker faints 7.37%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

20.068

47.2% checker faints 11.14%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

118.753

32.3% checker faints 7.33%

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

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

23.982

29.1% checker faints 9.28%

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

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

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