Is Giratina viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Giratina is ranked #12 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 14.75% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 50.4% of 26.32144505969905 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Giratina matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

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 Balanced Hackmons · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0487 Giratina

GhostDragon

USAGE 14.7% #12

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 150

ATK 100

DEF 120

SPA 100

SPD 120

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGhostDragonDarkFairy

½×

FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Strength Sap 72.6% Parting Shot 58.7% Haze 57.9% Infernal Parade 51.1% Wish 22.2% Knock Off 18.0% Mortal Spin 13.4% Salt Cure 10.7%

Items

Leftovers 32.8% Covert Cloak 31.6% Assault Vest 6.9% Griseous Core 6.3% Sticky Barb 6.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.1% Griseous Orb 2.3% Ability Shield 2.3%

Abilities

Prankster63.4%Regenerator9.4%Magic Guard7.6%Shield Dust5.3%Fur Coat3.0%Levitate2.9%Magic Bounce1.9%Unaware1.7%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Giratina + Blissey 46.9% 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-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.321

11.4

50.4% Standard error 9.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 258-306 (51.1 - 60.7%) -- 89.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Arceus-Ghost counters → Teams with Arceus-Ghost →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.865

10.5

54.1% Standard error 10.91 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 13-16 (2.5 - 3.1%)

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.97

8.2

35.3% Standard error 6.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Glacial Lance vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 316-372 (62.6 - 73.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Groudon-Primal counters →

Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.608

-9.8

23.9% Standard error 8.43 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 138-164 (27.3 - 32.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Registeel counters → Teams with Registeel →

Ranked #12 with 14.75% usage. Sorted by conservative score.