Giratina counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Giratina
#0487 Giratina
GhostDragon
USAGE 14.2% #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 69.1% Haze 55.7% Parting Shot 50.7% Infernal Parade 40.0% Wish 22.6% Knock Off 21.3% Salt Cure 16.2% Tidy Up 13.8%
Items
Leftovers 35.5% Covert Cloak 31.8% Sticky Barb 10.1% Assault Vest 6.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.1% Eject Button 3.0% Rocky Helmet 2.7% Griseous Core 2.5%
Abilities
Prankster57.0%Magic Guard13.3%Regenerator8.0%Magic Bounce6.5%Unaware5.5%Fur Coat3.0%Levitate1.7%Normalize0.9%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal43.5%Celesteela37.0%Blissey32.3%Chansey31.8%Dialga-Origin30.1%Alakazam-Mega29.5%Eternatus28.9%Zacian25.9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
36.539
47
46.5% dies 8.25%
02
Giratina
Giratina
GhostDragon SOFT CHECK
58.091
44
43.5% dies 6.50%
03
Blissey
Blissey
Normal SOFT CHECK
21.209
42
41.8% dies 10.71%
04
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
43.795
36
36.5% dies 10.02%
05
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
32.731
35
35.3% dies 8.35%
06
Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu
DarkGround SOFT CHECK
28.384
33
33.3% dies 8.85%
07
Celesteela
Celesteela
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
28.825
32
32.0% dies 8.69%

Ranked #12 with 14.17% usage. Sorted by reliability score.