Is Giratina viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Giratina is ranked #13 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 13.76% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 58.6% of 26.17962241479838 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.6 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 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0487 Giratina

GhostDragon

USAGE 13.8% #13

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

Haze 66.3% Strength Sap 61.5% Infernal Parade 57.9% Parting Shot 53.4% Mortal Spin 26.0% Knock Off 12.1% Shore Up 11.0% Wish 10.0%

Items

Leftovers 50.8% Covert Cloak 23.1% Assault Vest 8.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.1% Sticky Barb 2.3% Choice Scarf 2.3% Ability Shield 1.2% Eject Button 1.0%

Abilities

Prankster72.4%Regenerator9.8%Magic Bounce3.1%Magic Guard3.1%Levitate3.0%Fur Coat2.0%Unaware1.9%Adaptability1.3%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Giratina + Blissey 46.1% 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 DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.18

20.0

58.6% Standard error 9.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Giratina Infernal Parade (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 116-138 (26.1 - 31%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.502

4.9

45.8% Standard error 10.20 points

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

99.945

0.3

32.5% Standard error 8.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 237-279 (47 - 55.3%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Groudon-Primal counters →

Ranked #13 with 13.76% usage. Sorted by conservative score.