Is Giratina-Origin viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Giratina-Origin is ranked #10 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 17.87% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

The best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Chien-Pao with a 84.8% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Giratina-Origin include Chien-Pao, Yveltal, Garganacl, Arceus-Dark, Kyogre-Primal.

What is the best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Chien-Pao is the best counter for Giratina-Origin in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 84.8% of their encounters.

Giratina-Origin counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0487 Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon

USAGE 17.9% #10

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 91.3% Hex 52.7% Draco Meteor 43.0% Poltergeist 39.8% Dragon Tail 39.6% Will-O-Wisp 30.5% Toxic 26.9% Shadow Sneak 21.5%

Items

Griseous Core 100.0%

Tera Types

Steel 32.5% Normal 25.2% Poison 14.1% Ghost 12.3% Fairy 6.5% Dark 5.6% Rock 1.2% Electric 0.9%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane25.9%

Arceus-Fairy25.7%

Mewtwo-Mega-X25.2%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Giratina-Origin →

Teams using Yveltal 79% Teams using Garganacl 79% Teams using Arceus-Dark 78%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

89.548

84.8% dies 6.43%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 576-680 (114.2 - 134.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Chien-Pao counters → Teams with Chien-Pao →

Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

487.199

79.3% dies 3.17%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 374-439 (74.2 - 87.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Garganacl

Rock DEFENSIVE COUNTER

31.477

79.0% dies 7.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Garganacl: 204-241 (50.4 - 59.6%) -- 84% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Garganacl counters → Teams with Garganacl →

Arceus-Dark

Dark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

161.179

77.8% dies 5.37%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 169-199 (38 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus-Dark counters → Teams with Arceus-Dark →

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK

181.878

74.9% dies 5.52%

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 200-236 (39.6 - 46.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kyogre-Primal counters → Teams with Kyogre-Primal →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

406.099

74.2% dies 3.72%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 540-636 (107.1 - 126.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

159.677

73.9% dies 5.96%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Fairy: 127-151 (28.6 - 34%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus-Fairy counters → Teams with Arceus-Fairy →

Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

22.656

73.5% dies 9.28%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Calyrex-Ice: 210-248 (51.9 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Calyrex-Ice counters → Teams with Calyrex-Ice →

Melmetal

Steel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

22.307

72.0% dies 9.51%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Hex (65 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 126-148 (26.5 - 31.2%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Melmetal counters → Teams with Melmetal →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

81.833

71.2% dies 6.89%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ferrothorn: 118-141 (33.5 - 40%) -- 28.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

120.405

66.8% dies 7.39%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 169-199 (38 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

170.523

63.4% dies 6.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 366-432 (72.6 - 85.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

208.997

62.7% dies 5.75%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 384-452 (76.1 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

21.562

61.8% dies 10.46%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moongeist Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 270-320 (53.5 - 63.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Rayquaza

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.855

61.8% dies 9.95%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Rayquaza Scale Shot (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 456-540 (90.4 - 107.1%) -- 28.4% chance to OHKO

View Rayquaza counters → Teams with Rayquaza →

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

29.025

58.0% dies 9.16%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Zen Headbutt vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 192-226 (38 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Mewtwo-Mega-X counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-X →

Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

28.469

55.3% dies 9.32%

DAMAGE CALCRain

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 163-193 (40.3 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Deoxys-Attack

Psychic SOFT CHECK

31.493

48.5% dies 8.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Attack Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 231-273 (45.8 - 54.1%) -- 50% chance to 2HKO

View Deoxys-Attack counters → Teams with Deoxys-Attack →

Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

112.193

48.4% dies 8.12%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 380-450 (75.3 - 89.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Shaymin-Sky

GrassFlying SOFT CHECK

29.351

46.2% dies 9.20%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Shaymin-Sky Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 132-156 (26.1 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Shaymin-Sky counters → Teams with Shaymin-Sky →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK

78.887

45.3% dies 7.87%

Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK

362.999

42.6% dies 4.47%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 360-426 (71.4 - 84.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

403.293

42.0% dies 4.23%

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 →

Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK

243.923

41.3% dies 5.41%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Ground Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 146-174 (28.9 - 34.5%) -- 5.8% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK

230.831

39.9% dies 5.51%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 144-171 (28.5 - 33.9%) -- 0.8% chance to 3HKO

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

22.625

34.7% dies 10.01%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Giratina-Origin: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

95.566

31.4% dies 7.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 110-130 (21.8 - 25.7%) -- 1.9% chance to 4HKO

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

933.234

22.3% dies 2.35%

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 153-181 (30.3 - 35.9%) -- 43.1% chance to 3HKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK

62.724

8.7% dies 5.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina-Origin: 145-172 (28.7 - 34.1%) -- 1.8% chance to 3HKO

View Deoxys-Speed counters → Teams with Deoxys-Speed →

Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK

76.521

8.6% dies 4.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dondozo Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 122-144 (24.2 - 28.5%) -- 97.5% chance to 4HKO

View Dondozo counters → Teams with Dondozo →

Ranked #10 with 17.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.