Is Giratina viable in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Giratina is ranked #12 in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons with 15.18% usage according to Smogon Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal has the strongest conservative score in this observed Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 70.4% of 27.017366683972824 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Giratina matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Pure 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 Pure Hackmons · Smogon source period Aug 2026 - Sep 2026

#0487 Giratina

GhostDragon

USAGE 15.2% #12

ABILITYMagic Bounce

BASE STATS

HP 150

ATK 100

DEF 120

SPA 100

SPD 120

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGhostDragonDarkFairy

½×

FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Baton Pass 41.6% Court Change 37.4% Heart Swap 33.1% Revival Blessing 32.0% Recover 30.1% Curse 23.8% Encore 18.2% Strength Sap 18.0%

Items

Ability Shield 40.3% Leftovers 36.8% Leppa Berry 9.1% Safety Goggles 3.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.8% Focus Sash 2.8% Choice Scarf 2.1% Rocky Helmet 0.8%

Abilities

Magic Bounce44.0%Prankster33.8%Good as Gold4.4%Neutralizing Gas3.9%Wonder Guard3.4%Shadow Tag2.9%Harvest2.1%Regenerator1.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 33.0% Dark 24.2% Normal 12.7% Water 9.7% Fairy 9.3% Poison 5.8% Steel 2.9% Ground 1.7%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

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

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.017

35.3

70.4% Standard error 8.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Neutralizing Gas Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ability Shield Giratina: 237-279 (47 - 55.3%) -- 70.3% chance to 2HKO

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Regieleki

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.307

14.8

51.8% Standard error 9.23 points

Kartana

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.155

6.1

45.9% Standard error 9.93 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ability Shield Giratina: 198-234 (39.2 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #12 with 15.18% usage. Sorted by conservative score.