Is Giratina viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Giratina is ranked #38 in Gen 9 Ubers with 2.70% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Giratina in Gen 9 Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 75.5% of 78.70923733937194 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Giratina matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Ubers?

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 Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0487 Giratina

GhostDragon

USAGE 2.7% #38

ABILITYPressure

BASE STATS

HP 150

ATK 100

DEF 120

SPA 100

SPD 120

SPE 90

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceGhostDragonDarkFairy

½×

FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Defog 93.0% Will-O-Wisp 84.3% Hex 60.2% Thunder Wave 48.5% Dragon Tail 33.6% Rest 29.7% Roar 9.8% Shadow Sneak 8.8%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 53.8% Leftovers 36.6% Custap Berry 2.8% Mental Herb 2.0% Wide Lens 1.3% Life Orb 1.0% Zoom Lens 1.0% Rocky Helmet 0.8%

Abilities

Pressure99.8%Telepathy0.2%

Tera Types

Poison 35.5% Fairy 33.1% Water 14.9% Steel 8.9% Ghost 5.2% Dark 1.0% Normal 0.9% Fire 0.3%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane20.4%

Zacian-Crowned19.3%

Leading observed checks

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

Team core to explore

Giratina + Koraidon 66.5% 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

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

78.709

56.1

75.5% Standard error 4.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 458-542 (90.8 - 107.5%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

185.129

46.2

60.5% Standard error 3.59 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 506-596 (100.3 - 118.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

177.195

43.7

58.5% Standard error 3.70 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

0- Atk Giratina Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kyogre: 64-76 (15.8 - 18.8%) -- possible 6HKO

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Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.236

42.1

76.1% Standard error 8.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Giratina Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 244-288 (34.1 - 40.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.033

36.7

73.5% Standard error 9.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Giratina Hex (65 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Calyrex-Ice: 116-140 (28.7 - 34.6%) -- 8.3% chance to 3HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

157.695

23.0

38.5% Standard error 3.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 184-217 (36.5 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.953

22.9

50.9% Standard error 7.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 160-190 (31.7 - 37.6%) -- 91.1% chance to 3HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.156

22.0

64.6% Standard error 10.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Giratina Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ting-Lu: 49-58 (9.5 - 11.2%)

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Lunala

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.916

19.6

45.8% Standard error 6.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moongeist Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 236-282 (46.8 - 55.9%) -- 76.2% chance to 2HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.429

18.6

61.7% Standard error 10.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Giratina Hex (65 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 63-75 (14.1 - 16.8%) -- possible 6HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.08

17.9

61.4% Standard error 10.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 248-294 (49.2 - 58.3%) -- 98% chance to 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

24.529

17.3

57.3% Standard error 9.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Giratina Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus: 51-60 (11.4 - 13.5%) -- possible 8HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.967

14.8

49.7% Standard error 8.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina: 158-188 (31.3 - 37.3%) -- 83.4% chance to 3HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.635

-16.6

12.2% Standard error 7.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Giratina: 84-100 (16.6 - 19.8%) -- guaranteed 6HKO

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Ranked #38 with 2.70% usage. Sorted by conservative score.