Giratina is returning as part of the October 2022 events! Giratina (Altered) is a Ghost Dragon and can be caught with the following Combat Power values:
- 1848 – 1931 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2310 – 2414 CP at Level 25 with Fog or Windy weather boost
In this guide, we’ll cover the strongest Giratina counters, the best strategy on how to defeat it, and what CPs you can get when catching a strong Giratina. The best case scenario for Giratina (Altered Forme) is 3-6 high-level players, or 6-10 lower levelled players when fighting this raid boss.
Best Giratina Altered Forme Counters in Pokémon GO
Giratina (Altered)
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When picking Giratina counters, you want to be sure how big your group is and what moves Giratina has.
For us, even in larger groups, we’re actually more inclined to using niche Dragon types to counter it, as they simply didn’t have enough matchups recently.
Beyond that, you will find success with good Dark, Ice and Fairy types like Darkrai, Galarian Darmanitan and Gardevoir and mega evolutions like Mega Gengar, Mega Latios and Latias, Mega Houndoom.
Best Giratina Counters
| # | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 398.65s | 13.67 |
| 2. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 476.40s | 13.33 |
| 3. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 508.53s | 12.00 |
| 4. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 511.67s | 13.67 |
| 5. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 503.95s | 17.50 |
| 6. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Crunch Dark | 562.63s | 8.83 |
| 7. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 580.75s | 18.83 |
| 8. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Powder Snow Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 628.19s | 17.00 |
| 9. |
Altaria (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 655.18s | 13.33 |
| 10. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Charge Beam Electric | Dragon Pulse Dragon | 645.93s | 17.33 |
For reasons of availability and the amount of resources required to power up, shadow pokémon have been excluded but if you have shadow versions of any of these powered up then switch them in their place!
| 1. |
Palkia
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 654.20s | 17.67 |
| 2. |
Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 647.23s | 22.00 |
| 3. |
Garchomp
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 691.38s | 15.33 |
| 4. |
Hydreigon
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 683.35s | 16.67 |
| 5. |
Salamence
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 657.25s | 22.00 |
| 6. |
Dialga
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 707.17s | 13.67 |
| 7. |
Darkrai
|
Snarl Dark | Shadow Ball Ghost | 692.82s | 16.33 |
| 8. |
Zekrom
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 694.88s | 18.00 |
| 9. |
Dragonite
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 691.37s | 21.33 |
| 10. |
Zacian
|
Snarl Dark | Play Rough Fairy | 755.53s | 10.00 |
| 11. |
Haxorus
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 692.96s | 23.33 |
| 12. |
Reshiram
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 706.72s | 20.50 |
| 13. |
Zacian (Hero)
|
Snarl Dark | Play Rough Fairy | 757.31s | 12.67 |
| 14. |
Darmanitan (Galarian Standard)
|
Ice Fang Ice | Avalanche Ice | 693.91s | 25.17 |
| 15. |
Chandelure
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 684.41s | 27.00 |
| 16. |
Giratina (Origin)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 737.27s | 18.33 |
| 17. |
Weavile
|
Snarl Dark | Avalanche Ice | 729.05s | 21.50 |
| 18. |
Gengar
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 687.46s | 29.50 |
| 19. |
Mamoswine
|
Powder Snow Ice | Avalanche Ice | 750.92s | 19.00 |
| 20. |
Hoopa (Confined)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 734.00s | 23.50 |
| 21. |
Kyurem
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Draco Meteor Dragon | 738.29s | 22.00 |
| 22. |
Hoopa (Unbound)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 748.68s | 20.50 |
| 23. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 760.63s | 19.25 |
| 24. |
Latios
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 752.24s | 22.60 |
| 25. |
Gardevoir
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 798.60s | 12.50 |
| 26. |
Yveltal
|
Snarl Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 793.00s | 15.40 |
| 27. |
Tyrantrum
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 789.90s | 19.00 |
| 28. |
Zarude
|
Bite Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 809.52s | 13.00 |
| 29. |
Tyranitar
|
Bite Dark | Crunch Dark | 828.70s | 11.00 |
| 30. |
Glaceon
|
Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 782.15s | 19.00 |
Giratina Moveset Analysis
Giratina (Altered Form) can have the following moves in a raid battle and when captured:
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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None of these moves is particularly dangerous on their own, with Dragon Claw being the scariest option for our Dragon typed counters. Ancient Power is a solid move and Shadow Sneak is the easiest move you can encounter, making it perfect for high DPS teams using Rayquaza for Giratina trios. All of the charge moves are three bar moves.
Speaking of Giratina trio, our simulator shows 671 seconds of TTW for Rayquaza with no weather boost and no friendship boost, which means a trio is more than possible with two friends, and a duo could be a thing when you factor everything in.
Shiny Giratina Altered Forme
Shiny Altered Forme Giratina is available from raid encounters:
