Giratina (Platinum 27)

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Giratina LV.59
ギラティナ Giratina
Psychic
GiratinaPlatinum27.jpg
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Giratina
Type Psychic
HP 100
weakness
Darkness×2
resistance
Colorless-20
retreat cost
   
English expansion Platinum
Rarity Rare
English card no. 27/127
Japanese expansion Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 048/092
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Giratina.

Giratina (Japanese: ギラティナ Giratina) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Platinum expansion.

Card text

PsychicColorless
Strafe
ひるがえす
20
You may switch Giratina with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
PsychicColorlessColorless
Broken-space Blow
はくうのいちげき
50
If the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out by this attack, put the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to in the Lost Zone instead of the discard pile.


Pokédex data

Psychic
Psychic
Giratina - Renegade Pokémon
No. Height Weight
487 14'09" (4.5 m) 1653.5 lbs. (750.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.


Trivia

This card was originally included in Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky but was delayed, along with other related cards, due to Giratina's inclusion in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Origin

This card is based on Giratina's Altered Forme, one of the two different forms that it can take on in the Pokémon games. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.


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