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Height
14′09″
Imperial
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4.5 m
Metric
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14′09″/4.5 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
1653.5 lbs.
Imperial
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750.0 kg
Metric
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1653.5 lbs./750.0 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 220
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Battle Exp.: 2201*
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Giratina (Japanese: ギラティナ Giratina) is a Legendary Pokémon.
Giratina's signature move is Shadow Force.
Biology
Physiology
As first revealed Japan's CoroCoro Magazine, Giratina has two forms. The first ("Another Form") is the form we see in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In this form, Giratina is a large, gray, centipede-like creature with six short legs. Its legs have golden claws and a gold band on them. It has a tail and a thick black stripe running vertically along the front of its body. There is a series of red horizontal stripes running across the large black one. Three golden half-rings circle the back half of Giratina's neck at the same points that three of the red stripes are at on its front, resembling a ribcage. On its back are two large, black wings that are decorated with red, conical objects which closely resemble girasol opals. The wings seem oddly out of place, due to the fact that Giratina seems far too heavy to fly effectively. Giratina's head and eyes resemble those of Dialga and Palkia, making many have a theory that it is related to the two. Giratina's shiny form is almost a perfect negative of the original.
The second is a new "Origin" form which will debut in Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin; it uses this form when travelling through different dimensions. This form is more serpentine than Giratina's regular form. The Origin form of Giratina has six black streamers on its back that each have a red spike at the end. Giratina's legs have been reduced to looking like spikes. There are four more golden spikes near the edge of the tail.
Gender differences
Giratina is genderless.
Special abilities
As to be expected with other Ghost-type Pokémon, Giratina is capable of using Ghost, Dark, Psychic and Electrical attacks. Unlike other Dragon Pokémon, Giratina lacks the ability to wield Ice- and Template:Type2 attacks (save for Will-O-Wisp). Giratina is one out of seven Pokémon that is capable using Aura Sphere. Giratina's signature move is Shadow Force. Since Giratina is a "true" Dragon Pokémon, it is also capable of using Draco Meteor.
Behavior
Habitat
Giratina is a very rare (one-of-a-kind) Pokémon due to its "Legendary" Status. Legends claim that Giratina show up at cemeteries and that this Pokémon supposedly lives in the Spirit World.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Giratina is going to make its anime debut in Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Giratina (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.
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| Pearl
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A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
Base Stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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150
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210 - 257
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410 - 504
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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120
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112 - 189
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220 - 372
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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120
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112 - 189
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220 - 372
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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Total: 680
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Note: If a move like Foresight is used, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting becomes 1×.
Learnset
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Giratina is the only dual-type Pokémon that has weaknesses to both of its own types, as well as the first Template:Type2 legendary Pokémon.
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Giratina.
- Giratina is one of the few non Flying-types who can learn Fly. The others are Mew, Vibrava, Flygon, Smeargle, Latios and Latias.
- It is also one of the three non Flying-type Pokémon who can learn Fly that doesn't have Levitate, the others being Mew and Smeargle.
- Giratina is speculated to be the third counterpart of Dialga and Palkia, in part due to the fact that the three have the same move patterns as well as the same level on which they learn their signature move and therefore also speculated to be the version mascot of the third game, if there is one.
- It is interesting to note that Giratina shares qualites with Pokémon from both the dragon trio and the lake trio. For example, Giratina is a secondary Dragon-type capable of learning several of the same moves as Dialga and Palkia at the same level. However, Giratina is found in a cave near Sendoff Spring, also known as the "fourth lake of Sinnoh." Ironically, the lake trio pixies are also located in caves near (or in their case, on) lakes.
- It is one of six Pokémon which can change into forms specific to itself, the other five being Castform, Cherrim, Deoxys, Burmy, and Arceus. However, it's important to note that there's no way to access the "Origin" form in the games yet.
Origin
Giratina is possibly based on a Basilisk.
Name origin
Giratina's name may be derived from either guillotine, girasol or giraffe or a combination of the three.
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Giratina images on Bulbagarden Archives.
