Competitive Information for Giratina (origin) [Sword/Shield]
Ghost / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Giratina-origin? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Giratina is a remarkable Ghost and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Giratina when battling in the 8th generation meta. Giratina is weak to Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Earthquake
- Slash / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Giratina-Origin (Levitate)
Giratina is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Giratina's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Giratina's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Giratina is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Hyper Voice
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Giratina-Origin (Levitate)
Giratina is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Giratina's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Levitate, Giratina is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Giratina-origin? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Brutal Swing / Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Giratina-Origin (Levitate)
Giratina is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Giratina's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Giratina's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Giratina is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Brutal Swing was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Giratina afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Hyper Voice
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Air Cutter
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Doubles Special Sweeper Giratina-Origin (Levitate)
Giratina is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Giratina's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Giratina is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Icy Wind was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Giratina's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Giratina-origin learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Giratina-origin can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Giratina-origin
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Shadow Sneak
Most notable and possible best moves for Giratina-origin
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Giratina-origin in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Giratina-origin's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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