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Giratina ギラティナ Giratina
Artwork of Giratina's "Another Form"
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Type	Ghost / Dragon
Species	Renegade Pokémon
Height	14′09″ (4.5*/6.9*m)
Weight	1653.5 lbs. (750.0*/650.0*kg)
Ability	Pressure
Egg group	No eggs
Time to hatch	30,720 steps
Effort yield	3 HP
Exp. yield	220 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Black
Catch rate	3
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Giratina (Japanese: ギラティナ Giratina) is a legendary dual-typed Ghost/Dragon Pokémon.

Giratina is the version mascot of Pokémon Platinum.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 6 Evolution 7 Sprites 8 Trivia 8.1 Origin 8.1.1 Name origin 9 In other languages 10 External links

Biology

Physiology

As first revealed Japan's CoroCoro Magazine, Giratina has two forms. The first ("Another Forme") is the form seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions. 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. 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 traveling 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. This version of Giratina will make an in-game appearance in the upcoming Pokémon Platinum.

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 Fire-type attacks (save for Will-O-Wisp). Giratina is one out of seven Pokémon that is capable using Aura Sphere. Since Giratina is a "true" Dragon Pokémon, it is also capable of using Draco Meteor.

Giratina is the only known Pokémon that learns Shadow Force.

Behavior

Habitat

Giratina is a very rare (one-of-a-kind) Pokémon due to its "legendary" status. Legends claim that Giratina shows up at cemeteries and that this Pokémon supposedly lives in the spirit world, on the reverse side of this one.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Giratina will 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

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.
	Pearl	A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	One	Turnback Cave
	Pokémon Platinum	One	Spear Pillar

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2	The Great Hole (30F)

Base stats

HP:	150
Attack:	100
Defense:	120
SpAtk:	100
SpDef:	120
Speed:	90

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ghost: 2× Ice: 2× Dragon: 2× Dark: 2×	Normal: 0× Fighting: 0× Poison: ½× Bug: ½× Grass: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Electric: ½×	Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Steel: 1× Psychic: 1×

Note: If a move like Foresight is used, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting becomes 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IV
Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Scary Face
	DragonBreath
10	Ominous Wind
20	AncientPower
30	Dragon Claw
40	Shadow Force
50	Heal Block
60	Earth Power
70	Slash
80	Shadow Claw
90	Aura Sphere

By TM/HM

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM02 Dragon Claw TM04 Calm Mind TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM47 Steel Wing TM53 Energy Ball TM57 Charge Beam TM58 Endure TM59 Dragon Pulse TM61 Will-O-Wisp TM62 Silver Wind TM65 Shadow Claw TM66 Payback TM68 Giga Impact TM71 Stone Edge TM73 Thunder Wave TM77 Psych Up TM79 Dark Pulse TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM85 Dream Eater TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM02 Fly HM04 Strength HM05 Defog HM06 Rock Smash HM08 Rock Climb

Evolution

Basic (D/P) Another Forme Giratina
	Basic (P) Origin Forme Giratina

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
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For other sprites and images, please see Giratina images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Giratina is the only dual-type Pokémon that has weaknesses to both of its own types, as well as the first Ghost-type legendary Pokémon.
  • No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Giratina.
• Giratina is one of very few non-Flying-type Pokémon that is able to learn Fly. The others are:
  • Vibrava, Flygon, Latios, and Latias (all four of which have the ability Levitate)
  • Mew and Smeargle (both of which can learn all machine moves)
• Giratina is speculated to be the third counterpart of Dialga and Palkia, in part due to the fact that the three are secondary Dragon-types, have the same move patterns as well as the same level on which they learn their respective signature moves, and are version mascots much like the weather trio of Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza.
• It is interesting to note that in addition to appearing to be a member of the dragon trio, Giratina also shares qualities with the lake trio, as it is found in a cave near Sendoff Spring, also known as the "fourth lake of Sinnoh," with the lake trio also being 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, Deoxys, Cherrim, Burmy, and Arceus. Like Deoxys's other forms were not available in the original two versions of its generation, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, but later became available in the rest of Generation III, Giratina's Origin Form will be available in Pokémon Platinum.
• The Another Form is shorter and heavier than the Origin Form.[1]
• In Diamond and Pearl, Giratina is met at level 70, while in Platinum, Giratina is met at level 47, the same as Dialga and Palkia.
• Giratina is the only version mascot to share one of its types with those of all other versions in its generation. It is also the first version mascot that does not appear in the regional Pokédex of the region in which its game takes place.
• When CoroCoro revealed Giratina's two forms, they were spelled "Origine Forme" and "Another Forme," the E's on the ends of the words being reminiscent of Middle English. On the official website for Pokémon Platinum, the Origin Form is spelled as "Origin Forme," with the E on Origin dropped but the one on Form kept. It is currently unknown how these spellings will be treated when translated into English.

Origin

Giratina is possibly based on a basilisk.

Name origin

Giratina's name may be derived from either guillotine, girasol, giraffe, platinum (written as platina in katakana) or any combination of the four.

In other languages

• German: Giratina
• French: Giratina
• Korean:

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

Legendary Pokémon
	Before the Elite Four									After the Elite Four		Event Pokémon
	Legendary trios			Version mascots								Cute		Über
Kanto	Articuno	Zapdos	Moltres							Mewtwo		Mew
Johto	Raikou	Entei	Suicune	Lugia			Ho-Oh					Celebi
Hoenn	Regirock	Regice	Registeel	Kyogre		Groudon		Rayquaza		Latias	Latios	Jirachi		Deoxys
Sinnoh	Uxie	Mesprit	Azelf	Dialga		Palkia		Giratina		Heatran	Regigigas	Phione	Manaphy	Darkrai
										Cresselia		Shaymin		Arceus

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