

Super Effective moves, STAB, and reduced damage are definitely pluses. This translates to using a similar type Pokémon as a counter – high Attack with reasonable bulk. Origin Giratina trades high Defense for high Attack while keeping its high Stamina Stat. Giratina Origin PvP counters Giratina (Origin) Dragon GhostĮffective Stats at Level 25.5 (IV 0/13/14) These counters will beat Altered Giratina when you have one more Shield than your opponent. These counters will beat Altered Giratina when you and your opponent have the same Shield count. Alolan Ninetales will counter a little quicker than Wigglytuff. Keep in mind that Wigglytuff is a slow counter.Īlolan Ninetales can win in any situation against Altered Giratina however, the battle is very close when you are at a Shield Disadvantage. Ice Beam Ice is better to use against Shields while Play Rough Fairy is a ringer when no Shields are left. Wigglytuff is the only true guaranteed winner. These two counters will beat Altered Giratina in every shield count situation. If Altered Giratina gets even one Stat Boost, Arceus help us all. The below categories assume no Stat Boosts. One more thing to note is Ancient Power Rock has a 10% of increasing the user’s Attack and Defense 2 Stages. It helps if these moves receive STAB and any reduced damage is welcome. The key is finding a Pokémon that also has high Defense and Stamina, but powerful enough moves that are Super Effective. Ancient Power’s Rock-typing makes it Super Effective against Ice counters. Giratina Altered PvP counters Giratina (Altered) Dragon Ghostīug Electric Fire Grass Poison Water Fighting Normal x2Īltered Giratina’s high Defense and Stamina Stats means it will outlast most any counter. Lastly, the lack of a Quick Fairy Move, holds Fairy counters back. Ice on the other hand deal increased damage, but take neutral damage. The high Defense (for Altered Form) and Stamina (for both Forms) allow Giratina to take significant damage. Although Giratina has five weaknesses, both Ghost and Dragon take increased damage from moves of that same type. Both Forms of Giratina are powerhouses in Ultra League PvP.
