Altered Giratina Raid Guide: Best Counters and Weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Check out the Altered Giratina Raid Guide for Pokemon GO to learn the best counters and weaknesses to have an easier time in-game.

Altered Giratina is available in Pokemon GO 5-star raids. The Ghost- and Dragon-type Sinnoh Legendary Pokemon can be countered with Ghost-, Ice-, Dragon-, Dark-, and Fairy-types. Our guide provides the best counters to use in the battle, along with the Pokemon’s stats and available movesets. Trainers can also use the Pokemon GO Search String type&@type&cp2000- (substitute “type” with any of the aforementioned types) to search for the best attackers they have in their storage.

Altered Giratina sports 38,326 CP as the 5-star raid boss in Pokemon GO. Once caught, it will have 1,848–1,931 CP or 2,310–2,414 CP (Fog or Wind weather boost). The current run of Altered Giratina 5-star raids lasts from December 26, 2024, at 10 a.m. local time to January 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. local time. While this raid cannot be soloed, 4–6 trainers with proper counters will be able to defeat the boss.

The current raid pool also includes Banette and Toucannon in 3-star raids and Mega Abomasnow in Mega Raids.

Best Altered Giratina Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

The top raid counters are:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe
Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball
Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam
Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Outrage
Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam
Origin Forme Dialga	Dragon Breath	Roar of Time
Origin Forme Palkia	Dragon Tail	Shadow Rend
Dragonite	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor

Altered Giratina Weaknesses, Stats, and Moveset

Altered Giratina is weak to Ghost-, Ice-, Dragon-, Dark-, and Fairy-type (taking 1.6x damage) and resistant to Normal- and Fighting-type (taking 0.39x damage). Trainers are advised to use the same type of Pokemon and move to make use of the Same Attack Type Bonus (STAB). You can check the Pokemon GO Type Calculator to learn more about types and weaknesses.

Its max CP at level 50 is 3820 CP, with ATK 187, DEF 225, and HP 284 stat.

Altered Forme Giratina’s current moveset in Pokemon GO is:

Fast Moves	Charged Moves
Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) Shadow Claw (Ghost-type)	Ancient Power (Rock-type) Dragon Claw (Dragon-type) Shadow Sneak (Ghost-type) Shadow Force (Ghost-type) [It is a Legacy Move that can be taught through Elite Charged TMs only]

Can Altered Giratina Be Shiny From Pokemon GO Raids?

Shiny Altered Giratina is available from Pokemon GO raids to lucky trainers with a 1-in-20 probability. A shiny Legendary is a guaranteed catch.

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