Giratina in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves

Generation IV identity and base stats

Giratina is Sinnoh #210 and National #487. Its Platinum typing is Ghost / Dragon. The stats below describe its Altered Forme on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.

The existing Platinum sprite shows its Altered Forme; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.

Where to obtain it in Platinum

The table shows Altered Forme, with Pressure. The level-47 Distortion World story encounter uses Origin Forme with Levitate and different stats. Uncaught Giratina can be encountered later in Turnback Cave. The Griseous Orb enables Origin Forme outside the Distortion World in Platinum.

These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes

Evolution family and Generation IV requirements

Giratina has no evolution within Platinum’s regional roster. Form changes and evolutions added in later generations do not create a new Platinum evolution.

Forms and collection requirements

Original abilities, breeding and training

Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.

The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.

Platinum breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

Platinum level-up moves

Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.

Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs

Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.

All Platinum TM/HM locations and field badges

Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors

No Platinum Egg moves are recorded for this form.

Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Air Cutter, AncientPower, Aqua Tail, Draco Meteor, Earth Power, Fury Cutter, Icy Wind, Iron Head, Mud Slap, Ominous Wind, Outrage, Snore, Spite, Swift, Twister.

Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.

Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Giratina in the illustrated Sinnoh Pokédex.