Giratina's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	14.28	711.3	31.5
2.	Dragon Breath	Shadow Force *	14.12	703.3	31.1
3.	Shadow Claw	Dragon Claw	12.30	612.8	27.1
4.	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	12.23	609.2	27.0
5.	Dragon Breath	Shadow Sneak	9.82	488.8	21.6
6.	Shadow Claw	Shadow Sneak	9.80	488.2	21.6
7.	Dragon Breath	Ancient Power	9.68	481.8	21.3
8.	Shadow Claw	Ancient Power	9.66	481.1	21.3

Giratina's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Giratina has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Dragon Breath and Shadow Claw), which cover Dragon and Ghost-type attacks. When using Dragon Breath and Shadow Claw you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dragon Breath640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	3

Effects

Dragon Breath has no special effects.

See Dragon Breath details page ↗

Shadow Claw960.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	9
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	8

Effects

Shadow Claw has no special effects.

See Shadow Claw details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Dragon Breath	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	3	-
Shadow Claw	9	12.86	6	8.57	0.7s	6	8	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Giratina's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0

Giratina's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Giratina has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Ancient Power, Shadow Sneak, Dragon Claw, and Shadow Force), which cover Rock, Ghost, and Dragon-type attacks. When using Shadow Sneak, Dragon Claw, and Shadow Force you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Ancient Power70333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Shadow Sneak50332.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	2.2s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	45

Effects

Shadow Sneak has no special effects.

See Shadow Sneak details page ↗

Dragon Claw50331.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel

39.1%
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Dragon Claw has no special effects.

See Dragon Claw details page ↗

Shadow Force *1401001.9s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	120
Energy	90

Effects

Shadow Force has no special effects.

See Shadow Force details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Dragon Claw	50	29.41	33	-	1.7s	50	35	-
Shadow Force *	140	73.68	100	-	1.9s	120	90	-
Shadow Sneak	50	17.24	33	-	2.9s	50	45	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Giratina's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Dragon	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4