Platinum

Giratina

PL27· Rare
Giratina PL 27

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
100
Type
Psychic
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
27/127
Set
PlatinumPL
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

Strafe

20

You may switch Giratina with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Broken-space Blow

50

If the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out by this attack, put the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to in the Lost Zone instead of the discard pile.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Darkness ×2. Against a Darkness Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 2,312 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Platinum landed here on 11 February 2009.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 26 Giratina cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Giratina card and its price