Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Giratina
Legends Awakened · #4 · Rare Holo · 2008
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Market reference
$94.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kazuaki Aihara
- Pokédex #
- 487
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Giratina plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Brutal Edge) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Giratina
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kazuaki Aihara
This card was illustrated by Kazuaki Aihara.
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Building around Giratina?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Pokémon that is said to live in a world on the reverse side of ours. It appears in an ancient cemetery."
PCShadow Force
Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Giratina during your opponent's next turn.
PPCCBrutal Edge — 50+
Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $50.00 | $96.67 | $942.88 | $94.93 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.94 | $33.88 | $199.90 | $28.16 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.00 |
| 7-day average | €16.65 |
| 30-day average | €9.68 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €13.94 |
| Low (excellent+) | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €11.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.64 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Giratina is real?
Giratina is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Giratina worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Giratina is $94.93; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Giratina from?
Giratina is from the Pokémon set "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Giratina?
Giratina is a Rare Holo card in the Legends Awakened set.
Other Giratina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
