Pokémon · Black & White
Giratina
BW Black Star Promos · #BW74 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$275.82
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW74 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic · Team Plasma
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 487
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 22.5 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 (Shadow Claw) 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 ≥65 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 — ≥65 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 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Giratina?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World."
PCCHex — 50+
If the Defending Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 50 more damage.
PPCCShadow Claw — 90
Discard a random card from your opponent's hand.
Weakness:D×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Giratina or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Giratina was legal.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $248.94 | $327.50 | $484.98 | $275.82 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €25.00 |
| 7-day average | €27.00 |
| 30-day average | €56.90 |
| Low | €6.00 |
| Trend price | €47.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €30.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €67.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.79 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.23 |
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 $275.82; 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 "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Giratina?
Giratina is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Giratina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
