Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Giratina
Lost Thunder · #97 · Rare Holo · 2018
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Market reference
$11.66
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 97 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex #
- 487
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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 Impact) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- 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.
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 Hasuno
This card was illustrated by Hasuno.
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."
Ability: Distortion Door
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put it onto your Bench. If you do, put 1 damage counter on 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
PPCShadow Impact — 130
Put 4 damage counters on 1 of your Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Giratina was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
15
ran Giratina
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
6 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Giratina
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $10.26 | $13.73 | $377.28 | $11.66 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $12.82 | $64.04 | $4,321.00 | $10.45 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.50 |
| 7-day average | €6.89 |
| 30-day average | €9.83 |
| Low | €6.39 |
| Trend price | €5.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.39 |
| Reverse holo low | €8.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €35.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €19.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.69 |
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 $11.66; 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 "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Giratina?
Giratina is a Rare Holo card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Giratina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
