Pokémon · Platinum
Giratina
Platinum · #27 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$9.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 487
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 (Broken-space Blow) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
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."
PCStrafe — 20
You may switch Giratina with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
PCCBroken-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.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.92 | $11.31 | $96.00 | $9.07 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $13.88 | $30.87 | $670.00 | $24.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.74 |
| 30-day average | €1.76 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €2.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €30.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.76 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.46 |
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 $9.07; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Giratina?
Giratina is a Rare card in the Platinum set.
Other Giratina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
