Pokémon · Platinum
Giratina
Platinum · #28 · Rare · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$6.98
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yusuke Ishikawa
- Pokédex #
- 487
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Dragonbreath) 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yusuke Ishikawa
This card was illustrated by Yusuke Ishikawa.
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."
CCDragon Claw — 30
PPCDragonbreath — 80
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:D+30
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $10.00 | $51.46 | $55.97 | $6.98 | $55.91 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $9.38 | $11.54 | $15.00 | $29.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.45 |
| 7-day average | €1.50 |
| 30-day average | €2.27 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €2.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.77 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.35 |
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 $6.98; 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.
