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Giratina vs Dialga

Stats, type matchups, and moves side by side.

Slot A
Giratina
#487

Giratina

ghostdragon
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Slot B
Dialga
#483

Dialga

steeldragon
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Base Stats

Stat wins — Giratina: 2 · Dialga: 2
HP
150
vs
100
Attack
100
vs
120
Defense
120
vs
120
Sp. Attack
100
vs
150
Sp. Defense
120
vs
100
Speed
90
vs
90
Total 680680 Total

Type Matchups

Giratina

Weak (×2)
ghostdarkicedragonfairy
Very weak (×4)
Resists (×½)
poisonbugfirewatergrasselectric
Very resists (×¼)
Immune (×0)
normalfighting

Dialga

Weak (×2)
fightingground
Very weak (×4)
Resists (×½)
normalflyingrockbugsteelpsychicwaterelectric
Very resists (×¼)
grass
Immune (×0)
poison

Quick Info

generation-ivGenerationgeneration-iv
Renegade PokémonGenusTemporal Pokémon
4.5mHeight5.4m
750.0kgWeight683.0kg
3Catch rate3
306Base exp306
Habitat
no-eggsEgg groupsno-eggs

This is a side-by-side look at Giratina and Dialga. Giratina is a Ghost/Dragon type from Generation IV. Dialga is a Steel/Dragon type from Generation IV.

Giratina vs Dialga statistics

Giratina's base stat total is 680. Dialga's is 680. Their totals are identical, which is rare for two different Pokemon.

Giratina wins in HP and Special Defense. Dialga wins in Attack and Special Attack. Defense and Speed come out even.

Stat-by-stat breakdown

StatGiratinaDialgaWinner
HP150100Giratina (+50)
Attack100120Dialga (+20)
Defense120120Tie
Special Attack100150Dialga (+50)
Special Defense120100Giratina (+20)
Speed9090Tie
Total680680Tie

Type matchup

Giratina is a Ghost/Dragon type. Dialga is a Steel/Dragon type. They weather hits differently.

Giratina
2× from Ghost, Dark, Ice, Dragon, Fairy
½× from Poison, Bug, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric
Immune to Normal, Fighting
Dialga
2× from Fighting, Ground
½× from Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Water, Electric
¼× from Grass
Immune to Poison

Physical profile

Giratina stands at 4.5 meters and weighs 750.0 kilograms. Dialga is 5.4 meters tall and 683.0 kilograms. Dialga is the taller of the two. Giratina is heavier by 67.0 kilograms.

Evolution and origin

Both Giratina and Dialga debuted in Generation IV. They come from separate evolution lines.

Giratina is a Legendary Pokemon. Dialga is a Legendary Pokemon.

Move overlap

Giratina and Dialga share 63 moves in common across all games. Giratina learns 32 moves that Dialga cannot. Dialga learns 29 moves that Giratina cannot.

Both learn

Aerial AceAncient PowerAura SphereBody SlamBreaking SwipeBulldozeConfideCutDouble TeamDraco MeteorDragon BreathDragon ClawDragon PulseDragon TailEarth PowerEarthquakeEchoed VoiceEndureFacadeFrustrationFury CutterGiga ImpactGravityHeadbuttHeal BlockHidden PowerHone ClawsHyper BeamHyper VoiceIron HeadIron TailMud SlapNatural GiftOutrageProtectPsych UpRain DanceRestReturnRoarRock SmashRoundSafeguardScary FaceSecret PowerShadow ClawShock WaveSlashSleep TalkSnoreStone EdgeStrengthSubstituteSunny DaySwaggerSwiftTake DownTera BlastThunderThunder WaveThunderboltToxicTwister

Only Giratina

Air CutterAqua TailBrutal SwingCalm MindCharge BeamConfuse RayCurseDark PulseDefogDestiny BondDream EaterDual WingbeatEnergy BallFlyHexIcy WindOminous WindPain SplitPaybackPhantom ForcePoltergeistPsychicRock ClimbShadow BallShadow ForceShadow SneakSilver WindSkitter SmackSpiteSteel WingTelekinesisWill O Wisp

Only Dialga

BlizzardBody PressBrick BreakBulk UpFire BlastFlamethrowerFlashFlash CannonFocus BlastHeavy SlamIce BeamIncinerateIron DefenseMagnet RiseMetal BurstMetal ClawMetal SoundOverheatPower GemRoar Of TimeRock SlideRock TombSandstormScale ShotStealth RockSteel BeamStomping TantrumTrickTrick Room

Game availability

Both Giratina and Dialga appear in 2 games, so you can catch and use both in a single playthrough of any of them. Dialga shows up in 4 games without Giratina.

Which one wins?

On base stats alone, the two are evenly matched. In an actual battle, the winner depends on moves, abilities, held items, levels, and who moves first. Base stats are a starting point, not the whole picture.

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