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It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World.
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~ The Pokédex in Pokémon Platinum on Giratina.
Giratina, also known as the Renegade Pokémon, is a dual-type Ghost/Dragon legendary Pokémon, and one of the three members of the Creation Trio, alongside Dialga and Palkia. While it is not known to evolve to or from any other Pokémon, it has a second form activated by giving Giratina a Griseous Orb to hold. Its original form, the Altered Form, will then become the Origin Form. It acts as the titular secondary antagonist in Giratina and the Sky Warrior and the final antagonist of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Much like the other Creation Trio members, Giratina represents a fundamental aspect of the cosmos, representing antimatter.
It was banished for its violence. It silently gazed upon the old world from the Distortion World.
Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl/Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
Giratina can be found in Turnback Cave, only accessible after the player obtains the National Pokédex.
In the remakes, a stronger level 100 Origin Form Giratina can be encountered in Ramamas Park with the Distortion Slate available for purchase after catching Giratina and the Regi trio. Shrouded in darkness, this Giratina cannot be captured.
Pokémon Platinum
When Cyrus summons Dialga and Palkia at Spear Pillar to recreate the world, the distortion of time and space upsets Giratina, who then appears from a portal and drags Cyrus into it to prevent him from destroying the world. The player must then chase after Giratina through the Distortion World with the help of the lake guardians and Cynthia. After defeating Cyrus, the player can then encounter Giratina and either catch or defeat it to soothe its anger.
Following becoming the champion, the player can return to the Distortion World through Turnback Cave and re-battle Giratina if it was defeated before, or obtain the Griseous Orb if Giratina was caught the first time.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Giratina encountered Volo some time after its banishment and gifted him the Spooky Plate in its plan to get revenge on Arceus. Giratina was responsible for the space-time rifts, causing Dialga and Palkia to be driven mad, so it could lure out Arceus from hiding.
Giratina first appears in the post game in the mission "Seeking the Remaining Plates" during the climatic encounter with Volo after he reveals to the player his intentions of seeking Arceus so he could destroy the world and recreate it in his own image. After being defeated, he summons Giratina to take out the player. Giratina is first in its Altered Form, but shifts to its Origin Form after its health is depleted. After the player defeats both forms, Giratina retreats back to the Distortion World.
After defeating Giratina, the player can receive the request "On the Trail of Giratina" from Professor Laventon about a shadow in the Cobalt Coastlands. In the Spring Path, Giratina can be encountered in the middle of the cave in its Origin Form. Capturing it rewards the player with the Griseous Core to change its forms. After its capture, Laventon mentions that Giratina's rage had mellowed down.
Super Smash Bros.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Giratina is one of the Pokémon that can be summoned from a Poké Ball. It will use Dragon Breath to create a whirlwind to blow away opponents.
In Ultimate, Giratina appears as two neutral primary spirits. The first, based on its Altered Form, is obtained from a spirit battle against a Giant Mr. Game & Watch on Spear Pillar who can summon Giratina from a Poké Ball and flip the screen. It can then be enhanced to the second spirit at level 99, based on Giratina's Origin Form. When equipped, it increases damage dealt to the opponent's shield.
Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Giratina is the only Pokémon that lives in the Reverse World. Its habitat absorbed all the pollution from the battle between Dialga and Palkia in The Rise of Darkrai, which causes Giratina to see Dialga and Palkia as its enemies. In a lake in the real world, Giratina lures Dialga to the Reverse World, hoping for revenge. However, Dialga escapes, thanks to the hole created by Shaymin's Seed Flare, and it traps Giratina in a time loop using its Roar of Time, causing the Renegade Pokémon to lose the ability to move to the real world. Giratina then wanted to catch Shaymin to utilize its Seed Flare to create a hole to the real world, thus shattering Dialga's time loop.
Later, Zero catches Giratina after it had regained the ability to move to the real world, planning to copy Giratina's abilities and rule the Reverse World. Zero succeeds in getting Giratina's power of going from dimension to dimension, and as a result of Zero's actions, Giratina almost dies, but is healed by Shaymin's Aromatherapy. Giratina, along with Shaymin and Ash, defeats Zero and saves the Reverse World. Afterwards, Giratina later goes back to the Reverse World, presumably looking for Dialga again.
Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Dialga saved Pikachu and Piplup from a spatial rift that appeared in a river. Giratina, still enraged over the damage done to its world, arrived in Michina Town and immediately attacked Dialga. Sheena was unable to touch Giratina's heart due to its anger.
Ash then pleaded to Giratina to stop, and the Renegade Pokémon, after recognizing Ash as the person who had helped saved its life, stopped the attack and returned to its own dimension. Later, Giratina joined forces with Dialga and Palkia and helped to protect everyone when Arceus arrived to destroy Michina.
Although it was injured, Giratina was healed by Arceus after the timeline was changed and returned to the Reverse World where it could live in peace once more.
Trivia
Giratina's Altered Form has six legs, six ribs, and six spikes on its wings which ties to both 666 (the number of the beast) and its similarity to Satan. Also, Giratina's role is similar to Satan on a cosmic level: it is a literal god that was banished for its aggressive tendencies (in particular, its obsession with balance) by what is implied to be Arceus.
Giratina is the 487th Pokémon in the National Pokédex.
Altered Form Giratina is the heaviest Ghost-type Pokémon at 1,653.5 lbs., whereas Origin Form Giratina is the tallest Ghost-type Pokémon at 22'08".
