Easily Catch Giratina in Pokémon Platinum Without the Master Ball
Are you having trouble catching Giratina in Pokémon Platinum? Are you ready to just throw your Master Ball at it? Well, don't do that, there are far better things to use it on, like on Cresselia or Mesprit. The only time you should use the Master Ball on Giratina is if it is shiny. Read on to find out how to make Giratina easier to catch.
Steps
- SAVE BEFORE YOU FIGHT GIRATINA! Because if you faint it, you might even have to start in the distortion world all over again.
- Use Dusk Balls at first. Dusk Balls work the best and are probably the way you will catch Giratina if you don't use Ultra Balls. Note that Dusk Balls work only as well as regular Poké Balls when it isn't nighttime.
- Use Timer Balls after a great deal of turns (after the Dusk Balls). Timer Balls work extremely well if you are in battle with Giratina for an extensive period of time. After 20 turns, Timer Balls match Ultra Balls; after 30, they match Dusk Balls at night; after 40, they beat Dusk Balls.
- Use high level Pokemons that are a level 70 or higher. Have A) a Pokémon that can withstand Dragon and Rock attacks (i.e. Bronzong, Lucario, Steelix) and B) a normal type (i.e. Snorlax, Clefable) to render Giratina's Ghost Type moves--Ominous Wind and Shadow Force--useless.
- Weaken it to red health and then use a sleep-inducing move like Sleep Powder, and start chucking Poké Balls. In a pinch, paralysis works too, but bear in mind that it is half as effective as sleep and freezing are at facilitating the catch.
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Tips
- Giratina can attack only 30 times before it starts using Struggle, which knocks off a quarter of its health each time it is used. Turns of sleep, freeze, flinch, and full paralysis do not count toward this; if you see "GIRATINA used (move)!", then it has attacked.
- Great Balls are not that good, if you are going to use any of the three original types to Poké Balls, use Ultra Balls.
- Don't use Poké Balls. That is a horrible idea, due to the fact Giratina's catch rate is 3, and is hard to catch in a Poké Ball. Only use a Poké Ball if you want a big challenge (or bragging rights). This goes for Premier, Luxury, and other such Balls.
- Note that, between Ominous Wind and Ancient Power, Giratina has 10 10% chances to boost all of its stats. If it gets a boost, your Pokémon will not last long, especially under Giratina's other two moves. Try to stall out Ominous Wind with a Normal-type; as a more drastic measure, bring a Golbat or Crobat that knows Haze--but don't expect it to last very long.
- Remember to save before you engage Giratina in battle!
Warnings
- Try to have your team balanced. Or else he will wipe your entire team out.
- He uses all of his PP, and he will use struggle.
- If you forget to save, you could have to go through the entire distortion world all over again.
Things You'll Need
- Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Platinum
- Lots of patience
- About 30 of each type of Poké Ball that you plan on using
- Balanced Team
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