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5-Star Raid

Giratina (Altered Forme)

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Boss info

This raid hasn't started yet. It appears from Nov 4 (Wed), so power up the recommended Pokémon in advance. Shiny availability hasn't been announced.

Giratina (Altered Forme) is a 5-Star Raid boss with 15,000 HP and a 300-second time limit. It is weak to Ghost/Ice/Dragon/Dark/Fairy attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Tyranitar, Kingambit and Garchomp are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Eternatus, Mega Rayquaza and Black Kyurem. Estimated players needed: 5 players for a beginner team, 2 players for an experienced team. When caught, its CP is 1,848–1,931, or 2,310–2,414 when boosted by Windy, Fog weather; the highest value is 100% IVs.

Boss HP
15,000
Catch CP (level 20)
1,848–1,931
Weather boost (Windy, Fog)
2,310–2,414
Shiny
Not announced
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6×1.6×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed300s time limit

Beginner team5 players6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced team2 players6 best counters, level 40

Usually needs several players. Build a team of six easy-to-get Pokémon and gather players with friends or Remote Raids. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 22.1TDO 1,165
  2. 2KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 20.6TDO 1,389
  3. 3GarchompDragon TailBreaking SwipeDPS 24.7TDO 806
  4. 4SalamenceDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 25.6TDO 669
  5. 5DragapultDragon TailBreaking SwipeDPS 25.6TDO 523
  6. 6DragoniteDragon TailOutrageDPS 23.2TDO 687
  7. 7IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 20.8TDO 906
  8. 8WeavileSnarlAvalancheDPS 22TDO 756
  9. 9GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 22.2TDO 714
  10. 10TogekissCharmDazzling GleamDPS 18.8TDO 1,078
  11. 11HaxorusDragon TailDragon ClawDPS 23.7TDO 542
  12. 12BaxcaliburDragon BreathAvalancheDPS 22.5TDO 623
  13. 13GrimmsnarlSucker PunchPlay RoughDPS 18.8TDO 1,063
  14. 14Hisuian ZoroarkSnarlShadow BallDPS 23.6TDO 539
  15. 15Galarian DarmanitanIce FangAvalancheDPS 22.9TDO 588
  16. 16ChandelureHexShadow BallDPS 24.1TDO 499
  17. 17MamoswinePowder SnowAvalancheDPS 21.1TDO 706
  18. 18HydreigonBiteDragon PulseDPS 20.2TDO 670
  19. 19GengarShadow ClawShadow BallDPS 23.6TDO 408
  20. 20ZoroarkSnarlFoul PlayDPS 21.7TDO 520

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 36.5TDO 1,323
  2. 2Black KyuremDragon TailFreeze Shock*DPS 34.3TDO 1,095
  3. 3Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 33.2TDO 756
  4. 4White KyuremIce FangIce Burn*DPS 30.1TDO 962
  5. 5Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawPlay RoughDPS 24TDO 1,639
  6. 6Palkia (Origin Forme)Dragon TailSpacial Rend*DPS 28.1TDO 847
  7. 7Dialga (Origin Forme)Dragon BreathRoar of Time*DPS 25.8TDO 1,093
  8. 8BaxcaliburIce FangGlaive Rush*DPS 28.3TDO 780
  9. 9RegidragoDragon Breath*Dragon Energy*DPS 27TDO 805
  10. 10DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 24.6TDO 966
  11. 11Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Ice FangBehemoth Bash*DPS 21.8TDO 1,372
  12. 12RayquazaDragon TailBreaking Swipe*DPS 26.6TDO 696
  13. 13TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 22.1TDO 1,165
  14. 14KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 20.6TDO 1,389
  15. 15GarchompDragon TailBreaking SwipeDPS 24.7TDO 806
  16. 16PalkiaDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 25.2TDO 735
  17. 17HaxorusDragon TailBreaking Swipe*DPS 26.5TDO 607
  18. 18SalamenceDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 25.6TDO 669
  19. 19KyuremDragon BreathGlaciate*DPS 24.7TDO 737
  20. 20Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)Fairy WindDazzling GleamDPS 22.9TDO 912

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 36.5TDO 1,323
  2. 2Mega RayquazaDragon TailBreaking Swipe*DPS 34.2TDO 1,155
  3. 3Black KyuremDragon TailFreeze Shock*DPS 34.3TDO 1,095
  4. 4Mega GarchompDragon TailBreaking SwipeDPS 30.9TDO 1,150
  5. 5Mega TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 25.8TDO 1,787
  6. 6Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 33.2TDO 756
  7. 7Mega Mewtwo YPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 29.5TDO 1,059
  8. 8White KyuremIce FangIce Burn*DPS 30.1TDO 962
  9. 9Mega Mewtwo XPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 28.9TDO 1,003
  10. 10Mega SalamenceDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 28.1TDO 1,068
  11. 11Shadow DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 29TDO 950
  12. 12Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawPlay RoughDPS 24TDO 1,639
  13. 13Mega GengarLick*Shadow BallDPS 31.6TDO 713
  14. 14Shadow HaxorusDragon TailBreaking Swipe*DPS 32.8TDO 627
  15. 15Shadow GarchompDragon TailBreaking SwipeDPS 29.9TDO 815
  16. 16Shadow DialgaDragon BreathDraco MeteorDPS 28.3TDO 942
  17. 17Shadow TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 26.3TDO 1,157
  18. 18Shadow PalkiaDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 30.2TDO 731
  19. 19Shadow SalamenceDragon TailDraco MeteorDPS 30.7TDO 669
  20. 20Mega DragoniteDragon TailDraco Meteor*DPS 26.8TDO 1,006

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.