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Platin / #9/127

Giratina

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Platin
Rarity (source)
Holografisch Selten
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Source reference
pl1-9

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Giratina inhabits the Distortion World, a place the Pokédex describes as the opposite of the ordinary world and alien to common sense. Its violence is said to have led to its banishment there. From this other realm, it silently watches humans. The available stories do not say how it returns or what it thinks of those it observes. This distance feeds its legend: Giratina’s story concerns as much the world sheltering it as the banishment it is said to have suffered.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X emphasises the strangeness of the Distortion World, presented as the opposite of our own. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire relates that Giratina is said to watch humans from there after its banishment. These entries describe its home without explaining all of that world’s rules.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Psycho
Stage (source)
Basis
Pokédex number
487
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Unlicht ×2
Resistance (source)
Farblos -20

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Loslassen

Poké-POWER

Einmal während deines Zuges kannst du, wenn du Giratina von deiner Hand auf deine Bank legst, diese Poké-Power benutzen. Jeder Spieler mischt seine Handkarten in sein Deck. Danach zieht jeder Spieler bis zu 4 Karten. (Du ziehst zuerst.)

Attacks

Erdkräfte

Cost: Psycho · Psycho · Farblos

Damage: 60

Wirf 2 Münzen. Dieser Angriff fügt jedem Pokémon auf der Bank deines Gegners 10 Schadenspunkte mal der Anzahl „Kopf“ zu. (Wende Schwäche und Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank nicht an.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Holo · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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