Although Pokemon GO's Giratina may be popular just because it is a very cool looking Pokemon, the Legendary actually doesn't currently have a ton of uses in the mobile title's metagame. That is all about to change according to some new information that reveals Giratina Origin Forme is going to get a massive moveset buff with the addition of Shadow Ball.
The number-crunching Pokemon community has been complaining about the lack of use for Giratina's Origin forme since they began analyzing it, but the latest datamine changes everything. The new code confirms a number of changes to the Legendary creature's moveset. Most importantly, Shadow Ball is being added to the options.
Shadow Ball is a very powerful move and is going to make this Giratina forme a staple of the Pokemon GO PvP scene and a serious consideration for many Battle Raid rosters. This is great news for players and additional motivation to try and catch a high IV version of the level five Raid Boss.
"Moves were changed.
Now has Dragon Tail instead of Dragon Breath.
Shadow Sneak and Ancient Power were replaced with Ominous Wind and Shadow Ball.
Pulled from GAME_MASTER (Phone detects change on PoGo start, auto-uploads to my machine where it gets parsed and checked for diffs)"
Players who want to take advantage of this upcoming new tool set should study up on the best PvP Pokemon and the current Pokemon GO PvE metagame to decide when to slot Giratina Origin Forme into their rosters. Once the change is official, there are sure to be plenty of guides outlining how to make best use of the new moveset.
Be sure to check back for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates in the coming days. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
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Source: Reddit