Giratina: Ruler of the Reverse World, Bringer of Annoyance



Giratina, is by far, one of the hardest Pokemon I’ve tried to catch because I didn’t want to use my Master Ball on him, so I paid the price. I highly suggest saving in front of Giratina (even though if you kill him you can meet his Altered Form in Sendoff Spring) before challenging him if you also would rather save that Master Ball for Dialga or one of the Pokemon that run around Sinnoh. Talk to Giratina after that and the battle begins, try your best to out speed him and be sure to have plenty of Revive and Hyper/Max Potion, if not you’re going to have a very rough time surviving long enough to catch him.

This is what I did: I had in the 50s or 60s of Revive, very few (I can’t remember how many) Hyper/Max Potion, in the 100s of Net Ball, One Ultra Ball, One Perimeter Ball, and two Great Ball. Every time he used Shadow Force and disappeared, I used a Revive or Potion on a weakened or fainted Pokemon (so I didn’t run out of usable Pokemon). Unfortunately, he often ended up leaving me with two Pokemon, he’d kill one and then I’d use the other to heal and he’d kill that one, etc. That was after weakening him into the red area of heath, making it more likely I’d catch him. If you have a Pokemon with Hypnosis, use it, it’ll make things much, much easier. After several times of him wiping out my Pokemon or him dying from using Struggle, I got lucky and he was caught by my only Ultra Ball.

Here’s one last thing to note, if one battle, say, your Houndoom is faster then Giratina, and then next he’s slower, don’t think something’s glitchy. Giratina’s Nature changes with each battle, making him have more or less Defense, Attack, Speed, etc (I ended up with a Naughty, Mischievous, which fit his info very well). With that, I wish you good luck with the Reverse World Ruler.







Pokemon Set of 3 Platinum 2009
Spring Collector Tins [Shaymin, Dialga & Giratina]

Palkia vs. Dialga

Ruler of Time or Ruler of Space?

Palkia or Dialga, which is stronger? That question has been around ever since the two showed up. Palkia has only one weakness so he must be stronger, right? Wrong. Dialga has Roar of Time and could demolish Palkia in one blow. That makes Dialga stronger, right? Wrong again. Dialga is weak against Ground, Fighting, Dragon type moves; Palkia can learn all of those types. So which is stronger? It all depends on moves, the enemy, the item they hold, and their Natures.

First of all, let’s compare the two. Dialga is a Dragon/Steel type meaning when he has a Steel type move or Dragon type move it is powered up
a little when he uses it. Palkia is Dragon/Water type, and as with Dialga, when he uses a Water or Dragon type move it is slightly powered up. Both have the ability Pressure which makes the enemy use one more Power Point (PP) when attacking. When learning moves, they are surprisingly in sync with each other as all but 3 moves are the same from level to level. At Base level they both learn DragonBreath and Scary Face, at level 20 Ancient Power, level 30 Dragon Claw, level 50 Heal Block, level 60 Earth Power, level 70 Slash, and level 80 Aura Sphere.

However, they also have their differences. Palkia has more Speed then Dialga (due to his Steel or Palkia’s Water type I’m sure), but Dialga’s Roar of Time has more power then Palkia’s Spacial Rend. When it comes to learning moves they have Metal Claw and Water Pulse at level 10, Roar of Time and Spacial Rend at level 40, and Flash Cannon and Aqua Tail at level 80. Weakness is little when it comes to Palkia as his only weakness is Dragon while Dialga is weak against Ground, Fighting, and Dragon types. When it comes to resistance Dialga is uneffected by Poison while Grass, Normal, Water, and Electric deal half their damage. Palkia has no immunity to any type but Fire, Water, and Steel type moves deal half their damage.

There are many items they could hold in order to power up or weaken a Super Effective move. Berries, Bands, and their orbs all could boost attack, defense, etc. Or just Dragon, Water, Steel, etc. There are way too many to name, but I would suggest having Palkia or Dialga hold their orb which boosts the power of their Dragon and Steel/Water moves.

Natures and Personalities of Pokémon affect what grows most and by how much. Hardy doesn’t affect any stat while Lonely raises attack most when leveling/when its favorite Poffin is given to it and slowly raises defense when leveling/Foul Poffin is given to that Pokémon. Personalities are kinda the same. Loves to Eat raises Heath Points (HP) while Highly Curious will raise its Special Attack. As there are 25 different Natures and 30 different Personalities, I won’t name all of the combos.

So which is stronger? The movie Rise of Darkrai showed Dialga badly injuring Palkia before Palkia fled. Maybe Dialga is stronger, but it’s all up to personalities, items, moves, and what type of opponent they face. If Palkia were to face a Fire type Pokémon he would probably win, but against a Dragon type he might not. So there is no set answer on which is stronger due to all the possibilities; it all depends on what you need in that Pokémon.

Catching Palkia and Dialga

Catching Palkia and Dialga is a lot like catching Giratina; it requires patience and even more preparation (Unless you have a Master Ball for them both). Like every Legendary Pokémon, Palkia and Dialga have a very low catch-rate. Sadly, the low catch-rate makes them harder to catch then it already is. With their attacks being Earth Power, Slash, Heal Block, and Roar of Time/Spatial Rend and them being level 70; Palkia and Dialga make it difficult just to stay alive long enough to catch them. Luckily, by this time your Pokémon should be rather strong so you shouldn’t have too much trouble depending on what moves and Pokémon you use.

First, you need to prepare for two very long battles. I’d suggest bringing Max/Hyper Potion (maybe 25+), Max Revive (maybe 20+), and a lot of Ultra Ball (99+). You will also need (a) Pokémon with Surf and (or) Rock Climb. After that, enter the mountain at the entrance above Orburg and start climbing. Just be sure to have good Pokémon with you.

The Pokémon I used were Torterra, Machoke, Giratina, Rayquaza, and Garchomp. Rayquaza (non-hack) being level 100 was very useful when they are weakened and you are trying to catch them. I would suggest using Fighting type moves against Dialga until he is weakened enough to catch. Once he’s weakened enough, bring out your strongest Pokémon and start throwing whatever type of ball you have at him. When you finally catch Dialga, Palkia’s rift will appear.

Walk over to it, save, and then talk to it to begin the battle. Palkia is a lot like Dialga except for his weakness is only Dragon type moves. His it with those type of moves and then maybe put it to sleep or paralyze it for easier catching. As with Dialga, once he is weakened you have to catch him before he runs out of moves and uses Struggle. Depending on how weak he is at this time; he will faint if he uses the move. It took me several hours to catch them both but when you do it’s well worth the trouble.

Now you have Palkia and Dialga, but which should you use against which type of Pokémon? You guessed it, a Compare and Contrast post about the two is next up.



Pokemon Character
DS Touch Pen - Dialga

Unlocking Palkia and Dialga

Trying to find Palkia and Dialga but can’t seem to unlock them? Well, first you need to beat the Pokemon league. Once you’ve beaten that, you go to Celestic Town and talk to Cynthia’s grandmother. She will tell you about Palkia and Dialga. After you’ve listened to her story (Strangely, if you don’t you can’t challenge Palkia or Dialga), enter Mt. Coronet, the entrance above Oreburgh City is the fastest. The Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb will be on floor 4f1, be sure to pick them up. If you don’t have the Orbs, you can’t challenge them. When you get to the Spear Pillar, you will only see Dialga’s rift. Don’t panic, you’ve done nothing wrong! You must challenge Dialga to have Palkia show up. Be sure to save in front of them and good luck. I’ll explain catching them next post.



Pokemon Set of 3 Platinum 2009
Spring Collector Tins [Shaymin, Dialga & Giratina]