01Card Stats

Basic

HP 100

TypePsychic

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorKazuaki Aihara

WeaknessDarkness ×2

Retreat●●●

SetLegends Awakened

Released2008

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Non Holo	~$32 raw · PSA 10 ~$501 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

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07Why Collectors Want It

Required for any complete Giratina master set across eras.
Collectors of the Legends Awakened set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Giratina with 100 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Shadow Force Cost: Psychic + Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Giratina during your opponent's next turn.

Brutal Edge Cost: Psychic + Psychic + Colorless + Colorless · 50+ damage

Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness: Darkness ×2
Resistance: Colorless -20
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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