The piercing red eyes of Giratina have been staring at the world ever since the Sinnoh teaser was released. The community seems to have come to the consensus that Giratina will be the next Legendary Raid Boss, but Giratina's two forms are still shrouded in mystery in terms of how they will function. So how will Niantic handle Giratina?

DIMENSIONAL  FORMS

Giratina has two different forms. Its Origin Forme is the form it takes when in its home dimension, the Reverse World. Giratina's Altered Forme is the form it takes while on Earth. In the main-series games, Giratina can take on its Origin Forme while on Earth when it's holding an item known as the Griseous Orb.

MORPHABLE  OR  LOCKED?

So how will Giratina change forms in Pokémon GO without the ability to hold an item? Most likely it won't be able to. Niantic hasn't created a form-changing method yet, and Giratina's release seems to imminent to code one in for it now. All multi-form Pokémon, even those that should be able to morph, are locked into whatever form they take.

Niantic often simplifies main-series concepts for Pokémon GO, meaning Giratina will likely be handled just like any other Legendary Pokémon. Most likely, the Altered Forme will be a regular Raid Boss with the Origin Forme being released differently. It could be in a different Raid cycle, as an EX Raid Boss, through Special Research, or as a Research Breakthrough. At the moment, a Research Breakthrough seems most likely.

Thanks for reading, Trainers!

IMAGE CREDIT: Screenshot from Pokémon Generations, Taken by Reddit User