A disgruntled Pokemon GO player managed to catch an ultra-rare shiny Giratina, but with an unfortunate caveat, as it ended up being just shy of having perfect stats. Giratina is still one of the most powerful legendaries in Pokemon GO, and even with a slight discrepancy in its Attack stat, it is maxed out in Defense and HP, making it a likely formidable Pokemon nevertheless.Pokemon GO has shown an impressive amount of resilience since its launch in 2016, having expanded its content with a variety of new additions, such as limited-time events and new Pokemon from multiple generations. The game continues to thrive today for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which being the community-driven raid battles required to catch many of the legendary Pokemon. Related Pokemon GO Player Spends a Ton of Resources Powering Up Rare But Useless Pokemon A Pokemon GO player spends a lot of resources to power up a beloved but useless Pokemon, and generates humorous reactions from the community. Reddit user skyejedi27 shared an image of one such catch to the game’s official subreddit, showing off the shiny Giratina they caught with near-perfect stats, having both its Defense and HP at max, but falling just short of a perfect Attack stat. The Pokemon likely required them to spend a lot of time and effort in the raid battles in Pokemon GO to catch, leaving them disappointed with the fact that it came so close to perfection. Pokemon GO Player's Legendary Shiny Falls Just Short of Perfection Users in the comments shared similar catches they had achieved in the game, many of which were also shiny Giratina with near-perfect stats, and expressed their frustration at how hard it was to nail it down. While the stats are still incredibly high, without being perfect across the board, it’s less likely to be viable in the Pokemon GO competitive Master League, where most people use “perfect” Pokemon. Pokemon has a wide variety of creatures for fans to choose from across the entire series, and while some are more viable than others, nearly all of them can be trained up to cater to practically any play style. However, while base stats can be trained up, there is a cap on how high they can go, which is determined by a Pokemon’s “independent values.” Close Of course, with how powerful certain Pokemon with perfect IVs can be, they are typically very difficult to obtain, usually requiring an immense amount of time and effort on the player’s part. The dedication involved in catching a “perfect” Pokemon can be frustrating when efforts fail to bear fruit, which has led some players to become disillusioned with the way spawn rates and raids are handled in Pokemon GO.