‹ #482 Azelf

Dialga

#483 (Sinnoh)

#484 Palkia ›

Pokémon type

Steel

Dragon

Boosted in Snow and Windy weather

Dialga weaknesses

Dialga is weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Dialga is resistant to Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Water, Electric and Psychic-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Dialga

The best moves for Dialga are Metal Claw and Draco Meteor when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Draco Meteor

51.4DPS

Defending

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Draco Meteor

51.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Dragon Breath

4EPT

Draco Meteor

2.77DPE

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Evolution

Dialga currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Dialga:

Normal

Origin Forme

Game images

Dialga, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Summary

Dialga is a legendary Steel & Dragon Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting and Ground moves. Dialga's best moveset is Metal Claw & Draco Meteor and it has a Max CP of 4,565.

About

"It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Dragon Breath	6	8	14.4
Metal Claw	6	10	14.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Draco Meteor	150	1	1.8
Iron Head	60	2	1.44
Thunder	100	1	1
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Dragon Breath	3	1	3.6	4
Metal Claw	5	2	3	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Draco Meteor ▼▼ att	150	65	2.77
Iron Head	85	50	2.04
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Thunder	100	60	1.67
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	16	100%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	15.1	94%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	13.9	87%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	13.3	84%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	13.2	83%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.2	82%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	12.7	80%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.6	79%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	10.2	64%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	10.2	64%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	3.8	100%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	3.5	92%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.4	87%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.1	81%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	3	78%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	2.8	74%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	69%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	66%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2	52%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2	51%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Draco Meteor ▼▼ att 2.77 DPE	17	14.7	100%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Draco Meteor ▼▼ att 2.77 DPE	20	12.7	86%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	13	11.8	80%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	75%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	15	10.3	70%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	16	10.1	69%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	9.5	65%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Thunder 1.67 DPE	18	8.8	60%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	28%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	3.5	24%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Dialga counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Dialga Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

1.86
2
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

2.08
3
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

2.08
4
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

2.12
5
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

2.12

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		275
Defense		211
Stamina		205

Max HP

Level 40	173
Level 50	184

Average size

Height	5.4 m
Weight	683 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Purification cost

Stardust	20,000
Candy	20

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,731
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,307
Level 30 Max wild	3,462
Level 40	4,038
Level 50	4,565

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,884
Level 35 (wild)	3,750