‹ #482 Azelf

Dialga (Origin Forme)

#483 (Sinnoh)

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Pokémon type

Steel

Dragon

Dialga (Origin Forme) weaknesses

Dialga (Origin Forme) is weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Dialga (Origin Forme) 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 (Origin Forme)

The best moves for Dialga (Origin Forme) are Metal Claw and Roar of Time 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

Roar of Time

96DPS

Defending

Metal Claw

14.4DPS

Roar of Time

96DPS

Trainer Battles

Dragon Breath

4EPT

Draco Meteor

2.77DPE

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Evolution

Dialga (Origin Forme) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Dialga:

Normal

Origin Forme

Game images

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

Dialga (Origin Forme) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

Summary

Dialga (Origin Forme) is a legendary Steel & Dragon Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting and Ground moves. Dialga's best moveset is Metal Claw & Roar of Time and it has a Max CP of 4,624.

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
Roar of Time Special*	160	1	1.92
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
Roar of Time Special*	150	65	2.77
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

* Only Dialga (Origin Forme) caught in raids can know Roar of Time. It can’t be learned from any TM.

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	Roar of Time 96 DPS	18.2	100%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Roar of Time 96 DPS	16.8	92%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	15.7	86%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	14.8	81%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	13.7	75%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	13.1	72%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	13	71%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.9	71%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	12.5	69%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.4	68%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	10	55%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	10	55%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Roar of Time 96 DPS	4	100%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	3.8	94%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Roar of Time 96 DPS	3.6	91%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Draco Meteor 51.4 DPS	3.5	86%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.3	83%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.1	77%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	3	74%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Thunder 40 DPS	2.8	70%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	65%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	62%
Dragon Breath 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2	49%
Metal Claw 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	49%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Draco Meteor 2.77 DPE	17	14.7	100%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Roar of Time 2.77 DPE	17	14.7	100%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Draco Meteor 2.77 DPE	20	12.7	86%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Roar of Time 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

What counters Dialga (Origin Forme)?

Dialga (Origin Forme) is weak to Fighting and Ground moves.

The best counter to Dialga (Origin Forme) is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Primal Groudon.

The top Dialga (Origin Forme) counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	84%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Counter Focus Blast	83%
Keldeo (Resolute Form)	Low Kick Secret Sword	82%
Mega Gallade	Low Kick Sacred Sword	81%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Focus Blast	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		270
Defense		225
Stamina		205

Max HP

Level 40

173

Size

Height	7 m
Weight	850 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,753
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,337
Level 30 Max wild	3,506
Level 40	4,090
Level 50	4,624

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,921
Level 35 (wild)	3,798