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lugia
#249

Lugia

Diving Pokémon

PsychicFlying

It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.

Base Stats

HP 106
Attack 90
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 154
Speed 110
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Diving Pokémon
Height 5.2 m
Weight 216.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

lugia Front Front
lugia Back Back
lugia Front Shiny Front Shiny
lugia Back Shiny Back Shiny
lugia Official Art Official Art
lugia Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 4.3%
Great Wall
Moves
Whirlwind / Dragon Tail
Ice Beam / Substitute
Toxic / Reflect
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Multiscale
Nature
Bold / Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 176
SpD 80
Calm Mind
Moves
Thunder / Whirlwind
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Multiscale
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Boasting the title as the Great Wall of the Pokemon world for four consecutive generations, Lugia's titanic defenses and exceptionally high Speed allow it to stall out a large portion of the Ubers metagame, ranging from the legendary Extreme Killer Arceus and Rayquaza to more obscure threats such as Venusaur. Unlike most walls, this flying beast is able to take both physical and special hits like a champ, sometimes even stalling out powerful STAB super effective hits with the help of Reflect or Light Screen. However, Lugia is not without flaws; it is not only total Spikes bait, but is also completely powerless against bulky foes. With newcomer Kyurem-W joining the metagame, Lugia might not enjoy its life as a wall just like it could in the past.

Most Used Moves

Roost
99.5%
Toxic
94.6%
Whirlwind
79.9%
Ice Beam
10.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
95.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc