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dialga
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Dialga

Temporal Pokémon

SteelDragon

A Pokémon spoken of in legend. It is said that time began moving when Dialga was born.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 120
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 150
Sp. Def 100
Speed 90
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Temporal Pokémon
Height 5.4 m
Weight 683.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

dialga Front Front
dialga Back Back
dialga Front Shiny Front Shiny
dialga Back Shiny Back Shiny
dialga Official Art Official Art
dialga Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Lead
Item
Shuca Berry
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 248
SpA 248
Spe 12

Strategy Overview

Dialga is a great lead because it sets Stealth Rock reliably thanks to its favorable matchup against most Magic Bounce Pokemon and common Defog users. It also has decent offensive presence, especially for a Stealth Rock setter, and a solid defensive typing, though Dialga's STAB attacks do have pretty mediocre coverage, leaving it with a dependence on coverage moves that it doesn't always have space for. Furthermore, if lacking Roar, it is setup bait for some Pokemon such as Calm Mind Arceus-Fairy. Lack of recovery hurts Dialga's viability, causing it to get worn down easily throughout a game. It's also fairly slow and lacks priority, leaving it vulnerable to fast attackers.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
33.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
17.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc