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lugia
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Lugia

Diving Pokémon

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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

Locations

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: 4.8%
Physically Defensive
Moves
Ice Beam / Reflect
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Multiscale
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 120
Spe 136

Strategy Overview

Amazing defensive stats, access to reliable recovery, and a fantastic ability in Multiscale make Lugia a defensive monster in Ubers. Lugia has an unusually high base Speed of 110 for a defensive Pokemon, which allows it to outspeed many opposing Pokemon and Roost before they can attack with only a little investment, if any. A wide support movepool and enough room in its four moveslots let it be specifically tailored to better deal with a threat. Unfortunately, Lugia necessitates additional entry hazard control and cleric support to keep Multiscale intact and to continue to be able to check powerful physical threats. Additionally, a lack of offensive presence makes Lugia susceptible to Taunt and unable to keep momentum for more offensive teams. As such, Lugia is relatively one-dimensional in spite of its movepool, as it fulfills only one role and can only fit on stall and a few balanced teams.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
95.2%
Whirlwind
90.6%
Roost
87.8%
Ice Beam
45.7%
Psychic
20.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
99.0%
Nothing
0.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc