#249
Lugia
Diving Pokémon
PsychicFlying
It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
Base Stats
HP 106
Attack 90
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 154
Speed 110
Total 680
Type Effectiveness
Resistant to
Immune to
Abilities
Pressure Multiscale (Hidden)
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
ubers Usage: 3.6%
Wall
Strategy Overview
- The combination of Lugia's colossal bulk and Multiscale makes it one of the most durable walls in the tier and lets it function as an essential defensive backbone for many defensive teams.
- What allows Lugia to check an incredible portion of the tier and reliably shut down many boosted sweepers is Multiscale; it boosts Lugia's already strong defensive capabilities to the point where Lugia is nigh impossible to OHKO without breaking its Multiscale beforehand and forces foes to set Stealth Rock or status Lugia before attempting to make a breakthrough.
- Immunity to Ground also contributes to Lugia's effectiveness as a wall, as it allows Lugia to check some of the notable threats to defensive teams like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground.
- Lugia's high Speed as a wall is another advantage for a defensive Pokemon, as this allows Lugia to reliably stall out Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and other slower threats.
- It should be noted that whether Lugia successfully checks foes or not is almost entirely dependent on whether or not Multiscale is intact due to its somewhat disappointing defensive typing. This means Lugia requires strong entry hazard removal support from its teammates and cleric support to prevent burn and poison from invalidating Multiscale, so it thus struggles to fit in archetypes other than stall.
- Inability to do much against Necrozma-DM is one of Lugia's worst downsides; many Necrozma-DM sets are capable of breaking through Multiscale with Sunsteel Strike, do not mind Toxic or any attack that Lugia commonly carries, and can hinder Lugia's usefulness with Toxic and Stealth Rock. The fact that defensive teams have somewhat narrow defensive counterplay against Necrozma-DM further concerns players when attempting to bring Lugia into play.
- Lugia's passivity leaves it unable to pose a threat to almost every Pokemon immune to Toxic, resulting in it being easily taken advantage of by Steel-types like Necrozma-DM and vulnerable to Mega Gengar. Substitute users like Zygarde-C and Arceus-Ground also prove to be serious issues, as Lugia can no longer check them should they be the last Pokemon remaining.
- While carrying Psychic or Ice Beam can remedy these issues, Lugia's passivity still restricts the number of teams it can justify a spot on.
Common Teammates
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