Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Dialga | Locations, Moves, Evolutions

Dialga

STEEL

DRAGON

Temporal Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Dialga is a Steel and Dragon Type Temporal Pokémon, with a 0.4% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Dialga has a Slow growth rate with a 3 Special Attack EV Yield, and we recommend the Quiet Nature, based on 680 combined Base Stats.

Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
E	HP	100	310	404
S	Attack	120	220	372
B	Defense	120	220	372
S	Special Attack	150	274	438
C	Special Defense	100	184	328
D	Speed	90	166	306
S	Total	680

Best Held Items	Adamant Orb Draco Plate Dragon Fang Iron Plate Lustrous Orb Metal Coat
Best Nature	Quiet ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Caught in the Wild Held Items
EV Yield	3 Special Attack
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

Pressure Ability 1	Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
Ability 2
Telepathy Hidden Ability	Pokémon with the Telepathy ability will not take damage from teammates in double and triple battles.

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How To Evolve Dialga in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Dialga currently has no evolutions in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl.

Where To Find Dialga in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Dialga has no spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. However, you can find the Unevolved form, Lv. 47 Dialga, within the Spear Pillar location using the Interact method.

– Walking through Grass.
– Fishing using an Old Rod.
– Fishing using an Good Rod.
– Fishing using an Super Rod.
– Surfing the Water.
– Found in Honey Trees.
– Obtained as a Gift.
– Revive from a Fossil.
– Obtained through Trade.
– Obtained through an Interaction in game. (Legendary Pokemon)
Lv. 22
Shieldon

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Pinkish Background Color are only found in Shining Pearl Exclusive
Lv. 18
Cranidos

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Bluish Background Color are only found in Brilliant Diamond Exclusive

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time

Location	Pokemon Spawns
Spear Pillar	Lv. 47 Dialga Interact

How To Get Dialga In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

Location: Mt. Coronet (Spear Pillar)

You can find Spear Pillar at the top of Mt. Coronet, located near the center of Sinnoh on the Map.
Defeat the Team Galactic Commanders and Cyrus.
Approach Dialga and battle it.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Dialga Weakness

Dialga is a Steel and Dragon Type pokemon. This will cause Dialga to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground Type Moves and Less Damage from Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Water, Electric, Poison, Grass Type moves.

Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Fighting Ground
0.5x Less Damage	Normal Flying Rock Bug Steel Psychic Water Electric
0.25x Less Damage	Grass
Immune to Damage	Poison

What pokemon is Dialga Weak Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Garchomp DRAGON GROUND
A	Rhyperior GROUND ROCK
A	Infernape FIRE FIGHTING
A	Mamoswine ICE GROUND
B	Torterra GRASS GROUND

What pokemon is Dialga Strong Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Arceus NORMAL
S	Dialga STEEL DRAGON
S	Palkia WATER DRAGON
S	Regigigas NORMAL
S	Dragonite DRAGON FLYING

Best Dialga Moves in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Best Moveset for Dialga Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
88	Roar of Time	Special	225	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
80	Iron Tail	Physical	150	75	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
72	Earth Power	Special	90	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
48	Aura Sphere	Special	80	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.

Best Moveset for Dialga TM Moves based on Power.

TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM09	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM08	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM43	Brick Break	Physical	75	100	15	Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
TM22	Rock Slide	Physical	75	90	10	May cause flinching.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Dialga Level Up Moves

List of Moves Dialga can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Lvl	Move	Desc
16	Ancient Power ROCK	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
48	Aura Sphere FIGHTING	Power: 80 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
8	Dragon Breath DRAGON	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May paralyze opponent.
40	Dragon Claw DRAGON	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
72	Earth Power GROUND	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
32	Flash Cannon STEEL	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
80	Iron Tail STEEL	Power: 150 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
64	Metal Burst STEEL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Deals damage equal to 1.5x opponent's attack.
1	Metal Claw STEEL	Power: 75 Acc: 95 PP: 35 Physical May raise user's Attack.
56	Power Gem ROCK	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special
88	Roar of Time DRAGON	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
1	Scary Face NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
24	Slash NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical High critical hit ratio.

Dialga TM Moves

List of Moves Dialga can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.

TM	Move	Desc
TM99	Breaking Swipe DRAGON	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Hits multiple opponents and lowers their attack.
TM43	Brick Break FIGHTING	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
TM81	Bulldoze GROUND	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM39	Facade NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM09	Giga Impact NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM08	Hyper Beam NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM25	Protect NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM33	Rain Dance WATER	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM21	Rest PSYCHIC	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM22	Rock Slide ROCK	Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
TM48	Rock Tomb ROCK	Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM76	Round NORMAL	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Power increases if teammates use it in the same turn.
TM19	Safeguard NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 25 Status The user's party is protected from status conditions.
TM32	Sandstorm ROCK	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM65	Shadow Claw GHOST	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
TM24	Snore NORMAL	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Can only be used if asleep. May cause flinching.
TM98	Stomping Tantrum GROUND	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user's previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles.
TM34	Sunny Day FIRE	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM40	Swift NORMAL	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM14	Thunder Wave ELECTRIC	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 20 Status Paralyzes opponent.
TM70	Trick Room PSYCHIC	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Slower Pokémon move first in the turn for 5 turns.

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