Is Dialga Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Catchable in Alpha Sapphire via soaring. Transfer-only in Omega Ruby. Steel/Dragon with 150 Special Attack and only two weaknesses. A postgame legendary that trivializes any content it's allowed into.
Dialga resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Dialga resists most of Norman's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Dialga resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Dialga on Mirage Spots (interact, Lv 50). LIMITED; Soaring south of Dewford Town; Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf in party. Soar south of Dewford Town with Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf in your party to encounter a rift in the sky.
How to Get Dialga in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Dialga can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Dialga is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Dialga Weakness
Dialga's Steel/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Dialga's overall bulk (100/120/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Dialga Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Dialga
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x85-100%KO Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x49-57% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x41-49% Dig 2x30-36% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x53-63% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x86-102%KO Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x47-56% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x40-48% Dig 2x31-38% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x87-103%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x61-73% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x49-58% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x43-50% Dig 2x31-37% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x53-63% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x82-97% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x87-103%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x87-103%KO Dig 2x36-43% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x71-84% Dig 2x32-38% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x63-74% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-94% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x78-93% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x85-100%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x85-100%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x69-81% Earthquake 2x38-46% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-84% Brick Break 2x36-42% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x38-45% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-94% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-94% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x77-91% Earthquake 2x43-51% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Xerneas's Focus Blast hits Dialga for 72-84%. Garchomp's Earthquake hits Dialga for 70-82%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Xerneas builds →Moonblast28-33% Focus Blast 2x72-84% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x70-82% | ||
Dialga Evolutions
You can't breed Dialga or evolve it into anything else. This Steel/Dragon legendary packs 680 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
ORAS Dialga Best Moveset
Steel/Dragon at 150 Sp. Atk and 120/100 defenses. Steel resists Fairy. AbilityPressure doubles opponent PP use. AbilityTelepathy as a hidden ability avoids ally damage. The moveset earns S-tier through the only Steel/Dragon typing in the format, resisting 10 types while firing at legendary-tier special power.
Best Build
Dialga best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Aura Sphere
- Dragon Pulse
Moves List
STAB runs through Roar of Time and Draco Meteor for the basics, but Dialga's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Rock and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A Pokémon spoken of in legend. It is said that time began moving when Dialga was born.
It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity.
Dialga Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire meta, At 680 BST, Dialga is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker. Flash Cannon with Leftovers is the standard set.
Dialga is a static encounter at Mirage Spots in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Dialga appears at level 50. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Soaring south of Dewford Town; Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf in party. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Lucario (Fighting) and Golem (Ground) when using Dialga. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Dialga has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Dialga. Telepathy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Dialga fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 150 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
Game Availability
Dialga has appeared in 13 games since Diamond & Pearl, spanning 7 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves