Is Dialga Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ultra Wormhole postgame catch. Steel/Dragon with 680 BST and only two weaknesses. Postgame only.
Dialga resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Dialga resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Sophocles's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Nanu's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Mina's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Dialga resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Kahili's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Catch Dialga on Ultra Space Wilds (interact, Lv 60). LIMITED. Encounter through Ultra Wormholes in Ultra Space Wilds during post-game
How to Get Dialga in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Dialga waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Ultra Space Wilds for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Get Dialga in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Marshtomp builds →Brick Break 2x27-32% Mud Bomb 2x30-37% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Marshtomp builds →Brick Break 2x29-34% Mud Shot 2x29-36% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x27-33% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x44-53% Bulldoze 2x23-27% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x27-33% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x69-82% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x42-50% Bulldoze 2x22-27% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x84-99% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x69-81% Bulldoze 2x24-28% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-94% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x82-97% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x60-70% Brick Break 2x30-35% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x72-85% Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x78-92% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Noivern's Draco Meteor hits Dialga for 43-50%.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Noivern builds →Boomburst23-27% Flamethrower30-35% Draco Meteor43-50% Dragon Pulse28-33% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon16-19% Thunderbolt18-21% Volt Switch14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySapsipper ItemAssault Vest NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Goodra builds →Flamethrower22-25% Thunderbolt11-13% Ice Beam22-25% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemBlack Sludge NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Crobat builds →U Turn6-7% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityCompoundeyes ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Galvantula builds →Thunder12-14% Volt Switch8-9% | ||
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
USUM Dialga Best Moveset
Steel/Dragon typing resists nine types with only two weaknesses (Ground and Fighting). 150 Sp. Atk with MoveDraco Meteor and Steel TermStab at enormous power. 120/100 defenses absorb hits on both sides. MoveStealth Rock sets hazards. The moveset holds S-tier through the single most resistant defensive typing combined with legendary special offense.
Best Build
Dialga best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Roar Of Time
- Aura Sphere
Moves List
Without TMs, Dialga's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Roar of Time and Draco Meteor for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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
Base Stats
Dialga Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 Alola Ultra Space Wilds in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Dialga appears at level 60. Prerequisite: LIMITED. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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