Is Dialga Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Diamond box legendary. Steel/Dragon with AbilityPressure. Dialga resists 10 types and has one of the best defensive typings in the game. Caught at Spear Pillar before the E4. Handles Candice, Aaron, Lucian, and most of Cynthia's team. Immediately one of the strongest Pokemon you can field.
Dialga resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Dialga resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Dialga resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Dialga resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Dialga resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Dialga on Spear Pillar (interact, Lv 47, limited). Encounter at Spear Pillar during the main story. Dialga appears in Diamond only.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47DragonRoar of TimePower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 47DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 80SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Dialga in Diamond & Pearl
Dialga waits at the Spear Pillar atop Mt. Coronet, but only in Diamond. The steel dragon of time is a one-time level 47 encounter there, the box legendary your version was built around.
1 location to catch Dialga
Badge 7How to Get Dialga in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Dialga in Diamond & Pearl
Dialga stands at the Spear Pillar in Diamond, so soft-reset that encounter against the long 1 in 8,192 odds until it shines. Compare Shiny Dialga odds across every game
Shiny Dialga Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Dialga Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Dialga.
Dialga Weakness
Dialga's Steel/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 11 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, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dialga Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Dialga
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x38-45% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x87-103%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Focus Punch 2x46-55% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x59-70% Rock Smash 2x16-20% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x53-63% Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x60-72% Rock Smash 2x16-20% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x83-98% Earthquake 2x37-44% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x56-66% Focus Punch 2x55-65% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x65-77% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
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
DP Dialga Best Moveset
Steel/Dragon typing uniquely resists Dragon attacks, and 150 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed fires devastating special Steel and Dragon hits. The moveset combines offensive power with defensive typing that handles Dragon threats other legendaries fear. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Dialga best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder
- Dragon Pulse
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
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
44 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity.
A Pokémon spoken of in legend. It is said that time began moving when DIALGA was born.
Dialga Diamond & Pearl Guide
Dialga is a static encounter at Spear Pillar. Dialga appears at level 47. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Dialga as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Kyogre, Giratina Origin, and Groudon. These have the highest co-usage rates with Dialga in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Dialga. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Dialga has appeared in 13 games since Diamond & Pearl, spanning 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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