How to Get Diancie in Legends: Z-A
Diancie cannot be caught in the wild in Legends: Z-A, but you can still get it via these paths:
Historic Event Distribution
Diancie was originally distributed via Mystery Gift event during Legends: Z-A's lifecycle. The event has long since ended, but Pokemon obtained through it remain legitimate and can be traded from a preserved save file.
Diancie Weakness
Diancie's Rock/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Steel, Water, Grass, and Ground. Steel hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. The Rock/Fairy typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Diancie's overall bulk (50/150/150) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Steel |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Diancie Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Diancie
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Gyarados builds →Iron Head 4x85-100%KO Waterfall 2x63-75% | ||
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Gogoat builds →Horn Leech 2x51-60% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x81-97% Metal Claw 4x86-102%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Gogoat builds →Leaf Blade 2x58-69% Bulldoze 2x25-31% | ||
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x82-97% Metal Claw 4x86-102%KO | ||
 Clawitzer Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Clawitzer builds →Hydro Pump 2x80-95% Mud Shot 2x27-32% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x82-97% Metal Claw 4x84-99% | ||
Clawitzer Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Clawitzer builds →Hydro Pump 2x82-97% Mud Shot 2x28-33% | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x81-96% Metal Claw 4x83-98% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Clawitzer Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Clawitzer builds →Hydro Pump 2x81-96% Mud Shot 2x28-33% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Doublade SteelGhost | C | |
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x83-98% Metal Claw 4x86-101%KO | ||
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Moltres builds →Flamethrower9-11% U Turn5-6% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Torkoal builds →Rapid Spin3-4% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureCareful Moves View Grimmsnarl builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTintedlens ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Diancie View Lokix builds →U Turn12-14% Knock Off12-13% | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves View Tornadus-Therian builds →
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Diancie Evolutions
A Rock/Fairy-type mythical at 600 base stats, Diancie can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Diancie Best Moveset
Held ItemDiancite activates AbilityMagic Bounce reflecting status moves while pushing to 160/160 mixed offenses at 110 Speed. Rock and Fairy TermStab fires from either side on fast cooldowns. The moveset bounces disruption and attacks with elite mixed damage. 110/110 Mega defenses hold between hits.
Best Build
Diancie best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Diamond Storm
- Body Press
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Diancie's Normal and Ground coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Meteor Beam and Diamond Storm for same-type damage. Diamond Storm and Stone Edge are the payoff moves.
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
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Diancie Legends: Z-A Guide
For the Legends: Z-A meta, At 600 BST, Diancie is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as an attacker. Diamondstorm with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Diancie does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Diancie hits 700 BST.
In Legends: Z-A, watch for Aegislash (Steel), Greninja (Water), and Venusaur (Grass) when using Diancie. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Aegislash is the most dangerous since Steel moves deal 4x damage. Ground-type attackers are also a problem. Diancie has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Diancie. It's the only ability Diancie has.
Diancie is a mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Diancie shows up in 7 games across 5 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.
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 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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