Is Lugia Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Ramanas Park catch in Shining Pearl. Defensive Psychic/Flying legendary with 680 BST. Postgame only, so the massive stats never get to contribute to the story.
Lugia resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Lugia resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Lugia resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Lugia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Lugia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Lugia is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
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Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Lugia Weakness
Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Lugia for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. Lugia's overall bulk (106/130/154) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Lugia Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lugia
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x34-41% Payback 2x14-17% | ||
 Shinx Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Shinx builds →Volt Switch 2x21-26% Bite 2x19-24% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Electrike Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Electrike builds →Thunderbolt 2x36-44% Snarl 2x16-20% | ||
 Luxio Electric | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Luxio builds →Thunderbolt 2x36-44% Bite 2x25-30% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x36-44% Payback 2x13-16% | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x46-54% Snarl 2x20-23% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x31-38% Thunderbolt 2x24-29% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x43-51% Thunderbolt 2x31-38% Dark Pulse 2x29-34% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Luxray builds →Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Bite 2x25-30% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x47-56% Stone Edge 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x31-38% Thunderbolt 2x24-29% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x54-64% Sucker Punch 2x25-30% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x31-38% Thunderbolt 2x24-29% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x46-54% Snarl 2x20-23% | ||
Luxray Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Luxray builds →Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Bite 2x25-30% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x46-54% Stone Edge 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% Thunderbolt 2x21-26% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x51-61% Sucker Punch 2x26-30% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x30-36% Thunderbolt 2x21-26% | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x42-50% Snarl 2x17-21% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thunderbolt 2x30-36% Dark Pulse 2x26-32% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x44-52% Stone Edge 2x43-50% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Thunderbolt 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x51-61% Sucker Punch 2x24-29% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x24-29% Thief 2x14-17% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x34-40% Shadow Claw 2x22-27% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x44-53% Stone Edge 2x42-49% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Thunderbolt 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x49-58% Sucker Punch 2x24-29% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x25-29% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x36-43% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% Rock Slide 2x24-29% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x44-53% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x44-53% Stone Edge 2x42-49% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Thunderbolt 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x49-58% Sucker Punch 2x24-29% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x25-29% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x73-86% Sucker Punch 2x24-28% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x62-74% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% Avalanche 2x25-30% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x50-60% Sucker Punch 2x26-31% Thunderbolt 2x22-26% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x44-52% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (85-100%). Raikou deals 45-53% with Thunderbolt.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x32-38% Ice Shard 2x19-23% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x68-80% Stone Edge 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x45-53% Scald13-16% Aura Sphere3-4% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Sludge Bomb25-29% Giga Drain7-8% | ||
Lugia Evolutions
A Psychic/Flying-type legendary, Lugia doesn't evolve or breed. At 680 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Lugia Best Moveset
Hidden AbilityMultiscale halves damage at full HP, guaranteeing a safe first turn for the moveset. 130/154 in Defense and Sp. Def at 106 HP with Psychic/Flying TermStab makes Lugia the bulkiest Pokemon in the game. S-tier because the defensive stats are format-warping and AbilityMultiscale makes the first turn unchallengeable.
Best Build
Lugia best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Aeroblast
- Roost
- Toxic
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Lugia can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Rock and Dragon. The offense anchors on Sky Attack and Future Sight while TMs handle everything else.
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
It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
Lugia Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl meta, At 680 BST, Lugia is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a pivot. Aeroblast with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Tyranitar (Rock) when using Lugia. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Lugia has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Multiscale on Lugia. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lugia also gets Pressure, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lugia fills the pivot role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lugia's hidden ability is Multiscale. Halves damage taken from full HP. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
Game Availability
Lugia has appeared in 17 games since Gold & Silver, spanning 9 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 2GSDebut
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 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