Is Lugia Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Event transfer only. Lugia with AbilityPressure is a Psychic/Flying legendary with 680 BST and massive defenses. Handles nearly everything in Emerald if you somehow have one. For most players, unavailable. The ultimate defensive legendary that almost nobody gets to use.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Lugia here.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Lugia resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Lugia cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 77FlyingAeroblastPower 150Accuracy 95%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- LV 99PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Lugia in Emerald
Lugia waits at the base of Navel Rock, a single level 70 encounter reached only with the MysticTicket. That ticket came from live events that have all closed, and its catch rate of 3 makes the dive beast brutal even once you get there.
1 location to catch Lugia
Badge 8How to Get Lugia in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Lugia in Emerald
Lugia waits atop Navel Rock, reachable in Emerald only with the special Mystic Ticket, and its color isn't fixed, so save on the island's summit and soft-reset the level 70 encounter over and over until the silver bird glimmers gold. See every game where Shiny Lugia can be hunted
Shiny Lugia Evolution
Does Not EvolveLugia 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lugia Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lugia
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x46-54% Thunderbolt 2x24-28% Feint Attack 2x16-18% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x27-32% Thief 2x17-20% Rock Tomb 2x17-20% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x43-50% Bite 2x18-22% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Ice Beam 2x22-26% Thunderbolt 2x22-26% Bite 2x21-25% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x42-49% Thunderbolt 2x28-33% Ancient Power 2x12-14% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Houndoom builds →Crunch 2x38-44% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x36-43% Shadow Ball 2x26-30% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x40-47% Rock Tomb 2x14-17% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x38-44% Feint Attack 2x8-10% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x34-41% Thief 2x10-12% Rollout 2x7-8% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
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
E Lugia Best Moveset
130 base Defense and 154 Sp. Def on top of 106 HP make Lugia the bulkiest Pokemon in Emerald, tanking hits from both sides with ease. The moveset runs MoveCalm Mind for setup sweeping or pure defensive support through MoveReflect and MoveToxic, outlasting everything through sheer staying power.
Best Build
Lugia best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Lugia can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Water and Normal. The offense anchors on Future Sight and Aeroblast 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
All 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LUGIA is so powerful even a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart houses. As a result, it chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
Lugia Emerald Guide
Lugia is a static encounter at Navel Rock in Emerald. Lugia appears at level 70. Prerequisite: Requires MysticTicket event item. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Emerald, use Lugia as a wall. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats,
For Emerald, run Bold on Lugia. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wall role.
Game Availability
Lugia has appeared in 17 games since Gold & Silver, spanning 8 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 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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