Is Lugia Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Transfer-only from a Gen 3 game via Pal Park. Psychic/Flying with AbilityPressure. Lugia's defensive bulk makes it nearly unkillable. The story is over by the time you import it though. Battle Frontier showpiece.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Lugia resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lugia trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Lugia has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia'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 Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 65PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 85FlyingAeroblastPower 150Accuracy 95%PP 5
- LV 99FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Lugia in Platinum
Lugia cannot be caught in Platinum at all. It has no encounter anywhere in Sinnoh, so the only way to register one is transferring it in from another game or an event.
Lugia cannot be caught in the wild in Platinum, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Platinum.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Lugia in Platinum
Lugia is absent from Platinum, so soft reset it in the Whirl Islands of SoulSilver, then trade it over. 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lugia Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lugia
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x115-136%KO Avalanche 2x31-37% Assurance 2x26-31% Thunderbolt 2x20-23% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x32-38% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x60-71% Thunderbolt 2x28-33% Stone Edge 2x33-39% Dark Pulse 2x23-27% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x51-60% Stone Edge 2x42-50% Shadow Claw 2x30-35% Ice Beam 2x22-26% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x47-55% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% Payback 2x10-12% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x30-35% Avalanche 2x26-30% Payback 2x22-26% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x51-60% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% Bite 2x14-17% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x22-26% Rock Slide 2x24-28% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x56-66% Ice Beam 2x20-23% Thief 2x16-18% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x42-49% Avalanche 2x36-42% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x38-44% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% Thunder Fang 2x20-24% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lugia View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Ancient Power 2x21-25% | ||
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
Pt Lugia Best Moveset
Virtually indestructible: 130 Defense, 154 Sp. Def, and 106 HP absorb attacks from both sides while the moveset fires back at 90 Sp. Atk or supports with MoveReflect and MoveCalm Mind. AbilityPressure doubles PP on every incoming attack. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Lugia best EVs are HP and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- Ice Beam
- Whirlwind
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Lugia can hit 13 types beyond STAB, including Water and Normal. 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
50 of 54 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Platinum Guide
Lugia isn't catchable in Platinum. Find it in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Platinum.
In Platinum, use Lugia as a wall. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, run Timid on Lugia. +Speed 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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