#0483
Dialga: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Dialga is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (150) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 680. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.
Build a team with DialgaWhat is Dialga weak to?
How much damage Dialga takes from each attacking type.
Dialga takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Ground. It resists Bug, Electric, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water, Grass and is immune to Poison.
Best moveset for Dialga
Dialga has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- Giga ImpactNormal150
- Roar of TimeDragon150
- Steel BeamSteel140
- OverheatFire130
Best nature for Dialga
Timid. Dialga is a special attacker (150 Sp. Atk) with usable 90 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.
Abilities
Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Roar of Time | Dragon | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Steel Beam | Steel | 140 | 95% | Special |
| Draco Meteor | Dragon | 130 | 90% | Special |
| Overheat | Fire | 130 | 90% | Special |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 120 | 70% | Special |
| Outrage | Dragon | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Blizzard | Ice | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85% | Special |
| Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | Physical |
| Iron Tail | Steel | 100 | 75% | Physical |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Earth Power | Ground | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 85 | 100% | Special |
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | 80 | - | Special |
| Body Press | Fighting | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 60 | 90% | Physical |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Swift | Normal | 60 | - | Special |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% | Physical |
| Scale Shot | Dragon | 25 | 90% | Physical |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Metal Burst | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Bulk Up | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Gravity | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Metal Sound | Steel | - | 85% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Psych Up | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Roar | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | - | 90% | Status |
| Trick | Psychic | - | 100% | Status |
| Trick Room | Psychic | - | - | Status |