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Lugia, a Psychic and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Lugia: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

PsychicFlyingUber

Lugia is a defensive wall, led by its Sp. Def (154) and Defense (130), 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.

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What is Lugia weak to?

How much damage Lugia takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkElectricGhostIceRock
0.5×ResistsGrassPsychic
0.25×ResistsFighting
0×Immune toGround

Lugia takes super-effective damage from Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, Rock. It resists Grass, Psychic, Fighting and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Lugia

Lugia has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Sky AttackFlying140
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • BlizzardIce110

Best nature for Lugia

Careful or Bold. Lugia's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • MultiscaleIf this Pokemon is at full HP, damage taken from attacks is halved.
Full learnset (74 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Sky AttackFlying14090%Physical
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
AeroblastFlying10095%Special
Dragon RushDragon10075%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
GustFlying40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status