Dialga
SteelDragon
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Draco Meteor, worth 15.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dialga can learn 6 combinations. Metal Claw with Draco Meteor does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draco Meteor | Dragon | 150 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dialga has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,565 at level 50, 4,038 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,307 CP at level 20, or 2,884 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,217 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 275 attack · 211 defense · 205 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy |
| Size | 5.4 m and 683 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Dialga does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Rock, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor | 24.0 |
| Rock | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 22.0 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 22.0 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 22.0 |
| Metal Claw + Thunder | 16.2 | |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Draco Meteor | 15.9 |
| Water | Dragon Breath + Thunder | 15.1 |
| Fire | Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor | 15.0 |
| Electric | Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor | 15.0 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Thunder | 9.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Dialga is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dialga
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 27.3 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 25.0 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 24.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 24.7 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 23.0 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 22.8 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 22.6 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 22.5 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 22.3 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 22.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dialga's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.