Lugia

Best moveset

Lugia can learn 12 combinations. Extrasensory with Aeroblast 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.

That set is legacy. Aeroblast is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Lugia you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Extrasensory and Fly, worth 12.5 damage per second.

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.

Best moveset against each type

Lugia 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.

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 Lugia is actually for.

Counters: what beats Lugia

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	21.2
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	18.2
Blacephalon	FireGhost	AstonishShadow Ball	18.1
Zekrom	DragonElectric	Charge BeamFusion BoltLegacy	17.8
Xurkitree	Electric	Thunder ShockDischarge	17.6

Ranked by damage per second against Lugia's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Lugia is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Lugia has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

What it costs