Dialga Raid Guide

Dialga

Best Dialga counters in Pokémon GO are strong Fighting and Ground types like Lucario, Conkeldurr, Machamp, Groudon, Excadrill and Landorus (Therian). Dialga is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO (53394 Combat Power).

Dialga can have the following CP values when caught in the post-raid capture encounter:

• 2217 – 2307 CP in normal weather conditions
• 2771 – 2884 CP  in Windy and Snow weather for weather boosts.

Dialga can be beaten 3-6 high-level players or 7-9 lower level players.

Best Dialga Counters

The following Pokémon are considered to be best Dialga counters in Pokémon GO. The methodology is up to the discretion of the author, typically blending a focus on both time to win and survivability.

#	Pokemon	Fast Move	Charge Move	Time to win	Deaths
1.	Lucario	Counter Fighting	Aura Sphere Fighting	609.48s	24.83
2.	Conkeldurr	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	654.80s	28.00
3.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	708.61s	20.33
4.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	682.79s	27.00
5.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	710.46s	20.50
6.	Landorus	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	727.88s	27.17
7.	Meloetta (Pirouette)	Low Kick Fighting	Close Combat Fighting	732.49s	26.50
8.	Blaziken	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	733.03s	26.75
9.	Landorus (Incarnate)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	731.27s	27.17
10.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	740.46s	24.83
11.	Machamp	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	704.15s	33.67
12.	Garchomp	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	740.48s	24.00
13.	Pheromosa	Low Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	653.38s	46.50
14.	Buzzwole	Counter Fighting	Superpower Fighting	746.94s	26.50
15.	Breloom	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	699.18s	39.00
16.	Hariyama	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	739.45s	31.67
17.	Haxorus	Counter Fighting	Earthquake Ground	761.17s	30.50
18.	Emboar	Low Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	783.19s	26.75
19.	Terrakion	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Sacred Sword Fighting	753.58s	34.17
20.	Golurk	Mud-Slap Ground	Earth Power Ground	790.38s	27.25
21.	Sirfetch'd	Counter Fighting	Close Combat Fighting	765.81s	37.20
22.	Rhydon	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	805.59s	26.25
23.	Bewear	Low Kick Fighting	Superpower Fighting	794.77s	31.17
24.	Toxicroak	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	771.73s	39.80
25.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap Ground	Bulldoze Ground	803.38s	25.33
26.	Alakazam	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	775.89s	35.50
27.	Donphan	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	831.25s	26.80
28.	Sawk	Low Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	796.48s	35.50
29.	Golem	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	829.27s	24.50
30.	Heracross	Counter Fighting	Close Combat Fighting	809.76s	36.33
31.	Swampert	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	908.08s	31.00
32.	Virizion	Quick Attack Normal	Sacred Sword Fighting	883.79s	29.00
33.	Zamazenta (Hero)	Snarl Dark	Close Combat Fighting	912.28s	30.50
34.	Chesnaught	Low Kick Fighting	Superpower Fighting	903.46s	33.00
35.	Yveltal	Snarl Dark	Focus Blast Fighting	922.95s	31.00

Dialga Moveset Analysis

Draco Meteor is Dialga’s hardest moveset. DM is a strong hitting move that benefits from STAB and deals neutral damage to all Fighting-type counters, with the real problem being its raw damage output. DM will probably one hit KO a Machamp and seriously hurt a Groudon or a Hariyama. There’s no going around this, DM is a difficult moveset and it will be a problem for smaller groups.

Iron Head is a Steel-typed move with two bars, which makes it an interesting move to raid against. Basically, every time before a raid boss can perform a charge move, it flips a coin to determine if it will be used. IH is a two bar move, which means two opportunities for Dialga to do a quick move instead, but it also makes the battle a bit more random. Usually the same difficulty as Thunder, but the added STAB bonus makes it a bit more threatening.

Thunder is Dialga’s lowest DPS move and there isn’t really a lot to worry about. Thunder is a one bar move with 100 damage and it’s the one you want in smaller groups. Counters like Groudon and Breloom will stay alive longer, deal more damage and save you a metric ton of potions.

Weather Effects

Dialga will be boosted by Snow and Windy weather while being more vulnerable in Sunny and Cloudy weather.