Dialga Raid Guide

Best Pokemon to use versus a Dialga raid boss

October 5, 2026

3 min.

Dialga is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Best Dialga counters in Pokémon GO are strong Fighting and Ground types, and there are plenty of options.

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

2217 – 2307 CP, level 20 in normal weather conditions
2771 – 2884 CP, level 25 in Windy and Snow weather

Dialga can be beaten 2+ high-level players and groups of 4+ lower-level players.

Best Dialga Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega X Mewtwo	Counter	Dynamic Punch+	44.16	13	354s
2.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	39.17	17	401s
3.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	37.29	19	419s
4.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	32.61	9	469s
5.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Counter	Focus Blast	32.60	17	478s
6.	Resolute Keldeo	Low Kick	Secret Sword	33.07	20	473s
7.	Mega Falinks	Counter	Brick Break+	32.67	23	479s
8.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	32.22	23	490s
9.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	30.16	18	510s
10.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	29.86	13	513s
11.	Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	29.93	27	530s
12.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	28.78	20	543s
13.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	28.99	23	541s
14.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	29.54	32	538s
15.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	30.11	33	512s
16.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword	28.86	31	554s
17.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	27.53	24	563s
18.	Ordinary Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	27.01	25	582s
19.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	25.76	18	597s
20.	Incarnate Shadow Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	26.98	30	581s
21.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Drill Run	26.54	24	592s
22.	Shadow Gallade	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	27.51	38	580s
23.	Shadow Mewtwo	Counter	Focus Blast	27.02	33	585s
24.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Aura Sphere	25.98	23	583s
25.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Aura Sphere	25.75	24	600s