Lugia is a tier 5 legendary raid boss with a CP of 45925. Lugia can be defeated by 4+ Trainers with ideal counters and under favourable weather.
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Best Lugia Raid Counters
The following table shows the strongest Pokémon you can use versus a Lugia. Be on the lookout for that Hydro Pump, as some Lugia counters can be OHKO-ed with it! Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
# | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. | Gengar (Mega) | Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 549.55s | 28.50 |
2. | Banette (Mega) | Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 587.33s | 27.67 |
3. | Manectric (Mega) | Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 655.45s | 24.33 |
4. | Houndoom (Mega) | Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 669.63s | 21.50 |
5. | Aerodactyl (Mega) | Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 674.41s | 22.17 |
6. | Absol (Mega) | Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 673.75s | 29.50 |
7. | Gyarados (Mega) | Bite Dark | Crunch Dark | 740.86s | 14.17 |
8. | Ampharos (Mega) | Volt Switch Electric | Zap Cannon Electric | 742.78s | 20.50 |
9. | Glalie (Mega) | Frost Breath Ice | Avalanche Ice | 766.16s | 30.17 |
10. | Xurkitree | Thunder Shock Electric | Discharge Electric | 806.29s | 29.33 |
11. | Gardevoir (Mega) | Charge Beam Electric | Shadow Ball Ghost | 846.11s | 22.17 |
12. | Abomasnow (Mega) | Powder Snow Ice | Weather Ball Ice | 840.59s | 29.00 |
13. | Alakazam (Mega) | Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 836.84s | 30.33 |
14. | Zekrom | Charge Beam Electric | Fusion Bolt Electric | 896.07s | 24.67 |
15. | Charizard (Mega Y) | Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 891.51s | 30.50 |
16. | Salamence (Mega) | Bite Dark | Draco Meteor Dragon | 926.02s | 22.50 |
17. | Hydreigon | Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 926.11s | 23.17 |
18. | Giratina (Origin) | Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Force Ghost | 936.64s | 23.50 |
19. | Rampardos | Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 893.53s | 38.25 |
20. | Swampert (Mega) | Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 937.15s | 25.00 |
21. | Thundurus (Therian) | Volt Switch Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 915.40s | 31.50 |
22. | Latios (Mega) | Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 947.77s | 23.67 |
23. | Darkrai | Snarl Dark | Shadow Ball Ghost | 948.35s | 28.00 |
24. | Chandelure | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 920.26s | 37.75 |
25. | Blaziken (Mega) | Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 885.13s | 48.60 |
26. | Gengar | Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 888.74s | 47.00 |
27. | Weavile | Snarl Dark | Avalanche Ice | 966.13s | 25.33 |
28. | Blastoise (Mega) | Bite Dark | Hydro Cannon Water | 970.36s | 26.67 |
29. | Rhyperior | Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 963.96s | 29.50 |
30. | Hoopa (Unbound) | Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 992.20s | 17.67 |
31. | Tyrantrum | Rock Throw Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 976.67s | 26.00 |
32. | Darmanitan (Galarian Standard) | Ice Fang Ice | Avalanche Ice | 939.76s | 39.40 |
33. | Hoopa (Confined) | Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 987.56s | 26.50 |
34. | Magnezone | Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 1025.49s | 19.00 |
35. | Electivire | Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 987.09s | 31.00 |
Lugia Stats, weaknesses and Max CP in Pokémon GO
Pokémon | Lugia Psychic |
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Max CP | 4186 CP |
Raid catch CP values |
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ATK | 193 |
DEF | 310 |
STA | 235 |
Weak to | Dark Electric Ghost Rock Ice |
Resits | Fighting Psychic Grass Ground |
Lugia Moveset
Lugia’s possible movesets are as follows:
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*Denotes a Legacy Move only available via Elite TM.
Before we go into deeper analysis, remember that Lugia can’t be soloed. Before joining raid make sure you are using Pokémon with proper movesets.
Lugia takes Super Effective damage from Electric, Dark, Ice, Ghost and Rock type moves, due to its dual Psychic and type. The best non-mega Pokémon to fight Lugia is either a Zekrom or Darkrai, depending on Lugia’s moveset.
Be aware that a Lugia with Hydro Pump will destroy any Pokémon that is weak to Water. Don’t underestimate this, as a HP Lugia counters most of her own counters.
In addition, all Steel and Psychic type Pokemon take reduced damage from Psychic type moves.
Also Steel, Rock and Electric types take reduced damage from type moves, so keep that in mind.
Weather Influence
Windy weather may be more challenging than other weather conditions, but it will unlock the option to catch a weather boosted Lugia! We recommend catching a weather boosted one if you’re not planning to power it up. Otherwise, shiny hunting is easiest in Rainy, Fog and Partly Cloudy weather conditions.Weather | Pros | Cons |
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Sunny | — | — |
Partly Cloudy | Boosts all Rock type moves | — |
Cloudy | No pros nor cons | |
Rainy | Boosts all super effective Electric type moves | Boosts Lugia’s Hydro Pump |
Windy | Boosted Lugia encounter | Boosts almost all Lugia’s moves |
Fog | Boosts Darkrai’s and Tyranitar’s Dark moves | — |
Snow | — |