Competitive Information for Dialga [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Dialga
Steel / Dragon
Abilities:
PressurePressure: If this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
, TelepathyTelepathy: This Pokemon does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
2x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
2x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dialga? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Dialga is an extraordinary Steel and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Dialga when battling in the 8th generation meta. Dialga's only type-related weaknesses are Fighting and Ground.
Species: Dialga
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Dialga (Pressure)
Dialga is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dialga's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Pressure, if Dialga is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dialga? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Dialga
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Hyper Voice
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Hyper Voice
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Dialga (Pressure)
Dialga is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dialga's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Pressure, if Dialga is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Ice Beam was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Dialga
Item: Eject Pack / Dragon Fang
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Trick Room
Item: Eject Pack / Dragon Fang
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Pulse / Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Dialga (Pressure)
Dialga is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. With Pressure, if Dialga is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Roar of Time is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Dragon-type move (Dialga cannot move next turn).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Dialga's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dialga learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dialga can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Dialga
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Dialga
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Dialga in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Dialga's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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