Competitive Information for Lugia [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lugia? 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.
Lugia is a spectacular Psychic and Flying-typed Pokemon. Lugia are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Lugia is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Lugia is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Lugia (Multiscale)
Lugia is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lugia's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lugia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Multiscale, if Lugia is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Aeroblast / Air Cutter
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Surf / Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
Special Sweeper Lugia (Multiscale)
Lugia is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lugia's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lugia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Multiscale, if Lugia is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Surf was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 176 Def / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Roost
- Toxic / Reflect
- Ice Beam / Substitute
- Whirlwind / Dragon Tail
Lugia Double Wall (Great Wall Of Lugia)
Lugia is a legendary Double Wall for single battles. It's purpose is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lugia last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Multiscale, if Lugia is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Lugia takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
◆ Dragon Tail is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lugia? 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.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Aqua Tail / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lugia (Multiscale)
Lugia is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lugia's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lugia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Multiscale, if Lugia is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Aqua Tail was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Aeroblast
- Hyper Voice
- Surf
- Psychic / Psyshock
Doubles Special Sweeper Lugia (Multiscale)
Lugia is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Lugia's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Lugia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Multiscale, if Lugia is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.
◆ Aeroblast is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lugia learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lugia 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 Lugia
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Lugia's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Scale Shot
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Lugia
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lugia in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Lugia's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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