For the Black & White meta, At 680 BST, Dialga is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker.

What is Dialga weak to?

In Black & White, watch for Lucario (Fighting) and Golem (Ground) when using Dialga. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Dialga has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Dialga?

Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Dialga. Telepathy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Dialga play in battle?

In Black & White, Dialga fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 150 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

What counters Dialga?

For Black & White, Dialga has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Dialga - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

STier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Dialga's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Speed trails, 6 stats clear the bar. Near-impossible to catch and worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Legend

HP100

Attack120

Defense120

Sp. Atk150

Sp. Def100

Speed90

Total680

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height5.4 m

Weight683.0 kg

Base XP340

Abilities

Pressure

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

TelepathyHA

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

A legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh. It is said that time flows when Dialga’s heart beats.

Dialga Weakness

Dialga's Steel/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 11 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Dialga's overall bulk (100/120/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Dialga Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Water, Electric, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartFortress

2Weak

11Resist

1Immune

Score+11

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Water Electric Flying Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dark Steel

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Poison

STAB (3)

Ice Rock Dragon

How to Beat Dialga in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Dialga for 83-98%. Excadrill threatens a KO with Earthquake (85-100%). Conkeldurr deals 72-84% with Drain Punch.

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB Swords Dance Stealth Rock Damage vs Dialga Earthquake 2x 83-98% Outrage 50-58% View Garchomp builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Rock Slide Damage vs Dialga Earthquake 2x 85-100%KO Rapid Spin 7-9% Rock Slide 11-13% View Excadrill builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Dialga Drain Punch 2x 72-84% Mach Punch 2x 39-46% View Conkeldurr builds →

Black & White Evolution

You can't breed Dialga or evolve it into anything else. This Steel/Dragon legendary packs 680 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#483DialgaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Black & White Dialga Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

STAB runs through Roar of Time and Draco Meteor for the basics, but Dialga's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Rock and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 1

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 6

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 10

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 15

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 19

Power Gem

B7010020Rock

Lv 24

Metal Burst

——10010Steel

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

Lv 33

Earth Power

B9010010Ground

Lv 37

Aura Sphere

B90—20Fighting

Lv 42

Iron Tail

B1007515Steel

Lv 46

Roar of Time

—150905Dragon

Lv 50

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

B8010015Dragon

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

B9510015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

B9510010Ice

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

B9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Dialga doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

B140905Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 4

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Dialga in Black & White

No wild encounters for Dialga in Black & White. It's available in Diamond, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Dialga is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold Ultra Sun Legends: Arceus

Dialga Guide

For the Black & White meta, At 680 BST, Dialga is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker.
In Black & White, watch for Lucario (Fighting) and Golem (Ground) when using Dialga. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Dialga has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Dialga. Telepathy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Black & White, Dialga fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 150 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
For Black & White, Dialga has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Game Availability

Dialga has appeared in 13 games since Diamond & Pearl, spanning 7 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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