Is Dialga Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Dialga from Crown Tundra Dynamax Adventures. Steel/Dragon with 680 BST and only two weaknesses (Fighting, Ground). Postgame legendary that trivializes everything it touches. Pure raid collection.
Dialga resists most of Milo's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Nessa's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Kabu's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Bea's team.
Dialga resists most of Opal's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Gordie's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Piers's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Raihan's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Bede's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Leon's team.
Catch Dialga on Crown Shrine (Dynamax Adventure, Lv 70). Dynamax Adventure final boss — Sword exclusive. Catch at the end of a Dynamax Adventure in the Crown Tundra Max Lair. Sword exclusive — Shield players must trade or join a Sword host online.
How to Get Dialga in Sword & Shield
Dialga doesn't appear in Sword & Shield. Transfer it from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Dialga cannot be caught in the wild in Sword & Shield, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Sword & Shield.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Dialga Weakness
Dialga's Steel/Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 9 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Water, Electric, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Dialga Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Dialga
 Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x39-47% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Diggersby builds →Mud Shot 2x26-32% Double Kick 2x11-13% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Diglett Ground | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Stunfisk builds →Mud Shot 2x34-40% Revenge 2x19-22% | ||
Pancham Fighting | D | |
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x37-44% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
 Golett GroundGhost | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Golett builds →Stomping Tantrum 2x37-44% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x49-58% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Dig 2x38-44% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x49-58% Dig 2x38-44% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x56-66% Brick Break 2x35-42% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonlee builds →Close Combat 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x49-58% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x57-68% Brick Break 2x36-43% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x87-103%KO Bulldoze 2x24-28% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x51-60% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x59-70% Brick Break 2x36-43% | ||
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x88-104%KO Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x51-61% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hawlucha builds →High Jump Kick 2x68-80% Dig 2x28-33% | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Timburr builds →Focus Punch 2x70-82% Dig 2x25-30% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Brick Break 2x36-42% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Dig 2x36-42% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Dig 2x36-42% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x78-92% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Brick Break 2x36-42% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Brick Break 2x36-42% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x80-95% Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Dialga for 83-98%. Urshifu threatens a KO with Close Combat (148-174%).
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x83-98% | ||
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 2x148-174%KO Sucker Punch43-51% U Turn14-17% | ||
Dialga Evolutions
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
Breeding
SwSh Dialga Best Moveset
Steel/Dragon typing resists 10 types with only Fighting and Ground as weaknesses, the best defensive typing combination among Dragon-types. 150 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed with Dragon and Steel TermStab hits everything hard. The moveset has raw power backed by incredible defensive typing. S-tier because almost nothing handles both.
Best Build
Dialga best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Roar Of Time
- Dragon Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Dialga's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 8 types on top of Roar of Time and Outrage for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Dialga Sword & Shield Guide
For the Sword & Shield 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. Flash Cannon with Adamantorb is the standard set.
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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves