Is Dialga Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Diamond box legendary. Steel/Dragon with AbilityPressure. Dialga resists 10 types and has one of the best defensive typings in the game. Caught at Spear Pillar before the E4. Handles Candice, Aaron, Lucian, and most of Cynthia's team. Immediately one of the strongest Pokemon you can field.
Dialga resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Dialga resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Dialga resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Dialga has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Dialga on Spear Pillar (interact, Lv 47, limited). Encounter at Spear Pillar during the main story. Dialga appears in Diamond only
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47DragonRoar of Time22590%5
- LV 47DragonDragon Claw120100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM23SteelIron Tail15075%15
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon Pulse128100%10
- LV 80SteelFlash Cannon120100%10
How to Get Dialga in Diamond & Pearl
You'll find Dialga at Spear Pillar as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Dialga in Diamond & Pearl
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.
| 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dialga Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Dialga
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Earthquake 2x47-55% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x88-105%KO Earthquake 2x40-48% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x58-69% Brick Break 2x29-35% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Gastrodon builds →Earthquake 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x16-18% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Earthquake 2x47-55% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x91-107%KO Earthquake 2x41-50% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x88-105%KO Earthquake 2x40-48% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x72-85% Dig 2x26-31% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x101-119%KO Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x87-102%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x88-105%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x84-100%KO Earthquake 2x38-45% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x86-101%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x86-101%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x84-99% Earthquake 2x37-45% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x38-46% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x38-46% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x38-44% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x100-118%KO Earthquake 2x45-54% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x86-102%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x88-104%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x83-98% Earthquake 2x37-44% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x100-118%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x97-115%KO Earthquake 2x44-51% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x88-103%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Azelf builds →Explosion27-32% U Turn8-9% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Deoxys builds →Shadow Ball13-16% Extreme Speed10-12% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySkilllink ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Cloyster builds →Rapid Spin6-7% Explosion30-35% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Dialga View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball8-9% Pursuit3-4% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves View Ninjask builds →
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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
DP Dialga Best Moveset
Steel/Dragon typing uniquely resists Dragon attacks, and 150 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed fires devastating special Steel and Dragon hits. The moveset combines offensive power with defensive typing that handles Dragon threats other legendaries fear. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Dialga best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder
- Dragon Pulse
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Dialga's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Roar of Time and Draco Meteor 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
It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity.
A Pokémon spoken of in legend. It is said that time began moving when DIALGA was born.
Dialga Diamond & Pearl Guide
For the Diamond & Pearl 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 pivot. Draco Meteor with Leftovers is the standard set.
Dialga is a static encounter at Spear Pillar in Diamond & Pearl. Dialga appears at level 47. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Pressure increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. That's the one you want on Dialga. It's the only ability Dialga has.
In Diamond & Pearl, Dialga fills the pivot 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.
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