Best Dialga counters

The best Dialga counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Excadrill, Terrakion, Shadow Garchomp, and Mega Blaziken. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 7 Trainers to defeat Dialga in a 5-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

Terrakion

Double Kick / Sacred Sword

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Blaziken

Counter / Focus Blast

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	32.95	936.4	16	472s	64.8
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	31.23	566.9	26	507s	56.0
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.19	521.4	28	510s	55.0
4.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	30.28	527.9	28	524s	53.9
5.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	31.50	391.1	38	515s	52.3
6.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	30.69	411.8	36	526s	51.8
7.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	30.07	416.2	36	535s	51.1
8.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	29.17	454.8	32	548s	50.8
9.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	29.44	431.7	34	545s	50.6
10.	Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	29.44	431.7	34	545s	50.6
11.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	31.08	325.0	46	529s	49.9
12.	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	30.47	339.5	44	537s	49.5
13.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	29.75	315.7	47	552s	47.9
14.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	27.54	415.2	36	581s	47.6
15.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	26.02	517.8	28	606s	47.6
16.	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	28.22	375.3	39	572s	47.5
17.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	24.81	515.2	29	634s	45.8
18.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.78	372.3	40	601s	45.5
19.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	26.44	366.6	40	609s	44.9
20.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	23.76	539.3	27	660s	44.6
21.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	27.05	309.8	48	604s	44.2
22.	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	24.50	442.0	33	647s	43.9
23.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	26.68	314.2	47	610s	43.9
24.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	24.97	399.8	37	639s	43.7
25.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	24.56	404.5	37	648s	43.2
26.	Incarnate Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	24.41	373.4	40	655s	42.3
27.	Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	24.41	373.4	40	655s	42.3
28.	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	25.34	316.3	47	640s	42.1
29.	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	21.97	526.3	28	712s	41.7
30.	Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	24.55	327.1	45	657s	41.4

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Group size

You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Dialga in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 7 Trainers
Very easy with: 8+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

Dialga CP range from Raids

Dialga can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2217 CP to 2307 CP, with no weather boost
From 2771 CP to 2884 CP with Snow and Windy weather boost

Dialga weaknesses

Dialga type chart

When fighting Dialga, keep in mind the that Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Electric, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water, Grass, and Poison-type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Grass	39.1%
Poison	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Dialga

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	172.0%	Cloudy
Ground	156.0%	Sunny
Dragon	26.0%	Windy
Fire	20.0%	Sunny
Dark	10.0%	Fog
Fairy	6.0%	Cloudy
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Ghost	4.0%	Fog
Steel	2.0%	Snow

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Dialga in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Dialga down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Dialga counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.