Shadow Dialga in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Azelf

Palkia

#483

Legendary

A Shadow form of Dialga

Dialga Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

2307

2884

Type

Steel

Dragon

Weather boost

Attack

275

Top 5.6%

Defense

211

Top 11.9%

Stamina

205

Top 21%

Total

691

Azelf

Palkia

Attacker Rank

S Tier

A Tier

S Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/8 · L14 · CP 1500

F Tier

#659

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/12 · L23 · CP 2499

F Tier

#393

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4565

A Tier

#43

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

805 -910 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

1372 -1500 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

2145 -2307 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2682 -2884 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4565 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Shadow Dialga is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Fighting
Ground
Resists: Grass (0.39×)
Poison (0.39×)
Normal
Water
Electric
Flying
Psychic
Bug
Rock
Steel

Shadow Dialga in Other Games

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How Shadow Dialga stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Steel	26.77 DPS Top 2.4%	S	#7	Metal Claw Iron Head	26.77 TDO 526
Dragon	27.86 DPS Top 4.7%	A	#11	Dragon Breath Draco Meteor	27.86 TDO 491
Overall
Overall	18.50 DPS Top 3.1%	S	#51	Metal Claw Draco Meteor	18.50 TDO 355

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Dialga can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Draco Meteor
18.71
244.5
801.9s
15.74
2
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
17.64
230.6
850.2s
14.92
3
Metal Claw
Iron Head
17.18
224.6
873.0s
14.45
4
Dragon Breath
Iron Head
16.56
216.5
905.8s
13.97
5
Metal Claw
Thunder
15.53
203.0
965.7s
13.08
6
Dragon Breath
Thunder
14.94
195.2
1004.2s
12.62
7
Dragon Breath
Frustration
12.00
156.9
1249.9s
10.14
8
Metal Claw
Frustration
12.00
156.9
1249.9s
10.14

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Dialga in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
45.87
1436.9
10.4
327.0s
41.69
2
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
41.19
1226.7
12.2
364.2s
36.96
3
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
37.87
967.1
15.5
396.1s
33.41
4
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
34.82
1733.1
8.7
430.7s
32.82
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
33.88
1089.4
13.8
442.7s
30.77
6
Mega Gallade
Low Kick
Sacred Sword
34.06
848.4
17.7
440.4s
29.92
7
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
33.48
999.1
15.0
448.0s
29.61
8
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
33.08
839.1
17.9
453.4s
28.99
9
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
30.73
1155.7
13.0
488.2s
27.91
10
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
30.85
908.9
16.5
486.2s
27.71

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Dialga in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Iron Head

General

Thunder

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/13/8

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 14

137.46

Attack

111.97

Defense

106

Stat Product · 1,631,476

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/8	14	1500	100.00%
5/15/14	13.5	1500	99.99%
5/15/13	13.5	1497	99.99%
0/15/6	14	1500	99.94%
6/14/13	13.5	1499	99.91%
4/15/15	13.5	1498	99.64%
4/15/14	13.5	1495	99.64%
4/15/13	13.5	1492	99.64%
0/6/14	14	1497	99.62%
0/8/12	14	1497	99.61%
0/10/10	14	1497	99.59%
0/12/8	14	1497	99.55%
5/14/15	13.5	1500	99.55%
5/14/14	13.5	1497	99.55%
5/14/13	13.5	1494	99.55%
1/5/14	14	1499	99.52%
1/7/12	14	1499	99.52%
1/9/10	14	1499	99.50%
0/14/7	14	1500	99.50%
0/14/6	14	1497	99.50%
1/11/8	14	1499	99.47%
6/13/14	13.5	1499	99.46%
6/13/13	13.5	1496	99.46%
1/13/6	14	1499	99.42%
6/15/12	13.5	1499	99.41%
6/15/11	13.5	1495	99.41%
7/12/13	13.5	1498	99.37%
1/15/4	14	1498	99.35%
7/14/11	13.5	1497	99.33%
3/15/15	13.5	1493	99.28%
3/15/14	13.5	1490	99.28%
3/15/13	13.5	1486	99.28%
8/11/13	13.5	1500	99.28%
2/14/4	14	1500	99.27%
8/13/11	13.5	1499	99.24%
4/14/15	13.5	1495	99.20%
4/14/14	13.5	1492	99.20%
4/14/13	13.5	1488	99.20%
8/15/9	13.5	1499	99.18%
0/5/15	14	1497	99.16%
0/5/14	14	1494	99.16%
0/7/13	14	1497	99.16%
0/7/12	14	1494	99.16%
0/9/11	14	1497	99.14%
0/9/10	14	1494	99.14%
5/13/15	13.5	1497	99.11%
5/13/14	13.5	1494	99.11%
5/13/13	13.5	1490	99.11%
0/11/9	14	1497	99.11%
0/11/8	14	1494	99.11%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Dialga can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Draco Meteor
150
-100
3.5s
42.86
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Iron Head
60
-50
2.0s
30
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40

Ranges from 2.646 m to 8.37 m tall, averaging 5.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	2.646 m 8'08"	2.7 m 8'10"
XS	2.7 m 8'10"	4.05 m 13'03"
M	4.05 m 13'03"	6.75 m 22'02"
XL	6.75 m 22'02"	8.1 m 26'07"
XXL	8.1 m 26'07"	8.37 m 27'06"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

2.646 m

8'08"

2.7 m

8'10"

2.7 m

8'10"

4.05 m

13'03"

4.05 m

13'03"

6.75 m

22'02"

6.75 m

22'02"

8.1 m

26'07"

XXL

8.1 m

26'07"

8.37 m

27'06"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Dialga at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	57 CP	27	3115 CP
2	179 CP	28	3231 CP
3	300 CP	29	3346 CP
4	422 CP	30	3462 CP
5	544 CP	31	3519 CP
6	666 CP	32	3577 CP
7	788 CP	33	3635 CP
8	910 CP	34	3692 CP
9	1032 CP	35	3750 CP
10	1154 CP	36	3808 CP
11	1269 CP	37	3865 CP
12	1384 CP	38	3923 CP
13	1500 CP	39	3981 CP
14	1615 CP	40	4038 CP
15	1731 CP	41	4090 CP
16	1846 CP	42	4141 CP
17	1961 CP	43	4193 CP
18	2077 CP	44	4245 CP
19	2192 CP	45	4298 CP
20	2307 CP	46	4351 CP
21	2423 CP	47	4404 CP
22	2538 CP	48	4457 CP
23	2654 CP	49	4511 CP
24	2769 CP	50	4565 CP
25	2884 CP	51	4620 CP
26	3000 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	57 CP	18	2077 CP	35	3750 CP
2	179 CP	19	2192 CP	36	3808 CP
3	300 CP	20	2307 CP	37	3865 CP
4	422 CP	21	2423 CP	38	3923 CP
5	544 CP	22	2538 CP	39	3981 CP
6	666 CP	23	2654 CP	40	4038 CP
7	788 CP	24	2769 CP	41	4090 CP
8	910 CP	25	2884 CP	42	4141 CP
9	1032 CP	26	3000 CP	43	4193 CP
10	1154 CP	27	3115 CP	44	4245 CP
11	1269 CP	28	3231 CP	45	4298 CP
12	1384 CP	29	3346 CP	46	4351 CP
13	1500 CP	30	3462 CP	47	4404 CP
14	1615 CP	31	3519 CP	48	4457 CP
15	1731 CP	32	3577 CP	49	4511 CP
16	1846 CP	33	3635 CP	50	4565 CP
17	1961 CP	34	3692 CP	51	4620 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Dialga up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-

All of the Pokémon related to Dialga including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

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Dynamax Dialga

#483

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#483

Shadow Dialga

#483

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Steel- and Dragon-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Dialga with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.