Dialga Pokémon GO Raid Battle Strategy

Dialga is a Legendary Steel- and
Dragon-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region. Learn
which Pokémon will be most effective in Raid Battles against Dialga, how to
catch Dialga after winning a Raid Battle, and how best to use the Temporal Pokémon
after you’ve caught it.

As a Steel- and Dragon-type Pokémon, Dialga is weak to Fighting-
and Ground-type attacks. When choosing six Pokémon for your Dialga Raid Battle
lineup, it helps to choose Pokémon that have a Fighting- or Ground-type Fast
Attack and Charged Attack if you want to deal as much damage as possible. A
Pokémon that shares a type with these attacks will benefit from a same-type attack
bonus, which will allow these attacks to deal an additional 20% damage.

Remember that the faster you defeat Dialga, the more Premier
Balls you’ll receive to catch it, so be sure to bring your strongest Pokémon team
and battle with as many other Trainers as you can to defeat Dialga as quickly
as possible.

• Poliwrath / Shadow Poliwrath (Water/Fighting)

  • Fast Attack: Mud Shot (Ground), Rock Smash (Fighting)

  • Charged Attack: Dynamic Punch (Fighting), Power-Up Punch (Fighting), Submission (Fighting)

• Machamp / Shadow Machamp (Fighting)

  • Fast Attack: Counter (Fighting), Karate Chop (Fighting)

  • Charged Attack: Close Combat (Fighting), Cross Chop (Fighting), Dynamic Punch (Fighting), Submission (Fighting)

• Breloom (Grass/Fighting)

• Hariyama / Shadow Hariyama (Fighting)

  • Fast Attack: Counter (Fighting)

  • Charged Attack: Close Combat (Fighting), Dynamic Punch (Fighting), Superpower (Fighting)

• Lucario (Fighting/Steel)

  • Fast Attack: Counter (Fighting)

  • Charged Attack: Aura Sphere (Fighting), Close Combat (Fighting), Power-Up Punch (Fighting)

• Conkeldurr (Fighting)

  • Fast Attack: Counter (Fighting)

  • Charged Attack: Dynamic Punch (Fighting), Focus Blast (Fighting)

• Groudon (Ground)

• Garchomp (Dragon/Ground)

  • Fast Attack: Mud Shot (Ground)

  • Charged Attack: Earth Power (Ground), Earthquake (Ground), Sand Tomb (Ground)

• Rhyperior (Ground/Rock)

  • Fast Attack: Mud-Slap (Ground)

  • Charged Attack: Earthquake (Ground), Superpower (Fighting)

• Mamoswine / Shadow Mamoswine (Ice/Ground)

• Excadrill (Ground/Steel)

  • Fast Attack: Mud Shot (Ground), Mud-Slap (Ground)

  • Charged Attack: Drill Run (Ground), Earthquake (Ground)

• Therian Forme Landorus (Ground/Flying)

  • Fast Attack: Mud Shot (Ground)

  • Charged Attack: Bulldoze (Ground), Earth Power (Ground), Earthquake (Ground), Focus Blast (Fighting), Superpower (Fighting)

• Incarnate Forme Landorus (Ground/Flying)

  • Fast Attack: Mud Shot (Ground)

  • Charged Attack: Earth Power (Ground), Focus Blast (Fighting)

After a Dialga raid, you’ll have a limited number of Premier
Balls you can use to catch Dialga, so make each one count. You can earn extra
Premier Balls for battling with friends and defeating Dialga more quickly.

In an encounter with Dialga, your chance of catching it is
greatest when the target ring is small enough for you to score Excellent
throws. Throwing Curveballs
can improve your chances even more. But work within your abilities—if you don’t
think you can reliably make Excellent Curveball Throws, aim for Nice Throws or
Great Throws rather than risk missing the target ring completely.

Dialga isn’t going to make it easy on you
by sitting still while you’re trying to catch it. Don’t waste your Premier
Balls by throwing them while it’s moving around. Watch Dialga to get
a feel for its cycle of movement and the pauses in between this cycle. During
one of these pauses, wait for the target ring to reappear, and then throw as it
starts to shrink to increase your odds of making a Great Throw or an Excellent
Throw.

Berries can help you catch Dialga. A Razz
Berry will make Dialga easter to catch, and a Golden Razz Berry will make it
much easier to catch. If you find yourself failing to land any throws, a Nanab Berry
will calm Dialga, making its movements less erratic and allowing you to make
precise throws more easily. If you need extra Dialga Candy, using a Silver
Pinap Berry will make Dialga easier to catch and grant you extra Candy when you
catch it.

Like all Legendary
Pokémon, Dialga is tricky to catch, so don’t be discouraged if it
escapes. Get a second wind by stocking up on useful items—like Max Potions, Max
Revives, and Golden Razz Berries—and try again.

As a Steel- and Dragon-type Pokémon, Dialga has a type
advantage against other Dragon-type Pokémon as well as Rock- and Ice-type
Pokémon. This makes Dialga a solid choice for five-star Raid Battles against
Pokémon like Exeggutor, Dragonite, Tyranitar, Salamence, Latios, and Latias.
Dialga is also a valuable addition to any GO Battle League team, where its high
CP and diverse range of Charged Attacks make it a formidable threat. Raising
Dialga’s CP to its maximum requires a lot of Dialga Candy and Stardust, so try to
catch as many Dialga as possible to help you get there faster.

Good luck with your next Raid Battle, and
remember to check Pokemon.com/Strategy for more Pokémon GO, video game, and
Pokémon TCG tips.

Source: Pokemon