Since its previous in-game appearance last July, Trainers will now stand a better chance of catching this legendary Pokémon during the Raid Hour event. Here’s how Trainers can prepare themselves for the Dialga Raids with the best counters, movesets, and stats for Pokémon GO.

Dialga is most at risk against Fighting and Ground-type Pokémon, which will be beneficial when setting up your battle line-up. Additionally, if there are any Fighting or Ground-type Pokémon that have a quick attack or Charged Attack, they’ll benefit from a massive 20% bonus damage to their attacks.

It’s not required to have a Fighting or Ground-type within your line-up, as long as they have either type of attack. Regardless, to defeat the Pokémon, using its weaknesses would fair better for you.

When choosing your battle line-up, look for Pokémon with the better overall and Combat Power (CP) stats. It’s best to bring the best and most powerful Pokémon into battle against Dialga, and depending on how fast you can defeat it, it will influence the amount of Premier Balls received.

With Dialga captured, putting this legendary Pokémon to great use during battles, raids, and other activities depends on how you’ll utilize its arsenal. Trainers can take advantage of its base stats below; however, it doesn’t have an evolved form:

As a Steel-type Attacker, it’ll need to learn Metal Claw and Iron Head as its Fast and Charged Attacks, respectively. On the other hand, as a Dragon-type Pokémon, it can learn Dragon Breath as its Fast Attack and Draco Meteor and the Charged Attack with an additional Charged Attack, the Electric-type Thunder.

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Teaching the Thunder Charged Attack gives Trainers more flexibility as it will complement the team’s battle strategy, especially if a Pokémon doesn’t have an effective Charged Attack. However, it does require plenty of Dialga Candy and Stardust to help it learn the second Charged Attack, and don’t forget about the Pinap Berries.

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