Dialga counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Dialga
#0483 Dialga
SteelDragon
USAGE 10.0% #20
ABILITYPressure
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 150
SPD 100
SPE 90
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FightingGround
½×
NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Draco Meteor 88.7% Stealth Rock 84.4% Thunder 84.3% Aura Sphere 79.4% Dragon Pulse 15.5% Fire Blast 13.9% Roar 11.8% Flamethrower 5.9%
Items
Air Balloon 52.7% Leftovers 12.9% Expert Belt 12.8% Life Orb 7.3% Choice Scarf 6.4% White Herb 5.7% Choice Specs 0.9% Lum Berry 0.6%
Abilities
Pressure100.0%Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Kyogre85.8%Ferrothorn75.8%Giratina-Origin75.6%Tentacruel64.9%Arceus-Ground50.8%Arceus-Ghost14.4%Groudon13.4%Arceus13.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #20 with 10.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.