Dialga counters

Gen 9 Shared Power · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Dialga
#0483 Dialga
SteelDragon
USAGE 7.7% #18
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
Thunderbolt 99.1% Aura Sphere 92.1% Flamethrower 91.4% Hyper Voice 91.1% Flash Cannon 8.2% Draco Meteor 7.5% Focus Blast 7.4% Dragon Pulse 0.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 91.5% Choice Specs 7.4% Sitrus Berry 0.6% Choice Band 0.2% Life Orb 0.2% Leftovers 0.2% Expert Belt 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure100.0%Telepathy0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 91.1% Poison 7.3% Steel 1.3% Dragon 0.2% Flying 0.2% Grass 0.0% Ghost 0.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion98.9%Meowscarada91.3%Sylveon91.1%Toxtricity91.1%Noivern91.1%Porygon-Z7.7%Ting-Lu7.7%Terapagos7.2%
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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 #18 with 7.68% usage. Sorted by reliability score.