Is Dialga viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Dialga is ranked #51 in Gen 9 Ubers with 1.06% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Dialga in Gen 9 Ubers?

Koraidon has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 73.2% of 48.37232057278287 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Dialga matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Dialga was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Dialga counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0483 Dialga

SteelDragon

USAGE 1.1% #51

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

Stealth Rock 64.8% Earth Power 59.8% Trick Room 59.4% Steel Beam 49.0% Draco Meteor 33.7% Flash Cannon 32.9% Thunder Wave 14.3% Dragon Tail 12.0%

Items

Mental Herb 42.8% Life Orb 13.7% Leftovers 13.3% Sitrus Berry 9.4% Choice Specs 5.7% Choice Scarf 3.8% Chople Berry 2.8% Assault Vest 2.0%

Abilities

Pressure99.5%Telepathy0.5%

Tera Types

Flying 59.4% Steel 21.4% Fairy 8.3% Dragon 3.8% Electric 2.3% Ghost 2.0% Water 1.7% Stellar 0.4%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane23.7%

Koraidon21.8%

Ho-Oh21.3%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Dialga + Kyogre 60.8% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

48.372

37.7

73.2% Standard error 8.88 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Dialga: 506-596 (125.2 - 147.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.529

13.4

53.2% Standard error 9.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Dialga: 204-242 (50.4 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.433

10.5

46.6% Standard error 9.04 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Dialga in Rain: 242-285 (59.9 - 70.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #51 with 1.06% usage. Sorted by conservative score.