Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Dialga Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Dialga's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Steel / Dragon typing.
Dialga
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Resistances (9)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Dialga's Steel / Dragon typing is best attacked with Fighting (2x), Ground (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Poison, Grass, Normal, Water attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Dialga resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Dialga's base defensive typing is Steel / Dragon. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Dialga weak to?
Dialga is weak to Fighting (2x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Dialga?
Fighting and Ground are tied as the strongest attacking types against Dialga, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Dialga's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.