Best Origin Forme Dialga Counters In Pokemon GO: Weaknesses & How To Beat

Origin Forme Dialga is making its Pokemon GO debut during the Sinnoh Tour 2024 event, and here are the best counters to take on the Generation 4 alternate forme Legendary.

Origin Forme Dialga Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

Dialga’s Origin Forme is an alternate form to the Steel/Dragon-type Legendary from Pokemon Diamond. This form was introduced in the Pokemon Legends Arceus spinoff games and has made its mobile debut in Pokemon GO.

Being a Steel/Dragon-type, Origin Forme Dialga is vulnerable to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

Pokemon	Type	Vulnerable To	Strong Against	Resistant To
Origin Forme Dialga	Steel/Dragon	Fighting Ground	Dragon Ice Rock Fairy	Normal Water Grass Electric Flying Psychic Bug Rock Steel Poison

Dialga is a pain to deal with, thanks to its lengthy list of resistances. Ten of the 18 Pokemon types deal half-damage (or no damage at all) to this Legendary, meaning the pool of viable moves to use during the raid is minuscule.

Best Origin Forme Dialga Counters in Pokemon GO

With Origin Forme Dialga’s dynamic typing, players need to be selective as to which Pokemon they bring with them into raids. Here are the best counters for Origin Forme Dialga in Pokemon GO:

Pokemon	Moveset
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades
Groudon (Shadow)	Mud Shot Precipice Blades
Excadrill (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Scorching Sands
Mega Garchomp/Garchomp (Shadow)	Mud Shot Earth Power
Mega Blaziken/Blaziken (Shadow)	Counter Focus Blast
Terrakion	Double Kick Sacred Sword
Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere
Machamp (Shadow)	Counter Dynamic Punch
Rhyperior (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Earthquake
Hariyama (Shadow)	Counter Dynamic Punch
Mamoswine (Shadow)	Mud-Slap High Horsepower

How To Beat Origin Forme Dialga Raids

Origin Forme Dialga is one of the most challenging raid bosses in Pokemon GO due to the limited pool of viable counters. As such, you will need a larger group of trainers to take on these daunting raids. We recommend six or more high-level trainers with teams consisting of the Pokemon above.

Normally, we would say that having the Shadow version of a Pokemon is optional, but the increased damage is a necessity with groups of less than ten trainers.

That said, if you’re having trouble with a smaller group, try recruiting some remote raiders using the PokemonGoFriends subreddit or the Pokebattler Raid Party app.

If you want to sit these raids out and wait for a more exciting encounter, take a look at our Pokemon GO Raid schedule to see which bosses are on the horizon.