#0249 · Generation 2

Lugia

PsychicFlying

Lugia has 680 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (90) and a Speed of 110. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 390, which makes it a fast support. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

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What Lugia is weak to

Weak to: Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark. Resists: Grass, Fighting (×0.25), Psychic. Immune to: Ground (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Electric×2
Ice×2
Rock×2
Ghost×2
Dark×2
Grass×0.5
Psychic×0.5
Fighting×0.25
Ground×0

Base stats

HP106
Atk90
Def130
SpA90
SpD154
Spe110
Total680

Best teammates for Lugia

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Lugia: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, rock, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Scizor BugSteel

    Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Escavalier BugSteel

    Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Durant BugSteel

    Resists ice, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Lugia

  1. Tyranitar

    Rock and Dark STAB hits Lugia super effectively and it resists everything Lugia can hit it with by type.

  2. Morpeko

    Electric and Dark STAB hits Lugia super effectively and it resists everything Lugia can hit it with by type.

  3. Weavile

    Dark and Ice STAB hits Lugia super effectively.

  4. Iron Thorns

    Rock and Electric STAB hits Lugia super effectively.

  5. Rotom

    Electric and Ghost STAB hits Lugia super effectively.

  6. Froslass

    Ice and Ghost STAB hits Lugia super effectively.

Where you can use Lugia

Lugia is in the regional Pokédex of 1 game we cover:

HeartGold and SoulSilver