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Lugia

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General

Lugia
psychic flying

Abilities

Pressure
Opposing Pokémon must use 2 PP per move.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
249
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
247
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
ルギア
Romaji
Rugia

Flavor

Height
17'0.7" or 5.2 m
Weight
476.2 lb or 216 kg
Species
Diving
Color
white
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Rare
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
No gender (code: 255 or 0xff)
Breeding groups
15: No Eggs
Steps to hatch
30,720
Compatible with
Cannot breed

In the Wild

Base EXP
220 or 0xdc
Capture rate
3 or 0x03
Base happiness
0 or 0x00
Growth rate
slow
Effort points
3 Special Defense
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

Basic
249 Lugia Base form

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
106
 213 416 93.7
Attack
90
 142 279 70.8
Defense
130
 182 359 95.1
Special Attack
90
 142 279 75.3
Special Defense
154
 206 407 99.2
Speed
110
 162 319 93.9
Average
113.3
 - - 99.8

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Lugia gets the STAB from psychic and flying moves.

Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- Aeroblast flying special 5 100 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
-- -- Whirlwind normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
11 11 9 Safeguard normal none 25 -- 100% Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.
22 22 15 Gust flying special 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
33 33 23 Recover normal none 10 -- 100% Heals the user by half its max HP.
44 44 29 Hydro Pump water special 5 120 80% Inflicts regular damage.
55 55 37 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
66 66 43 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
51 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
57 AncientPower rock special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
65 Extrasensory psychic special 30 80 100% Has a 10% chance to make the target Flinch.
71 Punishment dark physical 5 60 100% Inflicts more damage to targets with more positive stat changes.
77 Whirlwind normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
79 Future Sight psychic special 15 80 90% Hits the target two turns later.
77 85 Aeroblast flying special 5 100 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
88 88 AncientPower rock special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
93 Calm Mind psychic none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
99 99 Future Sight psychic special 15 80 90% Hits the target two turns later.
99 Sky Attack flying physical 5 140 90% User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Crystal Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Crystal Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Miscellaneous moves
xd FeatherDance flying none 15 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack by two levels.
xd Psycho Boost psychic special 5 140 90% Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 72 Avalanche ice physical 10 60 100% -4 Goes last. Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.
Chains 14 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 55 Brine water special 10 65 100% Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
Chains 04 04 Calm Mind psychic none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Chains 57 Charge Beam electric special 10 50 90% Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H5 Defog flying none 15 -- 0% Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 43 Detect fighting none 5 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains H8 Dive water physical 10 80 100% User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 59 Dragon Pulse dragon special 10 90 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 24 DragonBreath dragon special 20 60 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 42 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 26 26 26 Earthquake ground physical 10 100 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains H2 H2 H2 Fly flying physical 15 90 95% User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 19 19 19 Giga Drain grass special 10 60 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 07 07 Hail ice none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Chains 02 Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 16 Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 23 23 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 16 16 Light Screen psychic none 30 -- 100% Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..
Chains 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 50 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
Chains 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 09 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 33 33 Reflect psychic none 20 -- 100% Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
Chains 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 05 05 05 Roar normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Chains 08 H6 H6 Rock Smash fighting physical 15 40 100% Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 51 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
Chains 20 20 Safeguard normal none 25 -- 100% Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.
Chains 37 37 37 Sandstorm rock none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 34 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 48 48 Skill Swap psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap abilities.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 47 47 47 Steel Wing steel physical 25 70 90% Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense.
Chains H4 H4 H4 Strength normal physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains H3 H3 H3 Surf water special 15 95 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 25 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 73 Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
Chains 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains H7 H7 H7 Waterfall water physical 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains H6 Whirlpool water special 15 15 70% Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
Chains 07 Zap Cannon electric special 5 120 50% Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

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