Its greatest asset is Sp. Def — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 99% of species fall behind. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 full immunity. Ground-type moves do nothing to it at all. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (90) and Sp. Atk (90) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 2
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #247 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #252 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
Abilities
- Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
- Multiscale Halves damage taken from full HP.
Pokédex entry
It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Lugia takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Lugia appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (22)
All Lugia cards →Lugia has 22 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Neo Genesis
Neo Revelation
POP Series 5
Secret Wonders
HeartGold & SoulSilver
HeartGold & SoulSilver
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Lugia does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (7)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kanto
Orre
Moves (119)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (101 via TM/TR, 1 via Egg, 45 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75% | 10 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| 1 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 9 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 18 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 27 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 43 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 45 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Punishment | Dark | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 54 | Aeroblast | Special | 100 | 95% | 5 | |
| 63 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80% | 5 |
| 81 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 85 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 90 | Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90% | 5 |