What's a good moveset for Lugia?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Lugia, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilties, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Lugia Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Aeroblast (STAB, high power, decent accuracy, good chance of critical-hit.)

Psychic (STAB, good power, high accuracy.)

Earthquake (High power, high accuracy, used to deal with Electric and Rock types.)

Shadow Ball (Good power, high accuracy, good for dealing with Ghost types.)

Comments

I have no Idea why i'm commenting this now...but maybe Earth Power for Earthquake??

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Yeah nice set n cool coverage, SpAtk would be the bestsuggest

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i  cant decide

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This is old answer but in my game at roblox project pokemon you cant put Earthquake for Lugia so what do i place with it?

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project pokemon?what's dat?

Answer 2

Gen V

Lugia @ Lum Berry

Trait: Multiscale

EVs: 252 HP / 64 Def / 192 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Calm Mind
• Recover
• Reflect
• Ice Beam

Comments

This moveset only has one move that deals damage. You should put more moves that are powerful and strong.

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yes but lugia is more defensive so that moveset is good but he should teach lugia toxic and forget reflect

Answer 3

No WP set? I'm dissapointed.

Lugia @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 S.Atk, 252 HP, 4 Spd
Nature:Modest

Aeroblast (Powerful, accurate STAB)
Psychic/Weather Ball (STAB/Powerful weather team move)
Calm Mind (Raise mediocre S>Atk and make indestructable specially)
Recover (Healing)

Comments

Awesome offensive set!

Answer 4

Item: Leftovers
Ability: Multiscale
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 Defense, 252 S.Defense, 6 Hp

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Recover
Dragon-tail
Toxic
Protect/Safeguard

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Recover is healing. Dragon-tail is Phazing. Toxic is slowly killing. Protect would be for more stalling, while Safeguard is for preventing Lugia from taking a status as well.

Comments

Klefki? I know there wasn't a fairy in 2012 but this set might struggle to death with klefki .... ( and possibly magearna when it gets released ? )

Answer 5

Sun Lugia
@ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Weather Ball
- Recover
- Hidden Power [Dragon]

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Weather ball Doubles in power, and also gets the 1.5x boost, effectively making it a 150 BP fire attack, getting almost perfect coverage with HP Dragon(No Dragon Pulse) on the pokemon in UBERS

PWNYTA

Comments

are those smaller sprites ponyta or rapidash?!?

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Eh finally a real move set

Answer 6

Lugia @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Thunder Wave
- Recover
- Dragon Tail
- Substitute

Comments

Why would you run speed or jolly on this? Better off going +DEF/-SpA or +SpD/-SpA

Answer 7

recover

psychic

surf

ice beam

Comments

You still need item , ability , EV's , and nature ...

Answer 8

LUGIA [email protected] choice band / power herb
adamant nature
evs: 252 atk, 252 hp, 4 spd

FLY or SKY ATTACK
EARTHQUAKE
DRAGON TAIL or DRAGON RUSH
RETURN or RECOVER

fly or sky attack is your choice of stab. fly hurts a bit, but has that two turn prediction thing. while sky attack is a bit risky after you lose your power herb. and is especially risky with a choice band.
earthquake is good coverage. dragon tail and dragon rush cover the many dragons of ubers. low accuracy is something you'll face with both of them. return is for choice band for some extra neutral hits, while recover is for power herb.

Answer 9

Lugia @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 SDef
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- AncientPower
- Aeroblast

Opposite of my Ho-oh set.

Answer 10

Possibly my bulkiest pokemon!

Ability:Pressure
Nature: Bold (+Defense, -Attack)
EVs: 150 HP, 100 Sp. Attack, 160 Defense, 100 Sp. Defense,
Item: Leftovers

Moveset

Aeroblast (STAB)

Ice Beam (Gets all of those Dragon types)

Calm Mind (Lugia's bulk provides a wonderful sweeping oppurtunity)

Recover (Erm.. do I really have to explain?)

As you can see, this Lugia is meant to outlast Special Attackers, and then utterly destroy them. I'd suggest starting off with Calm Mind, then you can do your thing. SWEEP

Answer 11

Your Lugia should learn this dominate moveset:

Areoblast: 100 power and it's Lugia's signature move.

Blizzard:Destroys the dragon type and kills grass types.

Earthquake:to beat the electric and rock types

Hydro Pump: I don't have to explain beacause it's so dominate!

Hope this answer helped.

Comments

If you have this moveset, you should consider using a wide lens.

Answer 12

ToxiStall Lugia

Lugia @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP, 252 SDef, 4 Def
Moves:
- Whirlwind
- Toxic
- Protect
- Reflect

This is a straightforward ToxiStall set. Whirlwind takes out Substitutes and stat boosts, Toxic slowly wears down health, Protect stalls even further, and Reflect helps Lugia's uninvested Defense.

Comments

What if a Pokemon uses Taunt?

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You switch out.

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Instead of protect you could use roost to keep you in there for longer.

Answer 13

Lugia (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 120 HP / 16 Atk / 252 Def / 120 Def
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Swagger
- Punishment
- Thunder Wave
- Dragon Tail / Aerial Ace / Bulldoze / Dragon Rush

Swagger + Punishment for Power and Main Attacking.
Thunder Wave for crippling.

Dragon Tail can be used with Deoxys-D, who can set up Spikes 3x and Stealth Rock.
Aerial Ace for STAB and hits everytime.
Bulldoze for lowering speed, but not needed with Thunder Wave.
Dragon Rush for Power.

Answer 14

Lugia is one of the few effective Pokemon with a moveset like the following:

Dragon Tail
Rest
Sleep Talk
Whirlwind

The strengths of this set are dragon tail attacks that can land first due to 110 base speed and sleep talk, whirlwind to break bulky substitutes, and rest to recover HP, set up sleep talk, and engage multiscale. This moveset works very well with leftovers and when stealth rocks or other entry hazards are in play.

Answer 15

Lugia @ Yache Berry
Trait - Multiscale
Attacks -

Toxic
Substitute
Roost
Aeroblast(STAB)
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First, use Toxic. This should wear down the opponent after sometime. Thanks to Multiscale you should still be alive. Then put in a substitute. After that Roost up for max HP.

If the opponent is not fully dead but at low enough HP use Aeroblast for a good 150 power with STAB.

Predict when to put in a substitute well and you should be able to sweep a whole team. But watch out for Steel-types.

Answer 16

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Timid Nature.
6HP, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Multiscale

• Calm Mind
• Roost
• Aeroblast
• Earth Power/Psyshock

Well, to be fair I haven't played too much Smogon Ubers, but I have used this set many times against competitively oriented Uber Teams against friends, as well as the Uber Infested Battle spot. Still. The thing I can tell you is that if you're running a Calm Mind Lugia, you really don't want to run max HP as opposed to Special Attack. This is because Lugia's Special Attack is low and Aeroblast has low PP, so having to use it excessively will lead to bad results. With max investment in Sp. Attack, Lugia is similar to Max HP Calm Mind Arceus and could therefore be seen as a replacement; Lugia is a bit slower but is bulkier overall and can hold leftovers, though because Arceus holds a plate Judgement will hit harder than Aeroblast.. But that "Bulk" is not to be excused--With a Calm Mind and Multiscale up, Lugia has over 1,000 Special Defense and nearly 600 Defense, so it's not going anywhere. In contrast, t +1 Lugia has 418 Sp. Attack, which offers decent offensive presence. Earth Power offers great coverage alongside Aeroblast, but Psyshock is another move to consider, as it has secondary STAB and can bypass an enemy's high Sp. Defense, such as when facing a Calm Mind Arceus.
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Answer 17

[email protected] Orb

Trait: Multiscale
Nature: Timid (+Spe -Atk)
Evs:252HP/ 252 Spe/4 Spd

• Aeroblast
• Hydro pump
• Psychic
• Recover

Answer 18

My favorite Pokemon <3
Support
Ability: Multiscale
Item: Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Nature: Timid
Moves:
Aeroblast
Thunderwave/Toxic
Roost
Tail wind/defog/safeguard

Answer 19

Calm mind + Wonder room
Ability: Multiscale
Item: leftovers
EVs: 252 Sp.Def, 252 Speed, 4 Sp.Atk
Nature:Timid
Moves:
Calm mind
Wonder room
Roost
Aeroblast

Answer 20

Dual Screens
Ability: Multiscale
Item: Light Clay
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Speed, 4 HP
Nature: Timid
Moves:
Reflect
Light Screen
Roost
Aeroblast