Lugia

Lugia is a Psychic/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Diving Pokémon.

Lugia

Lugia artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 249
Type Psychic Flying
Species Diving Pokémon
Height 5.2 m (17′01″)
Weight 216.0 kg (476.2 lbs)
Abilities 1. Pressure
Multiscale (hidden ability)
Local № 247 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
252 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)

Training

EV yield 3 Special Defense
Catch rate 3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 0 (lower than normal)
Base Exp. 306
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Undiscovered
Gender Genderless
Egg cycles 120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

Base stats

HP 106
322 416
Attack 90
166 306
Defense 130
238 394
Sp. Atk 90
166 306
Sp. Def 154
281 447
Speed 110
202 350
Total 680 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Lugia.

NorFirWatEleGraIceFigPoiGro
2½2¼0
FlyPsyBugRocGhoDraDarSteFai
½222

Evolution chart

Lugia changes

Pokédex entries

Gold It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
Silver It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
Crystal It has an incredible ability to calm raging storms. It is said that LUGIA appears when storms start.
Ruby
Sapphire		 LUGIA’s wings pack devastating power - a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this POKéMON chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
FireRed It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
LeafGreen It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
Emerald LUGIA is so powerful even a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart houses. As a result, it chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum		 It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
HeartGold It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.
SoulSilver It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2		 It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
X It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.
Y It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire		 Lugia’s wings pack devastating power—a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this Pokémon chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.

Moves learned by Lugia

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Lugia learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Ancient PowerRockSpecial 60 100
1Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
1GustFlyingSpecial 40 100
1Weather BallNormalSpecial 50 100
1WhirlwindNormalStatus — —
9MistIceStatus — —
18SafeguardNormalStatus — —
27Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
36ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial 80 100
45RecoverNormalStatus — —
54AeroblastFlyingSpecial 100 95
63Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
72Hydro PumpWaterSpecial 110 80
81Future SightPsychicSpecial 120 100
90Sky AttackFlyingPhysical 140 90

Egg moves

Lugia does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Move Tutor moves

Lugia can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Dual WingbeatFlyingPhysical 40 90
Scale ShotDragonPhysical 25 90

Moves learnt by TM

Lugia is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
06FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
08Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
09Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
14Thunder WaveElectricStatus — 90
17Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
18ReflectPsychicStatus — —
19SafeguardNormalStatus — —
21RestPsychicStatus — —
24SnoreNormalSpecial 50 100
25ProtectNormalStatus — —
27Icy WindIceSpecial 55 95
28Giga DrainGrassSpecial 75 100
30Steel WingSteelPhysical 70 90
32SandstormRockStatus — —
33Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
34Sunny DayFireStatus — —
35HailIceStatus — —
36WhirlpoolWaterSpecial 35 85
39FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
40SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
41Helping HandNormalStatus — —
44ImprisonPsychicStatus — —
45DiveWaterPhysical 80 100
46Weather BallNormalSpecial 50 100
55BrineWaterSpecial 65 100
64AvalancheIcePhysical 60 100
71Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
76RoundNormalSpecial 60 100
81BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
95Air SlashFlyingSpecial 75 95

Moves learnt by TR

Lugia is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
01Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
03Hydro PumpWaterSpecial 110 80
04SurfWaterSpecial 90 100
05Ice BeamIceSpecial 90 100
06BlizzardIceSpecial 110 70
08ThunderboltElectricSpecial 90 100
09ThunderElectricSpecial 110 70
10EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
11PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
16WaterfallWaterPhysical 80 100
20SubstituteNormalStatus — —
25PsyshockPsychicSpecial 80 100
26EndureNormalStatus — —
27Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
31Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
33Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
34Future SightPsychicSpecial 120 100
38TrickPsychicStatus — 100
40Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
42Hyper VoiceNormalSpecial 90 100
49Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
62Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
67Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
69Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
74Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
89HurricaneFlyingSpecial 110 70

Moves learnt by level up

Lugia learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Weather BallNormalSpecial 50 100
1WhirlwindNormalStatus — —
9GustFlyingSpecial 40 100
15Dragon RushDragonPhysical 100 75
23ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial 80 100
29Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
37Hydro PumpWaterSpecial 110 80
43AeroblastFlyingSpecial 100 95
50PunishmentDarkPhysical — 100
57Ancient PowerRockSpecial 60 100
65SafeguardNormalStatus — —
71RecoverNormalStatus — —
79Future SightPsychicSpecial 120 100
85Natural GiftNormalPhysical — 100
93Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
99Sky AttackFlyingPhysical 140 90

Egg moves

Lugia does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move Tutor moves

Lugia can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Aqua TailWaterPhysical 90 90
DefogFlyingStatus — —
Dragon PulseDragonSpecial 85 100
Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
Giga DrainGrassSpecial 75 100
Hyper VoiceNormalSpecial 90 100
Icy WindIceSpecial 55 95
Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
Iron TailSteelPhysical 100 75
Laser FocusNormalStatus — —
Shock WaveElectricSpecial 60 ∞
Signal BeamBugSpecial 75 100
Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
Sky AttackFlyingPhysical 140 90
SnoreNormalSpecial 50 100
TailwindFlyingStatus — —
TelekinesisPsychicStatus — —
TrickPsychicStatus — 100
Water PulseWaterSpecial 60 100
Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90

Moves learnt by TM

Lugia is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
03PsyshockPsychicSpecial 80 100
04Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
05RoarNormalStatus — —
06ToxicPoisonStatus — 90
07HailIceStatus — —
10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial 60 100
11Sunny DayFireStatus — —
13Ice BeamIceSpecial 90 100
14BlizzardIceSpecial 110 70
15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
16Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
17ProtectNormalStatus — —
18Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
19RoostFlyingStatus — —
20SafeguardNormalStatus — —
21FrustrationNormalPhysical — 100
24ThunderboltElectricSpecial 90 100
25ThunderElectricSpecial 110 70
26EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
27ReturnNormalPhysical — 100
29PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
30Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
32Double TeamNormalStatus — —
33ReflectPsychicStatus — —
37SandstormRockStatus — —
40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
42FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
44RestPsychicStatus — —
48RoundNormalSpecial 60 100
49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial 40 100
51Steel WingSteelPhysical 70 90
57Charge BeamElectricSpecial 50 90
58Sky DropFlyingPhysical 60 100
68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
73Thunder WaveElectricStatus — 90
76FlyFlyingPhysical 90 95
77Psych UpNormalStatus — —
78BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
82Dragon TailDragonPhysical 60 90
85Dream EaterPsychicSpecial 100 100
87SwaggerNormalStatus — 85
88Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
90SubstituteNormalStatus — —
94SurfWaterSpecial 90 100
98WaterfallWaterPhysical 80 100
100ConfideNormalStatus — —

Transfer-only moves

Lugia can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Method
CurseGhostStatus — — Generation 2 — TM
DetectFightingStatus — — Generation 2 — TM
Dragon BreathDragonSpecial 60 100 Generation 2 — TM
NightmareGhostStatus — 100 Generation 2 — TM
Zap CannonElectricSpecial 120 50 Generation 2 — TM
Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor
MimicNormalStatus — — Generation 3 — Move tutor
SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞ Generation 4 — Level up
AvalancheIcePhysical 60 100 Generation 4 — TM
BrineWaterSpecial 65 100 Generation 4 — TM
EndureNormalStatus — — Generation 4 — TM
WhirlpoolWaterSpecial 35 85 Generation 4 — HM
Air CutterFlyingSpecial 60 95 Generation 4 — Move tutor
HeadbuttNormalPhysical 70 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous WindGhostSpecial 60 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
TwisterDragonSpecial 40 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor
FlashNormalStatus — 100 Generation 6 — TM
Rock SmashFightingPhysical 40 100 Generation 6 — TM
Secret PowerNormalPhysical 70 100 Generation 6 — TM
DiveWaterPhysical 80 100 Generation 6 — HM
StrengthNormalPhysical 80 100 Generation 6 — HM

Lugia sprites

Type Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
Normal Lugia sprite from Silver Lugia sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Lugia sprite from Diamond & Pearl Lugia sprite from Black & White Lugia sprite from X & Y — —
Shiny Lugia Shiny sprite from Silver Lugia Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Lugia Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Lugia Shiny sprite from Black & White Lugia Shiny sprite from X & Y — —

Where to find Lugia

Gold
Silver
Crystal		 Whirl Islands
Ruby
Sapphire		 Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed
LeafGreen
Emerald		 Navel Rock
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum		 Trade/migrate from another game
HeartGold
SoulSilver		 Whirl Islands
Black
White
Black 2
White 2		 Trade/migrate from another game
X
Y
Omega Ruby		 Trade/migrate from another game
Alpha Sapphire Sea Mauville
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun		 Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Moon Ultra Space Wilds
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee		 Not available in this game
Sword
Shield		 Location data not yet available

Answers to Lugia questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian Lugia
Japanese ルギア (Lugia)
German Lugia
French Lugia

Name origin

luego
Latin for ‘lie dormant’