Lugia counters

#0249

psychic flyingElite

Lobby CP

53,029

20,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

204

Defense

320

Difficulty

4.55

Pokebattler scale

Beating Lugia should take 5 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 2,028-2,115.

Weak torock1.6xghost1.6xelectric1.6xice1.6xdark1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy ★Partly cloudy ★Cloudy Windy Snow ★Fog ★

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try an Electric Mega — most top counters attack with Electric

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Lugia counters are Mega Raichu Y, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Kyurem (White), Kyurem (Black), Shadow Tyranitar & Shadow Thundurus (Therian).

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Raichu Y
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Kyurem (White)
Kyurem (Black)
S. Tyranitar
S. Thundurus (Therian)

4 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Raichu YMegapartyThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+4.3219:54
2Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam4.4420:26
3Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+4.5120:45
4Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+4.5220:48
5Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn4.6321:18
6Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball4.8622:22
7Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Freeze Shock4.8622:23
8Mega TyranitarMegaBite / Brutal Swing4.9222:39
9Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing4.9822:55
10Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm5.0423:13

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Lugia counters in detail

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Raichu Yelectricjoint top pick	electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+	3,780	19:54	4.32	6.0	25.5%
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	20:26	4.44	6.0	24.8%
3	Mega Houndoomdarkfire	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	20:45	4.51	6.0	24.4%
4	Mega Raichu Xelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	20:48	4.52	6.0	24.4%
5	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	21:18	4.63	6.0	23.8%
6	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	22:22	4.86	6.0	22.7%
7	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	ghostShadow ClawiceFreeze Shock	4,605	22:23	4.86	6.0	22.6%
8	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	22:39	4.92	5.9	22.4%
9	Shadow Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,834	22:55	4.98	6.0	22.1%
10	Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	23:13	5.04	6.0	21.8%
11	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	23:42	5.15	6.0	21.4%
12	Shadow Giratina (Origin)ghostdragon	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Force	3,683	23:42	5.15	6.0	21.4%
13	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	24:14	5.27	6.0	20.9%
14	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	24:23	5.30	6.0	20.8%
15	Shadow Zapdoselectricflying	electricThunder ShockelectricThunderbolt	3,527	24:40	5.36	6.0	20.5%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Lugia.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Lugia's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (5)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	96%	24%	23.4%	21:41	6.0	4.71
Dragon Tail / Aeroblast++	60%	15%	19.9%	25:29	6.0	5.54
Extrasensory / Aeroblast++	71%	17%	20.5%	24:41	6.0	5.37
Dragon Tail / Future Sight	100%	26%	23.3%	21:43	6.0	4.72
Extrasensory / Future Sight	100%	29%	23.7%	21:24	6.0	4.65
Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	100%	27%	23.8%	21:17	6.0	4.63
Extrasensory / Earth Power	100%	27%	24.0%	21:08	6.0	4.59
Extrasensory / Hydro Pump	100%	29%	24.0%	21:06	6.0	4.59
Dragon Tail / Earth Power	100%	26%	24.0%	21:06	6.0	4.59
Extrasensory / Sky Attack	100%	28%	24.2%	20:58	6.0	4.56
Extrasensory / Fly	100%	26%	24.3%	20:52	6.0	4.53
Dragon Tail / Sky Attack	100%	27%	24.3%	20:51	6.0	4.53
Dragon Tail / Fly	100%	26%	24.6%	20:37	6.0	4.48

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 5 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Lugia weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

rock1.6x ghost1.6x electric1.6x ice1.6x dark1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x bug1x steel1x fire1x water1x dragon1x fairy1x grass0.63x psychic0.63x fighting0.39x ground0.39x

Weak (5)
Neutral (9)
Resists (4)

It resists fighting0.39xground0.39xgrass0.625xpsychic0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Lugia throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
dragonDragon Tail	14	+8	1.0s	0.75s
psychicExtrasensorySTAB	11	+11	1.0s	0.75s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
flyingAeroblast++STAB	225	-100	3.5s	3.30s
psychicFuture SightSTAB	115	-100	2.5s	1.20s
flyingFlySTAB	90	-50	2.0s	1.40s
flyingSky AttackSTAB	80	-50	2.0s	1.50s
waterHydro Pump	135	-100	3.5s	1.10s
groundEarth Power	100	-50	3.5s	2.60s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	2,028	2,535
11/11/11	2,045	2,557
12/12/12	2,063	2,579
13/13/13	2,080	2,601
14/14/14	2,098	2,623
15/15/15hundo	2,115	2,645

Caught CP range 2,028 - 2,115, or 2,535 - 2,645 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Lugia is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Elite: 20,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 204 / Defense 320 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.985).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (5)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	99%	25.5%	4.32	19:54	71.0	90%	3,780	18.5	293
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	100%	24.8%	4.44	20:26	49.7	100%	4,099	17.3	398
3	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	96%	24.4%	4.51	20:45	66.5	84%	3,842	17.6	352
4	Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+	Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	97%	24.4%	4.52	20:48	57.4	100%	3,510	17.1	339
5	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	95%	23.8%	4.63	21:18	56.1	100%	4,605	16.6	359
6	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	92%	22.7%	4.86	22:22	46.7	100%	6,428	15.6	418
7	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock	Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	90%	22.6%	4.86	22:23	58.6	96%	4,605	15.9	348
8	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	92%	22.4%	4.92	22:39	42.1	100%	5,347	15.4	515
9	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	88%	22.1%	4.98	22:55	57.0	100%	3,834	15.4	365
10	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	84%	21.8%	5.04	23:13	78.0	84%	3,659	15.8	274
11	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	81%	21.4%	5.15	23:42	84.6	84%	3,739	15.4	263
12	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	84%	21.4%	5.15	23:42	64.1	82%	3,683	15.0	316
13	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	80%	20.9%	5.27	24:14	80.8	84%	3,625	15.1	299
14	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	78%	20.8%	5.30	24:23	101.0	68%	4,336	15.4	217
15	Shadow Zapdos electricflyingshadow Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt	Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt+11 more movesets	80%	20.5%	5.36	24:40	67.0	66%	3,527	14.4	296
16	Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets	79%	20.5%	5.36	24:40	73.8	82%	3,580	14.5	263
17	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge	Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets	78%	20.5%	5.38	24:45	80.4	60%	3,937	14.5	244
18	Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	77%	20.4%	5.39	24:49	94.2	74%	3,079	14.8	215
19	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	76%	20.3%	5.41	24:55	97.6	82%	3,301	14.9	220
20	Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	79%	20.3%	5.43	24:60	70.7	46%	3,452	14.3	275
21	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	78%	20.3%	5.44	25:02	74.2	74%	6,112	14.5	301
22	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	80%	20.2%	5.44	25:03	57.4	44%	5,713	14.0	381
23	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	78%	20.2%	5.46	25:06	75.9	40%	4,346	14.3	270
24	Zeraora electric Volt Switch / Plasma Fists	Volt Switch / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets	79%	20.2%	5.47	25:09	67.1	52%	3,419	14.1	292
25	Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	77%	19.9%	5.55	25:32	68.3	34%	3,659	13.9	286
26	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Avalanche	Snarl / Avalanche+11 more movesets	72%	19.2%	5.74	26:26	98.6	30%	3,005	13.9	219
27	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+20 more movesets	72%	19.1%	5.76	26:30	95.9	50%	3,749	13.8	249
28	Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets	71%	18.7%	5.90	27:09	91.6	34%	3,733	13.5	265
29	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	66%	18.1%	6.08	27:59	131.8	28%	2,526	13.5	163
30	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	62%	17.3%	6.37	29:18	147.1	34%	3,298	13.1	150

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 2.9 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.