Pokemon GO Origin Forme Dialga: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

Origin Forme Dialga’s best moveset in Pokemon Go will definitely have its signature attack. The critter will be making its debut along with Origin Forme Palkia at GO Tour: Sinnoh. This will likely be the only chance of catching this monster for the foreseeable future, so you would not want to miss out on this opportunity.

In this article, we will look at the best moveset for Origin Forme Dialga in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE, We will also walk you through the strengths, weaknesses, and counters you can use against this critter in GO.

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Origin Forme Dialga best moveset in Pokemon GO

Origin Dialga in the main series (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Best PvE moveset for Origin Dialga in GO

The best offensive PvE moveset for Origin Dialga in GO is Metal Claw (Dragon-type move) as the Fast move, along with Iron Head (Steel-type move) and Roar of Time (Dragon-type move) as the Charged attacks.

Since Metal Claw, Iron Head, and Roar of Time match the elemental typings of Origin Dialga, you will enjoy the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) with this moveset.

Origin Dialga is a Legendary monster, so you cannot use it as a Gym defender. As a result, you won't need a defensive build for Origin Dialga.

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Best PvP moveset for Origin Forme Dialga in Pokemon GO

Dragon Breath as the Fast move, along with Roar of Time and Iron Head as the Charged attacks, is the best PvP moveset for Origin Dialga in Pokemon GO.

Dragon Breath paired with Roar of Time has a Damage per second (DPS) stat of 19.83 and a Total Damage Output (TDO) stat of 726.4. This is the second-highest score you can achieve for Origin Dialga in this game, coming second to Metal Claw and Roar of Time.

We opted for Dragon Breath as the Fast move for PvP battles to get better elemental typing coverage. You will run into a lot of Dragon-type monsters in the GO Battle League, and Dragon Breath will help you deal with them.

Iron Head will serve as the shield bait in this moveset. You will want to fool your enemy and make them give up one or both shields, and the low energy cost of Iron Head will be handy for this purpose.

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Is Origin Dialga any good in Pokemon GO?

Origin Dialga and Origin Palkia in the main series (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Origin Dialga, like its normal form, will be deadly on the battlefield with both impressive stats and a menacing move pool. This is supported by Origin Forme Dialga’s strong elemental typing of Dragon and Steel. It is weak to only two and resists a wide array of typings (we have discussed Origin Dialga’s typing effectiveness in detail below).

Furthermore, in PvP battles, Roar of Time is an absolute nuke of a move with 150 Power and Damage per Energy (DPE) of 2.31 (Energy cost: 65).

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Origin Dialga’s strengths and weaknesses

Origin Dialga is a Dragon- and Steel-type beast. As a result, it's weak to the following elemental typings:

• Fighting
• Ground

Origin Dialga is resistant to the following elemental typings:

• Grass
• Poison
• Bug
• Electric
• Flying
• Normal
• Psychic
• Rock
• Steel
• Water

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All moves that Origin Forme Dialga can learn in Pokemon GO

Origin Dialga can learn the following Fast moves in GO:

• Dragon Breath
• Metal Claw

Origin Dialga can learn the following Charged moves in GO:

• Iron Head
• Thunder
• Draco Meteor
• Roar of Time (This is a Legacy Move)

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Best counters for Origin Forme Dialga in Pokemon GO

You can use the following counters to defeat Origin Dialga:

PvE counters

• Primal Groudon
• Mega Garchomp
• Shadow Excadrill
• Terrakion
• Shadow Garchomp
• Keldeo
• Mega Blaziken

PvP counters

• Terrakion
• Keldeo
• Lucario
• Groudon
• Excadrill
• Shadow Rhyperior
• Conkeldurr
• Garchomp

Aside from these monsters, there are other counters with similar elemental typings that perform well against Origin Dialga in Pokemon GO.

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