Dialga and Origin Forme Dialga raid guide Pokémon GO

Sinnoh Tour sees Dialga return to Pokémon GO. Alongside the return of Dialga, we will also see Origin Forme Dialga debut in the game.

With limited time to take down and capture this incredibly powerful Pokémon, you'll need to make sure that your team is prepared, powered up and ready to go.

Thankfully both Dialga and Origin forme Dialga have the same typing in Pokémon GO. That means the same team will be able to take both of them down.

This Pokémon GO Dialga raid guide will help you get set for Dialga raids.

Dialga and Origin Forme Dialga are both Steel and Dragon type. This gives them TEN resistances, and only two weaknesses. Thankfully, there are several good counters for these powerful Pokémon in these types.

Dialga is weak to Fighting and Ground type Pokémon. Here are the best counters for Dialga and Origin Forme Dialga in Pokémon GO.

Thankfully, a lot of these Dialga counters are Pokémon you should have available to you. Where we have specified a Shadow form, the non shadow would work but would be less powerful.

Swinub and Timburr had Community Day's last year, and are good budget counters. Groudon, Terrakion, Therian Landorus and Garchomp have all also spent time in raids in the last 12 months.

Candy, and especially XL candy is very hard to come by for Pokémon that are locked behind raids. Dialga hasn't appeared in raids for a really long time. Origin Forme Dialga also has the new adventure effect abilities that will require candy to use.

Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for either Steel or Dragon types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.

Here are the Pokémon that you can mega evolve to get extra Dialga candy.

Mega Garchomp is also a good counter for Dialga and Origin Forme Dialga. That means that if you have a high mega level Mega Garchomp, they are perhaps your best bet for both extra candy and winning raids.

Dialga is a tough Pokémon to defeat. You should need 3-5 high level trainers, or 6-9 lower level trainers in order to take it down. Don't forget to party up and benefit from that party play bonus.

For Origin Forme Dialga, we'd suggest 4-6 higher level trainers, and 7-10 lower level trainers due to the slightly improved stats and powerful Roar of Time moveset.

Here are the CP values for the illusive 100% IV Dialga and Origin Forme Dialga in Pokémon GO.

Dialga:

Origin Forme Dialga:

Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.

You're unlikely to see any Snow in the Los Angeles version of the Sinnoh Tour! But, given the online event takes place during winter for the Northern Hemisphere, keep an eye out for that Snowy weather.

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