Got a Lugia you've been scraping XL for, and it didn't come out 100%? Before you power up — 30 seconds. We simulated the entire Master top 100 to see whether that spread is fine to build.
For Lugia, attack 15 is effectively mandatory, and the compromise line is about 15/14/15. Below is the result of running the Master top 100 through a battle simulator, plus the mirror and best buddy. (Hundo 1-shield record: 65W 35L.)
Compromise IVs
15/14/15
At L50, at or above this the win/loss matchups match a hundo.
Build it or not — at a glance
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Just build · 15/14/15 or better
Win/loss matchups are effectively identical to a hundo. Just power it up.
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Conditional · around 15/15/12
You start dropping Ursaluna (Shadow) and similar. If you rarely face them (low real pick rate), it's fine to run.
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Don't build yet · Attack 14 or below
Lugia always loses CMP priority to the mirror at attack 14. Don't build it — wait for a better one.
🔬 Full-meta sim — all 100, who you meet & beat
1-on-1 battles vs the Master League top 100, per shield. Green = win, red = loss. (Rating 500 = even; higher = more comfortable.)
65W65%35L
509
559
398
366
208
611
638
571
421
695
489
208
797
500
429
393
318
297
325
521
516
355
500
479
528
540
412
673
523
697
630
647
358
583
738
697
735
162
659
416
726
678
456
716
569
434
395
486
640
367
623
507
630
478
721
554
635
628
511
573
659
735
600
457
704
771
511
564
645
533
707
595
595
491
619
420
335
181
602
716
569
680
545
697
385
569
462
654
295
545
683
664
633
446
740
225
585
685
640
676
⭐ Best Buddy (L51) effect — newly won matchups
Opponents you newly beat once best-buddied. The result depends on whether the opponent is best-buddied too, so both cases are shown.
Opp not BB (L50) · +5W
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Opp also BB (L51) · +1W
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※ The mirror and same-stat rival return to a tie when the opponent is best-buddied too (both L51). So Best Buddy only wins the mirror when the opponent isn't best-buddied.
Why attack 15 is mandatory — CMP
Attack decides priority. Attack 14 always loses to a same-stat rival.
vsMirror (Lugia vs Lugia)
Mine (atk 14) vs Foe (atk 15)
shields0
L
352
shields1
L
411
shields2
L
471
Verdict by IV spread (Master League sim)
💡 15/15/15 at the top is the perfect IV (best); rows go to lower IVs downward.
Perfect·Battle-equal= win/loss identical to a hundo (no disadvantage — just use it).
Fine= it only loses to weaker (non-top) opponents, so it's acceptable to run.
N lost= it starts losing to N strong top-10 opponents — a real disadvantage.
CMP loss= at attack 14 you always lose the mirror / same-stat rivals.
‘Matchups lost’ = opponents you newly lose to at that spread (0/1/2 shields = how many shields are used).
Master League has no CP cap, so everyone is max level. When same-species (mirror) or same-stat Pokémon fire a charged move on the same turn, the higher effective attack goes first (CMP). An attack-14 Lugia loses that priority to an attack-15 opponent. In the sim, the attack-14 mirror came out 0-shield=loss, 1-shield=loss, 2-shield=loss. In a mirror-heavy meta, attack 15 is effectively mandatory.
Where win/loss starts to split
Down to 15/14/15, win/loss matches a hundo. Below that, at 15/15/12, you begin losing Ursaluna (Shadow) — that's the breakpoint line.
Best Buddy — depends on whether the opponent is too
Best Buddy (level +1) depends on whether the opponent is best-buddied. Against a non-best-buddied opponent (L50) you newly win 5 matchups at 1 shield; against a best-buddied one (L51), 1. Top Master legendaries are usually best-buddied, so the mirror and same-stat rivals go back to a tie when both are L51. It never hurts, but it doesn't magically win the mirror.
Note that this line moves with the meta. If usage shifts or a new Pokémon arrives, the breakpoints move and a spread that's fine today can get shaky. This analysis is for Season 28 (2026.09.08~12.01); when the season changes we re-run the full top-100 sim and update it.
⭐Best Buddy (L51) effectBB CP 4236 · L51
Best-buddying even a compromise improves every matchup and beats same-stat rivals.
Hundo record by shield count
shields 0
71W · 29L
shields 1
65W · 35L
shields 2
51W · 49L
Bottom line — attack 15 is non-negotiable (mirror CMP), compromise line 15/14/15. Based on the Season 28 (2026.09.08~12.01) meta; updated when the season changes.
FAQ
Q. Do I need a hundo Lugia?
No. Down to 15/14/15, win/loss matchups are effectively identical to a hundo. At or above that, just power it up.
Q. Attack is 14 — can I just build it?
Not recommended. At attack 14 you lose CMP priority to the mirror and same-stat rivals — a fight that should be 50:50 becomes 0:100.
Q. How long does this hold?
It's the Season 28 (2026.09.08~12.01) meta. When the meta shifts, the breakpoints and the compromise line move, so we re-run the full top-100 sim each season and update it.
Method
BasisSeason 28 (2026.09.08~12.01)ScopeMaster League Top 100Shields0 · 1 · 2Level50 / Best Buddy 51Battle engineGBL Note Simulator (PvPoke-based)Baseline15/15/15Last calculated2026-10-09
✔ Calculated & analyzed by GBL Note
These verdicts come from simulating each spread against the entire Master League top-100 across 0/1/2-shield scenarios with the open-source PvPoke engine. If no matchup flips versus a hundo it's 'Perfect/Battle-equal'; if it only loses to weaker (non-top) opponents it's 'Fine'; once it loses to a top-10 opponent it's 'N lost' by the number of losses. Attack 14 loses mirror priority — 'CMP loss'.
