Pokémon GO Lugia Raid Guide

Lugia is a Psychic, Flying-type boss. It is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and the top counter in our current attacker data is Mega Raichu Y(Thunder Shock + Zap Cannon). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Lugia

PsychicFlying

Weak toElectric×1.6Ice×1.6Rock×1.6Ghost×1.6Dark×1.6

ResistsFighting×0.391Ground×0.391Grass×0.625Psychic×0.625

CP100% IV 2,115 · Weather boosted 2,645Caught at level 25 in Windy weather

Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Rainy: Electric / Snow: Ice / Partly Cloudy: Rock / Fog: Ghost, Dark

Best Lugia counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Mega Raichu Y Electric×1.6	Thunder ShockZap Cannon★	37.1	77.6
2	Mega Greninja Dark×1.6	Feint AttackBrutal Swing	32.3	71.9
3	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) Ghost×1.6	Psycho CutMoongeist Beam★fast move resisted	29.9	71.8
4	Mega Raichu X Electric×1.6	Thunder ShockVolt Tackle★	31.1	69.0
5	Mega Tyranitar Dark×1.6	BiteBrutal Swing	26.2	68.1
6	Shadow Zekrom Electric×1.6	Charge BeamFusion Bolt★	29.4	67.2
7	Mega Gengar Ghost×1.6	LickShadow Ball★	30.1	66.6
8	Mega Mewtwo Y Ghost×1.6	ConfusionShadow Ball★fast move resisted	26.7	66.3
9	Regieleki Electric×1.6	Lock OnThunder Cage★	31.3	65.2
10	White Kyurem Ice×1.6	Ice FangIce Burn★	26.9	64.9
11	Shadow Darkrai Dark×1.6	SnarlFoul Play	29.2	63.0
12	Black Kyurem Ice×1.6	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	25.9	62.5
13	Thundurus (Therian) Electric×1.6	Volt SwitchWildbolt Storm★	28.1	61.9
14	Shadow Gigalith Rock×1.6	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	27.3	61.1
15	Shadow Tyranitar Dark×1.6	BiteBrutal Swing	26.0	60.4

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) Ghost×1.6	Psycho CutMoongeist Beam★fast move resisted	29.9	71.8
2	Regieleki Electric×1.6	Lock OnThunder Cage★	31.3	65.2
3	White Kyurem Ice×1.6	Ice FangIce Burn★	26.9	64.9
4	Black Kyurem Ice×1.6	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	25.9	62.5
5	Thundurus (Therian) Electric×1.6	Volt SwitchWildbolt Storm★	28.1	61.9
6	Zekrom Electric×1.6	Charge BeamFusion Bolt★	24.4	58.3
7	Zeraora Electric×1.6	SparkPlasma Fists	24.6	56.5
8	Giratina (Origin) Ghost×1.6	Shadow ClawShadow Force★	21.9	54.9

Moves Lugia can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs.

FAQ

Data basis

• Game data (move power, duration, base stats): as of 2026-10-08
• Counter ranking: GBL Note's own calculation — attacker tier table (2026-10-07) with this boss's type matchups
• Availability: checked automatically from a public schedule feed (2026-10-11)
• Sources: PokeMiners game master · PvPoke game master · LeekDuck schedule data (ScrapedDuck)

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