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Lugia

#249

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Psychic
Flying
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An image of the Pokemon Lugia #249 in the Pokedex
Lugia’s wings pack devastating power—a light fluttering of its wings can blow apart regular houses. As a result, this Pokémon chooses to live out of sight deep under the sea.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Lugia's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Lugia:
2x
Dark
Electric
Ghost
Ice
Rock
1x
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Normal
Poison
Steel
Water
0.5x
Grass
Psychic
0.25x
Fighting
Immune
Ground
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Lugia's STAB attacks.

Lugia will receive 15% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

Physical attack icon

Lugia's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Lugia are Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, Rock type Pokemon.

Dark
Electric
Ghost
Ice
Rock

For the best defense, Steel types have very effective defense against Lugia, and will be resistant to damage from Lugia's STAB attacks:

Steel

Weaknesses

Lugia's type is Psychic and Flying.

Lugia has a weakness to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Lugia, causing Lugia to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Ground type attacks will have no effect on Lugia, as Lugia is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Lugia is resistant to attacks from Grass, Psychic, Fighting types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Lugia:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Lugia, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Dark
Electric
Ghost
Ice
Rock
1x
Dragon
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Normal
Steel
Water
0.5x
Psychic
Immune
Ground

Strength Table

Here is what Lugia is strong against:
2x
Bug
Fighting
Grass
Poison
1x
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Rock
Water
0.5x
Steel

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