Lugia #0249 Apex Shadow

PsychicFlying


Max CPL403703L504186L51 (Best Buddy)4236
Buddy Distance20 km per Candy
Purification5,000 Stardust, 5 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Lugia takes 160% from Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost and Dark moves.

Weak ×1.6
ElectricIceRockGhostDark
Resists ×0.6
GrassPsychic
Resists ×0.4
FightingGround

Apex Shadow Lugia is a Psychic/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost and Dark.

It reaches 4186 CP at level 50, or 4236 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Extrasensory with Aeroblast+.

Lugia
Normal
Shiny Lugia
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack193
Defense310
Stamina235

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
PsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast+16.3513
2PsychicExtrasensoryFlyingFly15.5488
3PsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast15.3480
4DragonDragon TailFlyingAeroblast+14.7463
5PsychicExtrasensoryFlyingSky Attack14.3450
6DragonDragon TailFlyingFly14.2448
7DragonDragon TailFlyingAeroblast13.9437
8DragonDragon TailFlyingSky Attack13.2416
6 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9PsychicExtrasensoryPsychicFuture Sight12.8404
10DragonDragon TailPsychicFuture Sight11.9373
11PsychicExtrasensoryGroundEarth Power11.8370
12PsychicExtrasensoryWaterHydro Pump11.7367
13DragonDragon TailGroundEarth Power11.2353
14DragonDragon TailWaterHydro Pump11.0345

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
ExtrasensoryPsychic11111.0s11.011.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Aeroblast+Flying2001003.5s57.12.00
AeroblastEFlying1801003.5s51.41.80
Future SightPsychic1151002.5s46.01.15
FlyFlying90502.0s45.01.80
Sky AttackFlying80502.0s40.01.60
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Earth PowerGround100503.5s28.62.00

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0
ExtrasensoryPsychic81032.73.3

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
AeroblastE12.5% chance: raises its Attack by 2 stages.Flying170752.27
Aeroblast+12.5% chance: raises its Attack by 2 stages.Flying170752.27
FlyFlying80451.78
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Future SightPsychic110651.69
Earth Power10% chance: lowers the opponent’s Defense.Ground90501.80
Sky AttackFlying75501.50

DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+22.1 eDPS
  2. 2Dawn Wings NecrozmaGhostShadow ClawGhostMoongeist Beam21.4 eDPS
  3. 3Mega ChandelureGhostHexGhostOminous Wind+20.8 eDPS
  4. 4White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn20.3 eDPS
  5. 5Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+19.9 eDPS
  6. 6Mega GengarGhostLickEGhostShadow Ball19.9 eDPS

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the baseline against 7 of 135 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega FalinksMega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++1.2% Gainover Salamence
  2. Mega BlazikenMega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++1.1% Gainover Salamence
  3. Hero of Many Battles ZamazentaTier 5 RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++0.6% Gainover Salamence
  4. Mega LopunnyMega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++0.6% Gainover Blaziken
  5. Mega HeracrossMega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++0.2% Gainover Salamence
  6. Mega StaraptorSuper Mega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++0.2% Gainover Salamence
  7. Mega Mewtwo XSuper Mega RaidPsychicExtrasensoryFlyingAeroblast++0.1% Gainover Dragapult

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15152110/10/10158715/15/15
Raids & Eggs20202810/10/10211515/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25253510/10/10264515/15/15
L404032530/0/0370315/15/15
L505036780/0/0418615/15/15
L51 (Best Buddy)5137220/0/0423615/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1515871394
Level 2021151859
Level 2526452324
Level 3031742788
Level 3534383021
Level 4037033253
Level 4539413462
Level 5041863678
Level 5142363722

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move120 Candy, 120,000 Stardust
Height / Weight5.21 m / 216 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingNot TradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Lugia in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Apex Shadow Lugia is caught at level 15 with at least 10/10/10, and a Shadow cannot be traded, so only the spreads it can have are listed. Ranks are still out of all 4,096. It is over the Great League cap at level 15.

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs10/11/122499 CP at Level 24.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#65810/11/12249924.597.14%
#76112/14/1524982496.99%
#85613/14/1325002496.86%
#86610/12/11249724.596.84%
#86810/14/10250024.596.84%
#87310/10/12249524.596.83%
#87410/10/13250024.596.83%
#88711/15/1524902496.81%
#98212/15/1324922496.69%
#98312/15/1424972496.69%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2143 of 4,096, with 95.47% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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