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Apex Shadow Lugia - #249Pokemon GO

TYPE
Psychic / Flying
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
20KM

Apex Shadow Lugia

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

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.

Dex No

#249

Category

Event Forms

Capture Rate

2%

Flee Rate

4%

New Move

100000 100

Apex Shadow Lugia was made available during the Pokemon GO Tour: Johto for those who purchased a ticket.

Apex Shadow Lugia can learn the special move Aeroblast+. This gets upgraded to Aeroblast ++ when you purify the Pokemon.

Apex Shadow Lugia Weaknesses and Strengths

Apex Shadow Lugia is a dual-type Pokemon of types Psychic and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ghost 160%
Dark 160%
Rock 160%
Electric 160%
Ice 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 39.1%
Ground 39.1%
Psychic 62.5%
Grass 62.5%

Best Moves for Apex Shadow Lugia in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Apex Shadow Lugia.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Extrasensory Aeroblast Plus Plus 92.50603.16
Extrasensory Aeroblast Plus 83.68556.84
Dragon Tail Aeroblast Plus Plus 93.05522.63
Extrasensory Aeroblast 76.62519.78
Dragon Tail Aeroblast Plus 84.23487.89
Dragon Tail Aeroblast 77.17460.10
Extrasensory Sky Attack 61.09455.87
Extrasensory Futuresight 66.42433.63
Dragon Tail Sky Attack 61.64423.63
Dragon Tail Futuresight 66.97397.86

All Moves for Apex Shadow Lugia

Below are all the moves that Apex Shadow Lugia can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Sky AttackCharged80402000ms-50
Hydro PumpCharged13039.393300ms-100
FuturesightCharged12053.332700ms-100
Aeroblast EliteTMCharged18052.943400ms-100
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Aeroblast PlusCharged20058.823400ms-100
Aeroblast Plus PlusCharged22566.183400ms-100
ExtrasensoryQuick1213.091100ms12
Dragon TailQuick1513.641100ms9

Apex Shadow Lugia Evolution

Best Apex Shadow Lugia Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Apex Shadow Lugia Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Apex Shadow Lugia in a raid.

#094
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar

TTK: 1812.50

Lick
Shadow Ball
#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 1897.50

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 1941.40

Smack Down
Brutal Swing
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 2059.20

Hex
Shadow Ball
#354
Mega Banette

Mega Banette

TTK: 2060.40

Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
#248
Shadow Tyranitar

Shadow Tyranitar

TTK: 2090.30

Bite
Brutal Swing
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 2165.20

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#310
Mega Manectric

Mega Manectric

TTK: 2167.60

Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
#462
Shadow Magnezone

Shadow Magnezone

TTK: 2176.40

Spark
Wild Charge
#461
Shadow Weavile

Shadow Weavile

TTK: 2216.60

Snarl
Avalanche
#243
Shadow Raikou

Shadow Raikou

TTK: 2228.60

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#229
Mega Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

TTK: 2247.90

Snarl
Foul Play
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 2257.20

Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
#145
Shadow Zapdos

Shadow Zapdos

TTK: 2263.80

Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon
#466
Shadow Electivire

Shadow Electivire

TTK: 2276.40

Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
#142
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

TTK: 2295.60

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#644
Zekrom

Zekrom

TTK: 2314.20

Charge Beam
Wild Charge
#491
Darkrai

Darkrai

TTK: 2362.10

Snarl
Shadow Ball
#405
Shadow Luxray

Shadow Luxray

TTK: 2415.00

Spark
Wild Charge
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 2429.40

Hex
Shadow Ball

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