Dialga is dinosaur-like similar to Palkia, though it seems to be based off of a sauropod. It is mainly dark blue with some gray metallic portions, such as its chestplate, which has a diamond in the center. It also has various light blue spots. It has a somewhat wing-like structure on its back, and a crest on its head, resembling a type of dinosaur. Dialga also has long claws and a short tail.
Gender differences
Dialga is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Dialga has the ability to warp time.
Similar to most other Dragon-types, Dialga is capable of wielding various elemental attacks (except for Water attacks). Dialga can also utilize several Ground, Rock and Steel-typed moves. It is one of the few Pokémon that can use Aura Sphere.
Dialga's powers can be magnified by the Adamant Orb.
Dialga is the only known Pokémon that learns Roar of Time (apart from an event Darkrai released for the tenth movie in Japan).
Behavior
Being that Dialga, like Palkia, primarily resides in a different dimension, its behavior is nearly impossible to study.
Habitat
Dialga lives in another dimension, and can only be summoned to the main Pokémon universe by using the Red Chain.
This Dialga will appear again in the eleventh movie. On it's return trip back to its own dimension, Dialga ends up in the Reverse World. Dialga gets attacked by Giratina, who is mad that the battle that Dialga had with Palkia damaged its world.
In Pokémon DP, Hareta and Mitsumi set out on a journey with the intention of finding the god-like Pokémon, Dialga. Oddly, Palkia does not receive a mention.
Dialga appears as stage Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, along with Palkia, Cresselia, and the Lake trio on the stage Spear Pillar. It affects the stage much differently than that of it's counterpart, such as slowing down time, and even going off of it's post to attack the players in the middle. It can also distort the stage, like Palkia, but only slightly and not as extreme, as well as shoot beams from various locations.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Dialga's US name, although many had already guessed it, was officialy revealed on January 20th 2006, along with Palkia's name.
Dialga is one of two spacetime Pokémon created by Arceus. The other is Palkia.
Despite being the creator of time, Dialga has the same catch rate as Chatot.
Dialga has an astounding eleven resistances and one immunity, making it one of the most resistant Pokémon, second only to Magnemite and its evolutions, although the aforementioned has more weaknesses as well.
Dialga is the second Pokémon to have the ability to manipulate time, the first being Celebi.
Dialga is the seventh tallest Pokémon and the tallest Generation IV Pokémon.
No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Dialga.
Dialga and Palkia are the only two legends who's levels are not a multiple of 10. Meaning, you meet all other legends at levels 30,40,50 and so on, but those two you meet at Lv. 47.
Origin
Dialga is based after a dinosaur with a diamond. The dinosaur it is based on is the largest dinosaur, known as Amphicoelias. It was the longest, tallest, and biggest dinosaur in the world, hence the size of Dialga.
Name origin
The Dia in its name is derived from the word diamond, even though the Japanese word for diamond is ダイヤモンド daiyamondo. The "ga" part in its name may be a corruption of "gon", referring to its origin and type. Its name could also be a reference to a sun dial, which is used to tell the time.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Dialga images on Bulbagarden Archives.
