Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Dialga – Origin. While the Temporal Pokemon isn’t as strong as other Steel or Dragon types, it does have a powerful Adventure Effect. Roar of Time pauses ALL timers on the right side of the screen, such as incense. This is arguably the most coin-friendly Adventure Effect, and is definitely worth it. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus. Not only that, please note that some raids will not be covered in an article for GO FEST, due to the sheer volume. Our team has decided that the best call is to only cover raids who are within the top 10 counters in their type. If you’re looking for a counter that does not have an article, feel free to use pokebattler.com

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

Dragon and Steel are known for not having many weaknesses, not only that, but Thunder is in this Pokemon’s charge move pool, which can hit hard on some of the top counters.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Poison Grass
Resist (0.6x)	Normal Flying Rock Bug Steel Water Electric Psychic
Neutral	Ghost Fire Ice Dragon Dark Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	Fighting Ground
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Dialga – Origin’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Iron Head
• Thunder
• Draco Meteor
• Return
• Roar of Time

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Dialga – Origin. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Lucario A

Best Moveset: Force Palm / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Force Palm	Aura Sphere	100%
Counter	Aura Sphere	90%
Bullet Punch	Aura Sphere	75%
Force Palm	Close Combat	71%
Force Palm	Power-Up Punch	68%
Counter	Power-Up Punch	67%

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Counter / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Counter	Aura Sphere	100%
Fire Spin	Aura Sphere	88%
Ember	Aura Sphere	85%
Counter	Focus Blast	76%
Counter	Blaze Kick	68%
Counter	Blast Burn	66%

Keldeo A

Best Moveset: Low Kick / Secret Sword

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Low Kick	Secret Sword	100%
Low Kick	Sacred Sword	82%
Poison Jab	Secret Sword	76%
Low Kick	Close Combat	63%
Poison Jab	Sacred Sword	58%
Low Kick	Hydro Pump	43%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Draco Meteor	🛡	—	—
Thunder	—	—	⚔
Iron Head	🛡	🛡	🛡

Primal Groudon A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Groudon A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Lucario

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Mega Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earth Power

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Terrakion A

Best Moveset: Double Kick / Sacred Sword

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Counter / Aura Sphere

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Heracross A

Best Moveset: Counter / Close Combat

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Excadrill A

Best Moveset: Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Dialga – Origin. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Landorus TherianShadow ConkeldurrGroudonShadow LandorusShadow RaikouKartanaBlazikenMega LatiosShadow RhyperiorUrshifu - Single StrikeUrshifu - Rapid StrikeShadow GarchompEternatusMega GalladeShadow MamoswineMega LatiasExcadrillMega SwampertShadow Latios

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Garchomp (1.8)Shadow Excadrill (1.9)

Cloudy

Lucario (1.8)Shadow Blaziken (1.8)Terrakion (1.8)

Overall, Dialga – Origin is a simple raid. Having so few holes in its defense leads to there only being a few acceptable options, which makes this raid difficult, but simple once you have what you need. Of course, having a few people with you will help as well. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!