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📅 Updated:2026-06-29
🕒 Created:2014-11-21
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Dialga (Japanese: ディアルガ Dialga) is a dual-type Steel/Dragon Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other pokémon, Dialga transforms into its Origin Forme using the Adamant Crystal.
Dialga (Japanese: ディアルガ Dialga) is a dual-type Steel/Dragon Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other pokémon, Dialga transforms into its Origin Forme using the Adamant Crystal.
Along with Palkia and Giratina, Dialga is one of the Pokémon of myth created by Arceus, representing time. In the past, it was worshipped by the Diamond Clan under the name almighty Sinnoh (Japanese: シンオウ様さま Shin'ou-sama).
Dialga is the game mascot of pokémon Diamond Version and its remake pokémon Brilliant Diamond, appearing on the box art of both games in its normal form.
Dialga is the game mascot of pokémon Diamond Version and its remake pokémon Brilliant Diamond, appearing on the box art of both games in its normal form.
Dialga is a dark-blue, sauropod-like pokémon with some gray metallic portions and light blue stripes. It has a chest plate on its torso, which has a deep blue diamond-like crystal embedded in the center. Dialga has a five-spiked fin-like structure on its back similar to a gear, three spines on the back of its neck, and a crest on its head, resembling a dinosaur. The crest somewhat resembles the shape of a sundial's rod. It also has two structures on the sides of its head that extend outward and resemble horns and fangs. It has three claws on each foot, of the same metallic look as its chest plate.
According to the myths and legends of the Hisui/Sinnoh region, in the beginning of existence, the Mythical Pokémon Arceus created eggs in which the pokémon of time–Dialga, the pokémon of space–Palkia, and the pokémon of antimatter–Giratina, hatched from, all three in their Origin Formes. Arceus also created the lake guardians and gave them the mission of calming down Dialga or Palkia whenever they were enraged. After the Pokémon universe was created, Dialga retreated into its own dimension, where it has lived since. It was revered and feared as a deity in the past, being worshipped by the Diamond Clan, who mistook it for Arceus and referred to it as "almighty Sinnoh". Dialga is capable of speaking human language via telepathy, as seen when it communicates through the leader of the Diamond Clan, Adaman. Dialga and Palkia may be also thrown into a frenzy by powerful space-time distortions created by Giratina. They can control and spread said distortions, resulting in the generation of alpha Pokémon and causing noble pokémon to become frenzied through lightning bolts that come out of them.
Dialga has the power to control time: it can warp time by either speeding it up, slowing it down, reversing it, or stopping it altogether. It can also travel through time to visit the past, present, and future. Additionally, it is capable of blasting its targets with power that distorts time itself. It also has the power to destroy and create an entire universe, either by itself or with Palkia's aid. As shown in pokémon Journeys: The Series, Dialga's temporal powers possess can make pokémon to devolve and cause people and plant life to become younger, effects that it can reverse. It is said that time started moving when Dialga was born and will continue flowing as long as its heart beats. Dialga usually travels by levitating. Since it primarily resides in a different dimension, its behavior is nearly impossible to study. In the anime, Dialga has been shown to be very protective of its home, and as a result, tends to have violent conflicts with Palkia when their dimensions intersect. The fin-like structure on its back is shaped radiating outwards and can be used to focus the flow of time, as seen in pokémon Mystery Dungeon.
Dialga is the only known pokémon capable of learning the move Roar of Time.
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A unique variant of Dialga, called Primal Dialga resembles a normal Dialga with a darkened color. The main body is colored dark blue. The center diamond-like crystal is colored dark orange. The lines in its body are also orange.
A unique variant of Dialga, called Primal Dialga resembles a normal Dialga with a darkened color. The main body is colored dark blue. The center diamond-like crystal is colored dark orange. The lines in its body are also orange.
Primal Dialga cannot control time due to it being tampered with. It acts much more aggressively than Dialga normally would. It can still use its time abilities to some extent. It can also prevent others from time traveling, even cancelling out Celebi's time powers.
