"Is Dialga useful to power up?"

#PokemonGO: Gyms and RaidsAs a generalist, Dialga looks to be a good generalist because it ranks #7 in DO@20In contrast to Palkia, Dialga's DPS is 3.3% less and TDO is 2.6% higher, so it a tank-ier alternative to Palkia. In addition, it is not weak to dragon, so consider using Dialga when heavy moves like Draco Meteor shows up. However, after the type effectiveness bump in December, generalists are less useful now. Looking how Dialga compares with other dragon and steel types only answers half of the question. I prefer to look at opponents by type. Dialga is in the top 20 DO@20 against:Dragon (#2)Electric (#15)Fairy (#2)Ice (#8)Rock (#7)If you follow the dragon link above, you can see its TDO is much higher than everyone else on the list, since Dialga is a dragon type that isn't weak to dragon As for move set, it looks like its best move set is Metal Claw and Draco Meteor. But Dragon Breath is a good fast move, and it has higher DPS when windy since dragon is boosted by windy weather. Dragon Breath is also the best move against dragon, electric, and water type pokemon. This might be a good opportunity for a second charge move, especially since it's best PvP move is also Dragon Breath. Except I don't think I'll ever spend that much candy for a second legendary charge move.Trainer BattlesIt's important to look at PvP separately from Gyms and Raids because the moves themselves have different stats. In this case, Dragon Breath + Draco Meteor is the highest DPS move set for Dialga.Also, survivability wins in PvP which means looking for highest TDO and not DO@20. I'm still thinking of how to incorporate shields into TDO, but until then this is using normal TDO. As with most legendaries, Dialga is too strong for Great and Ultra league battles. But in master league battles, Dialga with Hydro Pump is ranked #3 overall in TDO just ahead of Palkia. It might find a spot in your specific team. As for specific opponent types, Palkia has high TDO againstDragon (#4),Grass (#6)Poison (#6)Water (#6)Normal (#2)(Assuming the opponent is using STAB moves)Raid CountersSorry, I still haven't gotten to creating info-graphics for this yet, but here is my raid counter list against Dialga via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2VraCZK