Draft:Explorers TD:Primal Dialga

Primal Dialga (Japanese: やみのディアルガ, Dark Dialga) is a boss in the Explorers games. He is the final boss of both the Main Story The Last Adventure and in the Special Episode In the Future of Darkness.

Combat Strategy

The following lists were based from their respective Pokémon types. It may be inaccurate depending of the different attack's type from the owners.

Attack Table

For any Pokémon, the amount of damage they can deal is listed below:

Multiplier	Attack Types
	File:Pokemon - Normal-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Fighting-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Flying-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Poison-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ground-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Rock-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Bug-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ghost-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Steel-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Fire-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Water-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Grass-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Electric-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Psychic-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ice-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Dragon-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Dark-type Icon.png
On File:Pokemon - Dragon-type Icon.png types
Without Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,71	—	1,37	1,37	—
With Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,50	—	1,70	1,70	—
On File:Pokemon - Steel-type Icon.png types
Without Erratic Player	0,71	1,37	0,71	0,50	1,37	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,71	1,37	—	0,71	—	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,71
With Erratic Player	0,50	1,70	0,50	0,25	1,70	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,50	1,70	—	0,50	—	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,50
Total
Without Erratic Player	0,71	1,37	0,71	0,50	1,37	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,97	0,71	0,50	0,71	0,71	0,97	0,97	0,71
With Erratic Player	0,50	1,70	0,50	0,25	1,70	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,85	0,50	0,25	0,50	0,50	0,85	0,85	0,50

For either the main or partner Pokémon, the amount of damage they can deal is listed below:

Multiplier	Main Pokémon | Partner Pokémon
Sprites	File:Explorers - Bulbasaur sprite.png	File:Explorers - Charmander sprite.png	File:Explorers - Squirtle sprite.png	File:Explorers - Pikachu Male sprite.png	File:Explorers - Vulpix sprite.png	File:Explorers - Meowth sprite.png	File:Explorers - Eevee sprite.png	File:Explorers - Chikorita sprite.png	File:Explorers - Cyndaquil sprite.png	File:Explorers - Totodile sprite.png	File:Explorers - Phanpy sprite.png	File:Explorers - Treecko sprite.png	File:Explorers - Torchic sprite.png	File:Explorers - Mudkip sprite.png	File:Explorers - Skitty sprite.png	File:Explorers - Turtwig sprite.png	File:Explorers - Chimchar sprite.png	File:Explorers - Piplup sprite.png	File:Explorers - Shinx sprite.png	File:Explorers - Munchlax sprite.png	File:Explorers - Riolu sprite.png
Without Erratic Player	0,25	0,97	0,71	0,71	0,97	0,71	0,71	0,50	0,97	0,71	1,37	0,50	0,97	0,71	0,71	0,50	0,97	0,71	0,71	0,71	1,37
With Erratic Player	0,06	0,85	0,50	0,50	0,85	0,50	0,50	0,25	0,85	0,50	1,70	0,25	0,85	0,50	0,50	0,25	0,85	0,50	0,50	0,50	1,70

For the special episode, the amount of damage they can deal is listed below:

Multiplier	Misc. Pokémon
Sprites	File:Explorers - Grovyle sprite.png	File:Explorers - Dusknoir sprite.png	File:Explorers - Celebi Shiny sprite.png
Without Erratic Player	0,50	0,71	0,36
With Erratic Player	0,25	0,50	0,13

Effectiveness Table

For any Pokémon, the amount of damage they can receive is listed below:

Multiplier	Attack Types
	File:Pokemon - Normal-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Fighting-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Flying-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Poison-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ground-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Rock-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Bug-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ghost-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Steel-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Fire-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Water-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Grass-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Electric-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Psychic-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Ice-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Dragon-type Icon.png	File:Pokemon - Dark-type Icon.png
From File:Pokemon - Dragon-type Icon.png types
Without Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0,71	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,37	—
With Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0,50	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,70	—
From File:Pokemon - Steel-type Icon.png types
Without Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	1,37	—	—	0,71	0,71	0,71	—	0,71	—	1,37	—	—
With Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	1,70	—	—	0,50	0,50	0,50	—	0,50	—	1,70	—	—
Total
Without Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	1,37	—	—	0,50	0,71	0,71	—	0,71	—	1,37	1,37	—
With Erratic Player	—	—	—	—	—	1,70	—	—	0,25	0,50	0,50	—	0,50	—	1,70	1,70	—

For either the main or partner Pokémon, the amount of damage they can receive is listed below:

Multiplier	Main Pokémon | Partner Pokémon
Sprites	File:Explorers - Bulbasaur sprite.png	File:Explorers - Charmander sprite.png	File:Explorers - Squirtle sprite.png	File:Explorers - Pikachu Male sprite.png	File:Explorers - Vulpix sprite.png	File:Explorers - Meowth sprite.png	File:Explorers - Eevee sprite.png	File:Explorers - Chikorita sprite.png	File:Explorers - Cyndaquil sprite.png	File:Explorers - Totodile sprite.png	File:Explorers - Phanpy sprite.png	File:Explorers - Treecko sprite.png	File:Explorers - Torchic sprite.png	File:Explorers - Mudkip sprite.png	File:Explorers - Skitty sprite.png	File:Explorers - Turtwig sprite.png	File:Explorers - Chimchar sprite.png	File:Explorers - Piplup sprite.png	File:Explorers - Shinx sprite.png	File:Explorers - Munchlax sprite.png	File:Explorers - Riolu sprite.png
Without Erratic Player	—	0,71	0,71	0,71	0,71	—	—	—	0,71	0,71	—	—	0,71	0,71	—	—	0,71	0,71	0,71	—	—
With Erratic Player	—	0,50	0,50	0,50	0,50	—	—	—	0,50	0,50	—	—	0,50	0,50	—	—	0,50	0,50	0,50	—	—

For the special episode, the amount of damage they can receive is listed below:

Multiplier	Misc. Pokémon
Sprites	File:Explorers - Grovyle sprite.png	File:Explorers - Dusknoir sprite.png	File:Explorers - Celebi Shiny sprite.png
Without Erratic Player	—	—	—
With Erratic Player	—	—	—

In other media

Primal Dialga appears in the manga Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team and at the end of the anime Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.

Trivia

• On the codes of the Explorers games, it was possible to recruit Primal Dialga during the last chapter.

Gallery

• Explorers - Primal Dialga 1.png

  Icon.

• Explorers - Primal Dialga sprite.png

  In-game appearance.