Lugia is a dual-type Psychic/Flying legendary Pokémon. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. It is often considered to be closely related to Ho-Oh as a duo, even sometimes as its polar opposite. Silver represents Lugia as "guardian of the seas", and Gold represents Ho-Oh as "guardian of the skies." A Lugia is the version mascot of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon Silver and its remake, SoulSilver, appearing on the boxart of them all. In Pokémon XD, Shadow Lugia, codenamed XD001, is a main part of the storyline, and Cipher's ultimate Shadow Pokémon.
Appearance
Lugia is a large pokemon resembling a dragon, plesiosaur, and a bird. It is a pale silverish-white, but it has a blue undersides with slightly varying tones. Its ridged mouth is similar to a beak, although it has pointed teeth on its lower jaw, and its eyes have pointed blue or black spikes on them.
Lugia has a long slender neck and a smooth streamlined body, with the exception of a dark-blue plate like protrusions that run down the length of its back, and two smaller ones on the ends of their tails. It has large wings that resemble hands
Personality
Lugia are shown to be peaceful, benevolent, modest, protective, calm, and intelligent creatures, but if threatened, they will unleash their fury on those who dare harm them or their offspring. They are also shown to be considerate towards others since their powers are vastly dangerous, they chooses to live underwater to not cause any trouble for people and pokemon alike.
Powers and Abilities
Lugia possesses the following abilities:
Weather Manipulation
Flight
Telepathy
Psychokinesis
Hydrokinesis
Aerokinesis
UnderWater Travel
Energy Beams
Energy Shields
Trivia
- Lugia is based on a Shinto god named Ryujin, a dragon that lived on the ocean floor, and was the Shinto god of the sea. Its coloration and body shape are based on a grey heron and a beluga whale.
- Lugia is one of the two legendary pokemon to have a known breeding population (the other being Manaphy). However it was only in the anime.