Get Lugia's HP down to a sliver. Next, put it to sleep or paralyze it(You can switch these two steps around, but that's not a good thing if you plan to put it to sleep). Finally, just start chucking Balls at it. If you got your Master Ball from Prof. Elm, or from the Lucky Number Radio Show from matching all 5 numbers in your/a friend's Pokemon ID number, you may use that. If you have atleast 10-20 Ultra Balls, good luck. If you have Great Balls, got a tiny chance. If you have Poke Balls, you're out of your mind! If you're lucky enough to catch it with a Poke Ball, you're either using a GameShark or you are just lucky.
NOTE: IF YOUR LUGIA HAS A PINKISH/PURPLEISH STOMACH AND TONGUE, YOU JUST ENCOUNTERED A SHINY LUGIA(1 out of 800)!
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go to whirl islands
You can't get Dark Lugia in Pokemon Silver, Gold, or Crystal. You can get Dark Lugia in Pokemon XD though. For Pokemon Silver, Gold, and Crystal it is just the regular Lugia.
In the whirl islands.
The best way to catch the Lugia is through the Caves. You must have a silver feather before entering. Navigate the path until reaching the waterfall where the Lugia is located then engage in a fight using your best level 40 or higher Pokemon.
you go to the third gym you go up you go to the grass and you randomly walk around and voila! dark lugia if you want shiny do the same thing but release your mew and mewtwo and there is shiny lugia.