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Dugtrio ダグトリオ Dugtrio #051
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mole Pokémon
Abilities Sand Veil or Arena Trap Arena Trap Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #051 Johto #133 Hoenn #240 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'4" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'4"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 73.4 lbs. Imperial 33.3 kg Metric 73.4 lbs./33.3 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 50 (6.5%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 153 Battle Exp.: 1531*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Dugtrio (Japanese: ダグトリオ Dugtrio) is a Ground-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None that can be seen above ground.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dugtrio first appeared in EP031. They working with Diglett to plant trees in a forest.

In EP114, Poncho used Diglett and Dugtrio to rid a town of Electrode. Poncho only used his Dugtrio against Team Rocket's evil machine.

Katie used a Dugtrio against Ash during the Hoenn League in AG128. Katie's Dugtrio defeated Ash's Pikachu and was defeated by Ash's Glalie.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

A team of Diglett triplets. It triggers huge earthquakes by burrowing 60 miles underground.

Pokémon Yellow

A team of triplets that can burrow over 60 MPH. Due to this, some people think it's an earthquake.

Pokémon Gold

Its three heads bob separately up and down to loosen the soil nearby, making it easier for it to burrow.

Pokémon Silver

Extremely powerful, they can dig through even the hardest ground to a depth of over 60 miles.

Pokémon Crystal

These Diglett triplets dig over 60 miles below sea level. No one knows what it's like underground.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Dugtrio are actually triplets that emerged from one body. As a result, each triplet thinks exactly like the other two triplets. They work cooperatively to burrow endlessly.

Pokémon Emerald

Because the triplets originally split from one body, they think exactly alike. They work cooperatively to burrow endlessly through the ground.

Pokémon FireRed

In battle, it digs through the ground and strikes the unsuspecting foe from an unexpected direction.

Game locations

In side games

• Pokémon Snap: In the Tunnel, a Diglett is playing with a Pikachu. Take enough pictures of the Diglett, and a Dugtrio pops out of the ground instead. Take more pictures of the Dugtrio, and a trio of Dugtrio will pop out of the ground.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Dugtrio knows Shadow Break, Shadow Shed and Shadow Sky as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Charm after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Dugtrio appears to be very similar to the artificial moles used in the Whac-A-Mole arcade games.

Name origin

Dugtrio's name is a combination of dug, the past tense of dig, and trio, meaning three.

In other languages

• German: Digdri - Appears to be a combination of dig and tri, as in a prefix that means three.
• French: Triopiqueur
• Korean: 닥트리오 Dakteurio

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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