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Diglett Mole Pokémon ディグダ Digda #050 Diglett Alolan Diglett Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Ground Unknown Diglett Ground Steel Alolan Diglett Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Veil or Arena Trap Diglett Sand Veil or Tangling Hair Alolan Diglett Cacophony Sand Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Alolan Diglett Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Diglett 0'08" 0.2 m Alolan Diglett 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 1.8 lbs. 0.8 kg Diglett 2.2 lbs. 1.0 kg Alolan Diglett 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 81 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 53 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Diglett 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed Alolan Diglett 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Alolan Diglett
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
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

Diglett (Japanese: ディグダ Digda) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Dugtrio starting at level 26.

In Alola, Diglett has a dual-type Ground/Steel regional form. It evolves into Alolan Dugtrio starting at level 26.

Biology

Diglett is a tiny, brown Pokémon that seems to be perpetually buried within the earth, leaving only its head visible. Its small stature makes it both the lightest and shortest Ground-type. It has beady black eyes and a large, round, pink nose. A Diglett in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team mentions that it has feet, though their size and appearance are unknown. It spends much of its time underground and has very thin skin. If Diglett is exposed to sunlight, its blood will heat up and cause it to grow weak.

Diglett lives in tunnels and caves under the earth, where it feeds on tree roots and vegetables. It also sometimes lives in burrows near forests and has even been shown to live inside of trees. Diglett digs regularly through the earth at a shallow depth, leaving perfectly tilled soil in its wake. Some farmers welcome Diglett because it tills their fields and its droppings enrich the soil, but others consider it a pest for eating their vegetables. In Generation II, Fissure was its signature move. Druddigon is a natural predator of Diglett.

In Alola, Diglett has developed three fine gold whiskers on its head from living in soil with high iron content. These whiskers function as sensors and allow it to monitor its surroundings without coming above ground, though it will still occasionally poke its head out to monitor its surroundings. The whiskers can also be used for communication, wobbling around to relay mood or emotion. They stand straight up for anger, swing around for happiness, and droop for sadness.^[1] Needing to be able to dig through Alola's volcanic rock, Alolan Diglett is notably stronger than its non-Alolan counterparts. However, they are still very small, tying with Klefki and Meltan as the shortest Steel-type.

In the anime

Main series

Diglett in the anime

Alolan Diglett in the anime

Major appearances

In Dig Those Diglett!, multiple Diglett were causing trouble for a construction crew that was planning on building the Gaiva Dam. The foreman enlisted Trainers to help exterminate the Diglett. However, the Trainers' Pokémon refused to fight them because they were helping to plant trees in the forest.

In The Underground Round-Up, Poncho used multiple Diglett to dig tunnels underneath an Electrode-infested town. The tunnels sent the Electrode to an open field where they'd live in peace. Poncho also had a Diglett inside his hat.

In Plant It Now...Diglett Later, multiple Diglett were helping Diglett Village's citizens with planting crops. They were also the apparent target of some thieves.

In The Green Guardian, Solana used her Capture Styler to receive a Diglett's assistance in building an underground tunnel that Ash and his friends could use to bypass vines and get to Celebi.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness, multiple Diglett were members of the Wigglytuff's Guild. They sound the alarm whenever intruders step into the Guild.

In Making Friends and Influencing Villains!, three Diglett helped befriend a Shiny Phantump.

In Getting the Band Back Together!, an Alolan Diglett was caught by DJ Leo. In The Professors' New Adventure!, it attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet with DJ Leo.

Three Alolan Diglett appeared in Currying Favor and Flavor!. One created a pit that Ash fell into, then chased the group out of its tunnel.

In How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?, multiple Diglett led by a Dugtrio were eating the crops on Laxton Farm. Goh managed to catch one of them, while the others stayed with Laxton to help him with his farm.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Diglett was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Diglett briefly appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.

In Pallet Party Panic, a Diglett was at a party in Pallet Town.

In In the Pink, a pink Diglett was a resident of Pinkan Island.

In The Power of One, multiple Diglett sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III. They inadvertently carried Professor Oak's bike away whilst migrating to Shamouti Island.

Multiple wild Diglett appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In The Rivalry Revival, multiple Diglett were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In Tanks a Lot!, multiple Diglett were forced to flee from Team Rocket's rampaging Arbotank.

In Going Apricorn!, multiple Diglett were protecting an Apricorn tree from Team Rocket.

In Pikachu & Pichu, a Diglett was a resident of Big Town.

Two Diglett appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.

Multiple Diglett appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

A Diglett appeared in a fantasy in Gone Corphishin'.

In Pinch Healing!, three Diglett were residents of Fennel Valley.

Multiple Diglett appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!.

A Diglett appeared in Classroom Training!, under the ownership of the Snowpoint Trainers' School.

In A Rivalry to Gible On!, multiple Diglett were residents of Mt. Shady.

In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, multiple Diglett were watching Meloetta's concert.

Two Diglett appeared in The Dream Continues!.

Two Diglett appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

Multiple Diglett appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Diglett was residing in a forest.

A Diglett appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.

In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, an Alolan Diglett was in the grounds outside the Pokémon School.

Multiple Diglett appeared in I Choose You!.

In The Long Vault Home!, an Alolan Diglett popped up out of the ground as Ash was about to jump, causing him to trip and crash into a Stakataka.

Multiple Alolan Diglett appeared in Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!.

Five Alolan Diglett appeared in A Timeless Encounter!, with four appearing in the past and the other one appearing in a picture.

A Trainer's Alolan Diglett appeared in Battling Besties!.

Two Trainers' Alolan Digeltt appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!.

A Diglett appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.

Four Diglett appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.

A Diglett appeared in Working My Way Back to Mew!.

Two Diglett appeared in A Chilling Curse!.

In Caring for a Mystery!, two Diglett battled a wild Riolu after it attacked them.

A Diglett appeared in Errand Endurance!.

A Trainer's Diglett appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In The Gathering of Stars, an Alolan Diglett was at the Isle of Armor.

In the manga

Diglett in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Similar to her anime counterpart, Pietra owns a Diglett. It appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.

A Diglett appeared in The Keeper Of The Tree, Treecko!!.

Magical Pokémon Journey

A Diglett appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.

Movie adaptations

A Diglett appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

A Diglett appeared in PDP01.

Pocket Monsters DP

A Diglett appeared in PMDP16.

A Diglett appeared in PMDP19.

A Diglett appeared in PMDP59.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS01.

A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS11.

A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS18.

Pokémon Adventures

A Diglett appeared in Raging Rhydon as a wild Pokémon in Mt. Moon.

Red owned a Diglett that he caught off-panel in A Tale of Ninetales. He used him against a wild Eevee in Blame It on Eevee, but he was quickly defeated when Eevee evolved into Vaporeon.

A group of wild Diglett appeared in Can You Diglett?, where they were seen crossing the tunnel Bruno's Onix made when he battled Red. Afterwards, some of them then evolved into Dugtrio.

A Diglett appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City.

Pearl caught a Diglett nicknamed Digler to fill his team with six Pokémon. He first appeared in Cleaning Up Grimer.

Multiple wild Diglett appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Diglett appeared in a background collage in Catch the Poliwag!.

Shu caught a Diglett in Hammer the Diglett!!.

A Diglett appeared in GDZ56, where it was seen in a game at a game center.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Multiple Diglett appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.

Two Diglett appeared in JNM08.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

A Diglett appeared in BET2 as a member of Wigglytuff's Guild.

A Diglett appeared in BET4.

A Diglett appeared in BET5.

A Diglett appeared in BET6.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

A Diglett appeared in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Diglett appeared in Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?.

A Diglett appeared in Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!.

A Diglett appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

A Diglett appeared in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry cooking competition.

Giovanni was revealed to have seven Diglett in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.

A Diglett appeared in Get The Last Badge!!, under the ownership of Giovanni.

Professor Oak owns a Diglett, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.

A Diglett appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.

A Diglett appeared in Escape from Magma!?.

A Diglett appeared in Ice World.

A Diglett appeared in To the Dragon's Den!!.

A Diglett appeared in Red's fantasy in The Great Helper!!.

A Diglett appeared in The Exam Showdown!!.

A Diglett appeared in Master The Ultimate Skill!.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Diglett appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!.

Ruby has a Diglett at his house, as seen in Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.

A Diglett appeared in Let's Try To Be Idols!!.

A Diglett appeared in Extra Heavyweight Battle.

A Diglett appeared in Clefairy's Golf Debut!.

In the TCG

Main article: Diglett (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Sword and Shield - The Isle of Armor: There is a side quest where the player is tasked with finding 150 Alolan Diglett scattered throughout the Isle of Armor.
• Pokémon Pinball: Numerous Diglett appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table, where the aim is to knock all the Diglett out. Once achieved a Dugtrio appears which must then be knocked out. More Diglett appear on the Red Table itself and earn the player points upon being hit.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: The third story mission of the game is to rescue a Diglett from Mt. Steel. Afterwards, Diglett can be found near Pelipper Post Office. Diglett's hero is its father, Dugtrio, who it thinks can do anything.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Diglett is one of the members of Wigglytuff Guild. His primary role is sentry duty, to examine visitors' footprints and say what Pokémon they are. Like in the first game, Diglett also has a father who it thinks can swim in the sea.
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: The same Diglett from Explorers of Time and Darkness reappears as a recruitable ally. The player will need to connect with Dugtrio in order to access Chimecho's delivery request to Diglett. Once Diglett receives the delivery, he and Chimecho will connect with the player's team.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX: A group of Diglett will accidentally burrow their way to the player's home from the Pelipper Post Office. As an apology, the player is given free access to use the tunnel to immediately go to the post office directly from their home.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Alolan Diglett

Held items

Diglett

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Diamond	Pearl	Soft Sand (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Soft Sand (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Soft Sand (5%)
Sword	Shield	Soft Sand (5%)

Alolan Diglett

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Soft Sand (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Soft Sand (5%)
Sword	Shield	Soft Sand (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Diglett

Alolan Diglett

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Diglett

• In addition, Diglett is immune to the move Telekinesis.

Alolan Diglett

• In addition, Alolan Diglett is immune to the move Telekinesis.

Learnset

Diglett is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

Diglett

Alolan Diglett

By TM/TR

Diglett

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Diglett Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM10 TM10 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM76 TM76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM83 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 TM98 TM98 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Diglett Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations