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Dig Those Diglett! (Japanese: ディグダがいっぱい！ Full of Digda!) is the 31st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 28, 1997 and in the United States on October 19, 1998.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

While journeying through a mountainous region, Ash, Misty and Brock and Team Rocket hear what sounds like an explosion in the distance. Upon arriving at the scene, they instead find several trucks in a pile-up. A local construction worker reveals that a group of Diglett inhabiting the area are responsible in an attempt to halt the building of a "Great Dam" within the region. The worker says that rewards will be offered for those who succeed in halting the Diglett's interference; conveniently, Gary Oak chooses this moment to make one of his appearances. Nevertheless, the attempts of the invited trainers fall flat, as their Pokémon possess no desire to do battle with the Diglett.

Meanwhile, Jessie and James plot to take possession of the hordes of new Pokémon nearby, but quickly realize their efforts would be in vain with simply Ekans and Koffing at their disposal. Shortly thereafter, seemingly out of a love for their owners, the two Pokémon evolve into Arbok and Weezing, respectively, during a typical ambush on Ash and his friends. However, despite the evolutions, Team Rocket are again soundly defeated by Ash and Pikachu.

The episode concludes with the scene of the construction worker vowing to bring the dam project to a halt, after learning that Diglett and Dugtrio inhabited the area peacefully prior to his intrusion.

Major events

• Jessie's Ekans evolves into Arbok.
• James's Koffing evolves into Weezing.
• Misty and Brock meet Gary for the first time (US version).

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Diglett
• Dugtrio

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Construction director

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Diglett

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charmander (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Ekans (Jessie's; evolves)
• Arbok (Jessie's; newly evolved, debut)
• Koffing (James's; evolves)
• Weezing (James's; newly evolved, debut)
• Pidgey
• Rattata
• Diglett (debut)
• Dugtrio (debut)

Trivia

• This is Nathan Price's last episode as Meowth.
• Apparently, a Pokémon can choose whether or not to come out of their Poké Ball, as demonstrated by Psyduck, and later, Wobbuffet, Skitty, and Croagunk.

Errors

• Brock points out that Diglett plow the ground and that Dugtrio plant the trees, but the clips actually show Dugtrio plowing the ground and the Diglett planting trees.
• When James's Weezing's second head opened its mouth for the first time, it temporarily had the two upper square teeth the main head has. This was later not shown anymore.
• After the part where Ash, Misty, and Brock were bathing in was emptied out by the Diglett, the Diglett are heard saying "Digda."
• During the part where Ash, Misty, and Brock were bathing, it looked like Misty had no swimsuit on her.

Dub edits

• When Jessie and James set up their picnic in the dub, Jessie says she is having Chinese food when she is really having Japanese curry, and James says he'll have tea and crumpets, pouring the tea into a bowl containing his supposed crumpets, when he's actually having ochazuke.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Em Busca dos Digglets!
• Dutch: Diglett's wraak
• Finnish: Kuka diggaa Diglettejä?
• French: Barrage contre Pokémon
• German: Das Digda-Problem
• Italian: La diga
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Saquen a esos Diglett!
• Iberian Spanish: Aplasta a esos Diglett
• Swedish: Digga Diglett

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