What does Diglett evolve into?

Diglett has 2 evolution paths: Dugtrio at level 26 and Alolan Dugtrio at level 26. Different conditions, different results.

At what level does Diglett evolve?

Diglett has 2 evolution paths: Dugtrio at level 26 and Alolan Dugtrio at level 26. Different method for each one.

Should I use Diglett?

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Diglett works as a placeholder. Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dugtrio . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Diglett?

Diglett is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Diglett - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Speed carries everything and HP's dead weight. But this Mole Pokemon still yields 1 Speed stat exp per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP10

Attack55

Defense25

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def45

Speed95

Total265

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight0.8 kg

Base XP53

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Arena Trap

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Eluded by flying-types and Pokémon in the air.

Sand ForceHA

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It digs underground and chews on tree roots, sticking its head out only when the sun isn’t bright.

Crystal

Diglett Weakness

Type-wise, Diglett takes extra damage from Water, Grass, and Ice. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Diglett Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Diglett in Crystal (Best Counters)

Delibird IceFlying	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Icy WindTM16 Damage vs Diglett Blizzard 2x 184-217%KO Icy Wind 2x 97-114%KO View Delibird builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Icy WindTM16 Damage vs Diglett Blizzard 2x 114-134%KO Surf 2x 145-171%KO Waterfall 2x 126-150%KO Icy Wind 2x 59-69% View Gyarados builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 105-124%KO Mega Drain 2x 97-114%KO Absorb 2x 52-62% View Tangela builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Diglett Mega Drain 2x 48-57% View Hoppip builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 97-114%KO View Weepinbell builds →

Crystal Evolution

Diglett is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dugtrio. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#050Diglett

Level 26

#051Dugtrio

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Diglett

Ground

Dugtrio

Ground

35+25

ATK

100+45

DEF

50+25

SP.ATK

50+15

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

120+25

BST

265D-Tier

425B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Diglett easily with 66 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Beat Up, Feint Attack and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Diglett Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Nothing

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
Rock Slide
SlashCoverage
Mud SlapSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TaurosExcellent

PersianGood

ClefableGood

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Beat Up aren't available any other way for Diglett, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Dig for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 9

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 17

Dig

C6010010Ground

Lv 25

Sand Attack

A—10015Ground

Lv 33

Slash

S7010020Normal

Lv 41

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 49

Fissure

——305Ground

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

A2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

B6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Diglett can't learn any Tutor moves

Crystal Diglett Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 3 locations. Diglett's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Diglett in Crystal

You can find Diglett through 3 walking encounters at Lv. 2-32. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Diglett's Cave - B1F

Grass Lv.2-16 Cave

90%Early

Day

Diglett's Cave - B1F

Grass Lv.3-24 Cave

90%Early

Morning

Diglett's Cave - B1F

Grass Lv.4-32 Cave

90%Early

Night

Diglett Guide

Diglett has 2 evolution paths: Dugtrio at level 26 and Alolan Dugtrio at level 26. Different conditions, different results.
Diglett has 2 evolution paths: Dugtrio at level 26 and Alolan Dugtrio at level 26. Different method for each one.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Diglett works as a placeholder. Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dugtrio. That's where the stats start mattering.
Diglett is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Diglett appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 79-95% View Bellsprout builds →
Poliwag Water	D
Obtain MethodEcruteak City Surfing Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Bubble 2x 53-63% View Poliwag builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 13 Learns Water Gun at Level 13 View Totodile builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Water Gun 2x 82-97% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Water Gun 2x 74-88% View Quagsire builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Absorb 2x 44-53% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Diglett Razor Leaf 2x 82-97% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 82-97% View Bellsprout builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Blizzard 2x 228-270%KO Water Gun 2x 88-105%KO View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Absorb 2x 43-53% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Diglett Razor Leaf 2x 83-98% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 88-105%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice PunchTM33 Powder SnowLv. 13 Damage vs Diglett Blizzard 2x 228-270%KO Ice Punch 2x 158-188%KO Powder Snow 2x 88-105%KO View Smoochum builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Blizzard 2x 232-274%KO Surf 2x 189-223%KO Water Gun 2x 91-109%KO View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Absorb 2x 43-51% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Diglett Razor Leaf 2x 81-96% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 85-102%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Mega Drain 2x 47-57% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Sunkern builds →

Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Diglett Mega Drain 2x 50-59% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Absorb 2x 45-54% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Diglett Razor Leaf 2x 80-96% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Vine Whip 2x 86-102%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Diglett Mega Drain 2x 45-54% Absorb 2x 27-32% View Sunkern builds →