What is Dugtrio weak to?

In Yellow, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Dugtrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dugtrio's base 120 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Dugtrio?

In Yellow, Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at level 26. Dugtrio is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Diglett . It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Dugtrio?

For Yellow, it depends on your team. Dugtrio at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Yellow, Dugtrio has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as a pivot. Earthquake anchors the moveset.

What are Dugtrio's strengths?

In Yellow, Ground typing gives Dugtrio 3 resistances plus Electric immunity. Base 120 Speed is the standout stat. 405 BST gives it a workable foundation.

Dugtrio - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

120Speed · Very Fast

Stats & Training

Dugtrio's all-in on Speed at the expense of HP. The physical lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 2 Speed stat exp and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP35

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def70

Speed120

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging50 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight33.3 kg

Base XP149

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+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

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

Yellow

Dugtrio Weakness

Dugtrio's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. At base 120 Speed, Dugtrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Dugtrio 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 I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (4)

Fire Electric Poison Rock

How to Beat Dugtrio in Yellow (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 59-71% Absorb 2x 32-40% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 71-84% Vine Whip 2x 59-71% Mega Drain 2x 51-62% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Vine Whip 2x 63-75% Mega Drain 2x 56-66% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 41-49% View Paras builds →
Squirtle Water	D
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift Available Moves Moves Ice BeamTM13 Bubble BeamTM11 BubbleLv. 8 Water GunTM12 Damage vs Dugtrio Ice Beam 2x 62-74% Bubble Beam 2x 66-79% Bubble 2x 44-53% Water Gun 2x 44-53% View Squirtle builds →

Yellow Evolution

Evolve Diglett at level 26 to get Dugtrio. At 405 stats, this Ground type caps the chain without any egg option. Evolving from Diglett gave Dugtrio the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 405 stats. 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Dugtrio Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
Rock Slide
SlashCoverage
SubstituteUtility

Recommended Teammates

TaurosGood

SnorlaxDecent

StarmieDecent

Moves

Without TMs, Dugtrio's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Rock coverage on top of Earthquake and Dig for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Dig

—10010010Ground

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 15

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 19

Dig

—10010010Ground

Lv 24

Sand Attack

B—10015Ground

Lv 35

Slash

S7010020Normal

Lv 47

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—10010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM27

Fissure

——305Ground

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM48

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM50

Substitute

A——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

B—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Dugtrio doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Dugtrio can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Dugtrio in Yellow

A few locations for Dugtrio with moderate rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Dugtrio in Yellow

To get Dugtrio, start by catching Diglett through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 15-31. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Diglett
Diglett's Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.15-22 Cave
95%Early
Train until Level 26
Step 2Dugtrio ✓
Diglett's Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.29-31 Cave
5%Mid
Route 11
In-game trade Route
100%
Trade for (give Lickitung)
or evolve from Diglett (Step 1)

Dugtrio Guide

In Yellow, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Dugtrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dugtrio's base 120 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Yellow, Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at level 26. Dugtrio is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Diglett. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.
For Yellow, it depends on your team. Dugtrio at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Yellow, Dugtrio has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as a pivot. Earthquake anchors the moveset.
In Yellow, Ground typing gives Dugtrio 3 resistances plus Electric immunity. Base 120 Speed is the standout stat. 405 BST gives it a workable foundation.

Game Availability

Dugtrio first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 10 generations. It later gained an Alolan form in Generation 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Exeggutor GrassPsychic	S
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 257-303%KO Mega Drain 2x 87-104%KO View Exeggutor builds →
Articuno IceFlying	B
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Bubble BeamTM11 Water GunTM12 Damage vs Dugtrio Blizzard 2x 187-221%KO Ice Beam 2x 155-183%KO Bubble Beam 2x 74-87% Water Gun 2x 46-55% View Articuno builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 41 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 SurfHM03 Damage vs Dugtrio Hydro Pump 2x 132-155%KO Blizzard 2x 87-104%KO Ice Beam 2x 72-85% Surf 2x 108-128%KO View Gyarados builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 30 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Razor Leaf 2x 99-117%KO Vine Whip 2x 81-95% Mega Drain 2x 74-87% View Venusaur builds →
Vileplume GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 1 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Petal Dance 2x 232-273%KO Solar Beam 2x 232-273%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-93% View Vileplume builds →

Lapras WaterIce	B
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves Ice BeamTM13 Bubble BeamTM11 Water GunTM12 Damage vs Dugtrio Ice Beam 2x 138-163%KO Bubble Beam 2x 101-121%KO Water Gun 2x 63-75% View Lapras builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 60-71% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 71-83% Vine Whip 2x 60-71% Mega Drain 2x 53-63% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Vine Whip 2x 63-75% Mega Drain 2x 56-67% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 42-50% View Paras builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Dugtrio Vine Whip 2x 80-95% Mega Drain 2x 71-84% Absorb 2x 37-44% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 49-59% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Petal Dance 2x 165-194%KO Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 68-80% Vine Whip 2x 59-70% Mega Drain 2x 52-62% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 74-88% Vine Whip 2x 62-73% Mega Drain 2x 55-66% View Bellsprout builds →

Articuno IceFlying	B
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Bubble BeamTM11 Water GunTM12 Damage vs Dugtrio Blizzard 2x 181-213%KO Ice Beam 2x 147-173%KO Bubble Beam 2x 71-85% Water Gun 2x 45-54% View Articuno builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 206-242%KO Vine Whip 2x 78-92% Mega Drain 2x 70-84% Absorb 2x 37-43% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 137-162%KO Mega Drain 2x 49-58% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 181-213%KO Razor Leaf 2x 86-101%KO Vine Whip 2x 70-84% Mega Drain 2x 63-75% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Petal Dance 2x 181-213%KO Solar Beam 2x 181-213%KO Mega Drain 2x 63-75% Absorb 2x 34-40% View Gloom builds →

Articuno IceFlying	B
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Bubble BeamTM11 Water GunTM12 Damage vs Dugtrio Blizzard 2x 187-221%KO Ice Beam 2x 155-183%KO Bubble Beam 2x 74-87% Water Gun 2x 46-55% View Articuno builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Vine Whip 2x 81-95% Mega Drain 2x 74-87% Absorb 2x 39-46% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 144-169%KO Mega Drain 2x 51-60% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 187-221%KO Razor Leaf 2x 87-104%KO Vine Whip 2x 72-85% Mega Drain 2x 65-76% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Petal Dance 2x 187-221%KO Solar Beam 2x 187-221%KO Mega Drain 2x 65-76% Absorb 2x 35-41% View Gloom builds →