Is Diggersby Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Normal/Ground at level 20 with AbilityPickup. AbilityHuge Power as hidden ability doubles Attack to absurd levels. If you catch one with AbilityHuge Power, Diggersby handles Clemont, Malva, and Wikstrom. From Route 2 pickup to E4 contributor. The sleeper hit of X/Y.
Bunnelby has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Diggersby has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Diggersby has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Siebold's team hits Diggersby's weaknesses hard.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Bunnelby on Route 2 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Your Bunnelby should hit Level 20 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Diggersby in X & Y
A few locations for Diggersby 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 Diggersby in XY
To get Diggersby, start by catching Bunnelby through walking encounters at Lv. 2-27. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch BunnelbyRoute 5Lv.8-10GrassRate 30%Route 5Lv.8-10GrassRate 30%Purple flowersRoute 2Lv.2-3GrassRate 20%Route 3Lv.3-4GrassRate 20%Route 22Lv.5-6GrassRate 20%
Step 2Diggersby ✓Route 22Lv.27GrassRate 10%Yellow Floweror evolve from Bunnelby (Step 1)
Diggersby Weakness
Diggersby is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, and Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Ghost-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ghost |
What is Diggersby Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Diggersby
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 2x67-80% Rock Smash 2x47-56% | ||
 Simisage Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Simisage builds →Seed Bomb 2x76-90% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Simipour builds →Scald 2x76-90% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Quilladin Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Quilladin builds →Vine Whip 2x40-47% Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x69-82% Surf 2x26-32% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x72-85% Surf 2x40-47% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x84-99% Aurora Beam 2x42-49% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x76-91% Bullet Seed 2x19-23% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x69-82% Surf 2x26-32% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodAzure Bay Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Lapras builds →Surf 2x69-82% Ice Beam 2x69-82% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x101-119%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x76-91% Bullet Seed 2x19-23% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x69-82% Surf 2x26-32% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodAzure Bay Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Lapras builds →Surf 2x69-82% Ice Beam 2x69-82% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO Bullet Seed 2x19-23% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x100-119%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x106-126%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Chesnaught builds →Seed Bomb 2x76-90% Low Sweep 2x61-73% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x72-85% Surf 2x28-34% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO Bullet Seed 2x19-23% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x108-127%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x100-118%KO Ice Punch 2x65-76% Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Chesnaught builds →Seed Bomb 2x76-90% Low Sweep 2x62-74% | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x114-135%KO Focus Blast 2x51-60% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 2x138-163%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x128-150%KO Bullet Seed 2x19-23% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x113-134%KO Focus Blast 2x49-58% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x136-161%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x123-145%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO Bullet Seed 2x18-22% | ||
In X & Y, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Superpower (120-141%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Clefable builds →Moonblast14-17% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge25-29% Pursuit20-24% Crunch40-47% Superpower 2x120-141%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave18-21% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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Diggersby Evolutions
Diggersby is the evolved form of Bunnelby. Breeding produces Bunnelby eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Bunnelby gave Diggersby the biggest boost in HP (+47), bringing the total to 423 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Diggersby Best Moveset
AbilityHuge Power doubles 56 Attack to 112 effective, and Normal/Ground TermStab fires MoveEarthquake and MoveReturn with only Fighting as the shared weakness. Ghost types block Normal but take Ground. The moveset answers Electric, Rock, and Steel types through boosted Ground coverage.
Best Build
Diggersby best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Frustration
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Diggersby gets Defense Curl and Rollout exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Giga Impact and Hyper Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
With their powerful ears, they can heft boulders of a ton or more with ease. They can be a big help at construction sites.
As powerful as an excavator, its ears can reduce dense bedrock to rubble. When it’s finished digging, it lounges lazily.
Diggersby X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Diggersby can work for a story run. 423 BST is average, but Normal/Ground typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In X & Y, Don't let Diggersby's 423 base stat total fool you. Huge Power is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Earthquake with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In X & Y, Run Huge Power on Diggersby. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Diggersby also gets Pickup and Cheek Pouch, but they don't compare.
In X & Y, Huge Power is the hidden ability. It doubles Attack in battle. Worth hunting for if you want Diggersby to compete at a higher level.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Diggersby has appeared in 6 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves