Is Diglett Good in X & Y Playthrough?
No wild Diglett in Kalos. Ground with AbilitySand Veil. Dugtrio is fast but too frail for the E4. Nidoking and Garchomp handle Ground coverage with more bulk.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Korrina's typing presses Diglett's defenses.
Ramos's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Wulfric's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Diglett cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Diglett in X & Y
You're catching Diglett first, not Diglett. Diglett appears in the wild in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Diglett Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Diglett
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x393-463%KO Ice Punch 2x247-291%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x400-471%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x215-254%KO Ice Beam 2x144-169%KO | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x461-544%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Gyarados can KO Diglett with Waterfall (298-350%). Kyurem threatens a KO with Ice Beam (309-363%).
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x298-350%KO Earthquake124-146%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x309-363%KO | ||
Diglett Evolutions
Diglett is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dugtrio. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed Diglett easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Astonish, Beat Up and 10 more to offspring.
XY Diglett Best Moveset
AbilityArena Trap still locks grounded opponents on the field. Ghost types can't be trapped this generation due to a new rule, but Ground types remain stuck. 95 Speed and 55 Attack fire at pre-evolution levels. The moveset traps what it can. Dugtrio one evolution away puts the trapping to devastating use.
Best Build
Diglett best EVs are Speed and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Memento
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Astonish aren't available any other way for Diglett, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Earth Power for solid options.
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
Base Stats
Lives about one yard underground where it feeds on plant roots. It sometimes appears aboveground.
Its skin is very thin. If it is exposed to light, its blood heats up, causing it to grow weak.
Diglett X & Y Guide
In X & Y, 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.
Yes. Alolan Diglett is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
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