Is Dugtrio Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Ground with AbilityArena Trap. Wild in Kalos. Fast enough to move first against most story trainers. Handles Clemont and Malva through Ground. Frail, but AbilityArena Trap prevents trainers from switching out.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with 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.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Wulfric's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Dugtrio on Route 13 (walking, Lv 26-28, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
How to Get Dugtrio in X & Y
high spawn rates for Dugtrio across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Dugtrio in XY
Step 1Obtain DiglettBREEDINGAvailableLeave Dugtrio with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Diglett egg.
Step 2Dugtrio ✓Route 13Lv.26-28GrassShaking spotor evolve from Diglett (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Dugtrio Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dugtrio
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x198-233%KO Ice Punch 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x203-240%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x120-142%KO Ice Beam 2x80-95% | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x232-273%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Starmie can KO Dugtrio with Scald (140-165%).
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin21-25% Scald 2x140-165%KO Ice Beam 2x105-123%KO | ||
Dugtrio Evolutions
Dugtrio is the evolved form of Diglett. Breeding produces Diglett eggs, and they're average hatch time. 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
Breeding
Breed with Dugtrio to get Diglett eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Astonish, Beat Up and 10 more.
XY Dugtrio Best Moveset
AbilityArena Trap still locks grounded opponents, but Ghost types gained trapping immunity this generation. 120 Speed and 100 Attack fire MoveEarthquake into trapped targets that can't escape. The moveset eliminates specific threats for the team. Opponents started running more Ghost types and Flying types to avoid the lock-in.
Best Build
Dugtrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Memento
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Astonish on Dugtrio. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Earth Power, they expand what Dugtrio can actually threaten in practice.
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
In battle, it digs through the ground and strikes the unsuspecting foe from an unexpected direction.
Extremely powerful, they can dig through even the hardest ground to a depth of over 60 miles.
Dugtrio X & Y Guide
For X & Y, 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 X & Y, Dugtrio has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. It works best as a pivot. Earthquake with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Sand Veil increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. That's the one you want on Dugtrio. Sand Force is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Arena Trap works too if your team needs something different.
In X & Y, Dugtrio fills the pivot role. It's a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Base 120 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
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
- 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