Forms
#0050
Diglett
Mole Pokémon
It burrows through the ground at a shallow depth. It leaves raised earth in its wake, making it easy to spot.
Details
Height0.2 m
Weight0.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP53
Abilities
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 ForceHidden
Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Egg groups: Field
Base stats
HP
10
Attack
55
Defense
25
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
45
Speed
95
Total
265
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Eviolite
LC
Life Orb
LC
Special Focus Sash
LC
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Diglett
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Lv. 26
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Diglett can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 14 | Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150. | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 15 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 16 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 24 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 28 | Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Diglett can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Diglett.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Diglett”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/diglett.
Species data from PokéAPI.