Life Orb
LCItem
Life Orb
Life OrbAbilityTangling Hair
NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA
TeraGroundDarkStellar
EV spread
HP36
Atk236
Def36
Spe▲196
Forms
#0050
Diglett Alola
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
Weight1.0 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.
Tangling Hair
When this Pokémon takes regular damage from a contact move, the attacking Pokémon's Speed lowers by one stage.
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
30
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
45
Speed
90
Total
265
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Diglett Alola
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 Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 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 |
| 16 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 21 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 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 |
| 32 | Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 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 Alola can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Diglett Alola.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Diglett Alola”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/diglett-alola.
Species data from PokéAPI.