Physical
Balanced
CTier
78Speed · Below Avg

Diggersby's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. HP leads the defensive side, Sp. Atk eats the cost. Yields 2 HP EVs per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats
Above
HP85
C
Attack56
D
Defense77
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def77
C
Speed78
C
Total423
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate127 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight42.4 kg
93.5 lbsLight
Base XP148
Average
Abilities
PickupRare
Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
Cheek Pouch
Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.
Huge PowerHATop Pick
Doubles Attack in battle.
EV Yield
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

With power equal to an excavator, it can dig through dense bedrock. It’s a huge help during tunnel construction.

Diggersby is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, and Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Diggersby Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)Electric, Ghost
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassIceFighting
½xResist
PoisonRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricGhost
STAB (5)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Diggersby (Best Counters)

Goodra's Draco Meteor hits Diggersby for 75-89%. Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Diggersby for 73-86%. Florges deals 56-66% with Moonblast.

Goodra
GoodraOutspeeds, walls special sets
Dragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySapsipper
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Draco Meteor
  • Flamethrower
  • Knock Off
  • ToxicUtility
Damage vs Diggersby
Draco Meteor
75-89%
Flamethrower
35-41%
Knock Off
17-20%
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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

2 Forms
Bunnelby
#659Bunnelby
20
Level 20
Diggersby
#660Diggersby
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Bunnelby
Normal
Diggersby
NormalGround
HP
38
85+47
ATK
36
56+20
DEF
38
77+39
SP.ATK
32
50+18
SP.DEF
36
77+41
SPE
57
78+21
BST
237D-Tier
423C-Tier+186
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Diggersby to get Bunnelby eggs easily using 278 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 278·

Diggersby's locked into one move per switch-in with Choice Band, trading flexibility for raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Earthquake is the go-to spam option, with double STAB keeping switch-ins honest.

Best Build

All 6 games
Highly recommended
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Huge Power
Item
Choice BandPOWER
Best Nature for Diggersby
Jolly+SPE

Diggersby best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Quick AttackSTAB
  • ReturnSTAB
  • U Turn

Recommended Teammates

Clefable
ClefableDecent
Greninja
GreninjaDecent

Moves

All 6 games

Take Down and Earthquake bring the raw damage. But Diggersby also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 7
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
Lv 14
Quick Attack+1
S4010030Normal
Lv 24
Brutal Swing
D6010020Dark
Lv 28
Dig
C8010010Ground
Lv 32
Bounce
D85855Flying
Lv 36
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 40
Super Fang
D—9010Normal
Lv 44
Earthquake
S10010010Ground

TM Moves

TM
TM47
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM33
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
D7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM129
Circle Throw-6
D609010Fighting
TM108
Comet Punch
D188515Normal
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM131
Drain Punch
D7510010Fighting
TM52
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
TM69
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM29
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
TM154
Fissure
D—305Ground
TM55
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM100
Gunk Shot
D120805Poison
TM01
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
TM44
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM24
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
TM58
Iron Head
D8010015Steel
TM46
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM04
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM136
Scorching Sands
D7010010Ground
TM146
Skull Bash
C13010010Normal
TM53
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM88
Spikes
C——20Ground
TM65
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM73
Surf
D9010015Water
TM30
Swords Dance
B——20Normal
TM23
Thunder Punch
B7510015Electric
TM82
U-turn
A7010020Bug
TM86
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Diggersby doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Diggersby can't learn any Tutor moves
All 6 games

Diggersby can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Transfer Bunnelby from X or Sword and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Diggersby in Legends: Z-A

  1. Bunnelby
    Step 1Obtain Bunnelby

    Also found in:

    XSword
  2. Diggersby
    Step 2Diggersby ✓

  • Diggersby's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fighting-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Bunnelby evolves into Diggersby at level 20. Diggersby is the fully evolved form. It sits at 423 BST in its evolved form.

  • Diggersby can work for a story run. 423 BST is average, but Normal/Ground typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.

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