Is Diggersby Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Normal/Ground import with AbilityHuge Power doubling its Attack to massive levels. Handles Wattson and Steven's Steel squad. AbilityHuge Power Azumarill is available wild though, filling the same doubled-Attack niche natively.
Roxanne's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Bunnelby trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bunnelby's defenses.
Diggersby has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Diggersby's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Diggersby's weaknesses hard.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Diggersby's weaknesses hard.
Diggersby trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Diggersby 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
How to Get Diggersby in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Diggersby isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Bunnelby from X & Y or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Bunnelby to Diggersby is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Diggersby in ORAS
Step 1Obtain BunnelbyCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 5 · Purple flowers, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Rolling Fields · Overcast. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Diggersby ✓
Diggersby Weakness
Diggersby is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, and Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Ghost-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ghost |
What is Diggersby Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Diggersby
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x74-88% Mega Drain 2x34-40% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x87-102%KO Aurora Beam 2x41-49% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Croconaw builds →Surf 2x55-66% Ice Fang 2x33-39% | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x73-87% Surf 2x28-33% | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x70-84% Mega Drain 2x26-31% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x133-157%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x74-87% Surf 2x27-33% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x66-79% Ice Fang 2x41-49% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x114-135%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x94-110%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x72-85% Surf 2x28-33% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO Bullet Seed 2x19-22% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x114-134%KO Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO Focus Blast 2x74-87% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x120-142%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x126-148%KO Bullet Seed 2x18-22% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x111-132%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x113-133%KO Focus Blast 2x75-89% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x136-160%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x121-143%KO Surf 2x26-31% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x136-160%KO Ice Punch 2x45-54% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x126-149%KO Bullet Seed 2x18-22% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Superpower (120-141%).
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Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Clefable builds →Moonblast14-17% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge25-29% Pursuit20-24% Crunch40-47% Superpower 2x120-141%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diggersby View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave18-21% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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Diggersby Evolutions
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
ORAS Diggersby Best Moveset
AbilityHuge Power doubles 56 Attack to 112 effective, and Normal/Ground TermStab fires both MoveEarthquake and MoveReturn with only Fighting as the shared weakness. Ghost blocks Normal but takes Ground. The moveset earns A-tier through Huge Power coverage.
Best Build
Diggersby best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Frustration
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hammer Arm and Take Down bring the raw damage. But Diggersby also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
With their powerful ears, they can heft boulders of a ton or more with ease. They can be a big help at construction sites.
As powerful as an excavator, its ears can reduce dense bedrock to rubble. When it’s finished digging, it lounges lazily.
Diggersby Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Diggersby can work for a story run. 423 BST is average, but Normal/Ground typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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. Earthquake with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Huge Power is the hidden ability. It doubles Attack in battle. Worth hunting for if you want Diggersby to compete at a higher level.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
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