Is Diglett Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ground/Steel Diglett shows up everywhere on the routes near Olivia's trial. The Steel side resists 10 types, and AbilityTangling Hair slows anything that touches it. Fast and disposable, useful for Olivia and portions of Molayne's E4.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Diglett on Verdant Cavern (walking, Lv 8-11).
Your Diglett should hit Level 26 before you reach Lana, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Alolan Diglett in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Easy grab on Alolan Diglett with high spawn rates across 10 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Diglett in USUM
The path to Diglett starts with Diglett at Lv. 8-23 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Diglett Weakness
Type-wise, Diglett takes extra damage from Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground. Electric and Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Poison |
What is Diglett Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Diglett
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x179-212%KO Bubble 2x38-47% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x88-106%KO Brick Break 2x109-129%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x177-209%KO Bubble Beam 2x53-65% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x93-112%KO Brick Break 2x109-130%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x190-225%KO Bubble Beam 2x58-70% | ||
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x100-120%KO Brick Break 2x118-140%KO | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x269-317%KO Bulldoze 2x146-173%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x263-312%KO Bulldoze 2x140-165%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x263-312%KO Bulldoze 2x140-165%KO Brine 2x58-69% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x269-317%KO Bulldoze 2x146-173%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x283-335%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x319-377%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x287-339%KO Brick Break 2x192-226%KO | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x266-315%KO | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x332-391%KO Brick Break 2x134-158%KO Bulldoze 2x107-126%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x425-501%KO Bulldoze 2x142-168%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x278-328%KO Brick Break 2x186-218%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x308-363%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x319-376%KO Brick Break 2x188-222%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x436-514%KO Bulldoze 2x147-174%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x336-396%KO Focus Blast 2x207-244%KO Bulldoze 2x110-130%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Bewear builds →Superpower 2x467-550%KO Earthquake 2x259-306%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x332-392%KO Brick Break 2x194-230%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x269-317%KO Brick Break 2x135-159%KO Fire Blast 2x106-126%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Tentacool's Scald hits Diglett for 77-91%. Ponyta threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (299-353%). Salandit's Fire Blast also KOs at 139-164%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Tentacool builds →Rapid Spin12-14% Scald 2x77-91% Knock Off32-38% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemEviolite NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Ponyta builds →Flare Blitz 2x299-353%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityCorrosion ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Salandit builds →Fire Blast 2x139-164%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAftermath ItemLightclay NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Voltorb builds →Explosion56-66% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStickyhold ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Trubbish builds →Infestation4-4% | ||
Diglett Evolutions
Diglett is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dugtrio. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Diglett Best Moveset
95 Speed with AbilityArena Trap preventing grounded opponents from switching out. 10 HP and 25 Defense mean Diglett goes down to any hit that lands. The Alolan form adds Steel typing but the same fragility. The moveset locks specific targets in but cannot survive to act twice. Dugtrio one evolution away adds 100 Speed.
Best Build
Diglett best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Hone Claws
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Beat Up aren't available any other way for Diglett, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Earth Power for solid options.
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
Although it's powerful enough to dig right through volcanic rock, it doesn't allow itself to be seen very often.
The need to dig through volcanic rock in the ground has made them more powerful than the Diglett of other regions.
Diglett Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Diglett works as a placeholder. Ground/Steel coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dugtrio. That's where the stats start mattering.
Yes. Alolan Diglett is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Diglett appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
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