Is Diglett Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Diglett's Cave sits right before Vermilion City, same as Red and Blue. Ground immunity to Electric makes Diglett the obvious pickup for Lt. Surge, and the blistering speed keeps it useful afterward. Paper-thin defenses though. One physical hit and it's gone.
Brock's typing presses Diglett's defenses.
Misty's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Diglett in Diglett's Cave (walking, Lv 15-22, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- LV 31NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 40GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Diglett to Dugtrio
Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at Level 26. Your Diglett should hit Level 26 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- LV 35NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 47GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Diglett in Yellow
One cave holds the entire Diglett population, common in that single dig-spot. The whole encounter footprint is that one underground area, nothing else.
1 location to catch Diglett
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Diglett in Y
Diglett is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking and trade encounters from Lv. 15-31 across 3 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Diglett ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Dugtrioor evolve from Diglett (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Diglett catch odds in the Yellow Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
Diglett Weakness
Type-wise, Diglett takes extra damage from Water, Grass, and Ice. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Diglett Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Diglett
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Gyarados builds →Bubble Beam 2x109-129%KO Ice Beam 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Vaporeon builds →Bubble Beam 2x168-198%KO Ice Beam 2x161-189%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Vermilion City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Diglett View Wartortle builds →Bubble Beam 2x113-134%KO Ice Beam 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Diglett Evolutions
Diglett starts a line toward Dugtrio. Can't breed this Ground type (275 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Diglett Best Moveset
Fastest Ground-type available at 100 Speed, but 55 Attack turns MoveEarthquake into small damage. 10 HP means one hit from anything ends it. Goes first, deals light damage, and folds on the return. Dugtrio does the same job with real power behind it.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Slash
- Sand Attack
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Diglett's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Earthquake and Dig, but Normal and Rock and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It prefers dark places. It spends most of its time underground, though it may pop up in caves.
Diglett Yellow Guide
In Yellow, for a casual playthrough, Diglett works as a placeholder. Ground 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 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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