Is Dugtrio Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Fast Ground-type that handles Volkner and Flint's Rapidash without taking a hit. AbilityArena Trap prevents switching, which is fun against AI trainers. Just don't let anything touch it. Garchomp does the same job with actual bulk.
Diglett resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Dugtrio on Route 228 (walking, Lv 52-54, common).
How to Get Dugtrio in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
2 encounter spots for Dugtrio at high spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Dugtrio in BDSP
To get Dugtrio, start by catching Diglett through walking encounters at Lv. 23-54. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch DiglettRoute 228Lv.23-25GrassRate 5%
Step 2Dugtrio ✓Route 228Lv.52-54GrassRate 30%or evolve from Diglett (Step 1)
Dugtrio Weakness
Dugtrio's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. At base 120 Speed, Dugtrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Dugtrio Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dugtrio
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Surskit builds →Scald 2x74-87% Giga Drain 2x45-53% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x149-176%KO Ice Beam 2x74-89% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x120-141%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x90-107%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x120-141%KO Ice Beam 2x80-94% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x149-176%KO Ice Beam 2x74-89% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x90-107%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x117-139%KO Ice Beam 2x78-93% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x143-168%KO Ice Beam 2x72-85% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Golduck builds →Surf 2x117-139%KO Ice Beam 2x78-93% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x54-63% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x118-140%KO Ice Beam 2x78-93% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x141-167%KO Ice Beam 2x70-84% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Golduck builds →Surf 2x118-140%KO Ice Beam 2x78-93% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x122-143%KO Ice Beam 2x51-61% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x78-91% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x151-179%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO Water Pulse 2x52-62% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x140-166%KO Ice Beam 2x70-83% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Golduck builds →Surf 2x116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x78-91% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x116-137%KO Ice Beam 2x78-91% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x151-179%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO Water Pulse 2x52-62% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x135-160%KO Energy Ball 2x90-106%KO Water Pulse 2x61-72% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x140-166%KO Ice Beam 2x70-83% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x118-139%KO Ice Beam 2x79-93% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rillaboom can KO Dugtrio with U-turn (100-118%). Starmie threatens a KO with Scald (117-138%).
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Rillaboom builds →Knock Off93-110%KO U Turn100-118%KO | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemPower Herb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Starmie builds →Scald 2x117-138%KO Ice Beam 2x88-103%KO Psyshock58-69% | ||
Dugtrio Evolutions
Dugtrio is the evolved form of Diglett. Breeding produces Diglett eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Diglett gave Dugtrio the biggest boost in Attack (+45), bringing the total to 425 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dugtrio to get Diglett eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Astonish, Beat Up and 7 more.
BDSP Dugtrio Best Moveset
Crashed from A-tier to E as AbilityArena Trap trapping lost its decisive edge in a format with more bulk and fewer targets it can actually finish. 120 Speed and 100 Attack give the moveset first-strike potential, but 35 HP means Dugtrio rarely survives the counterattack. Hidden AbilitySand Force adds Ground TermStab power in sandstorm without fixing the core fragility.
Best Build
Dugtrio best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
- Beat Up
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Astonish on Dugtrio. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Earth Power, they expand what Dugtrio can actually threaten in practice.
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
Its three heads move alternately, driving it through tough soil to depths of over 60 miles.
Dugtrio Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Dugtrio at 425 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dugtrio has a 425 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. It works best as a sweeper. Earthquake with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Sand Veil increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. That's the one you want on Dugtrio. Sand Force is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Arena Trap works too if your team needs something different.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dugtrio fills the sweeper role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Base 120 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
Game Availability
Dugtrio first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 10 generations. It later gained an Alolan form in Generation 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
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