What is Dugtrio weak to?

In Diamond & Pearl, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Dugtrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dugtrio's base 120 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Dugtrio?

In Diamond & Pearl, Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at level 26. Dugtrio is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Diglett . It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Dugtrio?

For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Dugtrio at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Diamond & Pearl, Dugtrio has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. It works best as a pivot. Base 120 Speed is where it shines.

What is the best ability for Dugtrio?

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.

Dugtrio - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

120Speed · Very Fast

Stats & Training

Dugtrio's all-in on Speed at the expense of HP. The physical lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 2 Speed EVs and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP35

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def70

Speed120

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging50 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight33.3 kg

Base XP149

Abilities

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Arena Trap

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Eluded by flying-types and Pokémon in the air.

Sand ForceHANot in game

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

Its three heads move alternately, driving it through tough soil to depths of over 60 miles.

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.

Dugtrio Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Dugtrio in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Dugtrio Wood Hammer 2x 199-235%KO Solar Beam 2x 154-181%KO Blizzard 2x 142-167%KO Ice Beam 2x 115-136%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 47 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Damage vs Dugtrio Power Whip 2x 211-249%KO Solar Beam 2x 151-178%KO Giga Drain 2x 96-113%KO Vine Whip 2x 81-96% View Carnivine builds →
Delibird IceFlying	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 AvalancheTM72 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Dugtrio Blizzard 2x 108-127%KO Ice Beam 2x 89-105%KO Avalanche 2x 69-82% Water Pulse 2x 40-47% View Delibird builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Dugtrio Petal Dance 2x 163-192%KO Solar Beam 2x 163-192%KO Giga Drain 2x 103-122%KO Magical Leaf 2x 84-99% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 112-133%KO Giga Drain 2x 72-85% Bullet Seed 2x 26-31% View Lileep builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

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 HP (+25), bringing the total to 405 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#050Diglett

Level 26

#051Dugtrio

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Diglett

Ground

Dugtrio

Ground

35+25

ATK

100+45

DEF

50+25

SP.ATK

50+15

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

120+25

BST

265D-Tier

425B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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 6 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Dugtrio Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 7

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 12

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 15

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 18

Dig

C8010010Ground

Lv 23

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 26

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Lv 28

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 33

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 40

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 45

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 50

Fissure

——305Ground

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Dugtrio can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Dugtrio in Diamond & Pearl

Dugtrio starts showing up in endgame routes at high spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Dugtrio in Diamond & Pearl

Diglett is your first catch on the way to Dugtrio. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 23-54 across 4 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Diglett
Route 228
PearlGrass Lv.23-25 Route
RareMid
Route 228
DiamondGrass Lv.23-25 Route
RareMid
Train until Level 26
Step 2Dugtrio ✓
Route 228
PearlGrass Lv.52-54 Route
CommonPost
Route 228
DiamondGrass Lv.52-54 Route
CommonPost
or evolve from Diglett (Step 1)

Dugtrio Guide

In Diamond & Pearl, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Dugtrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dugtrio's base 120 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Diamond & Pearl, Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at level 26. Dugtrio is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Diglett. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Dugtrio at 405 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Diamond & Pearl, Dugtrio has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. It works best as a pivot. Base 120 Speed is where it shines.
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.

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

Was this page helpful?

Thanks for your feedback!

Want to tell us more?

What was most useful?

About:

What could be improved?

About:

Thanks for your feedback

Buizel Water	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Dugtrio Water Gun 2x 45-55% View Buizel builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 74-87% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Turtwig builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Bubble 2x 39-47% View Surskit builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Dugtrio Absorb 2x 26-32% View Lotad builds →
Shellos Water	D
Available Move Moves Water PulseLv. 7 Damage vs Dugtrio Water Pulse 2x 58-71% View Shellos builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Dugtrio Razor Leaf 2x 70-83% Bullet Seed 2x 37-44% Absorb 2x 19-22% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Mega Drain 2x 37-44% Bullet Seed 2x 22-28% Absorb 2x 22-28% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Magical Leaf 2x 61-72% Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% View Cherubi builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Water Pulse 2x 52-61% Bubble 2x 37-44% View Surskit builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 156-184%KO Blizzard 2x 141-167%KO Ice Beam 2x 120-141%KO Ice Punch 2x 123-146%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Giga Drain 2x 73-86% Bullet Seed 2x 29-34% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Giga Drain 2x 73-86% Razor Leaf 2x 76-90% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 94-111%KO Giga Drain 2x 61-73% Razor Leaf 2x 76-90% Mega Drain 2x 36-43% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 101-120%KO Giga Drain 2x 64-77% Mega Drain 2x 36-43% Bullet Seed 2x 24-30% View Budew builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 156-184%KO Blizzard 2x 141-167%KO Ice Beam 2x 120-141%KO Ice Punch 2x 123-146%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 153-180%KO Giga Drain 2x 97-116%KO Vine Whip 2x 83-99% Bullet Seed 2x 47-56% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 167-197%KO Giga Drain 2x 104-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x 87-103%KO Mega Drain 2x 57-69% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Giga Drain 2x 73-86% Bullet Seed 2x 29-34% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Giga Drain 2x 73-86% Razor Leaf 2x 76-90% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Nuzleaf builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Dugtrio Wood Hammer 2x 193-227%KO Solar Beam 2x 151-179%KO Blizzard 2x 139-165%KO Ice Beam 2x 115-135%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Giga Drain 2x 96-113%KO Vine Whip 2x 80-95% Bullet Seed 2x 46-55% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 165-194%KO Giga Drain 2x 105-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x 83-99% Mega Drain 2x 59-70% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 111-132%KO Giga Drain 2x 71-84% Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Dugtrio Solar Beam 2x 111-132%KO Giga Drain 2x 71-84% Razor Leaf 2x 74-88% Bullet Seed 2x 37-44% View Nuzleaf builds →

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin SurfSTAB Thunderbolt Ice Beam Damage vs Dugtrio Rapid Spin 21-25% Surf 2x 157-185%KO Ice Beam 2x 105-123%KO View Starmie builds →
Swampert WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Beam WaterfallSTAB Damage vs Dugtrio Earthquake 97-114%KO Ice Beam 2x 73-85% Waterfall 2x 155-182%KO View Swampert builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Dugtrio Ice Shard 2x 102-121%KO Pursuit 51-60% View Weavile builds →