Is Dugtrio Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Dugtrio with AbilityArena Trap locks opponents in for the KO. Fast Ground coverage that handles Wattson's gym and contributes against Sidney. The lock-in effect is the selling point. The stats are just enough to close fights Dugtrio starts.
Roxanne's typing presses Dugtrio's defenses.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Dugtrio 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 26.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalTri AttackPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 17GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 51GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
How to Get Dugtrio in Emerald
Wild Dugtrio does not exist in Emerald. Trade a Diglett in and level it to 26, or import an evolved one directly. Trapinch digs the desert ground-type niche here instead.
How to Obtain Dugtrio in E
- Step 1Obtain DiglettCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Diglett's Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Diglett's Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Diglett's Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Diglett's Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Diglett's Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 228. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 228. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Dugtrio ✓
How to Get Shiny Dugtrio in Emerald
Dugtrio never surfaces wild in Hoenn, so raise or catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, where its Diglett line swarms Diglett's Cave, hunt the shiny there, then send it across the link cable into Emerald. See every game where Shiny Dugtrio can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Dugtrio Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dugtrio
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x236-278%KO Ice Beam 2x125-147%KO | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x159-188%KO Ice Beam 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x153-180%KO Surf 2x121-142%KO Ice Beam 2x80-95% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Walrein builds →Surf 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO | ||
Dugtrio Evolutions
Dugtrio is the evolved form of Diglett. Breeding produces Diglett eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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
Breeding
Breed with Dugtrio to get Diglett eggs easily using 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Feint Attack and 4 more.
E Dugtrio Best Moveset
Fastest Ground type at 120 Speed with AbilityArena Trap locking grounded opponents in permanently. 100 Attack fires MoveEarthquake on targets that can't switch out. The moveset forces kills by removing the opponent's ability to escape, making team matchup planning irrelevant for whatever gets trapped.
Best Build
Dugtrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power Bug
- Aerial Ace
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Beat Up on Dugtrio. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Dig, 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Because the triplets originally split from one body, they think exactly alike. They work cooperatively to burrow endlessly through the ground.
Dugtrio Emerald Guide
Dugtrio isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Dugtrio is one of the stronger picks around. It rates S-Tier for this generation, and the Ground typing with 405 BST covers a lot of matchups.
Dugtrio has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
In Emerald, use Dugtrio as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Jolly on Dugtrio. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Dugtrio first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 9 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 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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