Is Dugtrio Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Diglett evolves at level 26, or catch in Diglett's Cave directly. AbilityArena Trap locks opponents in. Fast with strong Attack. Handles Lt. Surge and Blaine in the Kanto gyms but arrives too late for the Johto story.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Will'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 Bruno's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Diglett
Catch Diglett on Route 48 (walking, Lv 20, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Whitney
- TM65GhostShadow ClawPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 42
- LV 23DarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 26GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 29GroundMud BombPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Diglett to Dugtrio
Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at Level 26. Your Diglett should hit Level 26 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 26DarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 26NormalTri AttackPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 28GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 33GroundMud BombPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 45GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Dugtrio in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dugtrio is an uncommon level 19 to 29 catch tucked into Diglett's Cave near Vermilion, the same tunnel its base prefers. That single Kanto cave is where the three-headed mole turns up, so a deep dig is the way to one.
Wild Dugtrio may be holding when caught:
Soft Sand (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.1 location to catch Dugtrio3 locations to catch Diglett
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Diglett at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 26 — it evolves into Dugtrio.
Badge 6
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Dugtrio in HGSS
The only way to get Dugtrio during the story is evolving Diglett (Lv 26).
Not landing the catch? Calculate Dugtrio catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Dugtrio in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dugtrio tunnels deeper into Diglett's Cave, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Dugtrio odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Dugtrio Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Dugtrio preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dugtrio Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Dugtrio
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x195-230%KO Ice Fang 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO Water Pulse 2x54-64% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodSafari Zone Surfing | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x147-174%KO Energy Ball 2x83-99% Water Pulse 2x63-75% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x224-264%KO Ice Beam 2x52-61% | ||
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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Astonish, Beat Up and 7 more.
HGSS Dugtrio Best Moveset
Nothing escapes once this moveset lands: AbilityArena Trap locks grounded opponents in, and 120 Speed plus 100 Attack deliver MoveEarthquake before they can respond. The trap-and-kill sequence works perfectly against slower targets. 35 HP means Dugtrio can't take the hit if the Speed fails.
Best Build
Dugtrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
- Aerial Ace
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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its three heads bob separately up and down to loosen the soil nearby, making it easier for it to burrow.
Extremely powerful, they can dig through even the hardest ground to a depth of over 60 miles.
Dugtrio HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Dugtrio in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Soft Sand (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Soft Sand.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, go for it. Dugtrio rates A-Tier, and its Ground typing handles most of what the story throws at you.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Dugtrio as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Hasty on Dugtrio. +Speed is what matters, and the -Defense 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
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