Is Dugtrio Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Wild on Route 228 alongside Diglett, already evolved. AbilityArena Trap trapping is the selling point. Fast and frail. Dugtrio can trap specific Battle Frontier threats, but the story doesn't benefit.
Dugtrio resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Volkner's coverage and hits back hard.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Dugtrio has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Dugtrio on Route 228 (walking, Lv 50-52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50GroundMud BombPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 100Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Dugtrio in Platinum
Dugtrio digs in at a single post-game cave around levels 50 to 52, common once you reach that deep stretch. It is the only spot it surfaces, so that one underground area is your whole search for the trio.
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 Dugtrio1 location to catch Diglett
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Diglett at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 26 — it evolves into Dugtrio.
Badge 8Where To Catch Dugtrio in Pt
- Step 1Catch Diglett
Not landing the catch? Calculate Dugtrio catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Dugtrio in Platinum
Dugtrio surfaces more often on Route 228, common enough to chain to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny, or evolve a chained Diglett. Compare Shiny Dugtrio odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Dugtrio Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x127-150%KO Water Pulse 2x54-64% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Palkia builds →Surf 2x187-220%KO Ice Beam 2x125-147%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x200-236%KO Ice Beam 2x124-146%KO Water Pulse 2x53-63% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x181-214%KO Ice Beam 2x96-113%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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Astonish, Beat Up and 6 more.
Pt Dugtrio Best Moveset
Fastest lock-in threat in the game at 120 Speed, and AbilityArena Trap means grounded opponents have to fight through it. The moveset runs MoveEarthquake at 100 Attack, but 35 HP folds to any hit it doesn't prevent.
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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its three heads move alternately, driving it through tough soil to depths of over 60 miles.
Dugtrio Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Dugtrio in Platinum 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.
In Platinum, Dugtrio is one of the stronger picks around. It rates A-Tier for this generation, and the Ground typing with 405 BST covers a lot of matchups.
Yes. Dugtrio is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Dugtrio becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
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 Platinum, use Dugtrio as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Earthquake is the primary attack.
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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