Is Dugtrio Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Alolan Dugtrio is fast, hits hard with Ground, and the Steel typing lets it shrug off most neutral hits. Handles Olivia cleanly. That HP won't save it from Water or Fighting moves though.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Diglett trades roughly evenly with the Totem Wishiwashi.
Diglett resists most of the Totem Salazzle's coverage and hits back hard.
The Totem Lurantis hits Diglett's weaknesses hard.
Diglett has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
The Totem Vikavolt's typing presses Dugtrio's defenses.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with the Totem Kommo-o.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Dugtrio resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Dugtrio's weaknesses hard.
Dugtrio trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Diglett
Catch Diglett in Verdant Cavern (walking, Lv 8-11).
Evolve Diglett to Dugtrio
Diglett evolves into Dugtrio at Level 26. Your Diglett should hit Level 26 before you reach Sophocles, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Alolan Dugtrio in Sun & Moon
The blond-maned Alolan Dugtrio is a common sight burrowing through the darker caves and slopes, its golden heads surfacing between level 28 and 59.
Where To Catch Alolan Dugtrio in SM
The path to Alolan Dugtrio starts with Alolan Diglett at Lv. 8-22 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch Alolan Diglett
- Step 2Alolan Dugtrio ✓Haina DesertLv.28-31GrassRate 30%Vast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.41-44GrassRate 20%Vast Poni Canyon - InsideLv.41-44GrassRate 10%Shaking spotPoni CoastLv.56-59GrassRate 100%Shaking spotor evolve from Alolan Diglett (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Alolan Dugtrio catch rates for Sun & Moon by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Dugtrio in Sun & Moon
Dugtrio digs in around Haina Desert, and a long SOS chain there pulls the shiny rate to 1 in 274. Compare Shiny Dugtrio odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Dugtrio Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Sun & Moon with Dugtrio preloaded.
Dugtrio Weakness
Dugtrio's Ground/Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Electric and Poison-type attacks completely. 8 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. At base 110 Speed, Dugtrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Poison |
What is Dugtrio Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Dugtrio
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x158-187%KO Brick Break 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x216-255%KO Bulldoze 2x74-87% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x219-258%KO Focus Blast 2x117-138%KO Bulldoze 2x54-64% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x216-255%KO Bulldoze 2x74-87% Surf 2x42-51% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x192-226%KO Hammer Arm 2x128-151%KO Fire Blast 2x56-66% Surf 2x46-55% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x185-218%KO Bulldoze 2x75-89% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x190-224%KO Focus Blast 2x101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x51-60% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x192-226%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x81-96% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Marowak builds →Stomping Tantrum 2x98-116%KO Brick Break 2x65-77% Fire Blast 2x58-70% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dugtrio View Samurott builds →Surf 2x132-156%KO Revenge 2x62-74% | ||
Dugtrio Evolutions
Alolan Dugtrio is the evolved form of Alolan Diglett. Breeding produces Diglett eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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 218 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Beat Up, Endure and 8 more.
SM Dugtrio Best Moveset
120 Speed with AbilityArena Trap locks grounded opponents in place, removing their ability to switch out. Alolan Dugtrio adds Steel typing with AbilityTangling Hair dropping Speed on contact instead. 100 Attack fires Ground TermStab fast. The moveset traps opponents that can't escape Ground, but 35 HP means one resisted hit back can still end it.
Best Build
Dugtrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
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 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its shining gold hair provides it with protection. It's reputed that keeping any of its fallen hairs will bring bad luck.
These Pokémon are cherished in the Alola region, where they are thought to be feminine deities of the land incarnate.
Dugtrio Sun & Moon Guide
Yes. Wild Dugtrio in Sun & Moon 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 Sun & Moon, Dugtrio has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Ground/Steel Pokemon available.
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.
Sand Force is the hidden ability. Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Dugtrio's regular abilities before committing.
In Sun & Moon, use Dugtrio as a sweeper. 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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