Diglett | Pokémon guide
Pokémon’s Diglett – known as the ‘mole Pokémon’, if you didn’t know – is a classic. It’s been here since day one, and pops up (literally) in Pokopia. We’re still not sure if the pink thing is a nose or a mouth, but either way, if you need a ground-type ‘mon, Diglett is here for you.
Don’t forget the Alolan Diglett, too, which arrived as a Gen 7 Pokémon, sprouting some yellow strands of hair. If you need a refresh on other Alolan variants, check out our Pokédex here.
Here’s everything in our Diglett guide:
Here’s the key information you need to know about Diglett:
| National Pokédex # | 0,050 |
| Type | Diglett – Ground Alolan Diglett – Ground / Steel |
| Abilities | Diglett – Sand Veil or Arena Trap Alolan Diglett – Sand Veil or Tangling Hair |
| Hidden ability | Sand Force |
| Gender ratio | Male – 50% Female – 50% |
| Catch rate | 43.9% |
| Egg groups | Field |
| EV yield | One speed |
Diglett’s evolution
Both Diglett’s forms (Kanto and Alolan) evolve into Dugtrio at level 26. The Kanto form remains a ground type, whereas the Alolan Dugtrio continues to be ground/steel. Diglett is not related to Wiglett – it’s just a fun evolutionary coincidence.
Diglett’s locations
Here are all the locations you can find Diglett in each Pokémon game. Unless stated, these locations are for the original Kanto form – Alolan forms will be noted.
Gen 1 locations
| Red / Blue | Diglett’s Cave |
| Yellow | Diglett’s Cave |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold / Silver | Diglett’s Cave |
| Crystal | Diglett’s Cave |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby / Sapphire Trade |
Trade |
| Emerald Trade |
Trade |
| FireRed / LeafGreen | Diglett’s Cave |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Trade |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond / Pearl | Route 228 |
| Platinum | Route 228 |
| HeartGold / SoulSilver | Route 48, Diglett’s Cave, Safari Zone, Vermilion City |
Gen 5 locations
| Black / White | Poké Transfer |
| Black 2 / White 2 | Poké Transfer |
Gen 6 locations
| X / Y | Breed Dugtrio |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | Fiery Path |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun / Moon | Pokémon Bank Routes 5 and 7, Diglett’s Tunnel, Lush Jungle, Seaward Cave, Ten Carat Hill, Verdant Cavern (Alolan) |
| Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | Pokémon Bank Routes 5 and 7, Diglett’s Tunnel, Verdant Cavern (Alolan) |
| Let’s Go Pikachu / Let’s Go Eevee | Diglett’s Cave Trade Kantonian Diglett in Lavender Town (Alolan) |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword / Shield | Route 4, Galar Mine, Rolling Fields, Giant’s Mirror, Bridge Field, Rolling Fields Trade (Alolan) |
| Isle of Armor | Reward for finding 150 Alolan Diglett (Alolan) |
| Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | Route 228 Unobtainable (Alolan) |
| Legends: Arceus | Unobtainable (both) |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet / Violet | South Province: Area Two, Area Six, Inlet, Grotto, Alfornada Cavern, East Province: Area Three, West Province: Asado Desert, South Province: Area Two Trade (Alolan) |
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Coastal Biome, Torchlit Labyrinth (Alolan) |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable (both) |
How do I get Diglett in Pokémon Pokopia?
To get Diglett to appear in Pokémon Pokopia, you can build either a tree-shaded red tall grass habitat or a container snacking habitat. Diglett can spawn in all weathers and at all times in both of these Pokopia habitats.
To do that, you need the following items:
- Tree-shaded red tall grass – one pointy tree and four red tall grass
- Container snacking – wooden crate, barrel, lantern (powered on), a plate of food
Diglett’s base stats
Diglett’s base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats will grow.
| Stat | Diglett | Alolan Diglett |
| HP | 10 | 10 |
| Attack | 55 | 55 |
| Defense | 25 | 30 |
| Sp. Atk | 35 | 35 |
| Sp. Def | 45 | 45 |
| Speed | 95 | 90 |
Diglett’s type strengths and weaknesses
As a ground (and ground/steel) type, Diglett is immune to electric across the board. Both types have different weaknesses and strengths, so pay attention to which you’re using in battle.
Diglett
| Normal damage | Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Psychic, Steel |
| Weak | Grass, Ice, Water |
| Resistant | Poison, Rock |
| Immune | Electric |
Alolan Diglett
| Normal damage | Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice |
| Weak | Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water |
| Resistant | Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel |
| Immune | Electric, Poison |
Diglett’s moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Diglett can learn the following moves:
Diglett
Level up moves
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Sand Attack | Ground |
| One | Scratch | Normal |
| Four | Growl | Normal |
| Eight | Astonish | Ghost |
| 12 | Mud-Slap | Ground |
| 16 | Bulldoze | Ground |
| 20 | Sucker Punch | Dark |
| 24 | Slash | Normal |
| 28 | Sandstorm | Rock |
| 32 | Dig | Ground |
| 36 | Earth Power | Ground |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground |
| 44 | Fissure | Ground |
Alolan Diglett
Level up moves
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Sand Attack | Ground |
| One | Metal Claw | Steel |
| Four | Growl | Normal |
| Eight | Astonish | Ghost |
| 12 | Mud-Slap | Ground |
| 16 | Bulldoze | Ground |
| 20 | Sucker Punch | Dark |
| 24 | Iron Head | Steel |
| 28 | Sandstorm | Rock |
| 32 | Dig | Ground |
| 36 | Earth Power | Ground |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground |
| 44 | Fissure | Ground |
Diglett
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Agility | Psychic |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Bulldoze | Ground |
| Charm | Fairy |
| Curse | Ghost |
| Dig | Ground |
| Double-Edge | Normal |
| Earth Power | Ground |
| Earthquake | Ground |
| Endeavour | Normal |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| Foul Play | Dark |
| Helping Hand | Normal |
| Mud Shot | Ground |
| Mud-Slap | Ground |
| Protect | Normal |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Reversal | Fighting |
| Rock Blast | Rock |
| Rock Slide | Rock |
| Rock Tomb | Rock |
| Sand Tomb | Ground |
| Sandstorm | Rock |
| Scorching Sands | Ground |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Smack Down | Rock |
| Stealth Rock | Rock |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground |
| Stone Edge | Rock |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Take Down | Normal |
| Tera Blast | Normal |
| Thief | Dark |
| Throat Chop | Dark |
| Uproar | Normal |
Alolan Diglett
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Agility | Psychic |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Bulldoze | Ground |
| Charm | Fairy |
| Dig | Ground |
| Earth Power | Ground |
| Earthquake | Ground |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| Flash Cannon | Steel |
| Foul Play | Dark |
| Helping Hand | Normal |
| Iron Defense | Steel |
| Iron Head | Steel |
| Metal Claw | Steel |
| Metal Sound | Steel |
| Mud Shot | Ground |
| Mud-Slap | Ground |
| Protect | Normal |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Reversal | Fighting |
| Rock Blast | Rock |
| Rock Slide | Rock |
| Rock Tomb | Rock |
| Sand Tomb | Ground |
| Sandstorm | Rock |
| Scary Face | Normal |
| Scorching Sands | Ground |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Smack Down | Rock |
| Stealth Rock | Rock |
| Steel Beam | Steek |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground |
| Stone Edge | Rock |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Take Down | Normal |
| Tera Blast | Normal |
| Thief | Dark |
Diglett
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, Piloswine, Mamoswine |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape, Zangoose, Lucario |
| Headbutt | Normal | Seel, Dewgong, Tauros (all), Snubbul, Granbull, Seedot, Slakoth, Scraggy, Scrafty, Litleo, Pyroar, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Silicobra, Sandaconda, Eiscue, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Greavard, Houndstone, Maschiff, Mabosstiff |
| Hone Claws | Dark | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Sneasel, Weavile, Sneasler, Zangoose, Drilbur, Excadrill, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Zorua, Zoroark, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada, Maschiff, Mabosstiff |
| Memento | Dark | Stunky, Skuntank |
Alolan Diglett
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, Piloswine, Mamoswine |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape, Zangoose, Lucario |
| Headbutt | Normal | Seel, Dewgong, Tauros (all), Snubbul, Granbull, Seedot, Slakoth, Scraggy, Scrafty, Litleo, Pyroar, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Silicobra, Sandaconda, Eiscue, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Greavard, Houndstone, Maschiff, Mabosstiff |
| Hone Claws | Dark | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Sneasel, Weavile, Sneasler, Zangoose, Drilbur, Excadrill, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Zorua, Zoroark, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada, Maschiff, Mabosstiff |
| Memento | Dark | Stunky, Skuntank |
| Metal Sound | Steel | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Lucario |
| Thrash | Normal | Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Mankey, Primeape, Annihilape, Tauros (all), Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Cubchoo, Beartic, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Passimian, Komala, Morpeko |
There you have it – all the information you need to know about both Kanto and Alolan Diglett Pokémon forms.
