This tiny brown Pokémon's most famous feature is that it seems to be perpetually buried within the earth, usually having only its head visible. Another one of its most distinguishing characteristics is its big pink nose.
What Diglett looks like underground is a mystery, a fact that has sparked many fan interpretations over the years. The only thing known is that they have feet, as mentioned in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, although not even its friend Magnemite knew this until Diglett mentioned it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
They dig underground quickly, and can cause small tremors. According to Gary in Dig Those Diglett!, Diglett can pull their heads underground at the speed of light.
Behavior
It burrows through the ground at a shallow depth. It leaves raised earth in its wake, making it easy to spot. Diglett has very thin skin, and thus if Diglett is exposed to light its blood will heat up, causing it to grow weak. This could be why Diglett prefer dark places, sticking its head up only when the sun is not bright.
Diglett live in tunnels and caves under the earth. They also sometimes live in burrows near forests where they maintain the soil. Diglett are frequently kept on farms to till the land. Diglett are native to Kanto, but can be found in Sinnoh.
Diglett first appeared in Dig Those Diglett!. They were causing trouble for a construction crew that planning on building a dam. The foreman insisted that the Diglett were to be exterminated, but the Pokémon of the trainers that happened to be in the area refused to fight them. The reason was that the Diglett and Dugtrio were helping to plant trees in the forest.
Diglett were also used by a man named Poncho in The Underground Round-Up. He used them to dig tunnels underground of a town that was infested with Electrode. The tunnels sent the Electrode to an open field where they'd live in peace. Poncho also had a Diglett inside his hat.
Diglett were also featured in Plant It Now...Diglett Later!, helping villagers with crops and being the apparent target of some thieves.
Pokémon Pinball: Numerous Diglett appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table, where the aim is to knock all the Diglett out. Once achieved a Dugtrio appears which must then be knocked out. More Diglett appear on the Red Table itself and earn the player points upon being hit.
Diglett are raised in most farms. The reason is simple - wherever this Pokémon burrows, the soil is left perfectly tilled for planting crops. This soil is made ideal for growing delicious vegetables.
Diglett was originally planned to use its Japanese name, "Digda", as its English name. Its Japanese name was later used as its German name.
Diglett has the second lowest base HP of any Pokémon, after Shedinja.
Diglett and its evolution can learn Scratch, Slash, Fury Swipes, Shadow Claw, and Cut (from Yellow Version onwards) despite not seeming to have hands or claws, and Aerial Ace, despite never appearing to leave the ground.
Diglett, despite being one of the smallest and lightest Pokémon, has the ability to mate with Wailord, the Pokémon with the greatest height, which is comparable to HSOWA.
Diglett has only been seen in the ground and not in or on any other surface type (e.g: flooring in a building). It has also only been seen from halfway up.
In the Pokéathlon, Diglett is seen to go underground rather than physically jump out of the ground in the Hurdle Dash.
If Diglett performs Dig in a battle, the animation when it executes Dig is slightly different compared to other animations, as it just leaves a small trail before popping up, whereas the usual animation involved a huge digging tremor appearing and stopping right at the Pokémon target in question.
In Pokémon Black and White, when Diglett and Dugtrio are sent out, they merely fade onto the screen instead of going down like all other Pokémon.
Origin
Diglett appears to be very similar to the artificial moles used in Whac-A-Mole arcade games, as referenced by its full health phrase in Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue. There is also some similarity to worms.
Name origin
Diglett's name seems to combine dig with the suffix let. Its Japanese name simply refers to the word dig.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
Soft Sand (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Diglett images on Bulbagarden Archives.
