Diglett (Japanese: ディグダ Digda) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Dugtrio starting at level 26.
Biology
Diglett is a tiny, brown Pokémon that seems to be perpetually buried within the earth, leaving only its head visible. It has beady black eyes and a large, round, pink nose. A Diglett in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team mentions that it has feet, though their size and appearance are unknown. It spends much of its time underground, and has very thin skin. If Diglett is exposed to sunlight, its blood will heat up and cause it to grow weak.
Diglett digs regularly through the earth at a shallow depth, leaving perfectly tilled soil in its wake. Diglett lives in tunnels and caves under the earth, where it feeds on tree roots. It also sometimes lives in burrows near forests, and has even been shown to live inside of trees.
In the anime
Major appearances
Diglett first appeared in Dig Those Diglett!. They were causing trouble for a construction crew that was 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.
Diglett appear in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness special as members of the Wigglytuff's Guild. They sound the alarm whenever intruders step into the Guild.
Minor appearances
A Diglett briefly appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
Diglett also appeared in Pallet Party Panic, at a party among other Pokémon.
A pink Diglett appeared in In the Pink, residing on the Pinkan Island.
Multiple Diglett were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in The Rivalry Revival.
Diglett made an appearance in Tanks a Lot!.
Several Diglett protected an Apricorn tree against Team Rocket in Going Apricorn!.
Two Diglett were seen in the wild in The Legend of Thunder!.
Multiple Diglett also appeared in The Power of One, Celebi: Voice of the Forest and Pokémon Heroes.
A Diglett also appeared in Pinch Healing! as one of the wild Pokémon in the forest.
Several Diglett also appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
A Diglett is owned by one of the students of Snowpoint Trainers' School in Classroom Training!.
A group of Diglett appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On!.
Multiple Diglett appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.
A Diglett appeared in The Dream Continues!.
Two Diglett appeared in a flashback/fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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EP031
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Diglett
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Ash's Pokédex
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Diglett. The movement of these Ground Pokémon can be easily detected by their tracks of upturned earth.
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Original series entries continue below.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP114
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Diglett
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Ash's Pokédex
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Diglett, the Mole Pokémon. Diglett love to create underground tunnels.
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In the manga
Diglett in Pokémon Adventures
In the movie adaptations
Diglett appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Diglett makes a cameo in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Raging Rhydon as a wild Pokémon in Mt. Moon.
Red also owns a Diglett that he caught offscreen in A Tale of Ninetales. He uses it against a wild Eevee in Blame It on Eevee, but it was quickly defeated when Eevee evolved into Vaporeon.
A group of wild Diglett appeared in Can You Diglett? where they were seen crossing the tunnel Bruno's Onix made when he battled Red, some of them then evolved into Dugtrio.
A Diglett is seen as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City in Slugging It Out With Slugma.
Pearl owns a Diglett called Digler that was caught to fill his team with six Pokémon.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Diglett participated in a baseball match in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.
A Diglett is seen with Red during the curry cooking competition that went on in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?.
Giovanni was shown to have seven Diglett. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.
Many Diglett have made minor appearances during Red's travels.
In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga
Ruby has a Diglett at his house as seen in Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Diglett in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Diglett (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Lives about one yard underground where it feeds on plant roots. It sometimes appears aboveground.
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Blue
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Yellow
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It prefers dark places. It spends most of its time underground, though it may pop up in caves.
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Stadium
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Its head pokes up approximately eight inches out of the ground. However, its real size remains a mystery to this day.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Its skin is very thin. If it is exposed to light, its blood heats up, causing it to grow weak.
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Silver
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If a Diglett digs through a field, it leaves the soil perfectly tilled and ideal for planting crops.
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Crystal
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It digs underground and chews on tree roots, sticking its head out only when the sun isn't bright.
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Stadium 2
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Its skin is very thin. If it is exposed to light, its blood heats up, causing it to grow weak.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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Diglett are raised in most farms. The reason is simple — wherever they burrow, the soil is left perfectly tilled for growing delicious crops.
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FireRed
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It burrows through the ground at a shallow depth. It leaves raised earth in its wake, making it easy to spot.
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LeafGreen
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Lives about one yard underground where it feeds on plant roots. It sometimes appears aboveground.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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A Pokémon that lives underground. Because of its dark habitat, it is repelled by bright sunlight.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its skin is very thin. If it is exposed to light, its blood heats up, causing it to grow weak.
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SoulSilver
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If a Diglett digs through a field, it leaves the soil perfectly tilled and ideal for planting crops.
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Generation V
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Black
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A Pokémon that lives underground. Because of its dark habitat, it is repelled by bright sunlight.
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White
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Black 2
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A Pokémon that lives underground. Because of its dark habitat, it is repelled by bright sunlight.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Lives about one yard underground where it feeds on plant roots. It sometimes appears aboveground.
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Y
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Its skin is very thin. If it is exposed to light, its blood heats up, causing it to grow weak.
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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10
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70 - 117
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130 - 224
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 265
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 45.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Diglett
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Diglett
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Diglett in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Diglett in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Diglett
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Diglett can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Diglett cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Diglett
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Diglett
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Diglett was originally to use its Japanese name, "Digda", as its English name. This name was retained in the German localization of the games.
- Diglett has the second lowest base HP of any Pokémon, after Shedinja.
- It also has the lowest base Defense of any Ground-type Pokémon.
- Diglett and its evolution can learn Scratch, Slash, Shadow Claw, and Aerial Ace despite having no visible hands or claws.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, after the first Mt. Steel mission, Diglett mentions having feet. It is mentioned again as being one of the seven mysteries of Pokémon in a letter, alongside Arbok's pattern changes and the inside of Forretress's shell.
- Diglett and its evolved form share their species name with Drilbur. They are all known as the Mole Pokémon.
- 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.
- In the Pokéathlon Hurdle Dash, Diglett and Dugtrio are seen to go underground rather than physically jump out of the ground.
- Since Generation V, when Diglett and Dugtrio are sent out, they merely fade onto the screen instead of dropping down like all other Pokémon.
- In the Poké Transfer, Diglett and Dugtrio run between bushes rather than jump.
- In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, if Diglett is the player's partner Pokémon, and the player goes to the Pokémon Center, Diglett jumps to its Poké Ball to be healed
- In the anime, Gary has stated that Diglett is able to pull its head underground at the speed of light.
- Diglett is the lightest Ground-type 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 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. There is also some similarity to worms.
Name origin
Diglett is a combination of dig and singlet.
Digda refers to the word dig.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ディグダ Digda
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From the word dig
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French
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Taupiqueur
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From taupe and piqueur, the name also sounds like the end of marteau-piqueur
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Spanish
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Diglett
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Same as English name
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German
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Digda
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Same as Japanese name
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Italian
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Diglett
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Same as English name
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Korean
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디그다 Digeuda
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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地鼠 Dìshǔ
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Literally "Ground rodent", but also refers to the mole. Can also be a reference to 打地鼠 Dǎ Dìshǔ
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Cantonese Chinese
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地鼠 Deihsyú
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Literally "Ground rodent", but also refers to the mole
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External links
Notes
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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.
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