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diglett
#050

Diglett

Mole Pokémon

Ground

It chews on plant roots underground. Farmers whose vegetables are vulnerable find it can be quite a pest.

Base Stats

HP 10
Attack 55
Defense 25
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 45
Speed 95
Total 265

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

dugtrio Dugtrio Lv. 26

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mole Pokémon
Height 0.2 m
Weight 0.8 kg
Base Exp 53
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

diglett Front Front
diglett Back Back
diglett Front Shiny Front Shiny
diglett Back Shiny Back Shiny
diglett Official Art Official Art
diglett Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 20.5%
Offensive Trapper
Item
Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability
Arena Trap
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 236
Spe 236
Choice Scarf
Moves
Final Gambit / Memento
Beat Up / Pursuit
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Arena Trap
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 236
Spe 236
Focus Sash
Moves
Sucker Punch / Memento
Memento / Reversal / Stealth Rock
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Arena Trap
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 236
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Despite poor defensive stats and mediocre offensive stats, Diglett is one of the defining Pokemon of the Little Cup metagame thanks to its ability Arena Trap, which allows it to revenge kill grounded Pokemon without giving them the option to switch out. Diglett is helped in its revenge killing by a high Speed stat, which allows it to tie for the fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, and a useful offensive typing that gives it super effective STAB coverage on a wide variety of Pokemon. Its moveset is also somewhat customizable, with its movepool including options such as Sucker Punch and Sludge Bomb, allowing it to, for the most part, trap and take on whatever Pokemon its team needs removed. A wide variety of support moves are also at its disposal, allowing Diglett to support its team after trapping the Pokemon it aims to eliminate.

However, Diglett's poor defensive stats leave it unable to safely switch into the Pokemon it aims to trap and susceptible to opposing priority. It is forced to choose between a Focus Sash set, which lacks power, or a Life Orb set, which has no chance of switching into battle. Even with a Life Orb, Diglett is still quite weak, as it only reaches 15 Attack. Diglett is also easily revenge killed or set up on after trapping and KOing an opposing Pokemon thanks to its mediocre stats.

Most Used Moves

Memento
25.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
17.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc