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diggersby
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Diggersby

Digging Pokémon

NormalGround

With power equal to an excavator, it can dig through dense bedrock. It’s a huge help during tunnel construction.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 56
Defense 77
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 77
Speed 78
Total 423

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Digging Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 42.4 kg
Base Exp 148
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 127
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

diggersby Front Front
diggersby Back Back
diggersby Front Shiny Front Shiny
diggersby Back Shiny Back Shiny
diggersby Official Art Official Art
diggersby Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 4.9%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Huge Power
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability
Huge Power
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Diggersby is one of the best revenge killers in UU due to its potent STAB combination backed by the deadly Huge Power. With a Choice Scarf, Diggersby can easily outspeed and KO common fast threats like Azelf, Cobalion, Crobat, and Zygarde-10%, as well as setup sweepers like Gyarados and Necrozma. U-turn indirectly enhances Diggersby's revenge killing capabilities, allowing it to pivot on Pokemon it cannot break through like Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Tangrowth and bring in powerful teammates that can take them on, like three attacks Primarina and Choice Specs Hydreigon. Moreover, Diggersby's resistance to Stealth Rock gives it many opportunities to wallbreak and pressure frail threats like Azelf throughout a game. Diggersby also can run a Swords Dance wallbreaker set to become nearly impossible to counter, OHKOing physical walls like Amoonguss, Celesteela, and Hippowdon at +2 while picking off faster threats like Thundurus-T and Keldeo with Quick Attack. However, Diggersby is quite prediction reliant, hating being locked into any move because common foes like Salamence, Skarmory, Scizor, and Cobalion are immune to Ground or resist Normal. Diggersby also offers next to zero defensive utility bar deterring Volt Switch from Thundurus-T and checking Nihilego in an emergency, as it is weak to common types like Grass, Fighting, and Water and frail. This poor defensive profile also limits setup opportunities for its Swords Dance set. Additionally, it gets worn down by Rocky Helmet from threats like Amoonguss, Skarmory, and Hippowdon. Choice Scarf Diggersby fails to revenge kill boosting sweepers like Dragon Dance Salamence, and other Choice Scarf users like Hydreigon outspeed it. Diggersby is also very vulnerable to common priority attacks from Mamoswine, Conkeldurr, Scizor, and Azumarill, which can pick it off with slight chip damage.

Most Used Moves

Body Slam
85.5%
U-turn
71.3%
Knock Off
32.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc