Its strongest point is Speed — higher than 74% of species. On the other hand, HP — among the lowest in the entire Pokédex. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 93% of species. In defense it has 4 weaknesses, 8 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Electric and Poison-type moves do nothing to it at all. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (55) is 20 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 74% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 9
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version. The number belongs to the species, not to the form: in the Alola Pokédex this form has the same position as the base form.
| Kanto | #050 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #132 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
| Johto | #134 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #001 | X / Y |
| Alola | #071 home region | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #085 home region | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #164 | Sword / Shield |
| Paldea | #148 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #066 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
Abilities
- Sand Veil Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
- Tangling Hair When this Pokémon takes regular damage from a contact move, the attacking Pokémon's Speed lowers by one stage.
- Sand Force Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Pokédex entry
Lives about one yard underground where it feeds on plant roots. It sometimes appears above ground.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Alolan Diglett takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 276 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
Where to catch it (9)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Kanto
Moves (78)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (61 via TM/TR, 12 via Egg, 8 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 8 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 12 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Mud Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 14 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100% | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 16 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 20 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 21 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 25 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85% | 10 |
| 28 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 32 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 |
| 44 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30% | 5 |