Alolan Diglett
GroundSteel
Best attacking moveset: Sand Attack and Mud Bomb, worth 6.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Diglett can learn 9 combinations. Sand Attack with Mud Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Mud Bomb | Ground | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Diglett as a species, on the Diglett page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 770 at level 50, 681 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 389 CP at level 20, or 486 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 352 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 108 attack · 81 defense · 67 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.2 m and 0.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Diglett does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Poison, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Mud Bomb | 10.1 |
| Poison | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 9.5 |
| Steel | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 9.5 |
| Fire | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 9.5 |
| Electric | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 9.5 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Rock Tomb | 8.6 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Mud Bomb | 8.0 |
| Metal Claw + Rock Tomb | 6.1 | |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Rock Tomb | 6.1 |
| Normal | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Fighting | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Ground | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Ghost | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Water | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Psychic | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Dragon | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Dark | Sand Attack + Mud Bomb | 6.1 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Rock Tomb | 4.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Diglett is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Diglett
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 75.8 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 64.3 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 62.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 58.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 58.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 58.1 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 57.6 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 56.8 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 56.2 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 56.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Diglett's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.