Alolan Dugtrio
GroundSteel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Earthquake, worth 11.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Dugtrio can learn 9 combinations. Metal Claw with Earthquake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Mud Bomb | Ground | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Dugtrio as a species, on the Dugtrio page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,145 at level 50, 1,897 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,084 CP at level 20, or 1,355 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,021 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 201 attack · 142 defense · 111 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 0.7 m and 33.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Dugtrio does not have one best moveset, it has 4. 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 + Earthquake | 18.4 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.7 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.7 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.7 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 17.7 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 16.4 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 16.4 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Earthquake | 11.9 |
| Water | Sand Attack + Earthquake | 11.5 |
| Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.7 | |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.7 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 10.7 |
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 Dugtrio is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Dugtrio
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 46.4 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 39.3 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 38.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 36.0 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 35.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 35.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 35.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 34.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.4 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 34.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Dugtrio's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.