Diggersby
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Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Hyper Beam, worth 7.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Diggersby can learn 10 combinations. Quick Attack with Hyper Beam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Diggersby has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,706 at level 50, 1,509 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 862 CP at level 20, or 1,078 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 806 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 112 attack · 155 defense · 198 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 42.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Diggersby 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 Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Rock | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Fire | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 10.6 |
| Bug | Quick Attack + Fire Punch | 7.3 |
| Grass | Quick Attack + Fire Punch | 7.3 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Fire Punch | 7.3 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 | |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Water | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Ghost | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 6.8 |
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 Diggersby is actually for.
Counters: what beats Diggersby
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 36.3 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 34.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 33.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 33.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 32.8 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 31.3 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 31.2 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 31.2 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 30.3 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 30.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Diggersby's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.