Alolan Dugtrio Evolution
Alolan Dugtrio Abilities
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.
Sand ForceHidden
Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
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Alolan Dugtrio Moves
Category
Type
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Tomb | ground | physical | 35 | 85 | Level Up | The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns. |
| Sand Attack | ground | status | – | 100 | Level Up 1 | Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy. |
| Growl | normal | status | – | 100 | Level Up 1 | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |
| Tri Attack | normal | special | 80 | 100 | Level Up 1 | The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. This may also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target. |
| Metal Claw | steel | physical | 50 | 95 | Level Up 1 | The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat. |
| Astonish | ghost | physical | 30 | 100 | Level Up 1 | The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Night Slash | dark | physical | 70 | 100 | Level Up 1 | The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Mud Slap | ground | special | 20 | 100 | Level Up 12 | The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |
| Bulldoze | ground | physical | 60 | 100 | Level Up 16 | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |
| Sucker Punch | dark | physical | 70 | 100 | Level Up 20 | This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. |
| Iron Head | steel | physical | 80 | 100 | Level Up 24 | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Sandstorm | rock | status | – | – | Level Up 30 | A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. |
| Dig | ground | physical | 80 | 100 | Level Up 36 | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Earth Power | ground | special | 90 | 100 | Level Up 42 | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Earthquake | ground | physical | 100 | 100 | Level Up 48 | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. |
| Fissure | ground | physical | – | 30 | Level Up 54 | The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. |
| Agility | psychic | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat. |
| Body Slam | normal | physical | 85 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Charm | fairy | status | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Curse | ghost | status | – | – | TM/HM | A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. |
| Double Edge | normal | physical | 120 | 100 | TM/HM | A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Endeavor | normal | physical | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | TM/HM | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Flash Cannon | steel | special | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Foul Play | dark | physical | 95 | 100 | TM/HM | The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts. |
| Giga Impact | normal | physical | 150 | 90 | TM/HM | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Helping Hand | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Hyper Beam | normal | special | 150 | 90 | TM/HM | The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Iron Defense | steel | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Metal Sound | steel | status | – | 85 | TM/HM | A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Mud Shot | ground | special | 55 | 95 | TM/HM | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Reversal | fighting | physical | – | 100 | TM/HM | An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. |
| Rock Blast | rock | physical | 25 | 90 | TM/HM | The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row. |
| Rock Slide | rock | physical | 75 | 90 | TM/HM | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| Rock Tomb | rock | physical | 60 | 95 | TM/HM | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. |
| Scary Face | normal | status | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Scorching Sands | ground | special | 70 | 100 | TM/HM | The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Shadow Claw | ghost | physical | 70 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | special | 90 | 100 | TM/HM | The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. |
| Sludge Wave | poison | special | 95 | 100 | TM/HM | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits. |
| Smack Down | rock | physical | 50 | 100 | TM/HM | The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground. |
| Stealth Rock | rock | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
| Steel Beam | steel | special | 140 | 95 | TM/HM | The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user. |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | physical | 75 | 100 | TM/HM | Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed. |
| Stone Edge | rock | physical | 100 | 80 | TM/HM | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Swords Dance | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat. |
| Take Down | normal | physical | 90 | 85 | TM/HM | A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thief | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Throat Chop | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. |
| Uproar | normal | special | 90 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. |
Red
A team of DIGLETT triplets. It triggers huge earthquakes by burrowing 60 miles underground.
Yellow
A team of triplets that can burrow over 60 MPH. Due to this, some people think it's an earthquake.
Gold
Its three heads bob separately up and down to loosen the soil nearby, making it easier for it to burrow.
Silver
Extremely power ful, they can DIG through even the hardest ground to a depth of over 60 miles.
Crystal
These DIGLETT triplets dig over 60 miles below sea level. No one knows what it's like underground.
Alolan Dugtrio's Japanese name is Dugtrio (ダグトリオ). Here are all the official names for Alolan Dugtrio across different languages:
JapaneseダグトリオDugtrio
Korean닥트리오
Chinese (Traditional)三地鼠
FrenchTriopikeur
GermanDigdri
SpanishDugtrio
ItalianDugtrio
Chinese (Simplified)三地鼠
Alolan Dugtrio Breeding
Catch Rate50
Base Friendship70
Growth RateMedium
Base Experience149
How to Get Alolan Dugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Alolan Dugtrio in every game where it is available:
About Alolan Dugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio is a Ground/Steel-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 7. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 425, Alolan Dugtrio is classified as a Mole Pokémon and is part of the Diglett → Dugtrio → Alolan Dugtrio evolution line.
In competitive play, Alolan Dugtrio is placed in the ZU tier where it holds a 3.23% usage rate. Its key abilities are Sand Veil and Tangling Hair and Sand Force, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Alolan Dugtrio is weak to Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Alolan Dugtrio can learn 82 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Earthquake, Iron Head, Stealth Rock, Stone Edge. Standing at 0.7m tall and weighing 66.6kg, Alolan Dugtrio has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Alola region games.