Diglett (Pokémon)

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Diglett (Japanese: ディグダ Digda) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 26.
In Alola, Diglett has a dual-type regional form. It evolves into Dugtrio starting at level 26.
It is ecologically similar to ; however, the two are separate species.
==Biology==
Diglett is a tiny, brown that seems to be perpetually buried within the earth, leaving only its head visible. Its small stature makes it both the lightest and shortest . It has beady black eyes and a large, round, pink nose. A Diglett in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team mentions that it has feet, though their size and appearance are unknown. It spends much of its time underground and has very thin skin. If Diglett is exposed to sunlight, its blood will heat up and cause it to grow weak.
Diglett lives in tunnels and under the earth, where it feeds on tree roots and vegetables. It is known to live in burrows left behind by . It also sometimes lives in burrows near forests and has even been shown to live inside of trees. Diglett digs regularly through the earth at a shallow depth, leaving perfectly tilled soil in its wake. Some farmers welcome Diglett because it tills their fields and its droppings enrich the soil, but others consider it a pest for eating their vegetables. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Diglett is known to sleep underground during the night. Seeing a Diglett asleep above ground is considered to be good luck.Sleep Style Dex
In Generation II, Diglett and its evolved form, , were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Forms===
Diglett has a regional form: Diglett.
In Alola, Diglett has developed three fine gold whiskers on its head from living in soil with high iron content and volcanic environment. These whiskers function as sensors and allow it to monitor its surroundings without coming above ground, though it will still occasionally poke its head out to see outside. The whiskers can also be used for communication, wobbling around to relay mood or emotion. They stand straight up for anger, swing around for happiness, and droop for sadness.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Alolan Diglett 
Needing to be able to dig through Alola's volcanic rock, Alolan Diglett is notably stronger than its non-Alolan counterparts. In Alola, their tunneling activity has resulted in creating cultivated soil. This cultivated soil is good enough for agriculture. The people in the Alola region are said to be very grateful for the actions of Alolan Diglett. However, they are still very small, tying with and as the shortest . They can also be found in the Coastal Biome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium, where Alola's island life is simulated.
Alolan Diglett and its evolution are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
Despite Diglett having a strong resemblance to from the Paldea region, the two Pokémon species are not biologically related, having entirely separate diets and habitats.World Pokémon Ecological Society Their resemblance to each other is said to be a coincidental result of adaptations to their respective environments.Pokémon Scarlet and Violet site | Wiglett
===Evolution===
Diglett evolves into .
 Diglett evolves into Alolan Dugtrio.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Diglett
Alolan Diglett
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* - The Isle of Armor: There is a side quest where the player is tasked with finding 150 Alolan Diglett scattered throughout the Isle of Armor.
* : Diglett and can be found roaming the halls of the Grand Underground. When 40 Diglett (or Dugtrio, which counts as 3) have been found, all players in the same Grand Underground session will receive a variety of bonuses for a period of 4 minutes. These include raising the odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon in a Pokémon Hideaway from 1/4096 to 1/2048, and forcing all Stone Boxes found when mining to become Pretty Stone Boxes.
* : Numerous Diglett appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table, where the aim is to knock all the Diglett out. Once achieved a appears which must be knocked out. More Diglett appear on the Red Table itself and earn the player points upon being hit.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: The third story mission of the game is to rescue a Diglett from Mt. Steel. Afterwards, Diglett can be found near Pelipper Post Office. Diglett's hero is its father, , who it thinks can do anything.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Diglett is one of the members of Wigglytuff Guild. His primary role is sentry duty, to examine visitors' footprints and say what Pokémon they are. Like in the first game, Diglett also has a father who it thinks can swim in the sea.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX: A group of Diglett will accidentally burrow their way to the player's home from the Pelipper Post Office. As an apology, the player is given free access to use the tunnel to immediately go to the post office directly from their home.
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====In events====
=====Alolan Diglett=====
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===Held items===
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Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
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* In addition, Diglett is immune to the move .
====Alolan Diglett====
* In addition, Alolan Diglett is immune to the move .
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
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====By TM====
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====By ====
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====Special moves====
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====-only moves====
Move	Card
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===Side game data===
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In , Diglett could be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Special Research, Distracted by Something Shiny.
 				
 				
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===Evolution data===
====Diglett====
====Alolan Diglett====
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Multiple Diglett debuted in Dig Those Diglett!, where they were causing trouble for a construction crew that was planning on building the Gaiva Dam. The foreman enlisted s to help exterminate the Diglett. However, the Trainers' Pokémon refused to fight them because they were helping to plant trees in the forest.
In The Underground Round-Up, used multiple Diglett to tunnels underneath an -infested town. The tunnels sent the Electrode to an open field where they'd live in peace. Poncho also had a Diglett inside his hat.
In Plant It Now...Diglett Later, multiple Diglett were helping Diglett Village's citizens with planting crops. They were also the apparent target of some thieves.
In The Green Guardian, Solana used her Capture Styler to receive a Diglett's assistance in building an underground tunnel that and could use to bypass vines and get to .
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness, multiple Diglett were members of the Wigglytuff's Guild. They sound the alarm whenever intruders step into the Guild.
In Making Friends and Influencing Villains!, three Diglett helped befriend a .
In Getting the Band Back Together!, an Diglett was caught by DJ Leo. In The Professors' New Adventure!, it attended the wedding of and with DJ Leo.
Three Alolan Diglett appeared in Currying Favor and Flavor!. One created a pit that Ash fell into, then chased the group out of its tunnel.
In How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?, multiple Diglett led by a Dugtrio were eating the crops on Laxton Farm. Goh managed to catch , while the others stayed with Laxton to help him with his farm.
====Minor appearances====
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Diglett was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Diglett briefly appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
In Pallet Party Panic, a Diglett was at a party in Pallet Town.
In In the Pink, a Diglett was a resident of Pinkan Island.
In The Power of One, multiple Diglett sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III. They inadvertently carried 's bike away whilst migrating to Shamouti Island.
Multiple Diglett appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In The Rivalry Revival, multiple Diglett were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Tanks a Lot!, multiple Diglett were forced to flee from 's rampaging Arbotank.
In Going Apricorn!, multiple Diglett were protecting an Apricorn tree from Team Rocket.
In Pikachu & Pichu, a Diglett was a resident of Big Town.
Two Diglett appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
Multiple Diglett appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Diglett appeared in a fantasy in Gone Corphishin'.
In Pinch Healing!, three Diglett were residents of Fennel Valley.
Multiple Diglett appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
A Diglett appeared in Classroom Training!, under the ownership of the .
In A Rivalry to Gible On!, multiple Diglett were residents of Mt. Shady.
In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, multiple Diglett were watching 's concert.
Two Diglett appeared in The Dream Continues!.
Two Diglett appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
Multiple Diglett appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Diglett was residing in a forest.
A Diglett appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.
In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, an Diglett was in the grounds outside the Pokémon School.
Multiple Diglett appeared in I Choose You!.
In The Long Vault Home!, an Alolan Diglett popped up out of the ground as Ash was about to jump, causing him to trip and crash into a .
Multiple Alolan Diglett appeared in Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!.
Five Alolan Diglett appeared in A Timeless Encounter!, with four appearing in the past and the other one appearing in a picture.
A Trainer's Alolan Diglett appeared in Battling Besties!.
Two Trainers' Alolan Diglett appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!.
A Diglett appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
Four Diglett appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.
A Diglett appeared in Working My Way Back to Mew!.
Two Diglett appeared in A Chilling Curse!.
In Caring for a Mystery!, two Diglett battled a wild after it attacked them.
A Diglett appeared in Errand Endurance!.
A Trainer's Diglett appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
In Heroes Unite!, a Diglett appeared during a flashback.
A Diglett appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
A Diglett appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
Two Diglett appeared in The Treasure After the Storm!. One of them reappeared during a flashback in A New Song for Fuecoco.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In The Gathering of Stars, an Diglett was at the Isle of Armor.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Similar to her animated counterpart, Pietra owns a Diglett. It appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.
A Diglett appeared in The Keeper Of The Tree, Treecko!!.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Diglett appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
===Movie adaptations===
A Diglett appeared in .
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
A Diglett appeared in PDP01.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Diglett appeared in PMDP16.
A Diglett appeared in PMDP19.
A Diglett appeared in PMDP59.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS===
A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS01.
A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS11.
A Diglett appeared in PMHGSS18.
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Diglett appeared in Raging Rhydon as a wild Pokémon in Mt. Moon.
 owned a Diglett that he off-panel in A Tale of Ninetales. He used him against a wild Eevee in Blame It on Eevee, but he was quickly defeated when Eevee evolved into .
A group of wild Diglett appeared in Can You Diglett?, where they were seen crossing the tunnel Bruno's Onix made when he battled Red. Afterwards, some of them evolved into Dugtrio.
A Diglett appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City.
 caught a Diglett nicknamed Digler to fill his team with six Pokémon. He first appeared in Cleaning Up Grimer.
Multiple wild Diglett appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Diglett appeared in a background collage in Catch the Poliwag!.
Shu a Diglett in Hammer the Diglett!!.
A Diglett appeared in GDZ56, where it was seen in a game at a game center.
===Pokémon Journeys===
Multiple Diglett appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Two Diglett appeared in Caring for a Mystery!.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team===
A Diglett appeared in BET2 as a member of Wigglytuff's Guild.
A Diglett appeared in BET4.
A Diglett appeared in BET5.
A Diglett appeared in BET6.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
A Diglett appeared in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Diglett appeared in Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?.
A Diglett appeared in Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!.
A Diglett appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.
A Diglett appeared in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry cooking competition.
Giovanni was revealed to have seven Diglett in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.
A Diglett appeared in Get The Last Badge!!, under the ownership of .
 owns a Diglett, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
A Diglett appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.
A Diglett appeared in Escape from Magma!?.
A Diglett appeared in Ice World.
A Diglett appeared in To the Dragon's Den!!.
A Diglett appeared in 's fantasy in The Great Helper!!.
A Diglett appeared in The Exam Showdown!!.
A Diglett appeared in Master The Ultimate Skill!.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Diglett appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!.
 has a Diglett at his house, as seen in Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!!.
A Diglett appeared in Let's Try To Be Idols!!.
A Diglett appeared in Extra Heavyweight Battle.
A Diglett appeared in Clefairy's Golf Debut!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Diglett and its evolved form share their with . They are all known as the Mole Pokémon.
* At the Heahea City Game Freak office in , Shigeki Morimoto states that he made up Diglett when he was a little kid.
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Diglett was originally to use its Japanese name, "Digda", as its English name. This name was retained in the German localization of the games.
* Diglett and Diglett have the lowest base and stats of all Pokémon.
** Alolan Diglett has the lowest base HP and Defense stats of all Pokémon.
* In Pokémon the Series, claims Diglett is able to pull its head underground faster than the speed of light. In the English dub, this is changed to simply at the speed of light.
* Diglett is listed in Pokémon Stadium as having as a valid move, despite not being able to learn the move.Pokémon Stadium (International) - The Cutting Room Floor
* Despite being the only species seen within the halls of the Grand Underground in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Diglett and Dugtrio cannot actually be caught or traditionally encountered in any of the Pokémon Hideaways.
===Design quirks===
* In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and their remake, after the first Mt. Steel mission, Diglett mentions having feet. It is mentioned again as being one of the seven mysteries of Pokémon in a letter, alongside 's pattern changes and the inside of 's shell.
**Its ability to learn moves like , and imply it has claws on its hands and feet. This also applies to its Alolan counterpart who can learn .
* Due to being embedded in the ground, Diglett and have special interactions with certain mechanics in the Pokémon games.
** In , if Diglett is the 's partner Pokémon, and the player goes to the Pokémon Center, Diglett jumps to its Poké Ball to be healed.
** In the Pokéathlon, Diglett and Dugtrio are unable to jump. In Hurdle Dash, they dig under hurdles instead of jumping them, in Lamp Jump they cannot move, and in Disc Catch they can only move but not jump to catch the discs.
** Since Generation V, when Diglett and Dugtrio are sent out, they merely fade onto the screen instead of dropping down like all other Pokémon.
** In the Poké Transfer, Diglett and Dugtrio run between bushes rather than jump.
** On the "Compare" screen of 's Pokédex, if the player taps the menu sprite of Diglett, Dugtrio, or , the Flying-type Pokémon will give up and disperse before even trying to lift it.
** Diglett, Dugtrio, , , and are immune to . However, a Pokémon ed into one of these can be affected by Telekinesis.
** If a Z-Move animation, such as , results in showing Diglett or Dugtrio in the air, it is shown embedded in a floating chunk of ground.
** Hurricane will not lift Diglett or Dugtrio off the ground in the Generation VI animation like it does with other Pokémon.
** Since version 0.177.1 (Android)/1.143.1 (iOS) of , Diglett will not float in the air when it is evolved into Dugtrio, unlike other Pokémon.(June 17, 2020). "Now Diglett evolves respectfully on the ground!" Reddit (r/TheSilphRoad).
===Origin===
Diglett appears to be based on an artificial used in the arcade games. This is referenced by its full health phrase in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, "Please don't whack me on the head!".
Alolan Diglett's hair may be based on , a thin formed near an es. The darker soil surrounding its body may be a reference to , which is found on beaches near volcanoes. Its type may be a reference to another kind of magnetic black sand found in s.
====Name origin====
Diglett may be a combination of dig and the suffix -let (indicating small size).
Digda may be derived from dig.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Regional form
* 
* Ecologically similar Pokémon
* Pokémon fusion
==References==
==External links==
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