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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#051 Dugtrio

Ground

  • SpeciesMole Pokémon
  • Japanese nameDugtrio
  • PronunciationDUG-TREE-OH
  • Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
  • Weight73.0 lb 32.85 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Dugtrio official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of DUG and TRIO (group of three). “digging creature with three heads”

Evolution

  1. DiglettLevel 26Dugtrio
Dugtrio in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Dugtrio as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue A team of DIGLETT triplets. It triggers huge earthquakes by burrowing 60 miles underground.
Yellow A team of triplets that can burrows over 60 MPH. Due to this, some people think it is an earthquake.
Stadium Diglett triplets that always travel together. Known to burrow more than 60 miles underground and trigger quakes.
GoldStadium 2 Its three heads bob separately up and down to loosen the soil nearby, making it easier for it to burrow.
Silver Extremely powerful, 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.

Where to find Dugtrio

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Diglett’s Cave NA Few/Evolve
Red NA Few/Evolve
Yellow Diglett’s Cave, Route 11 (In-game Trade) NA Few/Evolve
Gold Diglett’s Cave Any Many/Evolve
Silver Any Many/Evolve
Crystal Any Many/Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓ ✓
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×2
  • Electric×0
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×2
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×0.5
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×0.5
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So they have the same defense ratio.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireGood
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricGood
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonGood
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNo Effect
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugBad
  • RockGood
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelGood
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 5:3 (~166.67%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 4:3 (~133.33%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S Crystal Move Type Kind
— — Start Tri Attack Normal Physical
Start Start Start Scratch Normal Physical
Start Start Start Growl Normal Status
— Start Start Magnitude Ground Physical
Start Start Start Dig Ground Physical
Start Start Start Sand-Attack GroundG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Status
35 37 37 Slash Normal Physical
47 49 49 Earthquake Ground Physical
— 61 61 Fissure Ground Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM36Sludge Bomb
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • HM01Cut

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM20Rage
  • TM26Earthquake
  • TM27Fissure
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Bide
  • TM44Rest
  • TM48Rock Slide
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM01Cut

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Ancient Power Mate a male from Corsola, Kabuto, or Omanyte Family with a female from Wooper Family. Then, breed the male offspring with the move to a female from Diglett Family.
Beat Up Mate with a Sneasel.
Feint Attack Mate with a male from Houndour, Meowth, or Teddiursa Family; or Sneasel.
Pursuit Mate with a male from Rattata Family; or Dunsparce, Tauros, or Umbreon.
Screech Mate with a male from Aipom, Dunsparce, Ekans, Mankey, Meowth, or Psyduck Family; or Sneasel or Umbreon

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 35 243-273 41/4513.57% 38/4214.72%
Attack 80 228-258 17/4961.79% 17/4559.86%
Defense 50 168-198 37/5525.82% 32/4424.20%
Speed 120 308-338 3/4797.72% 3/4297.13%
Special Attack G/S/C 50 168-198 31/4627.43% —
Special Defense G/S/C 70 208-238 21/4151.99% —
Special R/B/Y 70 208-238 — 15/2950.00%
Total 405 G/S/C
355 R/B/Y
1323-1503
1155-1305
38/8748.01% 27/6555.96%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library