Diglett - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Diglett can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Diglett artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Diglett learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Diglett Alolan Diglett

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
12	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
16	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
20	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
24	Slash	Normal	70	100
28	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
12	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
16	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
20	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
24	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
28	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Diglett learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Diglett Alolan Diglett

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Diglett can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Diglett is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
37	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Diglett is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Diglett Alolan Diglett

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
70	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Diglett learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
12	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
16	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
20	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
24	Slash	Normal	70	100
28	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Diglett learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
Memento	Dark	—	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Screech	Normal	—	85
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Moves learnt by TM

Diglett is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Diglett does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Diglett egg move parents

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Diglett Alolan Diglett

Diglett's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Diglett are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Diglett with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Diglett with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Piloswine Kecleon Mamoswine
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Mawile Numel Camerupt Torkoal Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Dugtrio Aipom Girafarig Stantler Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Wailmer Wailord Kecleon Ambipom
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Dunsparce Poochyena Mightyena Stunky Skuntank
Sketch	Smeargle

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Weavile
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ambipom
Sketch	Smeargle

Final Gambit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Farfetch'd Zangoose Seviper
Sketch	Smeargle

Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Snubbull Granbull Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Bidoof Bibarel Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Dunsparce Electrike Manectric Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Hone Claws

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Linoone Zangoose Glameow Purugly Weavile
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio
Sketch	Smeargle

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Stunky Skuntank
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Delibird
Sketch	Smeargle

Reversal

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Sentret Furret Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Whismur Loudred Exploud Seviper Kecleon Ambipom Stunky Skuntank Lucario Weavile
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Ambipom
Sketch	Smeargle