Competitive Information for Diggersby [Sword/Shield]
Normal / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Diggersby? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Diggersby is a fabulous Normal and Ground-typed Pokemon. Diggersby is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Diggersby is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 68 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- High Horsepower
- Ice Punch
- Protect / Giga Impact
Physical Sweeper Diggersby (Popular/Trending)
Diggersby is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Diggersby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Huge Power, Diggersby's attack is doubled.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Diggersby this turn).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Diggersby cannot move next turn).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Body Slam / Strength
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Knock Off / Foul Play
Physical Sweeper Diggersby (Huge Power)
Diggersby is a notable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Diggersby's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Huge Power, Diggersby's attack is doubled. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Diggersby's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Diggersby's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Diggersby's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Sludge Bomb
- Surf
Special Sweeper Diggersby (Pickup)
Diggersby is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Diggersby's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Diggersby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Diggersby has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn.
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Diggersby cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Diggersby? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Body Slam / Strength
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Diggersby (Huge Power)
Diggersby is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Diggersby's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Huge Power, Diggersby's attack is doubled. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Diggersby's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Diggersby's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Diggersby's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Surf
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Special Sweeper Diggersby (Pickup)
Diggersby is popular Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Diggersby's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Diggersby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Diggersby has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn.
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Diggersby cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Diggersby learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Diggersby can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Diggersby
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Huge power + Move: Foul play
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scorching Sands, Toxic
Moves that boost Diggersby's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Diggersby
- Earthquake
- Giga Impact
- High Horsepower
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stone Edge
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Diggersby in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 68/252/4/0/4/180 )
- Adamant Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Diggersby's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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