What is a good competitive moveset for Diglett-alola? 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.
Diglett is a notable Ground and Steel-typed Pokemon. Diglett is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Diglett can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Diglett is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Diglett-Alola Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Sand Force / Tangling Hair Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum - Iron Head / Metal Claw - Rock Slide / Slash - Shadow Claw / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Diglett-Alola (Sand Force)
Diglett is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Diglett from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Diglett's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sand Force, Diglett's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Diglett's last move failed). ◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Diglett's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Diglett-alola? 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.
Species: Diglett-Alola Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band Ability: Sand Force / Tangling Hair Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe Moveset: - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Iron Head / Metal Claw - Slash / Body Slam
Diglett is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Diglett from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Diglett's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sand Force, Diglett's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Diglett's attack by 1 stage). ◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Diglett-alola 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Diglett-alola 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 Diglett-alola
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Diglett-alola's stats
Agility
Ancient Power
Hone Claws
Iron Defense
Metal Claw
Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Diglett-alola
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Diglett-alola in Sword and Shield
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