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Diggersby

#660 · Generation 6

Diggersby

Max CP (L40 / L50)
1,509 / 1,706
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25)
862 / 1,078
Research CP (L15)
646
Buddy distance
1 km
2nd charged move
10,000 dust · 25 candy
  • Shiny
  • Shadow
  • Tradable
  • Mega
  • Dynamax

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Diggersby earns its spot: A-tier Great League.

Battle roles

  • A
    Great League#62 of 1146 · score 88.8

    It is ranked #62 in Great League on PvPoke with Mud Shot / Fire Punch / Scorching Sands.

Collection value

  • Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack112
Defense155
Stamina198

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

Resists

Evolution line

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

LeagueTierRankScoreRecommended movesTypical build
Great LeagueA#62 / 114688.8
Mud Shot · Fire Punch · Scorching Sands

Diggersby is reemerging to contend with rising Steel picks, particularly Forretress. It's not best in class in either the Normal or Ground departments, but with its sheer bulk, it shouldn't be underestimated. The regular version is preferred over Shadow.

L47 · 4/15/14
Great LeagueShadowB#196 / 114683.4
Mud Shot · Scorching Sands · Fire Punch
L47 · 4/15/14

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking typeTierRankDPSTDOBest moves
groundShadow#179 / 2997.9111Quick Attack · Scorching Sands
fireShadow#196 / 2606.490Quick Attack · Fire Punch
ground#199 / 2996.8114Quick Attack · Scorching Sands
normalShadow#199 / 3537.2101Quick Attack · Hyper Beam
fire#207 / 2605.592Quick Attack · Fire Punch
normal#208 / 3536.3106Quick Attack · Hyper Beam

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast moveTypeRaid powerEnergyDurationDPSPvP powerPvP energySpeed
Mud ShotSTAB
ground4+60.5s8.03+92 turns
Quick AttackSTAB
normal10+131.0s10.05+82 turns
Charged moveTypeRaid powerEnergyDurationDmg/energyPvP powerPvP energyEffects
DigSTAB
ground100-504.5s2.0070-50
Hyper BeamSTAB
normal150-1004.0s1.50150-80
EarthquakeSTAB
ground140-1003.5s1.40120-65
Fire Punch
fire50-332.0s1.5260-40
Scorching SandsSTAB
ground90-503.0s1.8080-5010% chance: -1 foe Atk

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