Dig (move)

Dig (Japanese: あなをほる Dig Hole) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM28 from Generation I to Generation VI and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and TM10 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it is TM15.

This article is about the move Dig. For the field move Tunnel 1, see Field Move (Ranger).

Dig
あなをほる Dig Hole

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
TM28 in Generation I TM28 in Generation II TM28 in Generation III TM28 in Generation IV TM28 in Generation V TM28 in Generation VI TM10 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TM15 in Generation VIII

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation I

On the turn that Dig is selected, the user will dig underground and become semi-invulnerable, where the only attacks it cannot avoid are Bide, Swift, and Transform. On the following turn, Dig will do damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Dig is selected, the user will not be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If Dig is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the opponent uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user digs underground, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Dig (or fail if it cannot).

Full paralysis and self-inflicted damage due to confusion will disrupt Dig. Additionally, if the user is fully paralyzed during the mostly-invulnerable turn of Dig, the semi-invulnerable part will not be reset until the user switches out or fully executes Dig.

In Pokémon Stadium, Dig will allow the user to avoid Bide. Full paralysis will reset the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig. Mirror Move will copy Dig on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Pokémon can be caught during the semi-invulnerable stage of Dig.

Dig has a power of 100 in Generation I.

Generations II and III

The user can now be hit by Earthquake, Magnitude, and Fissure during the semi-invulnerable turn, and will receive double damage from Earthquake and Magnitude.

The user may also be hit underground if it was previously targeted by Lock-On or Mind Reader. Swift, Bide, and Transform no longer hit on their own during the semi-invulnerable turn, and damage from sandstorm and hail will not occur.

Dig's power changed from 100 to 60 in Generation II.

If the user is infatuated during the semi-invulnerable turn, it may fail to execute this move.

In Generation II only, due to a glitch, when Lock-On or Mind Reader are in effect, the moves Attract, Curse, Foresight, Mean Look, Mimic, Nightmare, Spider Web, and Transform cannot hit targets in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig, and moves cannot lower stats of targets in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig (status moves such as String Shot will fail, and additional effects of moves such as Bubble will not activate).

Generation IV

Dig's power changed from 60 to 80.

Pokémon can no longer be caught during the semi-invulnerable stage of Dig.

The user may now be hit while underground if it is attacked by a Pokémon with No Guard or has No Guard itself.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Dig can be executed in one turn.

Generation I

When used inside of a cave or certain buildings (including Gyms), the player is transported to the last Pokémon Center they healed at. No Badge is required to use this move outside of battle.

Generations II to VI

When used inside of a cave or certain buildings (including Gyms), the player is transported to the entrance they used to enter the cave or building.

Generation VII

Dig can no longer be used outside of battle.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Dig cannot be used outside of battle. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is once again a field move and functions as it did in Generations II to VI.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	The attacker digs underground in the first turn, then pops up in the next turn to attack.
GS C	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
RS E	Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.* Digs underground the 1st turn, then strikes next turn.*
FRLG	An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
Colo.XD	Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	The user burrows, then attacks on the second turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.
PBR	The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the second turn.
XY ORAS	The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.
SM USUM PE	The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn.
SwSh	The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn.
BDSP	The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field					30^B2W2	30	30^SM^USUM 20^PE	33
028		Sandslash		Field		Field					30^B2W2	30^XY 33^ORAS	33^SM^USUM 20^PE	41
050		Diglett		Field		Field	19	17	17	18	34	34	31^SM^USUM 18^PE	32
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							31^SM^USUM 18^PE	32
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	1, 19	17	17	18	40	40	35^SM^USUM 18^PE	36
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							35^SM^USUM 18^PE	36
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral					43^B2W2	43	43^SM^USUM 20^PE	44
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				45	53^BW 31^B2W2	31	31^SM 33^USUM
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral					43^B2W2	43	43	44
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like								32
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			45	45	45	45^XY 37^ORAS	37	40
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug								1
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral								1
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon			41	41	41^BW 29^B2W2	29^XY 19^ORAS	19	24
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon								1
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon								1
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon				31	31	31	31	42
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon				40	40	40	40	50
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon				40	40	40	40	52
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				19^HGSS	19	19	19	16
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				19^HGSS	19	19	19	16
529		Drilbur		Field		Field					19	19	19	32
530		Excadrill		Field		Field					19	19	19	34
551		Sandile		Field		Field					31	31	31	21
552		Krokorok		Field		Field					32	32	32	21
553		Krookodile		Field		Field					32	32	32	21
632		Durant		Bug		Bug					41	41	31	28
659		Bunnelby		Field		Field						33	33	24
660		Diggersby		Field		Field						37	37	28
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						10	10	16
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug							28	40
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug							37	50
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug							37	1
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon								30
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon								30
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral								30
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral								30
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I TM28	II TM28	III TM28	IV TM28	V TM28	VI TM28	VII TM10	VIII TM15
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE
020		Raticate		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy							✔^PE	✔
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
027		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
028		Sandslash		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
030		Nidorina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
053		Persian		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔^PE	✔
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔					✔^PE
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔					✔^PE
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔^PE
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔^PE
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral							✔^PE
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster							✔^PE	✔
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
133		Eevee		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^PE	✔
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
156		Quilava		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
157		Typhlosion		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
161		Sentret		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
162		Furret		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
173		Cleffa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
210		Granbull		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP}}
217		Ursaring		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP}}
220		Swinub		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
221		Piloswine		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3								✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
243		Raikou		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
244		Entei		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
245		Suicune		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
255		Torchic		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
256		Combusken		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
261		Poochyena		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
262		Mightyena		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
264		Linoone		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
301		Delcatty		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
304		Aron		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
305		Lairon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
322		Numel		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
323		Camerupt		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
335		Zangoose		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3								✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
377		Regirock		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
383		Groudon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug								✔^BDSP
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug								✔^BDSP
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
418		Buizel		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔		✔
424		Ambipom		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
432		Purugly		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
435		Skuntank		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔		✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔		✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔		✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔		✔
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔		✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				✔^HGSS	✔	✔		✔
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				✔^HGSS	✔	✔		✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				✔	✔	✔		✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				✔	✔	✔		✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔		✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
471		Glaceon		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔		✔^BDSP
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
485		Heatran		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔		✔
501		Oshawott		Field		Field					✔	✔
502		Dewott		Field		Field					✔	✔
503		Samurott		Field		Field					✔	✔
504		Patrat		Field		Field					✔	✔
505		Watchog		Field		Field					✔	✔
506		Lillipup		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
507		Herdier		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
508		Stoutland		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
511		Pansage		Field		Field					✔	✔
512		Simisage		Field		Field					✔	✔
513		Pansear		Field		Field					✔	✔
514		Simisear		Field		Field					✔	✔
515		Panpour		Field		Field					✔	✔
516		Simipour		Field		Field					✔	✔
529		Drilbur		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy					✔	✔		✔
532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1					✔	✔		✔
538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					✔	✔		✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
552		Krokorok		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
554		Darumaka		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
554		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
555		Darmanitan		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
555		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral					✔	✔		✔
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral					✔	✔		✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon					✔	✔		✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon					✔	✔		✔
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3					✔	✔		✔
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3					✔	✔		✔
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3					✔	✔		✔
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3					✔	✔		✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
573		Cinccino		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔		✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔		✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon					✔	✔		✔
613		Cubchoo		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
614		Beartic		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous					✔	✔		✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous								✔
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
620		Mienshao		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster					✔	✔		✔
622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral								✔
623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral								✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔		✔
631		Heatmor		Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug					✔	✔		✔
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔	✔		✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field						✔
651		Quilladin		Field		Field						✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field						✔
656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						✔
657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1						✔
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1						✔
659		Bunnelby		Field		Field						✔		✔
660		Diggersby		Field		Field						✔		✔
667		Litleo		Field		Field						✔
668		Pyroar		Field		Field						✔
672		Skiddo		Field		Field						✔
673		Gogoat		Field		Field						✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like						✔		✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like						✔		✔
676		Furfrou		Field		Field						✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field						✔		✔
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field						✔		✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3						✔		✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3						✔		✔
694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon						✔		✔
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon						✔		✔
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						✔		✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon						✔		✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field						✔		✔
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like						✔		✔
702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy						✔		✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous						✔		✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous						✔		✔
718		Zygarde		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔		✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug								✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug								✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug								✔
819		Skwovet		Field		Field								✔
820		Greedent		Field		Field								✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field								✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field								✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1								✔
835		Yamper		Field		Field								✔
836		Boltund		Field		Field								✔
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral								✔
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral								✔
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral								✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon								✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon								✔
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like								✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field								✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field								✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3								✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral								✔
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral								✔
888		Zacian		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
889		Zamazenta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
891		Kubfu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
893		Zarude		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Dig is a move with 12 base power, 100% accuracy, and 12 PP, attacking enemy in the front; this move's damage is doubled at the end of damage calculation. While the user is underground, projectiles will pass the user as if their tile was empty. As in main series, the user can still be hit by Magnitude and Earthquake, but not Fissure. This move can be used only on a land tile; it will fail if used on any other type of tile (including the shallow water in water dungeons; while the animation will play, the move will fail regardless). Due to being a two-turn move, this move cannot be linked.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★★

Power: 41

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: The user digs underground and remains invulnerable for one turn. The targeted Pokémon will receive damage at the start of the user's next turn. The user cannot move again that turn.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Dig

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	100
Energy cost	50
Duration	4.7 seconds
Damage window	2.8 - 4.5 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	100
Energy cost	80
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 45 → 70
February 16, 2017
- Power: 70 → 100
- Energy cost: 33 → 50
- Duration: 5.8 → 4.7 seconds
- Damage window: 4.6 - 5 → 2.8 - 4.5 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	The user gains the Digging status, and it attacks on the next turn. It is not possible to link this move.
MDTD S	Gives the user a Digging status, which causes the Pokémon to charge power for 1 turn, then try a powerful attack on the next turn. You can't link this move.
BSL	あなをほるじょうたいになりちからをためつぎのこうどうでいりょくのたかいこうげきをくりだすこのわざはポケモンタワーではくりだせない
Conq.	The attacker digs underground in the first turn then pops up in the next turn to attack.
MDGtI	You dig a hole to go underground and damage an enemy on the next turn. You evade items or moves while you're underground. You dig a hole and damage an enemy on the next turn. You will be immune to moves and items while you're in the ground.*
SMD	You'll get the digging status condition, doing damage to your enemy on the next turn. While underground, you'll evade items and moves.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Charizard	Onix	Rhyperior	Krookodile
The user burrows into the ground. It then emerges from the ground to strike the target.
User	First Used In		Notes
Ekans	Ekans dives into the ground. It then travels underground to its opponent and suddenly comes back up to charge the opponent.
Jessie's Ekans	Ash Catches a Pokémon		Debut
Onix	Onix dives underground. Seconds later, it comes back and attacks the opponent.
Brock's Onix	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		None
Bruno's Onix	To Master the Onixpected!		None
Drake's Onix	Hello, Pummelo!		None
King Onix	Hooked on Onix		None
Sandshrew	Sandshrew dives into the ground. Seconds later, it emerges and attacks the opponent.
A.J.'s Sandshrew	Path to the Pokémon League		None
Arbok	Arbok dives underground. Seconds later, it emerges and attacks the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	Dig Those Diglett		None
Diglett	Diglett goes underground and digs a hole around the opponent, causing them to go underground.
Multiple wild Diglett	Dig Those Diglett		None
Poncho's Diglett	The Underground Round Up		None
Multiple wild Diglett	Goin' Apricorn!		None
Multiple wild Diglett	Plant it Now... Diglett Later		None
A Diglett Captured by Solana's Capture Styler	The Green Guardian		None
Dugtrio	Dugtrio digs underground and digs a hole around the opponent, causing them to go underground.
Poncho's Dugtrio	The Underground Round Up		None
Katie's Dugtrio	Shocks and Bonds		None
A Dugtrio Captured by Solana's Capture Styler	The Green Guardian		None
A Dugtrio Conway briefly used	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
Laxton's Dugtrio	How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?		None
Graveler	Graveler digs into the ground with its large hands.
Rory's Graveler	Spring Fever		None
Multiple wild Graveler	Hooked on Onix		None
Geodude	Geodude digs underground using its hands. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Brock's Geodude	Control Freak!		None
Multiple wild Geodude	Hooked on Onix		None
Steelix	The spiked rocks on Steelix spin quickly and it burrows underground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Jasmine's Steelix	Nerves of Steelix!		None
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Harrison's Steelix	Playing with Fire!		None
A wild Steelix	All Torkoal, No Play		None
Morrison's Steelix	Choose It or Lose It!		None
Brock's Steelix	When Regions Collide!		None
Sandslash	Sandslash digs into the ground with its claws.
Multiple wild Sandslash	Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!		None
Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur digs underground and hides in the hole until it sees the chance to come back out.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur... the Ambassador		Bulbasaur cannot legally learn Dig
Charizard	Charizard flies into the air and dives underground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent. Sometimes, Charizard spins rapidly while using the move.
A Charizard Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Leon's Charizard	Toughing It Out!		None
Larvitar	Larvitar digs into the ground.
Larvitar (anime)	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Furret	Furret dives into the ground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Salvador's Furret	A Claim to Flame!		None
Zigzagoon	Zigzagoon digs into the ground using its front paws and creates a pitfall.
Multiple wild Zigzagoon	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Nicholai's Zigzagoon	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Loudred	Loudred digs into the ground using its arms and creates a pitfall.
Loudred (recurring)	Turning Over a Nuzleaf		Loudred cannot legally learn Dig
Ninjask	Ninjask digs into the ground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
Armaldo	Armaldo's claws glow white and it burrows underground.
A wild Armaldo	Where's Armaldo?		None
Persian	Persian jumps into the air and dives underground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Vivica's Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
Regirock	Regirock jumps into the air and spins extremely fast, drilling into the ground with its feet.
Regirock (M08)	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
Golem	A large pillar of sand and dust appears around Golem as it digs into the ground. Seconds later, it comes back up somewhere else and attacks the opponent.
Multiple wild Golem	Hooked on Onix		None
Eevee	Eevee digs underground using its front paws. Seconds later, it comes up by or underneath the opponent.
May's Eevee	What I Did For Love!		None
Virgil's Eevee	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar digs underground using its hands. It then comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Ash's Chimchar	Different Strokes for Different Blokes!		None
Garchomp	Garchomp flies into the air and dives into the ground. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Top-Down Training!		None
Swinub	Swinub dives into the ground head first. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Leona's three Swinub	Hot Springing a Leak!		None
Dawn's Swinub	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
Hippowdon	Hippowdon digs into the ground. Seconds later, it comes back up somewhere else.
A wild Hippowdon	Sleight of Sand!		None
A Hippowdon Jessie used briefly	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
Bertha's Hippowdon	An Elite Coverup!		None
A wild Hippowdon	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Nincada	Nincada digs into the ground with its claws and digs around the opponent, making the opponent fall in a pit trap.
A Nincada Kellyn Captured with his Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1		None
Drapion	Drapion dives head-first into the ground and digs underground with its head.
A wild Drapion	Chim - Charred!		None
Raichu	Raichu digs into the ground using its front paws or Raichu flips forward and as it is about to hit the ground, it spins in a clockwise direction and digs underground. It then comes out from beneath another part of the ground that it dug into and tackles the opponent.
A Raichu Ash used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Tierno's Raichu	Valuable Experience for All!		None
Piloswine	Piloswine digs underground using its front paws. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
Monferno	Monferno digs into the ground using its arms. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Ash's Monferno	Evolving Strategies!		None
Gible	Gible back flips into the air and dives underground. When it travels underground, its headfin sticks out of the ground, or Gible digs into the ground with its hands. Seconds later, it comes back up and attacks the opponent, or it digs a hole under the opponent and it falls in.
Khoury's Gible	A Rivalry to Gible On!		None
Ash's Gible	A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!		None
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Gible	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
Iris's Gible	BWS02		None
Growlithe	Growlithe digs into the ground using its front paws. It then comes back up in front of the opponent and tackles it to the ground.
James's Growlie	The Treasure is All Mine!		None
Gabite	Gabite dives underground, or it digs into the ground with its claws. It then comes back up seconds later.
Ursula's Gabite	Opposites Interact!		None
Infernape	Infernape dives into the ground, digging with its hands. Seconds later, it comes back up and hits the opponent. Infernape's hands can also glow in a light-blue aura.
Ash's Infernape	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
Sandile	Sandile digs into the ground using all four of its legs. It can travel either underground or with its eyes and nose above the ground. It then digs a pitfall under the opponent.
Sunglasses Sandile	A Sandile Gusher of Change!		None
Multiple wild Sandile	A Sandile Gusher of Change!		None
A Trainer's Sandile	Summer of Discovery!		None
Pansear	Pansear jumps high into the air and dives down into the ground using its hands. It then comes up underneath the opponent and uppercuts it.
Chili's Pansear	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
Excadrill	Excadrill jumps into the air and puts its arms up by its head, forming its body into a drill. It then rotates its body quickly and drills underground. It then comes up underneath the opponent and stabs it with the tip of its drill; or, Excadrill jumps into the air and puts its arms up by its head, forming its body into a drill. It then dives into the ground and comes back up underneath the opponent, stabbing it with one of its claws; or, Excadrill digs into the ground with its claws and digs underneath the opponent. It then comes up underneath it and slashes the opponent with one of its claws.
Iris's Excadrill	The Bloom Is on Axew!		None
Dwebble	Dwebble digs into the ground using its front two claws. It then comes back up and slams its body into the opponent
Three wild Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Burgh's Dwebble	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
Pansage	Pansage jumps into the air and dives into the ground with its arms out in front of it, digging into the ground with them.
Cilan's Pansage	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Rhyperior	Rhyperior rotates its body at high speed and drills underground. It then comes up and strikes the opponent.
Forrest's Rhyperior	DPS02		None
Drilbur	Drilbur jumps into the air and puts its arms up by its head, forming its body into a drill. It then rotates its body like a drill and digs into the ground. Drilbur then comes up underneath the opponent and drills its body upwards, stabbing the opponent with its drill-like body.
Iris's Drilbur	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		None
Rocko's Drilbur	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!		None
Krokorok	Krokorok jumps into the air, then dives into the ground face first while spinning its body slightly.
Clay's Krokorok	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
Ash's Krokorok	Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!		None
Krookodile	Krookodile jumps into the air, then dives into the ground face first.
Ash's Krookodile	Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!		None
Mantle's Krookodile	Rotom's Wish!		None
Bunnelby	Bunnelby jumps in the air and drills a hole into the ground with its ears, or it digs into the ground using its ears. It then pops up from the ground and strikes the opponent from underneath it.
Clemont's Bunnelby	Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!		None
Diggersby	Diggersby jumps in the air and drills a hole into the ground with its ears. It then pops up from the ground and strikes the opponent from underneath it.
Dolan's Diggersby	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None
Pikachu	Pikachu jumps in the air and drills a hole into the ground with its tail. It then pops up from the ground and strikes the opponent from underneath it.
Jimmy's Spike	Battling at Full Volume!		None
Silicobra	Silicobra dives into the ground. Seconds later, it emerges and attacks the opponent.
A wild Silicobra	Sobbing Sobble!		None
Trapinch	Trapinch jumps into the air, then dives into the ground head first.
Goh's Trapinch	Absol Absolved!		None
Toxicroak	Toxicroak dives into the ground with its arms out in front of it, digging into the ground with them.
Saturn's Toxicroak	JNS01		None

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	Excadrill

The user digs a hole and burrows out to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Excadrill	Excadrill digs a hole and burrows out to attack.
Monta's Excadrill	The Battle for More Friends!	Debut

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Lickilicky

The user digs up earth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Lickilicky	Lickilicky uses its tongue to dig through the ground.
Hiori's Lickilicky	Challenge From A Rival	Debut

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

	Drilbur

The user attacks from underground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Drilbur	Drilbur leaps from the ground and attacks.
A wild Drilbur	The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Diglett	Onix	Seviper

The user burrows, then attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Diglett	Diglett digs underground, then burrows underground until it gets under the opponent, then comes back up underneath it.
Red's Diglett	Blame it on Eevee	Debut
Dugtrio	Dugtrio digs underground. It then comes up underneath the opponent and attacks it.
Giovanni's Dugtrio	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?	None
Onix	Onix dives underground head-first, then comes back up and attacks the opponent.
Bruno's Onix	Can You Diglett?	None
Dunsparce	Dunsparce drills a hole in the ground using its tail.
Crystal's Dunsparce	A Flaaffy Kerfuffle	None
Roseanne's Dunsparce	Yikes, Yanmega! I	None
Rhydon	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it digs underground using it to dig.
Blue's Rhydon	The Last Battle IX	None
Golduck	Golduck digs underground using its hands.
Blue's Golduck	Red and Blue Make Purple Opponents	None
Slowking	Slowking digs underground using its hands.
Lorelei's Slowking	A Beastly Cold Reception	None
Seviper	Seviper digs underground. Its tail then comes out of the ground and it hits the opponent with it while still underground.
Lucy's Seviper	Swanky Showdown with Swalot	None
Linoone	Linoone digs a hole into the ground using its claws. It then comes up underneath the opponent and attacks it.
The Battle Factory's Linoone	Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming	None
Buizel	Buizel digs a hole into the ground using both of its hands. It then travels underground and attacks the opponent from behind. As it travels underground, the dirt above it moves and leaves a trail.
Uji's Buizel	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I	None
Skorupi	Skorupi digs into the ground using its front two pincers.
A wild Skorupi	A Skuffle with Skorupi	None
Lickilicky	Lickilicky dives into the ground and digs underground. Its tongue then comes out of the ground and it hits the opponent with it while still underground.
Diamond's Kit	Luring in a Lickilicky	None
Arbok	Arbok dives into the ground and digs underground. It then comes up underneath the opponent and attacks it.
Ariana's Arbok	Pleased as Punch With Parasect	None
Excadrill	Excadrill digs a hole and burrows out to attack the opponent.
Clay's Excadrill	Underground Showdown	None
Rhyperior	Rhyperior digs underground using its hands and horn.
Blue's Rhyperior	PS582	None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Geodude

The user goes underground and attacks by resurfacing.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Geodude	Geodude digs a hole and goes underground. It leaps out of the hole and attacks.
Hareta's Geodude	Serious Training On Iron Island!!	Debut
Regirock	Regirock burrows underground. It leaps out of the hole and attacks.
Candice's Regirock	A Novel Test!!	None

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

	Garchomp

The user burrows the ground, then leaps out to strike the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Infernape	Infernape burrows in the ground, then leaps out to strike the foe.
Yū Shirogane's Infernape	Defeat the Legends!!	Debut
Garchomp	Garchomp burrows in the ground, then leaps out to strike the foe.
Yū Shirogane's Garchomp	Defeat the Legends!!	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Outside of battle

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Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	DP Pt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In Generation I, when Dig is used while standing on top of a warp tile, the spinning animation upon using the move is the same as the warp tile animation.
In Generation VIII, when Dig is used and the Pokémon resurfaces, their shadow will no longer be visible.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	挖洞 Waat Duhng * 挖地洞 Waat Deihduhng *
Chinese	Mandarin	挖洞 Wā Dòng * 挖地洞 Wā Dìdòng * 遁地 Dùndì *
Czech		Hrabavý útok
Danish		Grave*
Dutch		Graaf Graven*
Finnish		Kaivuu
French		Tunnel
German		Schaufler
Greek		Σκάψιμο Skápsimo
Hebrew		חפירה Khafira
Hindi		खोदो Khodo, Gadda khodo
Indonesian		Gali Lubang
Italian		Fossa
Korean		구멍파기 Gumeongpagi
Polish		Kopanie* Tunel* Podkop*
Portuguese	Brazil	Cavar
Portuguese	Portugal	Escavar (Pokémon Chronicles) Cavar (Diamond and Pearl Series)
Romanian		Săpătura
Russian		Рытьё Ryt'yo
Serbian		Kopanje
Spanish	Latin America	Cavar (original series, DP Sinnoh League Victors-present) Excarvar (Advanced Generation series-DP Battle Dimension) Excavar (DP Galactic Battles)
Spanish	Spain	Excavar
Swedish		Grävattack* Gräv* Gräva*
Thai		ขุดรู
Vietnamese		Độn Thổ

Variations of the move Dig

Dig • Dive

Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08^RSE

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48
49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72
73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26
27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52
53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78
79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
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