Dig

(あなをほる Burrow)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	80^[1]
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 ^{(Max. 16)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

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

Super Contests (DP Pt)

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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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

Dig is a Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM28 until Generation VII.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
RS E	Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
FRLG	An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
DP PtHGSS BWB2W2	The user burrows, then attacks on the second turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.
XYORAS	The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.
SMUSUM	The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn.

Effect

In battle

The user burrows underground on the first turn, and if the user is fast enough, it will avoid all attacks targeted at it. The only attacks the user will have no escape from are Earthquake, Fissure and Magnitude. When Earthquake, Fissure or Magnitude are used on the user while it is underground, the damage to the user will be doubled from what it would have done if the user was surfaced. On the next turn, the user resurfaces and attacks the target. In a Double Battle, Dig can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Dig can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Outside of battle

In Generation I, when used in caves, it transports the player to the last Pokémon Center they stopped off at. In Generation II and onwards, when used in caves, it transports the player to where they entered the cave.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Sandshrew	ground					(B2W2) 30	30	30
	Sandslash	ground					(B2W2) 30	(XY) 30 (ORAS) 33	33
	Diglett	ground	19	17	17	18	35	34	31
	Diglett	ground/steel							31
	Dugtrio	ground	1, 19	17	17	18	40	40	35
	Dugtrio	ground/steel							35
	Onix	rock/ground					(B2W2) 43	43	43
	Dunsparce	normal				45	(BW) 53 (B2W2) 31	31	31
	Steelix	steel/ground					(B2W2) 43	43	43
	Nincada	bug/ground			45	45	45	(XY) 45 (ORAS) 37	37
	Trapinch	ground			41	41	(BW) 41 (B2W2) 29	29	19
	Gible	dragon/ground				31	31	31	31
	Gabite	dragon/ground				40	40	40	40
	Garchomp	dragon/ground				40	40	40	40
	Hippopotas	ground				(HGSS) 19	19	19	19
	Hippowdon	ground				(HGSS) 19	19	19	19
	Drilbur	ground					19	19	19
	Excadrill	steel/ground					19	19	19
	Sandile	ground/dark					31	31	31
	Krokorok	ground/dark					32	32	32
	Krookodile	ground/dark					32	32	32
	Durant	bug/steel					19	19	31
	Bunnelby	normal						33	33
	Diggersby	normal/ground						37	37
	Zygarde	dragon/ground						10	10
	Grubbin	bug							28
	Charjabug	bug/electric							37
	Vikavolt	bug/electric							37
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

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