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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
Dig.png
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Type  Ground
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Dig (Japanese: あなをほる Dig Hole) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM28 from Generation I to Generation VI.

Effect

In battle

Generation I

On the turn that Dig is selected, the user will dig underground, 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 now cannot avoid Earthquake, Magnitude, or Fissure during the semi-invulnerable turn and will receive double damage from Earthquake and Magnitude, unless the digging Pokémon would not receive damage from the moves normally (i.e. Flying-type Pokémon or those with the Ability Levitate).

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.

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.

Outside of battle

Prior to Generation VII, when used inside of a cave, the player is transported to the entrance he or she used to enter the cave; in Generation I, the player is transported to the last Pokémon Center used. No Badge is required in any generation.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 The attacker digs underground in the first turn, then pops up in the next turn to attack.
GSC 1st turn: Burrow
2nd turn: Attack
RSE 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.
ColoXD Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
DPPtHGSS
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.
SM The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0027     Field Field 30B2W2 30 30
0028     Field Field 30B2W2 30XY
33ORAS
33
0050     Field Field 19 17 17 18 34 34 31
050A  
Diglett
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 31
0051     Field Field 1, 19 17 17 18 40 40 35
051A  
Dugtrio
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 35
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral 43B2W2 43 43
0206     Field Field 45 53BW
31B2W2
31 31
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral 43B2W2 43 43
0290    
 
Bug Bug 45 45 45 45XY
37ORAS
37
0328     Bug Bug 41 41 41BW
29B2W2
29XY
29ORAS43
19
0443    
 
Monster Dragon 31 31 31 31
0444    
 
Monster Dragon 40 40 40 40
0445    
 
Monster Dragon 40 40 40 40
0449     Field Field 19HGSS 19 19 19
0450     Field Field 19HGSS 19 19 19
0529     Field Field 19 19 19
0530    
 
Field Field 19 19 19
0551    
 
Field Field 31 31 31
0552    
 
Field Field 32 32 32
0553    
 
Field Field 32 32 32
0632    
 
Bug Bug 41 41 31
0659     Field Field 33 33
0660    
 
Field Field 37 37
0718    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 10 10
0736     Bug Bug 28
0737    
 
Bug Bug 37
0738    
 
Bug Bug 37
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0140    
 
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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM28
II
TM28
III
TM28
IV
TM28
V
TM28
VI
TM28
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
--
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0023     Field Dragon
0024     Field Dragon
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0027     Field Field
0028     Field Field
0029     Monster Field
0030     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0031    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0032     Monster Field
0033     Monster Field
0034    
 
Monster Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0046    
 
Bug Grass
0047    
 
Bug Grass
0050     Field Field
0051     Field Field
0052     Field Field
0053     Field Field
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0059     Field Field
0060     Water 1 Water 1
0061     Water 1 Water 1
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral
0075    
 
Mineral Mineral
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0088     Amorphous Amorphous
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0104     Monster Monster
0105     Monster Monster
0108     Monster Monster
0111    
 
Monster Field
0112    
 
Monster Field
0115     Monster Monster
0127     Bug Bug
0133     Field Field
0134     Field Field
0135     Field Field
0136     Field Field
0140    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0168    
 
Bug Bug
0173     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0174    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0185     Mineral Mineral
0186     Water 1 Water 1
0190     Field Field
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0195    
 
Water 1 Field
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0206     Field Field
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0220    
 
Field Field
0221    
 
Field Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0243     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0244     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0245     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0247    
 
Monster Monster
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0258     Monster Water 1
0259    
 
Monster Water 1
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0261     Field Field
0262     Field Field
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0290    
 
Bug Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0322    
 
Field Field
0323    
 
Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0328     Bug Bug
0329    
 
Bug Bug
0330    
 
Bug Bug
0335     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0347    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0352     Field Field
0377     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0383     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0393     Water 1 Field
0394     Water 1 Field
0395    
 
Water 1 Field
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0410    
 
Monster Monster
0411    
 
Monster Monster
413G  
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0418     Water 1 Field
0419     Water 1 Field
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0424     Field Field
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0434    
 
Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0443    
 
Monster Dragon
0444    
 
Monster Dragon
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0447     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0449     Field Field HGSS
0450     Field Field HGSS
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field
0463     Monster Monster
0464    
 
Monster Field
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0470     Field Field
0471     Field Field
0472    
 
Bug Bug
0473    
 
Field Field
0485    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0501     Field Field
0502     Field Field
0503     Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0506     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0529     Field Field
0530    
 
Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0537    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0551    
 
Field Field
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0558    
 
Bug Mineral
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0564    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0621     Dragon Monster
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0631     Field Field
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0645    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0667    
 
Field Field
0668    
 
Field Field
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0676     Field Field
0678     Field Field
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0700     Field Field
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0718    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
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

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Dig had a power of 45.

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.
Conq. The attacker digs underground in the first turn then pops up in the next turn to attack.


In the anime


In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga


In other generations

In battle

Outside of battle

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. This is most likely a glitch.

In other languages

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


Variations of the move Dig
  DigDive


Generation I TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS


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