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[[File:Band of Diglett Thieves.png|thumb|250px|Band of Diglett thieves]]
The '''Band of Diglett thieves''' (Japanese: '''ディグダ泥棒団''' ''Gang of {{tt|Digda|Diglett}} thieves'') are [[Character of the day|characters of the day]] who appeared in ''[[EP218|Plant It Now...Diglett Later]]''.
[[File:Diglett Thief Leader.png|thumb|left|220px|Diglett Thief leader]]
[[File:Diglett Thief Leader Unmasked.png|thumb|250px|The leader unmasked]]
The thieves threatened to raid [[Diglett Village]] of their valuable {{p|Diglett}} tomorrow, terrorizing the populace. However, they were actually the young people and [[Mayor of Diglett Village]] in disguise, created as an intimidation tactic after the elderly refused to leave their homes and farming lifestyle for the purpose-built retirement home in the younger people's town. The band was based on actual thieves who once pillaged the Diglett Village.

{{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}} first learned of the threat from the local [[Town Council members]], and soon encountered the band of thieves that night. Joining forces with {{TRT}}, Ash and his friends decided to spy on the thieves in their home village while trying to incapacitate their main mode of transport, {{p|Dodrio}}. In doing so, they learned the truth behind the thieves when they were caught by [[Rita and Sue]] and spotted by the band's leader. The thieves agreed not to ride in on their Dodrio in tomorrow's scheduled raid, while Ash and his friends agreed to play along with the ploy.

The next day, Ash and his friends used their Pokémon to fight the thieves. The thieves kept themselves safe with various tools and equipment meant to counter the attacks of the group's Pokémon. Most of them ended up in pitfall traps that were dug up by Team Rocket and the elderly townspeople. The Diglett soon carried off the thieves, and the leader hoisted a white flag into the air to announce a truce. However, Team Rocket, who was unaware of the secret ploy, attempted to bomb the thieves to protect the elders. Ash was forced to send them blasting off with {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}} to keep up appearances.

==Pokémon==
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{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Band of Diglett thieves
|pkmn=Dodrio (multiple)
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=Diglett Thieves Dodrio.png
|cap=Band of Diglett thieves's Dodrio
|epnum=EP218
|epname=Plant it Now...Diglett Later!
|desc=These thieves rode on {{p|Dodrio}} as their method of transportation throughout town. However, they were not used for the latest fake raid on [[Diglett Village]] after the Mayor promised {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}.

None of Dodrio's moves are known.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{flying color light}}
|ja=大川透 ''Tōru Ōkawa'' (leader)
|en=[[Dan Green]] (leader)
|fr_eu=Daniel Nicodème (leader)
|es_eu=David García Vázquez (leader)
|pl=Mikołaj Klimek (leader)}}
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