Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Diggersby
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Diggersby is the Digging Pokémon — Normal and Ground from Bunnelby. In Pokémon GO it is a Great League Ground option. Ground helps against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel; Normal only hits Normal hard. Water, Grass, Ice, and Fighting punish it. Evolve Bunnelby or catch Diggersby from events.
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Diggersby (#660) is a Normal / Ground Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the final form of Bunnelby. Trainers use it for Great League PvP with Mud Shot / Quick Attack + Scorching Sands / Earthquake / Fire Punch / Dig. Against Diggersby, lead with Water, Grass, Ice, or Fighting. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
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Pokédex notes
Diggersby is a Normal / Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0660. Normal types need coverage moves — check our moveset guide before spending TMs.
Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events
Invest tip: Invest for PvP first. Mud Shot + Scorching Sands / Fire Punch is a common kit; Earthquake for Ground nuke. Shadow Diggersby hits harder but loses bulk. No Community Day exclusive is required.
Type matchups
- Normal moves do not have a common super-effective target in our chart.
- Ground moves hit Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel hard.
When Diggersby is your opponent, Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 112
- Defense
- 155
- Stamina
- 198
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Primal Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse — Primal lobby boost
- 2. Shadow Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse
- 3. Mega Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 4. Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse
- 5. Shadow Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 6. Shadow Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 7. Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 8. Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 9. Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 10. Samurott · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 11. Gyarados · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Tail
- 12. Empoleon · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 2. Gyarados · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Tail
- 3. Vaporeon · beats Water
Water Gun + Aqua Tail
- 4. Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 5. Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 6. Clawitzer · beats Water
Water Gun + Crabhammer
- 7. Floatzel · beats Water
Water Gun + Aqua Jet
- 8. Seismitoad · beats Water
Mud Shot + Hydro Pump
- 9. Carracosta · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Pump
- 10. Blastoise · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 11. Wailord · beats Water
Water Gun + Surf
- 12. Golisopod · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Jet
Recommended moves
Game Master “moves in GO” lists Diggersby’s always-available TM pool. Build Mud Shot + Scorching Sands for Great League first.
Fast
- Mud Shot · Standard
Ground energy / PvP default
- Quick Attack · Standard
Normal energy
Charged
- Scorching Sands · Standard
Ground / PvP
- Earthquake · Standard
Ground nuke
- Fire Punch · Standard
Fire coverage
- Dig · Standard
Ground alternate
- Hyper Beam · Standard
Normal nuke
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- mud shot
- quick attack
Charged
- dig
- hyper beam
- earthquake
- fire punch
- scorching sands
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #5 of 954 · CP 1498
Mud Shot + Hyper Beam
- Ultra League · rank #401 of 747 · CP 1706
Mud Shot + Hyper Beam
- Master League · rank #440 of 1023 · CP 1706
Mud Shot + Hyper Beam
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