What is a good moveset for Dugtrio?
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If you have a good competitive moveset for Dugtrio,post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.
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Gen V
Dugtrio (M) @ Choice BandAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Sucker Punch- Aerial Ace
Trap the foe, then hit them hard with Choice Banded Dugtrio. Earthquake is STAB. Stone Edge is type coverage. Sucker Punch is priority. Aerial Ace is really the only thing left for Dugtrio to use. Maybe you’ll be up against a Heracross or the like. Sweeping EVs.
Role: Sweeper -For use with Entertainment Durant-Dugtrio (M) @ LeftoversAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Hone Claws- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Protect
For Use with Entertainment and Truant Durant.
Durant uses Entertainment, and then switches to Dugtrio.
With Arena Trap your Opponent can’t get away, so You just start using Hone Claws and Protect Alternating until You’ve maxed your Attack.
And then Sweep with Stone Edge and Earthquake.
Here are my Dugtrio movesets in Gen V
Dugtrio @ Focus SashAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Aerial Ace- Night Slash
Dugtrio @ Focus SashAbility: Sand ForceEVs: 4 HP / Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Reversal- Sandstorm
Dugtrio @ Focus SashAbility: Sand ForceModest NatureEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe- Earth Power- Ancient Power- Sludge Bomb- Sandstorm
Gen III
Dugtrio (M) @ Starf BerryAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Tri Attack- Earthquake- Ancient Power- Sludge Bomb
Time to test your luck.
Ancient Power has a slim chance to raise all of your Stats, which would make you a sweeping machine, On top of the fact. That back in Gen III this was the most reliable Rock move, and it is physical. Sludge bomb has a 30% chance to poison, which would rock. Tri Attack has a 20% chance to Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze. And Starf Berry randomly Sharply raises one of your Stats when your Hp gets low. Hope you’re lucky when you’re using this guy.
Dugtrio @ Focus SashAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Reversal- Stone Edge- Aerial Ace
Explanation: Just KO the opponent. Earthquake is STAB. Reversal gets powerful if Dugtrio uses its Focus Sash. Stone Edge has 100 base power and has a high critical hit rate. Aerial Ace is coverage against Grass types.
Gen 8 Battle Stadium Singles
Dugtrio @ Choice BandAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Night Slash / Shadow Claw- Body Slam
Earthquake is great STAB. Stone Edge is coverage for Ice types, as well as Flying types which aren’t affected by Arena Trap. Night Slash or Shadow Claw are used to hit Ghost types, which are unaffected by Arena Trap. Body Slam because it’s the only viable attacking move Dugtrio has that can fit on the Choice Band set. Plus throwing around 30% paralysis is neat :p
Suicide Lead/Setup PokemonDugtrio (M) @ Focus SashAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Sucker Punch- Memento- Toxic/Stealth Rock
Trap The Pokemon With Arena Trap, Go For Toxic/Stealth Rock If They Are Going To Set Up. Then Go For Sucker Punch If You can predict their attack.Earthquake Is If You Can Get One Off, And Memento is when you are at 1 hp with focus sash and their is nothing else you can do with dugtrio.
Double/Triple Battle
Dugtrio (M) @ Choice BandAbility: Sand Force / Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Rock Slide- Earthquake- Aerial Ace- Night Slash
Dugtrio is mainly a Single battle Pokemon, due to Arena Trap. While Arena Trap can still be used in multi-battles, the horde of Flying and Levitators used make it not so useful. However, without Sandstorm support it is still more useful than Sand Force. With Sand Force Dugtrio can do some damage. STAB Earthquake is always just incredible in multi-battles. Rock Slide gets boosted by Sand Force and is just a great move in multi. Aerial Ace can hit any foe in a Triple battle. Night Slash is coverage.
Dugtrio @ Focus SashAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 6 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Rock Slide- Sucker Punch- Reversal
• Earthquake (STAB)• Rock Slide (type coverage)• Sucker Punch (priority)• Reversal (powerful when opponent brings you to your Sash)
Gen VIII
Dugtrio @ Choice BandAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge / Rock Slide- Sucker Punch- Body Slam
Explanation: This moveset can cripple anything frail or anything weak to its Ground Typing or any of its Rock or Dark Type coverage, Earthquake for STAB, Stone Edge/Rock Slide to counter Ice and Flying types, Sucker Punch is to hit opponents before they can land an attack, this will also make any frail Psychic and Ghost types cry, Body Slam is for some neutral coverage and that chance to paralyse the opponent with Arena Trap preventing the opponent from escaping it can make it even more annoying for the player.
Monotype
Dugtrio (M) @ Focus SashAbility: Arena TrapEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Earthquake- Stone Edge- Sucker Punch- Reversal
I got this set off of Smogon, and I figured I would share it here since it has worked well on my NatDex Mono Ground team on Showdown. Basically you attack with your other moves, until you get hit hard, hopefully using up your sash, then start popping off 1 HP reversals. Priority is this beautiful things Achilles Heel, sadly, so try to predict if the ‘mon he is up agianst could finish him off. Also if he is at 1 HP, hazards need to be removed before he can be switched back in. Status elements are also death after he gets to 1 HP. So to sum it up, handle him like you would Shedninja.
Dugtrio(F) @Focus SashAbility:Arena trapEvs:252 Spe / 252 HP/Jolly Nature
MementoFinal GambitStealth rockFissure
It’s a support Dugtrio set up Stealth rocks and its your choice, risk it with fissure, drop stats, or damage. I always choose based of the scenario, I usually use it to ready a sweeper or annoy people
Gen 9 PU Swords DanceDugtrio @ Life Orb / Focus Sash / Heavy-Duty BootsAbility: Sand ForceEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeTera Type: Dark / Ground / IceJolly Nature- Swords Dance- Earthquake- Stone Edge / Rock Slide- Sucker Punch / Stealth Rock / Tera Blast / Substitute
Well, Dugtrio gets Swords Dance in Gen 9, meaning it finally has a viable way other than Choice Band to boost its attack stat. Swords Dance boosts Dugtrio’s attack stat, allowing it to become a potent sweeper/breaker. Earthquake is used for a powerful Ground STAB. Stone Edge provides coverage against Flying-types such as Masquerain, Rotom-Fan, Squawkabilly, and Vespiquen. Rock Slide can be used over Stone Edge for better accuracy at the cost of less power. Sucker Punch is used for a priority move that is useful against slower Pokemon using a priority move as well as Pokemon faster than Dugtrio such as Choice Scarf Pokemon and setup sweepers that boost their speed. Stealth Rock can be used if you decide to make Dugtrio a Stealth Rock Lead set. Tera Blast with Ice as Dugtrio’s Tera Type allows Dugtrio to hit Grass- and Dragon-types such as Cacturne, Lilligant, Flapple, and Dragonair. Tera Blast Ice also hits Flying-types so Dugtrio doesn’t always have to rely on Stone Edge / Rock Slide to hit them. Substitute is an option to potentially dodge status moves as well as dodging potential Sucker Punches. Life Orb gives Dugtrio’s attacks more power. Focus Sash is useful if using Stealth Rock to pretty much guarantee Dugtrio sets up Stealth Rock. Heav-Duty Boots is a good option if you have Dugtrio on a team that has no form of hazard removal. Tera Dark is used if you use Sucker Punch so Dugtrio’s Sucker Punch can have more power. Tera Ground makes Dugtrio’s Earthquake more powerful and should be used if you have Stealth Rock or Substitute as the last slot. Tera Ice should only be used if you use Tera Blast as the last slot. Sand Force is used as the Ability since that is the only Ability Dugtrio can use in Gen 9 PU.
