#0660 · Kalos · Generation 6

Diggersby

Digging Pokémon · Normal/Ground-type

Diggersby is a Normal/Ground-type Pokémon, the Digging Pokémon, number 660 (#0660) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 42.4 kg.

Diggersby has ears as powerful as an excavator: the Pokédex says they can lift boulders of a ton or more and reduce dense bedrock to rubble. It is a rabbit built like heavy machinery, and a big help on building sites.

How to pronounce Diggersby

Diggersby is pronounced DIG-erz-bee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Diggersby said out loud:

In Japanese it is ホルード (Horudo).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Diggersby is a plump grey rabbit, 1.0 m tall and 42.4 kg. Its two ears look like muscular arms ending in three-fingered brown paws, with a pointed elbow-like bump in the middle. A band of thick woolly fur circles its waist, and the Pokédex says it holds heat so well that people once made heavy winter clothing from the fur it shed. Its brown muzzle looks like stubble and its eyes seem permanently narrowed.

Behaviour

Diggersby is a worker with a lazy streak. Its digging is a huge help on construction sites, especially tunnels, and the Pokédex says that once it has finished it lounges lazily.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat beyond construction and digging sites. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in Wild Zones 17 and 20, with more in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Powers

Diggersby digs with Dig, Bulldoze and Earthquake and hits with Hammer Arm and Super Fang, while Swords Dance sharpens its Attack. Its Abilities are Pickup and Cheek Pouch, which restores HP when it eats a Berry, with Huge Power hidden, which doubles its Attack. With base HP 85 and Attack of only 56, that hidden Ability is what turns a sturdy digger into a hard hitter.

Name origin

Diggersby may combine 'digger' and 'bunny', with '-by' echoing Bunnelby. The Japanese name is Horudo (ホルード), possibly from horu ('to dig') or 'hole' and do ('soil') or to ('rabbit').

Design inspiration

Diggersby is based on a rabbit and seems to borrow from excavators: its ears act as digging arms and their brown tips resemble excavated dirt. Its lazy rests, stubble and woolly waist band may nod to construction workers and to the haramaki, a belly warmer that Japanese media often links with middle-aged men. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Bunnelby evolves into Diggersby at level 20, gaining the Ground type.

In the games

In Sword and Shield Diggersby appears in Max Raid Battles. It first appeared in X and Y, where it can be found on Route 22 and in the Ground Friend Safari.

In the anime

Dolan's Diggersby debuted in 'To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!', where it overpowered Ash's Froakie despite a type disadvantage while helping Dolan with his poaching. By 'The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!' Clemont's Bunnelby has turned out to be a Diggersby.

Fun facts

• Its base Defense of 77 is the highest of any Normal type introduced in Generation VI.
• Bulbapedia says Legends: Z-A hides an Alpha Diggersby in Centrico Plaza's Wild Zone 20.
• In the manga Pokémon Adventures, the Team Flare scientist Aliana has a Diggersby, which first shows up in the chapter 'Inn-teresting Developments'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Diggersby (Pokémon) · Serebii: Diggersby (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 85
• Attack: 56
• Defense: 77
• Sp. Atk: 50
• Sp. Def: 77
• Speed: 78

Diggersby’s base stat total is 423. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Diggersby weak to?

Diggersby takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Ice (2×), Fighting (2×) moves.

It resists Poison (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Electric, Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Diggersby evolve from?

Diggersby evolves from Bunnelby at level 20.

Diggersby is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Bunnelby, Diggersby.

Abilities

• Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
• Cheek Pouch: Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.
• Huge Power (hidden ability): Doubles Attack in battle.

Moves

Moves Diggersby learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (52)

Diggersby can learn 52 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Attract, Sandstorm, Facade, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Sand Tomb, Bounce, Mud Shot, U-turn, Payback, Fling, Round, Bulldoze, Brutal Swing, Stomping Tantrum, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Surf, Low Kick, Earthquake, Agility, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Spikes, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Uproar, Superpower, Bulk Up, Earth Power, Gunk Shot, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Grass Knot, Foul Play, Work Up, Wild Charge, High Horsepower.

Egg moves (2), which Bunnelby can hatch knowing:Defense Curl, Rollout.

Move tutor moves (1): Scorching Sands.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 127 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 148.

Pokédex entries

The fur on its belly retains heat exceptionally well. People used to make heavy winter clothing from fur shed by this Pokémon. (Shield)

With power equal to an excavator, it can dig through dense bedrock. It's a huge help during tunnel construction. (Sword)

As powerful as an excavator, its ears can reduce dense bedrock to rubble. When it's finished digging, it lounges lazily. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

With their powerful ears, they can heft boulders of a ton or more with ease. They can be a big help at construction sites. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Defense among Normal types in Gen 6: 77.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 63% of all Pokémon (42.4 kg).
• Base stat total 423, ranked #560 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Normal and Ground.
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 11 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 65 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 127: about 16.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Diggersby (Pokémon), Serebii: Diggersby (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DIG-erz-bee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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