Dugtrio - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Dugtrio can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Dugtrio artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Dugtrio learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
5	Growl	Normal	—	100
9	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
17	Dig	Ground	60	100
25	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
26	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
38	Slash	Normal	70	100
51	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
64	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Dugtrio learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Screech	Normal	—	85
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Dugtrio learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
5	Growl	Normal	—	100
9	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
17	Dig	Ground	60	100
21	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
25	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
26	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
38	Slash	Normal	70	100
51	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
64	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Dugtrio learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Screech	Normal	—	85
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Move Tutor moves

Dugtrio can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Dugtrio learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
5	Growl	Normal	—	100
9	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
17	Dig	Ground	60	100
25	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
26	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
38	Slash	Normal	70	100
51	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
64	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Dugtrio learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Screech	Normal	—	85
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Move Tutor moves

Dugtrio can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90

Moves learnt by HM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dugtrio is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Dugtrio egg move parents

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Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio

Dugtrio's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Dugtrio are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Dugtrio with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Dugtrio with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kecleon
Breeding	Diglett Dugtrio Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Mawile
Sketch	Smeargle

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Persian Umbreon Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Nuzleaf Slakoth Slaking Skitty Mawile Spinda Kecleon
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Snubbull Granbull Absol
Pre-evolution Level up	Shiftry Vigoroth Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Tauros Umbreon Dunsparce Zangoose
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Diglett Dugtrio Sentret Furret Aipom Houndour Houndoom Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Rock Slide

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Camerupt
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Spinda Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Move tutor	Ekans Arbok Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Typhlosion Dunsparce Granbull Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Loudred Exploud Mawile Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Sketch	Smeargle

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Whismur Loudred Exploud Seviper Kecleon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom
Sketch	Smeargle

Uproar

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vigoroth Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Skitty Delcatty Electrike Manectric
Pre-evolution Level up	Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Alolan Dugtrio's egg groups: Field

Dugtrio - Generation 3 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Dugtrio egg move parents

Ancient Power

Beat Up

Feint Attack

Pursuit

Rock Slide

Screech

Uproar

Alolan Dugtrio does not have any egg moves.