Games - Diglett

	Games - Diglett

Diglett (ディグダ Digda in Japanese, Digda in German and Taupiqueur in French) is a fictional species of the Pokémon franchise.

Diglett's name seems to combine dig and piglet. Its Japanese name simply refers to the word dig.

In the English beta version of Pokémon Red and Blue, Diglett's name was still Digda.

Appearance

Diglett is a small mole-like creature. The top of its head is rounded, and its thin skin is covered with short brown fur. It has two small black eyes and a large roundish pink nose. Interestingly, to date, no one has ever seen the entire body of a Diglett. If seen above ground, it usually only sticks its body out of the ground about 8 inches (0.2 meters). Therefore it is impossible to know Diglett's true size. Some believe it has legs that it uses to dig, while others believe it is limbless and instead burrows like a worm or snake. The game Pokémon Snap appears to support the latter, as Digletts can be seen leaping out of their holes.

Diglett appears to be very similar to the artificial moles used in Whac-A-Mole arcade games.

Biology

Diglett's thin skin makes it vulnerable when it spends too much time aboveground. The sunlight can heat up its blood, weakening the Diglett. Therefore its natural habitat is underground, usually about one meter below the surface. When it burrows along at this shallow level, displaced soil can be seen along its path aboveground as a result. This makes it popular among farmers, who use Diglett to till their fields, preparing them to grow crops.

Diglett's natural diet consists of the roots of wild plants it finds while burrowing, as well as super-fattening foods such as McDonald's and Pizza Hut.

In the video games

Wild Diglett can be only found in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, and LeafGreen. Countless wild Diglett and evolved form Dugtrio inhabit Diglett Cave, a natural Diglett-dug tunnel that connects Pewter City and Vermillion City.

Diglett's high Speed stat makes it a quick attacker, but its obscenely low HP gives it very little stamina if it gets attacked.

In the anime

In the Pokémon anime
, Diglett and Dugtrio
first appear in Episode 31, Dig Those Diglett!, in which a large herd of them are attempting to stop the construction of a dam. When Pokémon trainers recruited to fend off the Diglett attempt to call their Pokémon out of their Poké Ball
s, the Pokémon protest by refusing to come out, apparently supporting the Diglett's efforts. The Diglett eventually succeed in their efforts by using Team Rocket
to destroy the partly-contructed dam.
*This episode is one of the first episodes in the anime to show that wild Pokemon take an active role in the care and maintenance of their environment. It also shows that they are capable of taking action against human intrusion or actions against it.

In Episode 116, The Underground Round-Up!, a group of Dugtrio and Diglett are used to herd troublesome Electrode away from a city into the wild by using underground tunnels.

In Episode 145, Goin' Apricorn!, a herd of Diglett take on the job of protecting Apricorn trees from Team Rocket. They dig pits that lead to a maze of tunnels, successfully leading Team Rocket away from the trees.

In Episode 220, Plant it Now...Diglett Later!, a herd of domestic Diglett are involved in an intricate but harmless scheme played on a village of senior citizens by their grown children to keep their parents busy and active. The sons of these elders dress as soldiers, pretending to attack the village with the Diglett. After the "fight" has gone on for awhile, the soldiers pretend to surrender and move off, leaving their parents proud of their victory and off to prepare for a repeat performance in two years.

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