[OVERVIEW]
Alolan Diglett is an excellent wallbreaker and late-game cleaner in Little Cup, with a blazing speed tier and dangerous STAB combination. Due to its raw power, Alolan Diglett is extremely difficult to switch into for most Pokemon and it is capable of OHKOing or 2HKOing much of the tier. Alolan Diglett also has some interesting optimization that help it get around Pokemon that may be able to soft check it. For all its strengths, Alolan Diglett is very frail, making it difficult to get onto the field without support and means it is also susceptible to priority moves.
[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Rock Blast
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Substitute / Iron Head
item: Life Orb
ability: Tangling Hair
nature: Jolly
tera type: Ground / Dark / Stellar
evs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 36 Def / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Diglett uses Earthquake as its STAB move of choice, threatening OHKOs on Pokemon such as Glimmet, Tinkatink, and Chinchou. Rock Blast threatens the Flying-types that otherwise would give Alolan Diglett trouble and complements Earthquake. Sucker Punch helps Alolan Diglett pick off weakened foes or the few threats that may be faster or speedtie it, such as Choice Scarf Hisuian Growlithe or Wingull. Iron Head provides coverage for Alolan Diglett to hit Toedscool and Grookey for decent damage, while Substitute can be used to scout for Terastallizations, switches, and Sucker Punch from Stunky or opposing Alolan Diglett. Alolan Diglett has many viable Tera types available to it. Tera Ground boosts the damage of Earthquake, KOing most neutral targets such as Mienfoo or Foongus after some chip damage. Tera Dark powers up Sucker Punch while giving Alolan Diglett a resistance to opposing Sucker Punch users like the aforementioned Stunky, while Tera Stellar provides a small boost to all of Alolan Diglett's attacks, which can allow for some surprise KOs.
Describe some teammates that would be a good idea to pair with this Pokemon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Alolan Diglett can use Swords Dance to be near unstoppable after a boost, but is unreliable due to its fragility leaving few opportunities to setup. Tera Blast Flying allows Diglett to KO foes such as Mienfoo or Foongus with significantly less chip damage and also grants Alolan Diglett a resistance to Grookey's Grassy Glide, but other Tera types are often more useful.
Checks and Counters
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Alolan Diglett is an excellent wallbreaker and late-game cleaner in Little Cup, with a blazing speed tier and dangerous STAB combination. Due to its raw power, Alolan Diglett is extremely difficult to switch into for most Pokemon and it is capable of OHKOing or 2HKOing much of the tier. Alolan Diglett also has some interesting optimization that help it get around Pokemon that may be able to soft check it. For all its strengths, Alolan Diglett is very frail, making it difficult to get onto the field without support and means it is also susceptible to priority moves.
[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Rock Blast
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Substitute / Iron Head
item: Life Orb
ability: Tangling Hair
nature: Jolly
tera type: Ground / Dark / Stellar
evs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 36 Def / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Diglett uses Earthquake as its STAB move of choice, threatening OHKOs on Pokemon such as Glimmet, Tinkatink, and Chinchou. Rock Blast threatens the Flying-types that otherwise would give Alolan Diglett trouble and complements Earthquake. Sucker Punch helps Alolan Diglett pick off weakened foes or the few threats that may be faster or speedtie it, such as Choice Scarf Hisuian Growlithe or Wingull. Iron Head provides coverage for Alolan Diglett to hit Toedscool and Grookey for decent damage, while Substitute can be used to scout for Terastallizations, switches, and Sucker Punch from Stunky or opposing Alolan Diglett. Alolan Diglett has many viable Tera types available to it. Tera Ground boosts the damage of Earthquake, KOing most neutral targets such as Mienfoo or Foongus after some chip damage. Tera Dark powers up Sucker Punch while giving Alolan Diglett a resistance to opposing Sucker Punch users like the aforementioned Stunky, while Tera Stellar provides a small boost to all of Alolan Diglett's attacks, which can allow for some surprise KOs.
Describe some teammates that would be a good idea to pair with this Pokemon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Alolan Diglett can use Swords Dance to be near unstoppable after a boost, but is unreliable due to its fragility leaving few opportunities to setup. Tera Blast Flying allows Diglett to KO foes such as Mienfoo or Foongus with significantly less chip damage and also grants Alolan Diglett a resistance to Grookey's Grassy Glide, but other Tera types are often more useful.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Insert Threat Here**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat.
**Insert Threat Here**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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