Dugtrio Weakness in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

If you're battling against Dugtrio in Pokemon, you will need to know which weaknesses it has in order to defeat them!
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet bring some new additions to the game, which means there’s a lot of new pocket monsters out there that can be collected and battled against. When battling against certain Pokemon, it’s unclear what type they are initially, so learning which moves you should use is very important! If you want to know what Dugtrio’s weaknesses are then we’ll walk you through them in this guide.

If you want to see all of the weaknesses and strengths of any Pokemon, head to our Pokemon Type Chart guide!

Dugtrio Weaknesses

Dugtrio is a Ground-type Pokemon, which means they have weaknesses to Grass, Ice, Water-type moves. It is immune to Electric, but it is resistant to Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy attacks.

While any Grass, Ice, Water-type moves will be sufficient to finish of Dugtrio, you will want to focus on Physical Attacks moves if you have them. Dugtrio has higher Special Defense, which means you will have much better luck using Physical Attacks.

As for specific Pokemon you want to avoid bringing into battle against Dugtrio, you will want to make sure to leave Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel-types out. They all have at least one weakness to Dugtrio’s attacks. Dugtrio also carries Rock moves, so be careful with Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice Pokemon.

That’s everything you need to know about the moves that will be best used against Dugtrio. For more detailed guides, be sure to head to the Pokemon section of our website.

Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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