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No. 960 · National Pokédex

Wiglett

ウミディグダ · Umidigda · Taupikeau
💧 Water
Height
1.2 m
Weight
1.8 kg
Category
Garden Eel Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Wiglett
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Wiglett

Type
Water
Weaknesses
×2 Electric, Grass Table
Resistances
×½ Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
Evolution
Wiglett → Wugtrio (Lv. 26)
Shiny
Shiny WiglettAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 245 · top stat: Speed (95) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Taupikeau in French · ウミディグダ, Umidigda in Japanese · Schligda in German All Languages

📋Overview

Wiglett is a Water-type Pokémon, No. 960 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Garden Eel Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 1.8 kg.

Wiglett evolves into Wugtrio (Lv. 26).

Abilities: Gooey and Rattled. Hidden Ability: Sand Veil. Wiglett is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#960
National Pokédex
Category
Garden Eel Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
10
255
Attack
55
255
Defense
25
255
Special Attack
35
255
Special Defense
25
255
Speed
95
255
Total
245
Min HP (Lv. 100)
130
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
224
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types
Electric
×2
Grass
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Ice
×½
Steel
×½

✨Abilities

Gooey
Ability 1
Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.
Rattled
Ability 2
The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.
Sand Veil
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

🌱Wiglett Evolution

Wiglett
#960
Wiglett
Water
Level 26 →
Wugtrio
#961
Wugtrio
Water

🔮Wiglett Forms and Shiny

Wiglett
Standard Form
Water
Shiny Availability
Shiny Wiglett
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Wiglett Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Sand Attack
Ground Stat
100%
—
15
1
Water Gun
Water Spec.
100%
40
25
4
Mud-Slap
Ground Spec.
100%
20
10
8
Wrap
Normal Phys.
90%
15
20
12
Aqua Jet
Water Phys.
100%
40
20
20
Slam
Normal Phys.
75%
80
20
20
Water Pulse
Water Spec.
100%
60
20
24
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
28
Dig
Ground Phys.
100%
80
10
32
Sucker Punch
Dark Phys.
100%
70
5
36
Throat Chop
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
40
Liquidation
Water Phys.
100%
85
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Water 3
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Wiglett

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.4% · Position #99

📱Wiglett in Pokémon GO

Wiglett in Pokémon GO
  • 574Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 328Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Wugtrio
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Wiglett →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“This Pokémon can pick up the scent of a Veluza just over 65 feet away and will hide itself in the sand.”
Violet
“Though it looks like Diglett, Wiglett is an entirely different species. The resemblance seems to be a coincidental result of environmental adaptation.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Taupikeau
🇬🇧 English
Wiglett
🇯🇵 漢字
ウミディグダ
🇯🇵 Kana
ウミディグダ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Umidigda
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Schligda
🇪🇸 Español
Wiglett
🇮🇹 Italiano
Wiglett
🇰🇷 한국어
바다그다
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
海地鼠
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
海地鼠
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Congre
🇬🇧 EN
Garden Eel Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
あなごポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Meeraal

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Wiglett

What type is Wiglett?

Wiglett is a Water-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Wiglett?

Wiglett evolves into Wugtrio (Lv. 26).

What are Wiglett's weaknesses?

Wiglett is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Wiglett's Hidden Ability?

Wiglett's Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. Its regular Abilities are Gooey and Rattled.

Can you get a Shiny Wiglett in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Wiglett is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry