Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

In Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio is the Alola region variant of Dugtrio, and trainers who have it may want to learn the best moveset and counters for this Ground- and Steel-type Pokemon. Different from its Kanto version, the additional Steel-typing allows the Alolan Dugtrio to resist a wide array of attacks. With its maximum combat power (CP) in the game reaching up to 2145, and an attack stat of 201, this Pokemon is sure to intrigue many trainers.

In this article, we provide the best moveset and counters for Alolan Dugtrio in Pokemon GO while taking a closer look at its utility.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's point of view.

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Best moveset for Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio

Trainers can teach their Alolan Dugtrio two different best movesets depending on whether they will be playing the PvP or PvE modes.

Best PvE moveset for Alolan Dugtrio in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Metal Claw
• Charged Move: Earthquake

Best PvP moveset for Alolan Dugtrio in Pokemon GO

• Fast Move: Sand Attack
• Charged Moves: Mud Bomb and Iron Head

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All moves of Alolan Dugtrio in Pokemon GO

As said above, Alolan Dugtrio is a dual Steel- and Ground-type Pokemon. As such, it has access to these Fast Moves:

• Metal Claw (Steel)
• Mud-Slap (Ground)
• Sand Attack (Ground)

These are all of Alolan Dugtrio’s Charged Moves:

• Earthquake (Ground)
• Iron Head (Steel)
• Mud Bomb (Ground)

All moves of Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio can utilize the same type of attack bonus (STAB) effect. This effect increases the damage output of a move by 1.2 times.

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Counters for Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio

We will talk about whether Alolan Dugtro is good in Pokemon GO or not in a bit, but first, let’s take a look at some of its PvE counters:

• Terrakion
• Keldeo
• Reshiram
• Groudon
• Kingler
• Gyarados
• Hawlucha
• Flareon
• Passimian

PvP Great League counters for Alolan Dugtrio:

• Pelipper
• Gligar
• Mantine
• Medicham
• Poliwrath
• Talonflame

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Is Pokemon GO Alolan Dugtrio good in PvE and PvP?

With its best PvE moveset, Alolan Dugtrio can only deal a total damage output of 171.43 before fainting. For this reason, it is not good for PvE mode in Pokemon GO.

In PvP modes, this Pocket Monster is a below-average fighter in the Great League. Apart from this mode, it can not perform with full efficiency in the Ultra League and the Master League. This makes it a bad option for Pokemon GO PvP.