Dugtrio · Base Set 2, what to know.
About the Dugtrio card
Numbered 23 of 130 in Base Set 2, released in February 2000, Dugtrio is a Rare, a Stage 1 Fighting-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Diglett, so Dugtrio is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. Kinebuchi contributed a smaller body of Wizards-era cards but is responsible for several memorable holos, with a warm, heavily textured style.
Printed on the card, the Dugtrio Pokédex entry reads: "A team of Diglett triplets. It triggers huge earthquakes by burrowing 60 miles underground."
About Dugtrio in the Pokémon world
Three Digletts in a row. One of the only Pokémon with a literally pluralized body in Gen 1. Base Set Rare with steady raw demand.
What is Dugtrio worth?
Dugtrio is a non-holo Rare. In Base Set 2, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Dugtrio trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Base Set 2 produced Unlimited prints. For Dugtrio, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Dugtrio are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Dugtrio survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Dugtrio
For Dugtrio, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Dugtrio can make sense.
