How to Get Rare Items From the Digging Duo

This is a page on the Digging Duo, their location, the differences between them, and the list of rare items you can get from them in the game Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Digging Duo Location

The Digging Duo is two burrowing brothers found standing near the Bridge Field Daycare Center located in the Wild Area.

The Digging Duo are dressed like hikers. If you cannot find them, try looking for them along the cliff.

How to Get There

1	Take a Flying Taxi to Bridge Field.
2	Face the front when you land there.
3	Walk along the left wall.
4	Keep walking until you find the two men.

Get a Rare Item for 500W

For 500W or Watts, you can get a rare item. Each brother has a specialty. The left brother has skill, while the right brother has stamina.

The number of times you can get a certain item is random, as you can get the same item at least once or over 20 times.

To learn how to get more Watts quickly, see our guide!
How to Farm Watts Quickly

Digging Duo Differences

Skill Brother (Left) Digs Up Rarer Items

The skill brother (left) can dig up rarer items, but gets tired easily. If you prefer quality over quantity, ask him to dig up items for you.
Skill Brother (Left) List of Items

Stamina Brother (Right) Can Dig Up More Times

If you want to get more items, the stamina brother (right) can dig up more times than the skill brother (left). If you prefer quantity over quality, ask him to dig up items for you.
Stamina Brother (Right) List of Items

Digging Duo List of Items

Skill Brother (Left)

▼ High-Priced Items

Bottle Cap	Gold Bottle Cap
Rare Bone	Comet Shard

▼ Pokemon Fossils

Fossilized Dino	Fossilized Bird
Fossilized Fish	Fossilized Drake

▼ Evolutionary Stones

Sun Stone	Moon Stone	Shiny Stone
Dusk Stone	Dawn Stone	Ice Stone

▼ Others

Wishing Piece	Metal Coat	Iron Ball
Lagging Tail	Light Clay	Sticky Barb
Normal Gem	-	-

You can get rarer items from the skill brother (left). These include Gold Bottle Cap, which you can use to maximize all IVs of a Pokemon, and Wishing Piece, which can summon a Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokemon from a Poke Den--perfect in the Wild Area.

Since you can get Fossil items with a higher probability here than from the stamina brother (right), the skill brother (left) is more cost-efficient. The downside is that he gets tired easily.

Stamina Brother (Right)

▼ High-Priced Items

Stardust	Rare Bone	Star Piece

▼ Pokemon Fossils

Fossilized Dino	Fossilized Bird
Fossilized Fish	Fossilized Drake

Fossilized Bird and Fossilized Dino are available only in Pokemon Sword, while Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake are available only in Pokemon Shield.

▼ Evolutionary Stones

Fire Stone	Thunder Stone	Water Stone
Leaf Stone	Sun Stone	Moon Stone
Shiny Stone	Dusk Stone	Dawn Stone
Ice Stone	-	-

▼ Others

Icy Rock	Smooth Rock	Heat Rock
Damp Rock	Float Stone	Hard Stone
Everstone	Soft Sand	Metal Coat
Iron Ball	Lagging Tail	Light Clay
Sticky Barb	Normal Gem	-

You can get a wider variety of items from the stamina brother (right). He can also dig up more times than the skill brother (left). However, there is a lower probability of receiving Pokemon Fossils from him.

As the number of trials increases, the number of items that can be dug up also increases; the disadvantage is that it will be difficult to get your target item.

Pokemon Fossils That Easily Appear For Each Version

Fossils that Easily Appear in Sword

Fossilized Bird

Fossilized Dino

Fossilized Bird and Fossilized Dino easily appear in Pokemon Sword. You can combine these two Fossil items to revive Arctozolt.

Fossils that Easily Appear in Shield

Fossilized Fish

Fossilized Drake

Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake easily appear in Pokemon Shield. You can combine these two Fossil items to revive Dracovish.

List of Fossil Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Needed Fossils
Dracovish		Fossiziled Fish + Fossilized Drake
Arctozolt		Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Dino
Arctovish		Fossiziled Fish + Fossilized Dino
Dracozolt		Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Drake

Fossil Pokemon can be revived by combining two Fossil items. Read more about Fossil Pokemon and how to revive them in our guide!
Fossil Pokemon and How to Revive Them

Which of the Digging Duo is Better

Skill Brother (Left) for Fossils and Gold Bottle Cap

If you are aiming to obtain Fossil items, or Gold Bottle Cap so you can maximize your Pokemon's IVs, it is better to go to the skill brother (left).

A reminder that because he has less stamina, he digs up lesser items than the stamina brother, but if you are aiming for these specific items, then go for it!

How to Use Gold Bottle Cap

Special Appearances of Items

Gold Bottle Cap Is Dug Out

Gold Bottle Cap

The Gold Bottle Cap can be attained much more frequently from the skill brother (left). The digger will make an extra comment in the event of finding a Gold Bottle Cap.

Skill Brother Digs Out More

The skill brother (left) stops digging once he is tired. However, there are instances that he will continue to dig up more items than normal after making a comment like this:

Wait! No! I'm not finished yet!
I can still keep on digging!

Related Links

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Wild Area and Raid Strategy

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Crown Tundra Wild Area Maps
Slippery Slope	Frostpoint Field	Giant's Bed
Old Cemetery	Giant's Foot	Ballimere Lake
Dyna Tree Hill	Frigid Sea	Three-Point Pass
Snowslide Slope	Path to the Peak	Crown Shrine
Lakeside Cave	Roaring-Sea Caves	Tunnel to the Top

The Isle of Armor Maps

Isle of Armor Wild Area Maps
Fields of Honor	Soothing Wetlands	Forest of Focus
Challenge Beach	Brawlers' Cave	Loop Lagoon
Stepping-Stone Sea	Insular Sea	Honeycalm Island
Honeycalm Sea	Potbottom Desert	Warm-Up Tunnel
Training Lowlands	Challenge Road	Courageous Cavern
Workout Sea

The Isle of Armor Wild Area

All Wild Area Maps

Rolling Fields	Dappled Grove	West Lake Axewell
Axew's Eye	Giant's Seat	South Lake Miloch
East Lake Axewell	Watchtower Ruins	Motostoke Riverbank
Stony Wilderness	Bridge Field	Dusty Bowl
Giant's Mirror	Giant's Cap	Lake of Outrage
Hammerlocke Hills	North Lake Miloch

All Raid Boss Locations

Location of Each Raid Boss by Generation