The players looking for rare items in Pokémon Sword & Shield are in luck, as a hard-working fan has worked out the drop rates for the Digging Duo. Pokémon Sword & Shield were leaked before they were released. which means that many aspects of the game were datamined and revealed online before Game Freak was ready to reveal them.
One aspect of Pokémon Sword & Shield that remained a mystery was the Digging Duo. If the player explores the Wild Area in Pokémon Sword & Shield, then they can encounter two brothers near the Day Care Center. The brothers can search for rare items, but the player needs to spend 500 Watts in order for them to start digging. The brother who is closest to the Day Care Center can find better items, but he will become exhausted faster, while the other brother often finds more common items, but he can search for longer. The game will save every time the Digging Duo go on a dig, in order to prevent the player from save-scumming.
The Digging Duo has a chance to uncover rare items during a dig and a Pokémon fan on Reddit has worked out the potential drop rates. A fan on Reddit named zomglookup spent over half a million Watts during his investigation, resulting in over one thousand runs for the Digging Duo. After crunching the numbers, the drop rates have been collated and can be seen below.
The items dropped by the Digging Duo are extremely helpful to people who are looking to complete the Pokédex, as they can easily dig up the stones used in many evolutions. The Digging Duo are also extremely helpful to people who missed out on the Gigantamax Meowth and cannot quickly earn money in Pokémon Sword & Shield, as they dig up a lot of items that can be sold for cash.
Pokémon Sword & Shield are a lot more liberal in giving away items than the previous entries in the series, especially as the Wild Area is teeming with useful gear that can be found on the floor. The Digging Duo can easily fill up the player's inventory, so long as they have the Watts to spend. Pokémon Sword & Shield fans now know exactly how much their Watts are worth and if an investment in the Digging Duo is easier than just scouring the land for items.
Pokémon Sword & Shield are available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: zomglookup/Reddit