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Drilbur's Type

GROUND

Drilbur's Pokédex #s

National #: 529

Galar #: 166

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Drilbur's Base Stats

HP:: 60

Attack:: 85

Defense:: 40

Sp. Atk:: 30

Sp. Def:: 45

Speed:: 68

Total:: 328

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'0" (0.3m)

Weight:: 18.7 lbs. (8.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 66

Catch Rate:: 120

Base Happiness:: 70

Drilbur's Abilities

Here are what abilities Drilbur can possibly have, along with their effects.

Sand Rush: Doubles Drilbur's Speed while the weather is sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Drilbur.

Sand Force: Drilbur's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves do 30% more damage in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Drilbur.

Mold Breaker: Drilbur's moves are not affected or blocked by the target's Ability.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Drilbur's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: WATER

GRASS

ICE

½: POISON

ROCK

immune: ELECTRIC

Drilbur's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Drilbur evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Drilbur: starting form

Excadrill: at level 31

Drilbur's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Drilbur can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Drilbur learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
1	Rapid Spin Does damage and removes entry hazards such as Spikes, Stealth Rock, etc.	NORMAL	50	100%	40	One Target
4	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
8	Hone Claws Raises Drilbur's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
12	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
16	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Drilbur's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
20	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
24	Crush Claw 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	75	95%	10	One Target
28	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
32	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
36	Swords Dance Raises Drilbur's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
40	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
44	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
48	Fissure Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	GROUND	varies	30%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Drilbur can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Drilbur restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Drilbur from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Drilbur is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Drilbur's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Drilbur can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Drilbur's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Drilbur's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Drilbur's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Drilbur's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Drilbur can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Drilbur.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Metal Sound Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	85%	40	One Target
EGG	Submission Drilbur takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
EGG	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Drilbur can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target

Drilbur's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Drilbur's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Drilbur's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Drilbur is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	230	261	293	324	60
Attack	175	206	238	269	85
Defense	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Atk	65	96	128	159	30
Sp. Def	95	126	158	189	45
Speed	141	172	204	235	68
Total					328

Where to Find Drilbur in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Drilbur, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Drilbur in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Drilbur in the Wild

Galar Mine

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
10%			Lv. 11-14
Random Encounters
Any Weather
10%			Lv. 11-15

Stony Wilderness

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	10%	--	--	30%	--
				Lv. 26-28			Lv. 26-28

Dusty Bowl

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	10%	--	--	35%	--
				Lv. 42-47			Lv. 42-47

Giant's Mirror

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	35%	--
							Lv. 28-30

Hammerlocke Hills

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	15%	--
							Lv. 28-30

Giant's Cap

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	20%	--	--	30%	--
				Lv. 26-28			Lv. 26-28

Pokédex Entries for Drilbur

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It brings its claws together and whirls around at high speed before rushing toward its prey.

Shield

It's a digger, using its claws to burrow through the ground. It causes damage to vegetable crops, so many farmers have little love for it.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.

Y Alpha Sapphire

By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

It can dig through the ground at a speed of 30 mph. It could give a car running aboveground a good race.

White

It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.

Black 2 White 2

By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.