Biology
Drilbur has a short, wide body with two small, ovoid feet with three toes each. Its body is mostly black, but has a jagged, navy blue stripe that runs diagonally around its torso from its left shoulder. It is connected at the bottom to another stripe, which extends around the base of its torso. It has a white face with a long snout, tipped by its pink nose. Its eyes are at the base of its nose on either side. Drilbur's arms are wide and thin with a blue spot on its palms. It lacks traditional hands, as its arms form directly into its three, extremely large claws. It has a very small, stubby tail.
Drilbur can straighten its body and align its claws forward, allowing it to spin like a drill and dig through the ground. It is able to dig at speeds of up to 30 mph (50 km/h). As seen in both the manga and the anime , Drilbur has no issues being around humans, and can be very friendly.
In the anime
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Sandstorm , a Drilbur partakes in a game that the workers play in during their break.
In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
A Drilbur appears in the manga adaptation of Pokémon Conquest.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Drilbur makes an appearance in Pocket Monsters BW .
In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
A Drilbur appears in The Beginning of the Adventure! .
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
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
By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
White 2
Generation VI
X
It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Y
By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
Omega Ruby
It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Alpha Sapphire
By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
60
120 - 167
230 - 324
85
81 - 150
157 - 295
40
40 - 101
76 - 196
30
31 - 90
58 - 174
45
45 - 106
85 - 207
68
65 - 132
126 - 258
Total:
328
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs , IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature .
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs , IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature .
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drilbur
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drilbur
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drilbur
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drilbur
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Drilbur in Generation VI
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Drilbur in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drilbur
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drilbur
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Drilbur can be tutored the move in that game
A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Drilbur cannot be tutored the move in that game
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drilbur
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Drilbur
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
Side game data
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Strong:
Weak:
PokéPark Pad entry:
He started practicing his drilling moves to win battles, but now he enjoys drilling more than battling.
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Trivia
Origin
It is based on a mole . The shape of its arms could come from shovels, and its claws from the teeth of burrs .
Name origin
Drilbur might be a combination of drill and burrow or burr .
Mogurew may be a combination of 土竜 mogura (mole) and screw .
In other languages
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