Drill Run (move)
Drill Run ドリルライナー Drill Liner | ||||||||||||
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Drill Run (Japanese: ドリルライナー Drill Liner) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.
Effect
Drill Run deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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V | VI | |||||||||
022 | Fearow | Normal | Flying | 53 | ' | |||||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | 45 | '''' | |||||
112 | Rhydon | Ground | Rock | 47 | '''' | |||||
464 | Rhyperior | Ground | Rock | 47 | '''' | |||||
529 | Drilbur | Ground | 43 | '''' | ||||||
530 | Excadrill | Ground | Steel | 55 | '''' | |||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In the anime
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Excadrill puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then jumps into the air and rotates its body while charging at the opponent, stabbing the opponent with its drill-like body. | |||
Iris's Excadrill | The Bloom Is on Axew! | Debut | |
Clay's Excadrill | BW061 | None | |
Drilbur puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then rotates its body quickly and charges at the opponent while floating through the air, stabbing it with its drill-like body. | |||
Iris's Drilbur | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None |
Trivia
- Fearow is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon to learn Drill Run.
- Therefore, Fearow is also the only Pokémon that doesn't receive STAB from Drill Run.
- Drilbur is the only Pokémon able to learn Drill Run that isn't dual type.
- No Pokémon from Generations II and III can learn Drill Run. However, Smeargle can learn it via Sketch.
- The move itself is most likely to the game Drill Dozer, which was also developed by GAME FREAK .
In other languages
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