Drill Run (move)

Drill Run
ドリルライナー Drill Liner

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	80
Accuracy	95%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon TM58 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM106 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Drill Run (Japanese: ドリルライナー Drill Liner) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation V.

It is:

TM58 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
TR87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
TM106 in Generation IX.

Effect

Drill Run deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Drill Run can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
SV	The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	53	1, 53	1, 45^SMUSUM 1^PE	1, 45^BDSP
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	45	45^XY 33^ORAS	33^SMUSUM 24^PE	35^SwShBDSP
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	47	47^XY 33^ORAS	33^SMUSUM 24^PE	35^SwShBDSP
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	43^B2W2	43	21^SM 23^USUM	24	24
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	47	47^XY 33^ORAS	33	35^SwShBDSP
529		Drilbur		Field		Field	43	43	43	40
530		Excadrill		Field		Field	55	55	55	46
982		Dudunsparce		Field		Field					24
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM58	VIII TR87	IX TM106
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug			✔^PE
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying			✔^PE
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying			✔^PE
028		Sandslash		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^PE	✔
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
078		Rapidash		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
078		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field				✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field			✔^PE
087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field			✔^PE
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3					✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral				✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2			✔^PE	✔
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2			✔^PE	✔
128		Tauros Paldean Form (Combat Breed)		Field		Field					✔
128		Tauros Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)		Field		Field					✔
128		Tauros Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)		Field		Field					✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1			✔^PE	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^PE	✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug					✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug					✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				✔	✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral				✔
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field				✔	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral				✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral				✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field				✔
503		Samurott		Field		Field					✔
503		Samurott Hisuian Form		Field		Field					✔
529		Drilbur		Field		Field				✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field				✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				✔
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field				✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field				✔	✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon				✔	✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon				✔	✔
846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2				✔	✔
847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2				✔	✔
962		Bombirdier		Flying		Flying					✔
976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2					✔
982		Dudunsparce		Field		Field					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
588		Karrablast		Bug	Bug		✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔
031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
529		Drilbur		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field			✔
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field			✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			✔
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★★

Power: 41

Accuracy: 95%

Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Drill Run

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

80

Energy cost

50

Duration

2.8 seconds

Damage window

1.7 - 2.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

80

Energy cost

45

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 40 → 50
February 16, 2017
- Power: 50 → 80
- Energy cost: 33 → 50
- Duration: 3.4 → 2.8 seconds
- Damage window: 2.1 - 2.8 → 1.7 - 2.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

May 1, 2020
- Energy cost: 55 → 45

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Drill Run

★★★★
Attack power	18.57628
Charge time	1.34 seconds
Range type	Dash
Number of hits	5
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	3%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	3	—	85	102	95%	An opponent	—	Critical hits land more easily.	Scottie/Bettie & Strike Sandslash ^Egg

Description

Games	Description
Conq.	The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method

Midday Form Lycanroc	Excadrill	Drilbur	Sandslash
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill.
User	First Used In		Notes
Excadrill	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, or Excadrill jumps into the air and holds out its arms. It then spins its body rapidly and dives forward, stabbing the opponent with the protrusion sticking out of its head.
Iris's Excadrill	The Bloom Is on Axew!		Debut
Clay's Excadrill	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
Drilbur	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
Rocko's Drilbur	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!		None
Team Rocket's Drilbur	How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?		None
Lycanroc	Midday Form Lycanroc rotates its body quickly, with white lines swirling around its body, and charges at the opponent while floating in the air, stabbing it.
Olivia's Lycanroc	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!		None
Sandslash	Sandslash puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then rotates its body rapidly and charges at the opponent while floating in the air, stabbing it.
Team Rocket's Sandslash	How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?		None

Pokémon Generations

Pokémon	Method

	Excadrill
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill.
User	First Used In	Notes
Excadrill	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.
Clay's Excadrill	The Uprising	Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Excadrill

The user drills into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Excadrill	Excadrill folds up its body into the shape of a drill. It then rams itself into the opponent.
Clay's Excadrill	Homecoming	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In the Brazilian Portuguese dub of Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, this move was called Furacão, which actually is the Portuguese name of Hurricane, instead of Furação.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	直衝鑽 Jihkchūng Jyun * 低空鑽 Dāihūng Jyun *
Chinese	Mandarin	直衝鑽 / 直冲钻 Zhíchōng Zuàn * 低空鑽 Dīkōng Zuàn *
Croatian		Svrdlanje
Czech		Vrtavý běhavý útok
Dutch		Drilkoers
French		Tunnelier
German		Schlagbohrer
Italian		Giravvita
Korean		드릴라이너 Deurillaineo
Polish		Odwiert
Portuguese	Brazil	Furação (games, SM103–present, TCG, manga) Broca Veloz (Pokémon the Series: Black & White*)
Portuguese	Portugal	Ataque Broca
Spanish	Latin America	Excavación
Spanish	Spain	Taladradora
Thai		ดริลไลน์เนอร์
Vietnamese		Khoan Thẳng

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

Generation IX TMs

001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171

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