Drilbur (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Drilbur (disambiguation).

Drilbur Mole Pokémon モグリュー Mogurew #0529 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Rush or Sand Force Cacophony Cacophony Mold Breaker Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Drilbur 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 18.7 lbs. 8.5 kg Drilbur 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 66	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Drilbur 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Drilbur (Japanese: モグリュー Mogurew) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Excadrill starting at level 31.

Biology

Drilbur is a mole-like Pokémon that 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 can dig at speeds of up to 30 mph (50 km/h). A Drilbur is fast enough to make a running car race with it. As seen in the 481st chapter of Pokémon Adventures and the Pokémon the Series: Black & White episode A Village Homecoming!, Drilbur has no issues being around humans and can be very friendly. However, many farmers dislike Drilbur because it tends to destroy their vegetable crops.

Evolution

Drilbur evolves into Excadrill.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Drilbur  Ground

→

First Evolution Excadrill  Ground  Steel

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Drilbur first appear where they are guarding the entrance to the Drilbur Coal Mine. The player and partner are able to skip past them. They later reappeared when Gabite called for reinforcements but they refused to battle.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Unova  B  W : #035 Unova  B2  W2 : #076 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 Kalos #— Hoenn #— 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.
Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar #166 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. 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 IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— Blueberry #99 Scarlet It can dig through the ground at a speed of 30 mph. It could give a car running aboveground a good race. Violet It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.

Drilbur in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Wellspring Cave, Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Twist Mountain (Dust cloud) Black 2 White 2 Relic Passage, Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave (Dust cloud) Dream World Icy Cave*
Generation VI X Y Breed Excadrill Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Breed Excadrill
Generation VII Sun Moon Pokémon Bank Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Pokémon Bank Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Galar Mine, Stony Wilderness, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Cap, Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills Rolling Fields, Bridge Field (Max Raid Battle) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet TradeVersion 3.0.0+ The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Chargestone Cavern, Polar Biome Tera Raid Battles (3★)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Rumble Blast Cave: Shimmering Lake, World Axle - B2F PokéPark 2 Cove Area Conquest Terrera MD GTI Ragged Mountain (1F-5F), Stony Cave (B1-B5), Rusty Mountain (Gilded Hall), Jaws of the Abyss (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Smoking Mountain (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall) Rumble U Magical Lake: In Need of Trees, Variety Battle: It's Drill Time!
Generation VI Battle Trozei Sacred Plains: Stage 1 Rumble World Ruby Volcano: Dusty Desert (All Areas)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Zapdos Sea, Entei Sea, Entei SeaFinal
Generation VIII New Snap Mightywide RiverDay Level 3, Night Level 2
Cross-Generation Shuffle Wacky Workshop: Stage 168 Marron Trail: Stage 679

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 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:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

Drilbur is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100100% 10 011 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 05050 100100% 40 044 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 088 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00——% 15 1212 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1616 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 09595% 35 2020 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00——% 10 2424 Crush Claw Normal Physical 07575 09595% 10 2828 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 09090% 10 3232 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100100% 10 3636 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 4040 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 09595% 10 4444 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100100% 10 4848 Fissure Ground Physical 0000— 03030% 5

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

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM106 TM106 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM176 TM176 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM215 TM215 Scorching Sands Ground Special 07070 100}}100% 10 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Drilbur Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Drilbur Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Metal Sound Steel Status — 85% 40 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Drilbur 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

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Raise the Expedition Rank to Normal Connected to: None Connection Orb Set: None Phrases Normal Adventures…sound exciting. *wibble* Low HP (< 50%) I'm getting wibbly and wobbly… Time to waddle away!
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 71 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
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.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Dig Attack: ★★★ Ability 1: Sandpit Ability 2: Stealth Ability 3: Parry Defense: ★ Speed: ★★★ Evolves into Excadrill when its Attack is 97 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Asahi, Kei, Naka, and Ume
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ground Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Ground Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #206 Damage Streak Increases damage when it is triggered in a row. Swappable Skill(s): Quirky++
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 154 Base Defense: 85 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Scratch, Mud-Slap Charged Attacks: Rock Tomb, Dig, Drill Run, Frustration, Return
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #222 Drilbur presses its claws together and spins its body to dig through the soil. If you see one pop its head above ground, that means it’s just taking a break.

In Pokémon GO, Drilbur could be obtained by completing 2/5 of the time-limited Special Research, Season of Legends.

Evolution data

Unevolved Drilbur  Ground

Level 31 →

First Evolution Excadrill  Ground  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Drilbur images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Drilbur in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Major appearances

Iris's Drilbur

Drilbur debuted in a series of flashbacks in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! as the Pokémon that would become Iris's Excadrill.

Other

In PK22, a wild Drilbur, Darumaka, and Gothita were angry at Oshawott and Tepig, who had eaten the apples that they had collected.

In A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1, Ferris used a Drilbur to help him look for Fossils inside Twist Mountain.

In A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!, Rocko's Drilbur battled alongside a Braviary belonging to Rocko's twin brother Soren, against Ash's Unfezant and Cilan's Pansage, and lost. Its Drill Run later became a vital component for a unique combination invented by Rocko, called "Bubble Drill".

In How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?, Jessie pulled a Drilbur from the Rocket Prize Master to battle Ash and Goh, only for it to be defeated by Goh's newly caught Dugtrio.

Minor appearances

Multiple Drilbur appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

A Drilbur appeared in Crisis at Ferroseed Research!.

In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured a Drilbur.

A Drilbur appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.

In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Drilbur was living at the Nebel Plateau.

A Drilbur appeared in Charge! Galar Mine!.

In the manga

Drilbur in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters BW

A Drilbur appeared in Pocket Monsters BW.

Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners

A Drilbur appeared in BWGP04.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

A Drilbur appeared in PMHGSS23.

Pokémon Adventures

A Trainer's Drilbur appeared in An Odd Speech.

In Sandstorm, a Drilbur partakes in a game that the Workers play in during their break.

Two Workers' Drilbur appeared in Giant Chasm.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Drilbur appeared in PNA3.

A Drilbur appeared in PNA6.

Pokémon RéBURST

A Drilbur appears in The Beginning of the Adventure!.

In the TCG

Main article: Drilbur (TCG)

Trivia

• Drilbur was revealed on Oha Suta on June 27, 2010.
• Drilbur shares its category with Diglett and Dugtrio. They are all known as the Mole Pokémon.

Origin

Drilbur 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 may be a combination of drill and burrow or burr.

Mogurew may be a combination of もぐら mogura and どりゅう doryū, which are both possible readings of 土竜 (mole). It may also involve screw or shrew.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese モグリュー Mogurew From both readings of 土竜 (もぐら mogura and どりゅう doryū), screw, and shrew French Rototaupe From rotatif or rotor and taupe; also possibly a pun on rototo Spanish Drilbur Same as English name German Rotomurf From Rotation and Maulwurf Italian Drilbur Same as English name Korean 두더류 Dudeoryu From 두더지 dudeoji and screw Mandarin Chinese 螺釘地鼠 / 螺钉地鼠 Luódīngdìshǔ From 螺釘 / 螺钉 luódīng, 地 dì, and 地鼠 dìshǔ Cantonese Chinese 螺釘地鼠 Lòhdēngdeihsyú From 螺釘 lòhdēng, 地 deih, and 地鼠 deihsyú

More languages Hindi मोलड्रिल Moldrill From mole and drill Russian Дрилбур Drilbur Transcription of English name Thai โมกุริว Mokurio Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Iris's Drilbur

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