Drilbur
Mole Pokémon
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.
Details
Abilities
Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
Appears in these games
Base stats
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Utility
- Item
- Eviolite
- Ability
- Mold Breaker
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 156 Atk / 116 Def / 212 Spe
- Tera
- PoisonRock
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Drilbur can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Drilbur.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 4 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 16 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 20 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 26 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 32 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 44 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Drilbur can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
