#0529

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.

In Pokémon GO · 1376 max CP 5 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.3 m

Weight8.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP66

Abilities

Sand Rush

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Sand Force

Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Mold BreakerHidden

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

328

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Utility

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityMold Breaker

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

TeraPoisonRock

EV spread

Atk156

Def116

Spe▲212

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Drilbur

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

#0529Drilbur

Lv. 31

#0530Excadrill

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Drilbur can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage.	Ground	Status	—	—	15
1	Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	20	100	10
1	Rapid Spin Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.	Normal	Physical	50	100	40
4	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
8	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Status	—	—	15
12	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
16	Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
20	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
24	Crush Claw Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Physical	75	95	10
26	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
28	Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
32	Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
36	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
40	Drill Run Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ground	Physical	80	95	10
44	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
48	Fissure Causes a one-hit KO.	Ground	Physical	—	30	5