NATIONAL DEX / #0529

Drilbur

groundMole Pokémon

#0528 Swoobat Excadrill #0530

It can dig through the ground at a speed of 30 mph. It could give a car running aboveground a good race.

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 8.5 kg
Generation: 5

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

water2×

grass2×

ice2×

Resistances

poison0.5×

rock0.5×

Immunities

electric0×

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp60

Attack85

Defense40

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def45

Speed68

Total328

Abilities

Sand Rush

Sand Force

Mold Breaker (hidden)

Training

Catch Rate	120 (47.1%)
Base Exp	66
Base Happiness	70
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Ground
Gender	50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles	20 (5140 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Drilbur with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Drilbur.

Base stats and differences
Pokémon	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed	Total
Drilbur	60	85	40	30	45	68	328
Excadrill	110 (+50)	135 (+50)	60 (+20)	50 (+20)	65 (+20)	88 (+20)	508 (+180)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Drilbur#0529

Level 31

Excadrill#0530

Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

Moves Learned

Game Version:

Moves learned by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Rapid Spin	normal	Physical	50	100%
4	Scratch	normal	Physical	40	100%
8	Hone Claws	dark	Status	—	—
12	Fury Swipes	normal	Physical	18	80%
24	Crush Claw	normal	Physical	75	95%
48	Fissure	ground	Physical	—	30%

Moves learned by TM/HM

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	flying	Physical	60	—
Brick Break	fighting	Physical	75	100%
Bulldoze	ground	Physical	60	100%
Curse	ghost	Status	—	—
Dig	ground	Physical	80	100%
Double Edge	normal	Physical	120	100%
Drill Run	ground	Physical	80	95%
Earth Power	ground	Special	90	100%
Earthquake	ground	Physical	100	100%
Endure	normal	Status	—	—
Facade	normal	Physical	70	100%
Fling	dark	Physical	—	100%
Helping Hand	normal	Status	—	—
High Horsepower	ground	Physical	95	95%
Iron Defense	steel	Status	—	—
Metal Claw	steel	Physical	50	95%
Metal Sound	steel	Status	—	85%
Mud Shot	ground	Special	55	95%
Mud Slap	ground	Special	20	100%
Poison Jab	poison	Physical	80	100%
Protect	normal	Status	—	—
Rest	psychic	Status	—	—
Rock Slide	rock	Physical	75	90%
Rock Tomb	rock	Physical	60	95%
Sand Tomb	ground	Physical	35	85%
Sandstorm	rock	Status	—	—
Scorching Sands	ground	Special	70	100%
Shadow Claw	ghost	Physical	70	100%
Sleep Talk	normal	Status	—	—
Stealth Rock	rock	Status	—	—
Stomping Tantrum	ground	Physical	75	100%
Substitute	normal	Status	—	—
Sunny Day	fire	Status	—	—
Swords Dance	normal	Status	—	—
Take Down	normal	Physical	90	85%
Tera Blast	normal	Special	80	100%
X Scissor	bug	Physical	80	100%