Drilbur

Drilbur
Current
Information
Type	Ground
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Sand Rush, Sand Force Hidden Mold Breaker
Species	Mole Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 0.3 m / 1'00" Weight 8.5 kg / 18.7 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Evolution	Evolves into Excadrill
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Gray Egg group(s) Field Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0529
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	035 / 076 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	166 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry 099
In other languages
Japanese	Name モグリュー Moguryuu
Japanese	Name モグリュー Moguryuu
English	Name Drilbur
English	Name Drilbur

Drilbur (Japanese: モグリュー, Hepburn: Moguryuu) (DRIL-bur) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Drilbur is a chubby mole-like Pokémon. It has a plump black body with blue streaks along with a white snout and white claws. It has blue round spot on its palms. Drilbur has wide eyes that are almost completely white but contain a single black dot-like pupil. It has oval shaped feet that have three toes. It has three sharp white claws on each arm. Its claws are almost connected, but the three lines show three claws.

Behavior

Drilbur can be found in areas with temperate climates and solid, dry ground. They spend most of their time in underground caves and tunnels, primarily surfacing to supplement their diets with fruits and plant matter (they usually consume insects and other small invertebrates found in the dirt). Despite being mostly solitary, Drilbur tend to be very friendly towards other Pokémon and humans. They sometimes develop mutualistic relationships with people in suburban and rural areas, plowing backyard gardens and orchards in exchange for fruits and Berries. However, unruly Drilbur can easily damage entire fields of crops by tearing carelessly through plant roots, so trained individuals are heavily preferred for agricultural purposes. Drilbur build their nests underground, constructing many tunnels passing through them for travel and ventilation. They leaves distinctive mounds of dirt on the surface directly above their nests to help them find their way back home.

Natural abilities

Drilbur burrow by clasping their claws together over their heads and rotating about at high speeds like drills. They can spin as fast as 30 mph (50 km/h) in this manner, nearly as speedy as an average car on a city road.

Evolution

Drilbur evolves into Excadrill at level 31.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	Wellspring Cave, Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Twist Mountain	Common
Black 2 and White 2	Relic Passage, Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave	Common
X and Y	Breed Excadrill	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Breed Excadrill	None

Pokédex Entries

• Black

  It can dig though 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

  By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.

• 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.

• 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.

Stats

Stats
HP	60
Attack	85
Defense	40
Sp. Atk	30
Sp. Def	45
Speed	68
Total	328

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Mud Sport	—	—%	15	Ground	Status
5	Rapid Spin	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical
8	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
12	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
15	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
22	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
26	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
29	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
33	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
36	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
43	Drill Run	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical
47	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Mud Sport	—	—%	15	Ground	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
5	Rapid Spin	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
8	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
12	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
15	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
22	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
26	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
29	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
33	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
36	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
43	Drill Run	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
47	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Mud Sport	—	—%	15	Ground	Status
5	Rapid Spin	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical
8	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
12	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
15	Metal Claw	50	95%	35	Steel	Physical
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
22	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
26	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
29	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
33	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
36	Swords Dance	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
40	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
43	Drill Run	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical
47	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Crush Claw	Sandslash, Zangoose	75	95%	10	Normal	Physical
Earth Power	Nidoking, Diglett, Diglett, Dugtrio, Dugtrio, Numel, Camerupt	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Defense	Sandshrew, Mawile, Torkoal, Mudbray, Mudsdale	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Metal Sound	Lucario	—	85%	40	Steel	Status
Rapid Spin	Sandshrew, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Donphan, Torkoal, Drilbur, Excadrill, Komala	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty, Rockruff, Lycanroc, Lycanroc	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Skull Bash *	Rhyhorn, Bidoof	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Submission *	Chimchar	80	80%	20	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Crush Claw	Sandslash, Zangoose	75	95%	10	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
Earth Power	Nidoking, Diglett, Dugtrio, Numel, Camerupt	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Defense	Mawile, Torkoal	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Metal Sound	Lucario	—	85%	40	Steel	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
Rapid Spin	Sandshrew, Sandslash, Donphan, Torkoal, Drilbur, Excadrill	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Skull Bash *	Rhyhorn, Bidoof	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Submission *	Chimchar	80	80%	25	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Crush Claw	Sandslash, Zangoose	75	95%	10	Normal	Physical
Earth Power	Nidoking, Diglett, Dugtrio, Numel, Camerupt	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Defense	Mawile, Torkoal	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Metal Sound	Lucario	—	85%	40	Steel	Status
Rapid Spin	Sandshrew, Sandslash, Donphan, Torkoal, Drilbur, Excadrill	20	100%	40	Normal	Physical
Rock Climb	Scraggy, Scrafty	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
Skull Bash *	Rhyhorn, Bidoof	100	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Submission *	Chimchar	80	80%	25	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Drill Run USUM	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Drill Run ORAS	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Defense ORAS	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Drill Run	80	95%	10	Ground	Physical
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Defense	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation V
• Generation VI

Drilbur's Black and White/Black 2 and White 2 sprite

Drilbur's back sprite

Drilbur's Black and White shiny sprite

Drilbur's back shiny sprite

Drilbur's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sprite

Drilbur's back sprite

Drilbur's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire shiny sprite

Drilbur's back shiny sprite

Anime

Iris' Drilbur.

Trainers with a Drilbur

• Iris
• Rocko

Trivia

• Drilbur was revealed on Oha Suta on June 27, 2010. It was officially revealed on the September issue of Coro Coro on August 8, 2010.
• Drilbur and its evolved form are currently the only mole-type Pokémon to surface since Diglett and Dugtrio, the original mole Pokémon, don't surface their entire bodies.

Origin

Drilbur is based on a mole.

Etymology

Drilbur comes from drill and burrow or bury. Its name could also come from Excalibur, along with Drilbur.

Its Japanese name, Moguryū, is likely a portmanteau of 土竜 (mogura, mole) and screw (referring to its drill-like behavior).

Names in other languages

• Rototaupe, its French name, is a portmanteau of rotation and taupe (French for "mole").
• Rotomurf, its German name, is a portmanteau of rotation and Maulwurf (German for "mole").
• Dudeoryu, its Korean name, is a portmanteau of 두더지 (dudeogi, mole) and screw.
• Luódīngdìshǔ, its Mandarin Chinese name, is a portmanteau of 螺釘 (luódīng, screw), 地 (dì, ground), and 地鼠 (dìshǔ, mole).

Gallery

Drilbur's PokePark 2 Icon

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data