National Pokédex #0529 · Generation 5

Drilbur

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

Natural spawnRaid denEvolution chain

Quick answer

How do you get Drilbur?

Drilbur can spawn in Mushroom Fields, Deep Frozen Ocean, Frozen Ocean, and 144 other eligible biomes (Search: On land; Sky light: Dark; Ground: Natural). It appears in tier 3 raids. Check the complete conditions below; these routes reflect AshRun's installed ATMons files.

AshRun ATMons 1.3.0 · Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources & limitations

AshRun locations

How to obtain Drilbur

1 place to look

Where to look in the wild

Choose one location below and meet its conditions together. Separate cards are alternative routes. A rarity label describes a spawn pool, not the chance of finding one on each attempt.

Eligible biomes (147)

Mushroom Fields + 146 more

Expanded from server category: Overworld

Level8-33RarityCommon

Search: On land
Sky light: Dark
Ground: Natural

Excluded when this matches: Biome: Deep Dark.
Excluded when this matches: Ground: Farmland.

Raid den

Tier 3 · Ground

Relative boss weight 20. Defined moves: Dig, Rock Slide, Crush Claw, Metal Claw.

Compare raid tiers and encounters →

Before you throw a ball

Catching Drilbur

If you encounter a wild Drilbur, an ordinary throw outside battle requires your first non-fainted party Pokémon to be at least its level.

Party order matters: the game checks the first conscious Pokémon, not the highest level anywhere in your team.
With no conscious party Pokémon, this outside-battle rule allows only targets up to level 15.
A guaranteed-catch ball bypasses this ordinary level check. You can also battle a wild target and use a ball during your turn.

These rules describe wild encounters. Raids and scripted encounters may use their own capture flow. Read the catching guide and blocked-throw checklist · Checked 2026-10-16.

Base catch-rate value: 120. This is a species value, not a percentage or a promise that a particular ball will work.

Battle profile

Base stats

328 total

Type weaknesses & resistances

Damage taken by Drilbur with Ground typing:

Weak to: Grass 2×Ice 2×Water 2×
Resists: Poison 0.5×Rock 0.5×
Immune to: Electric 0×

Unlisted move types deal normal (1×) damage. Both types are combined. Abilities, held items, moves, weather, Terastallization and form changes can alter the result.

Base stat values

Hp60

Attack85

Defence40

Special Attack30

Special Defence45

Speed68

Abilities

Sand Rush
Sand Force
Mold Breaker Hidden

Training

Base experience: 66
Growth: Medium Fast
EV yield: Hp: 0 · Attack: 1 · Defence: 0 · Special Attack: 0 · Special Defence: 0 · Speed: 0
Friendship: 50

Progression

Evolution & forms

Follow the requirements on each arrow, then open the next Pokémon to continue the chain. Regional and alternate forms can use different rules. Compare all evolution methods.

Evolves into

Excadrill

level it up; reach level 31

View Excadrill →

Complete installed learnset

Moves

91 entries

Level moves (15)

Lv. 1 · Mud SportLv. 1 · Rapid SpinLv. 1 · Mud-SlapLv. 4 · ScratchLv. 8 · Hone ClawsLv. 12 · Fury SwipesLv. 16 · Metal ClawLv. 20 · SandstormLv. 24 · Crush ClawLv. 28 · Rock SlideLv. 32 · DigLv. 36 · Swords DanceLv. 40 · Drill RunLv. 44 · EarthquakeLv. 48 · Fissure

Egg moves (4)

Metal SoundSkull BashSlashSubmission

Tm moves (42)

Aerial AceBrick BreakBulldozeCurseCutDigDouble-EdgeDrill RunEarth PowerEarthquakeEndureFacadeFlingHelping HandHigh HorsepowerHone ClawsIron DefenseMetal ClawMetal SoundMud ShotMud-SlapPoison JabProtectRestRock ClimbRock SlideRock SmashRock TombSandstormSand TombScorching SandsShadow ClawSleep TalkStealth RockStomping TantrumStrengthSubstituteSunny DaySwords DanceTake DownTera BlastX-Scissor

Tutor moves (18)

Aerial AceBulldozeDrill RunEarth PowerHelping HandHigh HorsepowerIron DefenseMud-SlapPoison JabRestRock SlideRock SmashScorching SandsShadow ClawSleep TalkStealth RockStomping TantrumX-Scissor

Legacy moves (12)

AttractConfideDouble TeamFrustrationHidden PowerReturnRoundSecret PowerSludge BombSnoreSwaggerToxic

Useful extras

Drops & breeding

Dirt

Quantity 0-1

Soft Sand

2.5% chance

Pinap Berry

2.5% chance

Egg groups: Field
Egg cycles: 20
Maximum drops: 3

Technical server dataRaw records, internal IDs, source files, presets, and full JSON

Source summary

Base species: Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar. Installed additions: none.

Acquisition records

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        "legendarymonuments:dyna_plains",
        "legendarymonuments:plains_of_death",
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        "terralith:cave/fungal_caves",
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        "terralith:cave/underground_jungle",
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        "terralith:alpha_islands_winter",
        "terralith:alpine_grove",
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        "terralith:ancient_sands",
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        "terralith:blooming_valley",
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        "terralith:cloud_forest",
        "terralith:cold_shrubland",
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        "terralith:desert_oasis",
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        "terralith:emerald_peaks",
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        "terralith:fractured_savanna",
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        "terralith:gravel_beach",
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        "terralith:haze_mountain",
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        "terralith:moonlight_grove",
        "terralith:moonlight_valley",
        "terralith:orchid_swamp",
        "terralith:painted_mountains",
        "terralith:red_oasis",
        "terralith:rocky_jungle",
        "terralith:rocky_mountains",
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        "terralith:sakura_grove",
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        "terralith:stony_spires",
        "terralith:temperate_highlands",
        "terralith:tropical_jungle",
        "terralith:valley_clearing",
        "terralith:volcanic_crater",
        "terralith:volcanic_peaks",
        "terralith:warm_river",
        "terralith:warped_mesa",
        "terralith:white_cliffs",
        "terralith:white_mesa",
        "terralith:windswept_spires",
        "terralith:wintry_forest",
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      ],
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  ],
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Evolution and forms

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    {
      "id": "drilbur_excadrill",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "excadrill",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "horndrill"
      ],
      "requirements": [
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "forms": []
}

Behavior and drops

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      "willSleepOnBed": true,
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    },
    "moving": {
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      }
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 3,
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        "quantityRange": "0-1"
      },
      {
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      },
      {
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        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "labels": [
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  ]
}

Complete installed species record

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  "primaryType": "ground",
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    "8:honeclaws",
    "12:furyswipes",
    "16:metalclaw",
    "20:sandstorm",
    "24:crushclaw",
    "28:rockslide",
    "32:dig",
    "36:swordsdance",
    "40:drillrun",
    "44:earthquake",
    "48:fissure",
    "egg:metalsound",
    "egg:skullbash",
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    "egg:submission",
    "tm:aerialace",
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    "tm:curse",
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    "tm:endure",
    "tm:facade",
    "tm:fling",
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    "tm:highhorsepower",
    "tm:honeclaws",
    "tm:irondefense",
    "tm:metalclaw",
    "tm:metalsound",
    "tm:mudshot",
    "tm:mudslap",
    "tm:poisonjab",
    "tm:protect",
    "tm:rest",
    "tm:rockclimb",
    "tm:rockslide",
    "tm:rocksmash",
    "tm:rocktomb",
    "tm:sandstorm",
    "tm:sandtomb",
    "tm:scorchingsands",
    "tm:shadowclaw",
    "tm:sleeptalk",
    "tm:stealthrock",
    "tm:stompingtantrum",
    "tm:strength",
    "tm:substitute",
    "tm:sunnyday",
    "tm:swordsdance",
    "tm:takedown",
    "tm:terablast",
    "tm:xscissor",
    "tutor:aerialace",
    "tutor:bulldoze",
    "tutor:drillrun",
    "tutor:earthpower",
    "tutor:helpinghand",
    "tutor:highhorsepower",
    "tutor:irondefense",
    "tutor:mudslap",
    "tutor:poisonjab",
    "tutor:rest",
    "tutor:rockslide",
    "tutor:rocksmash",
    "tutor:scorchingsands",
    "tutor:shadowclaw",
    "tutor:sleeptalk",
    "tutor:stealthrock",
    "tutor:stompingtantrum",
    "tutor:xscissor",
    "legacy:attract",
    "legacy:confide",
    "legacy:doubleteam",
    "legacy:frustration",
    "legacy:hiddenpower",
    "legacy:return",
    "legacy:round",
    "legacy:secretpower",
    "legacy:sludgebomb",
    "legacy:snore",
    "legacy:swagger",
    "legacy:toxic"
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}