Is Drilbur Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only base form, but Excadrill shows up wild in Hoenn. Ground with AbilitySand Rush for doubled Speed in sandstorm. The evolution is the real prize.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Drilbur cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Drilbur in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Drilbur directly. Start with Drilbur in the wild from the locations below, then evolve at level 31. The 2-stage line from Drilbur to Drilbur is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Drilbur in ORAS
The path to Drilbur starts with Drilbur at Lv. 36-38 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Drilbur ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ExcadrillMirage Spots - Area 26Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 30Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%or evolve from Drilbur (Step 1)
Drilbur Weakness
Water, Grass, and Ice moves hit Drilbur for super-effective damage. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ground typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Drilbur Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Drilbur
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x123-146%KO Mega Drain 2x57-69% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x141-167%KO Aurora Beam 2x70-83% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x124-146%KO Mega Drain 2x59-70% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Drilbur with Ice Shard (140-166%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Drilbur for 62-73%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Weavile builds →Knock Off114-134%KO Ice Shard 2x140-166%KO Pursuit70-83% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Breloom builds →Mach Punch49-58% Bullet Seed 2x62-73% | ||
Drilbur Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Drilbur grows into Excadrill through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Drilbur. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Drilbur easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Crush Claw, Earth Power, Iron Defense and 5 more to offspring.
ORAS Drilbur Best Moveset
Ground at 85 Attack with AbilitySand Rush doubling Speed in sand and AbilityMold Breaker ignoring abilities. AbilitySand Force boosts moves in sand. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Excadrill one evolution away earns S-tier.
Best Build
Drilbur best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Tomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Drilbur picks up Crush Claw and Earth Power only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Earthquake and Earth Power while coverage across 9 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
Drilbur Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Drilbur through the first few routes without issues. 328 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Excadrill as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Drilbur joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 9 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves