Is Drilbur Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Ground-type on Route 12. Excadrill at level 31 adds Steel typing. Ground/Steel with AbilitySand Rush or AbilitySand Force is one of the best type combinations in the game. Start grinding immediately.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Hapu's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Kukui'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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Drilbur in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Drilbur over from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Drilbur in USUM
- Step 1Drilbur ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Shaking grass · Chargestone Cave · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Dust cloud · Chargestone Cave · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dusty Bowl · Sandstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Excadrill
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
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Popplio Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Popplio builds →Bubble Beam 2x69-83% Icy Wind 2x42-49% | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Brionne builds →Water Gun 2x58-70% Icy Wind 2x53-63% | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Brionne builds →Bubble Beam 2x90-107%KO Icy Wind 2x50-60% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x170-201%KO Ice Beam 2x113-134%KO Energy Ball 2x113-134%KO | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodAncient Poni Path Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Pelipper builds →Brine 2x99-118%KO Ice Beam 2x91-107%KO | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodAncient Poni Path Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Pelipper builds →Brine 2x95-113%KO Ice Beam 2x88-103%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Cranidos can KO Drilbur with Earthquake (91-107%). Mareanie deals 43-51% with Scald.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Cranidos builds →Earthquake91-107%KO Rock Slide34-40% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemShellbell NatureHardy Moves View Aron builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Mareanie builds →Scald 2x43-51% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Larvesta builds →Flare Blitz59-70% U Turn34-41% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDryskin ItemEviolite NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Drilbur View Croagunk builds →Dark Pulse43-50% | ||
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 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Crush Claw, Earth Power, Iron Defense and 5 more to offspring.
USUM Drilbur Best Moveset
Ground at 85 Attack with AbilitySand Rush doubling Speed in sand and AbilityMold Breaker ignoring abilities as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution bulk does nothing. Excadrill one evolution away earns S-tier through AbilitySand Rush at 135 Attack.
Best Build
Drilbur best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Toxic
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
Drilbur Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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