Drilbur
Ground
Best attacking moveset: Mud Slap and Drill Run, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Drilbur can learn 6 combinations. Mud Slap with Drill Run does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Drilbur has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,555 at level 50, 1,376 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 786 CP at level 20, or 983 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 732 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 154 attack · 85 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 8.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Drilbur does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 13.1 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 13.1 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 13.1 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 13.1 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 13.1 |
| Ice | Mud Slap + Rock Tomb | 8.4 |
| Normal | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Ground | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Ghost | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Water | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Psychic | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Dragon | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Dark | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Drill Run | 8.3 |
| Scratch + Rock Tomb | 8.3 | |
| Bug | Scratch + Rock Tomb | 8.3 |
| Grass | Scratch + Rock Tomb | 6.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Drilbur is actually for.
Counters: what beats Drilbur
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 59.0 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 53.2 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 53.0 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 50.3 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 50.3 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 50.1 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 49.3 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 49.0 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 48.8 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 48.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Drilbur's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.