What does Drilbur evolve into?

Get Drilbur to Excadrill at level 31. At 328 BST, Drilbur is just the starting point.

At what level does Drilbur evolve?

Level 31 gets you Excadrill . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Drilbur?

For Black 2 & White 2, 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.

Where can you catch Drilbur?

You can find Drilbur in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Drilbur - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

68Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Speed carry most of Drilbur's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack85

Defense40

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def45

Speed68

Total328

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Sand Rush

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Sand Force

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Mold BreakerHA

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

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

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.

Drilbur Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Drilbur in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 164-193%KO Magical Leaf 2x 109-129%KO Mega Drain 2x 74-87% View Roserade builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf BladeLv. 36 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Drilbur Leaf Blade 2x 150-177%KO Energy Ball 2x 102-121%KO Razor Leaf 2x 93-109%KO View Leavanny builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 111-132%KO Mega Drain 2x 52-62% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 148-174%KO Mega Drain 2x 66-79% View Lilligant builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Surf 2x 76-90% Bubble Beam 2x 54-64% Water Pulse 2x 52-62% Water Gun 2x 36-42% View Ducklett builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

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

2 Forms

#529Drilbur

Level 31

#530Excadrill

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Drilbur

Ground

Excadrill

GroundSteel

110+50

ATK

135+50

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

50+20

SP.DEF

65+20

SPE

88+20

BST

328C-Tier

508S-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Drilbur easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Crush Claw, Earth Power, Iron Defense and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Drilbur Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Lv 8

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 12

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 15

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 19

Dig

C8010010Ground

Lv 22

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

Lv 26

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 29

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Lv 33

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 36

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Lv 40

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

Lv 43

Drill Run

C809510Ground

Lv 47

Fissure

——305Ground

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Crush Claw

—759510Normal

Egg

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Egg

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Egg

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Egg

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Egg

Rock Climb

C908520Normal

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Egg

Submission

—808025Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Drill Run

C809510Ground

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Black 2 & White 2 Drilbur Locations

Drilbur's scattered across 18 spots in mid-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Drilbur in Black 2 & White 2

walking encounters for Drilbur across 18 spots at Lv. 16-31. The catch is that Black 2 and White 2 don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Relic Passage - Room 3

Black 2Grass Lv.16-19 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Relic Passage - Room 3

White 2Grass Lv.16-19 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - 1F

Black 2Grass Lv.25-28 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - 1F

White 2Grass Lv.25-28 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 1F

Black 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 1F

White 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 2F

Black 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 2F

White 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 3F

Black 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Mistralton Cave - 3F

White 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Relic Passage - Room 1

Black 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Relic Passage - Room 1

White 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Relic Passage - Room 2

Black 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Relic Passage - Room 2

White 2Grass Lv.27-30 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - B1F

Black 2Grass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - B1F

White 2Grass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - B2F

White 2Grass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Chargestone Cave - B2F

Black 2Grass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Drilbur Guide

Get Drilbur to Excadrill at level 31. At 328 BST, Drilbur is just the starting point.
Level 31 gets you Excadrill. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black 2 & White 2, 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.
You can find Drilbur in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

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

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Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift TM Move Moves Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 100-123%KO View Snivy builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Learns Water Gun at Level 7 View Oshawott builds →

Sewaddle BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 78-93% View Sewaddle builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 78-93% Vine Whip 2x 44-53% View Snivy builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 67-80% Mega Drain 2x 33-40% Absorb 2x 22-27% View Sunkern builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 8 Damage vs Drilbur Water Gun 2x 49-60% View Psyduck builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Drilbur Water Gun 2x 44-53% View Oshawott builds →

Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-63% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 147-174%KO Mega Drain 2x 67-79% View Lilligant builds →
Sewaddle BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 75-89% Razor Leaf 2x 58-68% View Sewaddle builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 79-95% Leaf Tornado 2x 58-68% Vine Whip 2x 44-53% View Snivy builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 16 Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 67-79% Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Mega Drain 2x 30-37% Absorb 2x 18-21% View Sunkern builds →

Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 113-134%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-64% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 153-180%KO Mega Drain 2x 68-81% View Lilligant builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 26 Needle ArmLv. 22 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 146-173%KO Giga Drain 2x 122-145%KO Needle Arm 2x 89-106%KO Mega Drain 2x 68-81% View Maractus builds →
Sewaddle BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 74-88% Razor Leaf 2x 60-71% View Sewaddle builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves Leaf BladeLv. 28 Energy BallTM53 Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Drilbur Leaf Blade 2x 86-102%KO Energy Ball 2x 80-95% Leaf Tornado 2x 60-71% Vine Whip 2x 45-53% View Snivy builds →

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 166-196%KO Magical Leaf 2x 112-132%KO Mega Drain 2x 76-90% View Roserade builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Magical LeafLv. 13 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 127-150%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-127%KO Magical Leaf 2x 86-102%KO View Virizion builds →
Tangrowth Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 36 Vine WhipLv. 7 Mega DrainLv. 23 Damage vs Drilbur Energy Ball 2x 151-178%KO Giga Drain 2x 125-148%KO Vine Whip 2x 76-90% Mega Drain 2x 68-81% View Tangrowth builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf BladeLv. 36 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Drilbur Leaf Blade 2x 152-180%KO Energy Ball 2x 105-125%KO Razor Leaf 2x 94-111%KO View Leavanny builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DiveHM06 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Damage vs Drilbur Surf 2x 76-90% Dive 2x 72-85% Bubble Beam 2x 55-65% Water Pulse 2x 51-60% View Ducklett builds →

Jellicent WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Drilbur Scald 2x 108-128%KO View Jellicent builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Drilbur Mach Punch 74-87% Bullet Seed 2x 92-109%KO View Breloom builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Drilbur Earthquake 209-246%KO Ice Shard 2x 169-199%KO Superpower 167-197%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Low Kick Ice Punch Night Slash Damage vs Drilbur Ice Shard 2x 127-149%KO View Weavile builds →