Drill Run (move)

Drill Run
ドリルライナー Drill Liner

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	80
Accuracy	95%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon TM58 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Drill Run (Japanese: ドリルライナー Drill Liner) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation V. It was TM58 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is TR87 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Drill Run deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Drill Run can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	53	1, 53	1, 45^SM^USUM 1^PE
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	45	45^XY 33^ORAS	33^SM^USUM 24^PE	35
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	47	47^XY 33^ORAS	33^SM^USUM 24^PE	35
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	43^B2W2	43	21^SM 23^USUM	24
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	47	47^XY 33^ORAS	33	35
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field	43	43	43	40
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	55	55	55	46
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM58	VIII TR87	IX --
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug			✔^PE
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying			✔^PE
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying			✔^PE
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
028A		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			✔^PE	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field			✔^PE	✔
078G		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field				✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field			✔^PE
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field			✔^PE
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field			✔^PE	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2			✔^PE	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2			✔^PE	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1			✔^PE	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			✔^PE	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0225		Delibird		Water 1	Field				✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field				✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field				✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field				✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field				✔
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field				✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
0795		Pheromosa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon				✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon				✔
0846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2				✔
0847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0588		Karrablast		Bug	Bug		✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
028A		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔
0031		Nidoqueen		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered		✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field			✔
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field			✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			✔
0795		Pheromosa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★★

Power: 41

Accuracy: 95%

Effect: Has an increased critical hit ratio.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Drill Run

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

80

Energy cost

50

Duration

2.8 seconds

Damage window

1.7 - 2.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

80

Energy cost

45

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 40 → 50
February 16, 2017
- Power: 50 → 80
- Energy cost: 33 → 50
- Duration: 3.4 → 2.8 seconds
- Damage window: 2.1 - 2.8 → 1.7 - 2.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

May 1, 2020
- Energy cost: 55 → 45

Description

Games	Description
Conq.	The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method
Midday Form Lycanroc Excadrill Drilbur File:Team Rocket Sandslash Drill Run.png Sandslash
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Excadrill puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then jumps into the air and rotates its body while charging at the opponent, stabbing the opponent with its drill-like body, or Excadrill jumps into the air and holds out its arms. It then spins its body rapidly and dives forward, stabbing the opponent with the protrusion sticking out of its head.
Iris's Excadrill	The Bloom Is on Axew!	Debut
Clay's Excadrill	Battling the King of the Mines!	None
	Drilbur puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then rotates its body quickly and charges at the opponent while floating through the air, stabbing it with its drill-like body.
Iris's Drilbur	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!	None
Rocko's Drilbur	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!	None
Team Rocket's Drilbur	How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?	None
	Midday Form Lycanroc rotates its body quickly, with white lines swirling around its body, and charges at the opponent while floating in the air, stabbing it.
Olivia's Lycanroc	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!	None
	Sandslash puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then rotates its body rapidly and charges at the opponent while floating in the air, stabbing it.
Team Rocket's Sandslash	How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Off of the Farm?	None

Pokémon Generations

Pokémon	Method
Excadrill
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Excadrill puts its arms up to its head and forms its body into a drill. It then jumps into the air and rotates its body while charging at the opponent, stabbing the opponent with its drill-like body.
Clay's Excadrill	The Uprising	Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Excadrill
The user drills into the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Excadrill folds up its body into the shape of a drill. It then rams itself into the opponent.
Clay's Excadrill	Homecoming	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	直衝鑽 Jihkchūng Jyun * 低空鑽 Dāihūng Jyun *
Chinese	Mandarin	直衝鑽 / 直冲钻 Zhíchōng Zuàn * 低空鑽 Dīkōng Zuàn *
Croatian		Svrdlanje
Dutch		Drilkoers
French		Tunnelier
German		Schlagbohrer
Italian		Giravvita
Korean		드릴라이너 Drill Liner
Polish		Odwiert
Portuguese	Brazil	Furação (games, BW099-present, TCG, manga) Broca Veloz (early anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Ataque Broca
Spanish	Latin America	Excavación
Spanish	Spain	Taladradora
Thai		ดริลไลน์เนอร์
Vietnamese		Khoan Thẳng

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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Drill Run (move)

Contents

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

By breeding

By Move Tutor

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Pokémon GO

Updates

Description

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon Generations

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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