Drill Run (move)

Move data

Type Ground
Category Physical  Physical
Power 80
Accuracy 95
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 5

Machine/Record

L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee TM58
Sword​/​Shield TR87
Scarlet​/​Violet TM106

Effects

Drill Run deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (18 instead of 124).

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Groundium Z and uses its Z-Power, Drill Run turns into Tectonic Rage and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Drill Run
Japanese ドリルライナー (Drill Liner)
German Schlagbohrer
French Tunnelier
Italian Giravvita
Spanish Taladradora

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Drill Run at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Dunsparce
#0206 / Normal
Level 24
Dudunsparce
Two-Segment Form
#0982 / Normal
Level 24

Learnt by TM

Cloyster
#0091 / Water · Ice
Tauros
Combat Breed
#0128 / Fighting
Tauros
Blaze Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Fire
Tauros
Aqua Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Water
Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Pineco
#0204 / Bug
Forretress
#0205 / Bug · Steel
Delibird
#0225 / Ice · Flying
Samurott
#0503 / Water
Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Lycanroc
Midday Form
#0745 / Rock
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
#0745 / Rock
Arrokuda
#0846 / Water
Veluza
#0976 / Water · Psychic
Dudunsparce
Two-Segment Form
#0982 / Normal