Drilbur - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Drilbur can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Drilbur artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
1	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
4	Scratch	Normal	40	100
8	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
16	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
20	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
24	Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
28	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
32	Dig	Ground	80	100
36	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
40	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
44	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
Slash	Normal		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
106	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
215	Scorching Sands	Ground	70	100
223	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Drilbur egg move parents

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Drilbur

Drilbur's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Drilbur are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Drilbur with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Drilbur with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Metal Sound

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Meowth Lucario Perrserker
TM	Alolan Diglett Alolan Dugtrio Galarian Meowth Jolteon Empoleon Lucario Drilbur Excadrill Perrserker Orthworm
Breeding	Alolan Diglett Alolan Dugtrio Drilbur
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Metal Sound

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Zangoose Weavile Hisuian Samurott Cubchoo Beartic Perrserker Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Sneasler Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Shroodle Grafaiai
Breeding	Sentret Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Buizel Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Drilbur
Evolution	Samurott
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Slash