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  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Drill Run (Japanese: ドリルライナー Drill Liner) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description Conq The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	53			'
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	45			''''
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	47			''''
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal		43	'
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	47			''''
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	43			''''
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel	55			''''
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		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison											✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying											✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying											✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison											✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison											✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground											✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire											✔
086		Seel	Water		Water											✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice											✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock											✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock											✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water											✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water											✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice											✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic											✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug											✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel											✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal											✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting											✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic											✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic											✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock											✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground											✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Drill Run is the only move of Rhydon and Excadrill.

In the anime

Excadrill Drilbur
The user attacks by spinning its body like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 低空鑽 Dīkōng-zuān Croatian Svrdlanje Dutch Drilkoers French Tunnelier German Schlagbohrer Italian Giravvita Korean 드릴라이너 Drill Liner Polish Odwiert Brazilian Portuguese Broca Veloz Spanish Latin America Excavación Spain Taladradora

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