Ground · Physical move · Gen 5
Drill Run
Drill Run is a Ground-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has 80 base power and 95% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 52 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
95%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
High critical hit ratio. Has a higher chance for a critical hit.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (33 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (15 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (5 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Drill Run
52 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beedrill | Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | |
 Spearow | Normal/Flying | 5–8 | |||
 Fearow | Normal/Flying | 5–8 | |||
 Sandslash | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Alolan Sandslash | Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 6–8 | |||
 Nidoran-M | Poison | 5–8 | |||
 Nidorino | Poison | 5–8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 5–8 | |||
 Rapidash | Fire | 5–8 | |||
 Galarian Rapidash | Psychic/Fairy | 8 | |||
 Dodrio | Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Seel | Water | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Dewgong | Water/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Cloyster | Water/Ice | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Onix | Rock/Ground | 8 | |||
 Rhyhorn | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Goldeen | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Seaking | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed) | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed) | Fighting/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed) | Fighting/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Lapras | Water/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Pineco | Bug | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Forretress | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
 Dunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Steelix | Steel/Ground | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Delibird | Ice/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Skarmory | Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Hitmontop | Fighting | ✓ | 5, 8–9 | ||
 Baltoy | Ground/Psychic | 5–8 | |||
 Claydol | Ground/Psychic | 5–8 | |||
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Samurott | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Samurott | Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Drilbur | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Excadrill | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Karrablast | Bug | 6–8 | |||
 Escavalier | Bug/Steel | 6–8 | |||
 Lycanroc | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Lycanroc-Dusk | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Golisopod | Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | |
 Pheromosa | Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | |||
 Silicobra | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Arrokuda | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Barraskewda | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Bombirdier | Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Veluza | Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dudunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 5–9 |
Drill Run FAQ
What does Drill Run do?
Drill Run is a Ground-type physical move with 80 power. Has a higher chance for a critical hit.
Which Pokémon can learn Drill Run?
52 Pokémon and forms can learn Drill Run in at least one game: 33 in Scarlet & Violet, 15 in Pokémon Champions and 5 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Spearow, Fearow, Sandslash, Alolan Sandslash and Nidoqueen.
Is Drill Run in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 15 Pokémon can use Drill Run in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Drill Run super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Drill Run is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.