- Attack
- 154
- Defense
- 85
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 786
- min 691
- Weather boostLv25
- 983
- min 864
- MaxLv50
- 1,555
- Lv40 1,376
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Drilbur is a Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 786 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 983 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,555 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Grass/Ice attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Rock/Electric attacks. In raids, Mud-Slap + Drill Run is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Excadrill with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Mole Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,555 / 1,574
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Mud-Slap
Drill RunBest100% efficiency11.7TDO 115 - 2
Scratch
Drill Run95% efficiency11.1TDO 108 - 3
Mud-Slap
Dig91% efficiency10.6TDO 104 - 4
Scratch
Dig87% efficiency10.2TDO 100 - 5
Mud-Slap
Rock Tomb75% efficiency8.8TDO 86
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mud-SlapBestGround · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +13 | 15.2 | 8.7 |
ScratchNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drill RunBestGround · 3s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 34 | 2.04 |
DigGround · 4.5s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 26.7 | 2.4 |
Rock TombRock · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Drilbur's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 121.2
- Actual Defense
- 49.8
- Actual HP
- 101
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Scratch
Drill RunBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,376 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,496 | 100.0% |
| 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,491 | 99.4% |
| 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,487 | 99.4% |
| 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 1,496 | 99.3% |
| 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 49.5 | 1,496 | 99.3% |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,491 | 99.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow DrilburViewingBest moves
Mud-Slap
Drill Run
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Grass
Ice - ×0.625
Poison
Rock - ×0.39
Electric
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1.6
Electric×0.39
Grass×1.6
Ice×1.6
Fighting×1
Poison×0.625
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves








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