Drilbur counters

#0529

groundTier 1

Lobby CP

4,139

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

100

Defense

Difficulty

0.05

Pokebattler scale

Beating Drilbur should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 732-786.

Weak towater1.6xgrass1.6xice1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Water Mega — most top counters attack with Water

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Drilbur counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Shadow Kyogre, Kartana, Shadow Kingler, Shadow Weavile & Shadow Empoleon.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo X
S. Kyogre
Kartana
S. Kingler
S. Weavile
S. Empoleon

5 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+0.040:08
2Mega GreninjaMegaBubble / Hydro Cannon0.040:08
3Shadow KyogreShadowLegendarypartyWaterfall / Surf0.040:08
4Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.050:08
5Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Surf0.050:08
6Mega SceptileMegaBullet Seed / Frenzy Plant0.050:08
7KartanaLegendarypartyRazor Leaf / Leaf Blade0.050:08
8Shadow KinglerShadowpartyBubble / Razor Shell0.050:09
9Mega SwampertMegaWater Gun / Hydro Cannon0.050:09
10Shadow WeavileShadowpartySnarl / Triple Axel0.050:09
11Shadow EmpoleonShadowpartyWaterfall / Hydro Cannon0.050:09

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Raid tier — Solo Raid

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Related countersShadow Drilbur

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Top 15 Drilbur counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:08	0.04	5483.0%
2	Mega Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterBubblewaterHydro Cannon	3,784	0:08	0.04	5450.1%
3	Shadow Kyogrewaterjoint top pick	waterWaterfallwaterSurf	4,115	0:08	0.04	5436.5%
4	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:08	0.05	5348.5%
5	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterSurf	5,902	0:08	0.05	5253.1%
6	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	grassBullet SeedgrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
7	Kartanagrasssteel	grassRazor LeafgrassLeaf Blade	3,677	0:08	0.05	5129.4%
8	Shadow Kinglerwater	waterBubblewaterRazor Shell	2,829	0:09	0.05	5058.0%
9	Mega Swampertwaterground	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	4,401	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
10	Shadow Weaviledarkice	darkSnarliceTriple Axel	3,005	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
11	Shadow Empoleonwatersteel	waterWaterfallwaterHydro Cannon	2,900	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
12	Shadow Samurottwater	waterWaterfallwaterHydro Cannon	2,826	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
13	Shadow Feraligatrwater	waterWaterfallwaterHydro Cannon	2,857	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
14	Shadow Crawdauntwaterdark	waterWaterfallwaterCrabhammer	2,474	0:09	0.05	4844.4%
15	Mega Houndoomdarkfire	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	0:09	0.05	4843.3%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Drilbur.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Drilbur's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

“Joint top pick”: 3 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	1158%	5125.1%	0:09	0.05
Scratch / Dig	100%	1564%	5030.6%	0:09	0.05
Scratch / Rock Tomb	100%	1330%	5071.2%	0:09	0.05
Scratch / Drill Run	100%	1098%	5071.2%	0:09	0.05
Mud-Slap / Dig	100%	922%	5146.1%	0:08	0.05
Mud-Slap / Rock Tomb	100%	1096%	5197.2%	0:08	0.05
Mud-Slap / Drill Run	100%	946%	5197.2%	0:08	0.05

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Drilbur weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

water1.6x grass1.6x ice1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x ground1x bug1x ghost1x steel1x fire1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x poison0.63x rock0.63x electric0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists electric0.39xpoison0.625xrock0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Drilbur throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
groundMud-SlapSTAB	19	+13	1.5s	1.25s
normalScratch	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
groundDrill RunSTAB	85	-50	3.0s	1.90s
groundDigSTAB	100	-50	4.5s	2.60s
rockRock Tomb	65	-50	3.0s	2.05s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	732	916
11/11/11	743	929
12/12/12	754	942
13/13/13	764	955
14/14/14	775	969
15/15/15hundo	786	983

Caught CP range 732 - 786, or 916 - 983 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Drilbur is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 100 / Defense 59 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo X top pickpsychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	100%	5483.0%	0.04	0:08	100%	6,112	95.3	758
2	Mega Greninja top pickwaterdarkmega Bubble / Hydro Cannon	Bubble / Hydro Cannon+17 more movesets	90%	5450.1%	0.04	0:08	100%	3,784	76.3	610
3	Shadow Kyogre top pickwatershadow Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	84%	5436.5%	0.04	0:08	100%	4,115	79.0	633
4	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	97%	5348.5%	0.05	0:08	100%	6,428	100.8	822
5	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	88%	5253.1%	0.05	0:08	100%	5,902	83.9	696
6	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	83%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	4,056	71.3	606
7	Kartana grasssteel Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	75%	5129.4%	0.05	0:08	100%	3,677	75.0	637
8	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Razor Shell	Bubble / Razor Shell+14 more movesets	74%	5058.0%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,829	75.2	647
9	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	80%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,401	67.5	607
10	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Triple Axel	Snarl / Triple Axel+11 more movesets	70%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,005	68.0	612
11	Shadow Empoleon watersteelshadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	70%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,900	69.3	624
12	Shadow Samurott watershadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	73%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,826	69.7	627
13	Shadow Feraligatr watershadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	73%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,857	67.8	610
14	Shadow Crawdaunt waterdarkshadow Waterfall / Crabhammer	Waterfall / Crabhammer+11 more movesets	67%	4844.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,474	71.8	646
15	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	72%	4843.3%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,842	75.9	682
16	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	86%	4843.3%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,701	112.9	1016
17	Mega Staraptor fightingflyingmega Quick Attack / Brave Bird+	Quick Attack / Brave Bird++19 more movesets	89%	4843.3%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,979	68.9	620
18	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Infestation / Fell Stinger+	Infestation / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	72%	4779.6%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,383	71.0	646
19	Kyurem (White) dragonice Dragon Breath / Ice Burn	Dragon Breath / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	71%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,605	64.4	612
20	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Confusion / Ice Beam	Confusion / Ice Beam+23 more movesets	68%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,178	64.5	613
21	Kyogre water Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	71%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,115	63.4	602
22	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+20 more movesets	79%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	4,093	64.3	611
23	Mega Venusaur grasspoisonmega Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	73%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,698	66.0	627
24	Shadow Chesnaught grassfightingshadow Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+17 more movesets	73%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,954	64.2	610
25	Shadow Torterra grassgroundshadow Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+14 more movesets	73%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,934	66.5	632
26	Rillaboom grass Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	74%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,324	65.0	617
27	Shadow Venusaur grasspoisonshadow Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	68%	4589.4%	0.05	0:09	100%	2,720	65.9	626
28	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Leaf Blade	Psycho Cut / Leaf Blade+19 more movesets	75%	4555.8%	0.05	0:10	100%	4,521	63.4	607
29	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	78%	4494.7%	0.05	0:10	100%	5,713	69.3	672
30	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel+19 more movesets	68%	4386.2%	0.06	0:10	100%	4,512	68.4	680

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.1 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.