No. 529 · Unova · Ground
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Drilbur is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 529 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 17
- Sets
- 14
- Printed
- 2011–2026
- Illustrators
- 14
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The strongest Drilbur art

01/06Drilbur
Illustration rare

02/06Drilbur
Common

03/06Drilbur
Common

04/06Drilbur
Common

05/06Drilbur
Common

06/06Drilbur
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Drilbur cards, side by side.
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Drilbur by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Drilbur cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Drilbur gets drawn
Drilbur is usually drawn playful, funny and cute, sometimes rustic, usually burrowing, in dim light.
Across 15 Drilbur artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2011–2026
Drilbur through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2011 BW trainer Kit (Excadrill)
2012 McDonald's Collection 2012
2015 Primal Clash
2019 Cosmic Eclipse
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Fusion Strike
2023 Obsidian Flames
2024 Temporal Forces
2025 Black Bolt
2026 Pitch Black
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Drilburthis page · 17 cards
Excadrill23 cards
Every Drilbur card
17 cards, strongest artwork first.
Drilbur in numbers
- Cards
- 17
- Sets
- 14since Emerging Powers
- Illustrators
- 14most by match
- Printed
- 2011–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- HP on card
- 60–70
They span 14 sets, from Emerging Powers to Pitch Black. 14 illustrators have drawn it, most often match, Atsushi Furusawa and Kagemaru Himeno.
Who draws Drilbur
14 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
14 sets, by how many Drilbur cards each holds.
- BW trainer Kit (Excadrill)BW trainer Kit (Excadrill)2
Black Bolt2
Emerging Powers2
Cosmic Eclipse1
Dark Explorers1
Fusion Strike1- McDonald's Collection 2012McDonald's Collection 20121
Obsidian Flames1
Pitch Black1
Primal Clash1
Surging Sparks1
Temporal Forces1
2 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Drilbur cards are there?
- There are 17 Drilbur cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Drilbur card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Drilbur art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Drilbur cards?
- 14 illustrators have drawn Drilbur. match has done the most at 4, followed by Atsushi Furusawa and Kagemaru Himeno.
- What was the first Drilbur card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Emerging Powers, released in 2011. 12 of its 17 cards are Common.








