Pokémon Spotlight Hour will feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of August. This Spotlight Hour takes place on August 6th, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x XP for catching Pokémon.
This Spotlight Hour is the first August 2024 Pokémon spotlight, and it features Drilbur! This spotlight hour lands towards the end of the Adventure Week event, where Drilbur spawning.
Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per ‘mon caught. Here’s everything you need to know!
For more information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide!
Spotlight Hour
Bonuses
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You will get 2x XP for catching Pokémon
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The featured Pokémon and its evolution can be shiny in Pokémon GO
Note on XP Bonus
If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x catch XP bonus by catching any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! Remember to stack 2 Lucky Eggs if you’re out for the duration of Spotlight Hour, or make use of Roar of Time to pause your timers.
Drilbur
Drilbur is a Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 1555 CP. Drilbur best moveset in Pokémon GO is Mud-Slap and Drill Run.
Drilbur is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water moves. It is strong against Poison, Rock, and Electric moves. Shiny Drilbur is available in Pokémon GO. Drilbur is boosted by Sunny weather.
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Shiny Drilbur
Shiny Drilbur has distinct enough colouring to spot. Its usual blue stripes turn into a dusky pink and its nose goes from pink to blue!
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Drilbur CP and IV Chart
| LVL | CP | LVL | CP | LVL | CP |
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| 1 | 19 CP | 2 | 61 CP | 3 | 102 CP |
| 4 | 144 CP | 5 | 185 CP | 6 | 227 CP |
| 7 | 268 CP | 8 | 310 CP | 9 | 351 CP |
| 10 | 393 CP | 11 | 432 CP | 12 | 471 CP |
| 13 | 511 CP | 14 | 550 CP | 15 | 589 CP |
| 16 | 629 CP | 17 | 668 CP | 18 | 707 CP |
| 19 | 747 CP | 20 | 786 CP | 21 | 825 CP |
| 22 | 865 CP | 23 | 904 CP | 24 | 943 CP |
| 25 | 983 CP | 26 | 1022 CP | 27 | 1061 CP |
| 28 | 1101 CP | 29 | 1140 CP | 30 | 1179 CP |
| 31 | 1199 CP | 32 | 1219 CP | 33 | 1238 CP |
| 34 | 1258 CP | 35 | 1277 CP | 36 | 1297 CP |
| 37 | 1317 CP | 38 | 1336 CP | 39 | 1356 CP |
| 40 | 1376 CP | 41 | 1393 CP | 42 | 1411 CP |
| 43 | 1428 CP | 44 | 1446 CP | 45 | 1464 CP |
| 46 | 1482 CP | 47 | 1500 CP | 48 | 1519 CP |
| 49 | 1537 CP | 50 | 1555 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Drilbur
The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Drilbur if they are Mega/Primal evolved. We highly recommend Mega Evolving a Pokémon during this event to get as much candy as possible for PVE builds!
A Note on Mega Catch Bonus
While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Is it worth evolving Drilbur?
In short… Yes, yes and yes! Thanks to BabyGengar for the following analysis:
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The Ground type meta was once very underwhelming. Till Gen 4, Earthquake just wasn’t that impressive and there were no interesting moves to boot.
However, the buffs to Mud Slap and Earthquake, along with moves like Drill Run, Mud Shot and Sand Tomb delivered to Ground type Pokémon, the Ground has gained a formidable ‘grounding’ in the Pokémon GO meta.
Excadrill, as mentioned, deals more damage than Groudon and Garchomp. Yes, Landorus-T, Groudon (and Primal Groudon) with Precipice Blades) and Mega Garchomp will surpass our drill monster, but it will remain as one of the best Ground type Pokémon out there. Its secondary Steel typing hands it some really impressive resistances that the others cannot boast of!
Excadrill will always occupy an important position in your Ground type entourage. After all, it will definitely be the premier non-legendary/non-pseudo legendary Ground monster for you. You won’t be disappointed!
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Excadrill’s offensive prowess and the addition of Mud Shot to its arsenal make it a fantastic pick for the Master League.
The Subterrene Pokémon has a lot of impressive pointers to its credit:
- The steel typing offers it a whopping 10 resistances
- Its type combination lets it do at least neutral damage against the entire meta
- Can threaten some of the biggest heavyweights in the ML meta: Dialga, Togekiss, Dragonite, Metagross, Melmetal, Tyranitar, Magnezone, Reshiram, Zekrom, Lugia etc
Mud Shot lets Excadrill reach its powerful charged moves pretty quick and can break cores quite effortlessly. The ability to deal super-effective damage to Dialga, Togekiss, Dragonite and the various Steel types in ML Open and Premier Leagues make it a fantastic pick.
That said, it does struggle against the likes of Garchomp, Swampert, Machamp, Conkeldurr, Groudon and Kyogre. So, correct switch-ins can speak doom for the opposition.
It also serves as an excellent partner to the very Pokémon that threaten it: Garchomp, Groudon and Kyogre. With some strategic synergy, Excadrill can play a pivotal role in ensuring important victories for you.
Fun fact: Swampert, Garchomp and Excadrill serve as an excellent Ground trio (Mud Shot trio?) with no common weaknesses amongst them. An excellent way to bring Gens 3, 4 and 5 together!
