Drilbur 54/98 · Emerging Powers

Drilbur is Pokédex #529, generation 5 (Unova). Drilbur is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Excadrill, Excadrill (#530) under evolves to.

Drilbur sits at 54/98 in Emerging Powers, position 54 of 98. Before it is 53 Gigalith, and after it is 55 Drilbur. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Hone Claws lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, each of this Pokémon's attacks does 30 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Scratch is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It can dig through the ground at a speed of 30 mph. It could give a car running aboveground a good race."

Drilbur (#529) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Drilbur 55/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 3 other cards of Drilbur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Emerging Powers set binder is where a full Emerging Powers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Drilbur can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.