Alpha Pokémon TMs

Drillrun TM — Alpha Unlock Locations

Find every Cobblemon Alpha that can unlock the Drillrun TM recipe, plus the TM Machine crafting ingredients.

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Drillrun

45 Alpha species can unlock this TM. Alphas know 2 random TM moves from their learnset — catching one of the Pokémon below that knows Drillrun unlocks the recipe.

TM Machine recipe

  • 5× Ground Gem
  • 3× Steel Gem

Craft at a TM Machine with a Blank TM after the recipe is unlocked.

Alpha Pokémon that can unlock Drillrun

These species include Drillrun on their Cobblemon TM learnset, so an Alpha of that species can roll it. This is the accurate Cobblemon TM location for Alpha hunting — not a fixed drop table.

Beedrill Bug Poison Spearow Normal Flying Fearow Normal Flying Sandslash Ground Nidoqueen Poison Ground Nidoran-M Poison Nidorino Poison Nidoking Poison Ground Rapidash Fire Dodrio Normal Flying Seel Water Dewgong Water Ice Cloyster Water Ice Onix Rock Ground Rhyhorn Ground Rock Rhydon Ground Rock Goldeen Water Seaking Water Lapras Water Ice Mew Psychic Pineco Bug Forretress Bug Steel Dunsparce Normal Steelix Steel Ground Delibird Ice Flying Skarmory Steel Flying Hitmontop Fighting Baltoy Ground Psychic Claydol Ground Psychic Rhyperior Ground Rock Samurott Water Drilbur Ground Excadrill Ground Steel Karrablast Bug Escavalier Bug Steel Lycanroc Rock Golisopod Bug Water Pheromosa Bug Fighting Silicobra Ground Sandaconda Ground Arrokuda Water Barraskewda Water Bombirdier Flying Dark Veluza Water Psychic Dudunsparce Normal

Frequently asked questions

Which Alpha Pokémon unlock Drillrun in Cobblemon?

45 Pokémon species can unlock the Drillrun TM when caught as an Alpha, because Drillrun is on their TM learnset. Alphas roll two random TM moves, so catching one of these species as an Alpha can unlock the recipe.

How do you craft the Drillrun TM?

After unlocking Drillrun, craft it at the TM Machine with: 5× Ground Gem, 3× Steel Gem.

How do Alpha Pokémon unlock TMs in Cobblemon?

In Cobblemon 1.8, Alpha Pokémon spawn with 2 random TM-learnable moves from their species learnset. When you obtain an Alpha that knows a TM-compatible move, that TM recipe unlocks for the TM Machine.

Do Alpha Pokémon drop TM items?

No. Alphas do not drop fixed TM items. They know random TM moves from their learnset, and catching (or otherwise obtaining) one that knows a move unlocks the craftable TM recipe.