Drilbur

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Evolutions
Moves Learned
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Drilbur

Pokédex data

National №	0529
Type	Ground
Species	Mole Pokémon
Abilities	1. Sand Rush 2. Sand Force Mold Breaker (hidden ability)
Local №	035 (Black/White) 076 (Black 2/White 2) 166 (Sword/Shield — Galar)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	120
Base Friendship	50 (Normal)
Base Exp.	66
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4864–5140 steps)

Base stats

HP	60	230	324
Attack	85	157	295
Defense	40	76	196
Sp. Atk	30	58	174
Sp. Def	45	85	207
Speed	68	126	258
Total	328	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

#0529
Drilbur
Ground

(Level 31)

#0530
Excadrill
Ground · Steel

Drilbur changes

In Generations 5-7, Drilbur has a base Friendship value of 70.

Moves learned by Drilbur

In other generations 5 6 7 8 9

Drilbur

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Drilbur is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Stealth Rock	rock	—	—
Drill Run	ground	80	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Drilbur is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Drilbur is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Stealth Rock	rock	—	—
Drill Run	ground	80	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Drilbur is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	normal	50	95
04	Strength	normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	fighting	40	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
28	Dig	ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	normal	40	100
1	Mud Sport	ground	—	—
5	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
8	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
15	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
19	Dig	ground	80	100
22	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
26	Slash	normal	70	100
29	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
33	Earthquake	ground	100	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
43	Drill Run	ground	80	95
47	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Skull Bash	normal	130	100
Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
Crush Claw	normal	75	95
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Rock Climb	normal	90	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Iron Defense	steel	—	—
Earth Power	ground	90	100
Stealth Rock	rock	—	—
Drill Run	ground	80	95
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
17	Protect	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	ground	100	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
56	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
75	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
1	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
4	Scratch	normal	40	100
8	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
16	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
20	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
24	Crush Claw	normal	75	95
28	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
32	Dig	ground	80	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Drill Run	ground	80	95
44	Earthquake	ground	100	100
48	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Submission	fighting	80	80
Slash	normal	70	100
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Scorching Sands	ground		70	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	ground	80	100
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
31	Attract	normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
39	Facade	normal	70	100
43	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
49	Sand Tomb	ground	35	85
53	Mud Shot	ground	55	95
59	Fling	dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
76	Round	normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
10	Earthquake	ground	100	100
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	poison	90	100
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
46	Iron Defense	steel	—	—
57	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
60	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
67	Earth Power	ground	90	100
76	Stealth Rock	rock	—	—
87	Drill Run	ground	80	95
94	High Horsepower	ground	95	95
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Drilbur learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Rapid Spin	normal	50	100
1	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
4	Scratch	normal	40	100
8	Hone Claws	dark	—	—
12	Fury Swipes	normal	18	80
16	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
20	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
24	Crush Claw	normal	75	95
28	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
32	Dig	ground	80	100
36	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
40	Drill Run	ground	80	95
44	Earthquake	ground	100	100
48	Fissure	ground	—	30
No moves.

Egg moves

Drilbur learns the following moves via breeding in Scarlet & Violet.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Slash	normal	70	100
Metal Sound	steel	—	85
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Drilbur can be taught these attacks in Scarlet & Violet from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Drilbur is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	ground	20	100
07	Protect	normal	—	—
25	Facade	normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	ground	60	100
31	Metal Claw	steel	50	95
35	Mud Shot	ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	rock	60	95
43	Fling	dark	—	100
47	Endure	normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
51	Sandstorm	rock	—	—
55	Dig	ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	ghost	70	100
70	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
83	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	ground	75	100
85	Rest	psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	rock	75	90
88	Swords Dance	normal	—	—
103	Substitute	normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	steel	—	—
105	X-Scissor	bug	80	100
106	Drill Run	ground	80	95
116	Stealth Rock	rock	—	—
130	Helping Hand	normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	ground	100	100
176	Sand Tomb	ground	35	85
186	High Horsepower	ground	95	95
204	Double-Edge	normal	120	100
215	Scorching Sands	ground	70	100
223	Metal Sound	steel	—	85
224	Curse	ghost	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Drilbur sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Drilbur sprites

Pokédex entries

Black	It can dig through the ground at a speed of 30 mph. It could give a car running aboveground a good race.
White	It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Black 2	By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
White 2	By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
X	It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Y	By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
Omega Ruby	It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Alpha Sapphire	By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph.
Sword	It brings its claws together and whirls around at high speed before rushing toward its prey.
Shield	It’s a digger, using its claws to burrow through the ground. It causes damage to vegetable crops, so many farmers have little love for it.

Other languages

English	Drilbur
Italian	Drilbur
Spanish	Drilbur
German	Rotomurf
French	Rototaupe
Chinese	螺釘地鼠
Korean	두더류
Japanese	モグリュー

English	Mole Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Talpa
Spanish	Pokémon Topo
German	Maulwurf-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Taupe
Chinese	鼴鼠寶可夢
Korean	두더지포켓몬
Japanese	もぐらポケモン

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