Is Excadrill viable in Gen 5 Almost Any Ability?

Excadrill is ranked #22 in Gen 5 Almost Any Ability with 5.04% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Excadrill counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 5.0% #22

ABILITYWater Absorb

BASE STATS

HP 110

ATK 135

DEF 60

SPA 50

SPD 65

SPE 88

BST508

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireWaterFightingGround

½×

NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy

¼×

Rock

0×

ElectricPoison

Moves

Earthquake 100.0% Rapid Spin 99.1% Rock Slide 88.5% Toxic 77.1% Iron Head 12.4% Swords Dance 11.8% Stealth Rock 9.0% Protect 1.2%

Items

Leftovers 87.3% Air Balloon 11.8% Chople Berry 0.9% Focus Sash 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%

Abilities

Water Absorb75.8%Unburden11.8%Levitate9.9%Drought1.6%Download0.9%Sand Stream0.0%Scrappy0.0%Regenerator0.0%

Common Teammates

Thundurus-Therian11.9%

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #22 with 5.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.