Is Excadrill viable in Gen 5 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #10 in Gen 5 OU with 19.37% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Excadrill in Gen 5 OU?

Landorus-Therian has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 50.5% of 40.501852161746626 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Excadrill matchup checks ranked in Gen 5 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Excadrill was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Excadrill counters

Gen 5 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 19.4% #10

ABILITYSand Force

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 91.4% Iron Head 83.9% Rock Slide 32.9% Swords Dance 29.8% Protect 22.5% Substitute 16.0% Stealth Rock 11.9%

Items

Leftovers 65.4% Choice Scarf 28.3% Focus Sash 2.0% Shuca Berry 1.3% Air Balloon 1.2% Choice Band 1.1% Soft Sand 0.2% Chople Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Sand Force73.5%Mold Breaker26.5%

Common Teammates

Tyranitar69.4%

Landorus-Therian46.5%

Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Excadrill →

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Excadrill + Tyranitar 69.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

40.502

19.1

50.5% Standard error 7.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 588-692 (138.6 - 163.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Alakazam

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.234

14.1

57.1% Standard error 10.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 278-328 (65.5 - 77.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Alakazam counters → Teams with Alakazam →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.878

8.9

50.7% Standard error 10.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 117-138 (27.5 - 32.5%) -- 75.2% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

47.281

7.9

35.8% Standard error 6.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 261-307 (61.5 - 72.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.146

-1.1

35.7% Standard error 9.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Latios Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 320-378 (75.4 - 89.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.384

-13.3

9.1% Standard error 5.60 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Superpower vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 444-524 (104.7 - 123.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Jirachi

SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.351

-16.8

12.3% Standard error 7.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Jirachi Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 113-134 (26.6 - 31.6%) -- 26.7% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Jirachi counters → Teams with Jirachi →

Ranked #10 with 19.37% usage. Sorted by conservative score.