Excadrill counters

Gen 6 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 2.3% #54
ABILITYSand Rush
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 98.3% Protect 89.4% Rock Slide 85.6% Iron Head 68.3% Swords Dance 36.7% Rapid Spin 9.2% Substitute 8.7% Drill Run 1.7%
Items
Life Orb 53.9% Focus Sash 36.7% Air Balloon 8.7% Leftovers 0.3% Choice Band 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Assault Vest 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Rush98.3%Mold Breaker1.0%Sand Force0.7%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar87.4%Salamence-Mega69.6%Ferrothorn66.2%Cresselia53.2%Gastrodon49.3%Amoonguss19.1%Arcanine17.6%Rotom-Wash17.4%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #54 with 2.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.