Excadrill counters

Gen 7 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 9.0% #20
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
Iron Head 98.5% Rock Slide 98.2% Earthquake 67.3% Swords Dance 52.1% Protect 43.7% Drill Run 32.8% Substitute 5.6% Rapid Spin 0.7%
Items
Steelium Z 53.5% Life Orb 29.3% Groundium Z 8.1% Psychic Seed 5.6% Focus Sash 2.2% Rockium Z 0.9% Assault Vest 0.2% Choice Band 0.1%
Abilities
Sand Rush99.6%Mold Breaker0.4%Sand Force0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar82.0%Landorus-Therian62.8%Cradily57.7%Celesteela56.5%Aerodactyl-Mega55.0%Milotic28.2%Salamence-Mega23.0%Tapu Koko21.0%
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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 #20 with 8.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.