Is Excadrill viable in Gen 7 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #12 in Gen 7 OU with 12.16% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Excadrill in Gen 7 OU?

Garchomp has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 81.7% of 23.54574967262815 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Excadrill matchup checks ranked in Gen 7 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 7 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 12.2% #12

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 99.9% Rapid Spin 93.2% Iron Head 73.6% Stealth Rock 47.1% Swords Dance 38.2% Toxic 21.7% Rock Slide 17.7% Rock Tomb 7.8%

Items

Leftovers 46.1% Steelium Z 27.6% Choice Scarf 10.8% Focus Sash 8.8% Air Balloon 2.7% Life Orb 1.2% Groundium Z 0.9% Choice Band 0.7%

Abilities

Sand Rush52.6%Mold Breaker46.6%Sand Force0.8%

Common Teammates

Tornadus-Therian16.6%

Dragonite14.2%

Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Excadrill →

Explore Excadrill + Garchomp teams 50 score Explore Excadrill + Gliscor teams 49 score Explore Excadrill + Celesteela teams 46 score Explore Excadrill + Kartana teams 41 score Explore Excadrill + Landorus-Therian teams 41 score Explore Excadrill + Greninja teams 39 score

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Excadrill + Toxapex 43.9% 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

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.546

49.8

81.7% Standard error 7.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 542-642 (127.8 - 151.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

111.49

48.9

76.5% Standard error 6.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 93-109 (26.2 - 30.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Celesteela

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

45.788

45.5

79.3% Standard error 8.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Celesteela: 66-78 (16.5 - 19.5%) -- possible 7HKO

View Celesteela counters → Teams with Celesteela →

Kartana

GrassSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

87.828

41.5

73.8% Standard error 8.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 418-494 (98.5 - 116.5%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

View Kartana counters → Teams with Kartana →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

382.114

41.4

58.8% Standard error 4.35 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 →

Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

176.419

39.1

64.0% Standard error 6.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Greninja Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 474-558 (111.7 - 131.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Greninja counters → Teams with Greninja →

Serperior

Grass DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

52.4

36.2

71.3% Standard error 8.79 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Serperior: 109-130 (30.7 - 36.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Serperior counters → Teams with Serperior →

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

72.091

36.1

71.4% Standard error 8.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 53-63 (15.8 - 18.8%) -- possible 6HKO

View Skarmory counters →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

156.416

33.4

60.3% Standard error 6.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 109-130 (30.9 - 36.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Medicham-Mega

FightingPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

83.89

32.2

67.2% Standard error 8.76 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 1172-1382 (276.4 - 325.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Medicham-Mega counters →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

51.148

24.4

62.6% Standard error 9.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 208-246 (49 - 58%) -- 59.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zapdos counters → Teams with Zapdos →

Swampert-Mega

WaterGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.716

24.0

65.0% Standard error 10.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 602-710 (141.9 - 167.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Swampert-Mega counters →

Kommo-o

DragonFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.433

18.8

61.8% Standard error 10.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kommo-o: 114-135 (32.2 - 38.1%) -- 95.6% chance to 3HKO

View Kommo-o counters → Teams with Kommo-o →

Victini

PsychicFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.645

13.8

47.2% Standard error 8.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Victini V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 812-956 (191.5 - 225.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Victini counters → Teams with Victini →

Tapu Fini

WaterFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.016

13.6

52.9% Standard error 9.84 points

DAMAGE CALCMisty Terrain

252+ SpA Tapu Fini Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 246-290 (58 - 68.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tapu Fini counters → Teams with Tapu Fini →

Alakazam-Mega

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.199

13.1

53.7% Standard error 10.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Alakazam-Mega Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 338-398 (79.7 - 93.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Alakazam-Mega counters →

Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.927

13.0

55.5% Standard error 10.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Rotom-Wash Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 320-378 (75.4 - 89.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Rotom-Wash counters → Teams with Rotom-Wash →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

131.354

7.9

36.5% Standard error 7.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 240-284 (56.6 - 66.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tornadus-Therian counters → Teams with Tornadus-Therian →

Magearna

SteelFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

331.986

7.3

23.2% Standard error 3.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Magearna Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 272-320 (64.1 - 75.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Magearna counters → Teams with Magearna →

Kyurem-Black

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.601

1.6

37.9% Standard error 9.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Freeze Shock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 465-547 (109.6 - 129%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Kyurem-Black counters → Teams with Kyurem-Black →

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.128

-0.9

35.1% Standard error 9.00 points

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 406-478 (95.7 - 112.7%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

View Tapu Lele counters → Teams with Tapu Lele →

Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.769

-1.8

31.8% Standard error 8.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 238-280 (56.1 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Diancie-Mega counters →

Tapu Koko

ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

175.231

-2.5

16.8% Standard error 4.84 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

Tapu Koko Nature's Madness vs. 252 HP Excadrill: 212-212 (50 - 50%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tapu Koko counters → Teams with Tapu Koko →

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.914

-3.2

24.9% Standard error 7.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Clefable Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 71-84 (16.7 - 19.8%) -- guaranteed 6HKO

View Clefable counters → Teams with Clefable →

Cresselia

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.822

-4.7

34.2% Standard error 9.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Cresselia Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 75-89 (17.6 - 20.9%) -- possible 7HKO

View Cresselia counters → Teams with Cresselia →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

111.487

-5.7

20.9% Standard error 6.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 156-186 (36.7 - 43.8%) -- 99.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Pelipper

WaterFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.978

-7.8

26.3% Standard error 8.54 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

0- SpA Pelipper Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill in Rain: 236-282 (55.6 - 66.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Pelipper counters → Teams with Pelipper →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

94.883

-9.7

16.3% Standard error 6.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

Chansey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Excadrill: 100-100 (23.5 - 23.5%) -- guaranteed 6HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

56.797

-9.8

18.3% Standard error 7.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 338-398 (79.7 - 93.8%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO after Leftovers recovery and trapping damage

View Heatran counters → Teams with Heatran →

Ranked #12 with 12.16% usage. Sorted by conservative score.