Excadrill counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 5.5% #40
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 99.8% Rock Slide 99.5% Protect 94.6% High Horsepower 88.5% Earthquake 11.5% Poison Jab 3.0% Toxic 1.6% Swords Dance 0.5%
Items
Life Orb 95.2% Choice Band 2.7% White Herb 1.6% Choice Scarf 0.4% Leftovers 0.1% Quick Claw 0.1% Assault Vest 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Rush87.9%Mold Breaker9.1%Sand Force2.9%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar89.5%Rotom-Wash66.2%Sandshrew56.1%Tapu Koko40.7%Celesteela38.3%Dracovish28.9%Corviknight28.4%Dragapult25.5%
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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 #40 with 5.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.