Excadrill counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 6.7% #29
ABILITYMold Breaker
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 91.9% Rapid Spin 74.7% Iron Head 71.4% Swords Dance 45.8% Rock Slide 36.9% Stealth Rock 34.9% Rock Tomb 23.7% Toxic 6.8%
Items
Focus Sash 35.0% Steelium Z 21.1% Assault Vest 11.7% Leftovers 9.5% Rockium Z 9.3% Normalium Z 4.0% Choice Scarf 2.4% Groundium Z 1.8%
Abilities
Mold Breaker50.0%Sand Rush49.9%Sand Force0.1%
Common Teammates
Zapdos24.5%Serperior21.9%Gyarados-Mega20.7%Corviknight20.0%Blacephalon19.7%Kommo-o18.0%Hippowdon17.8%Ribombee17.5%
Browse Gen 8 National Dex teams using Excadrill →
Teams using Landorus-Therian 56%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.086
56
55.9% dies 11.08%

Ranked #29 with 6.72% usage. Sorted by reliability score.