Excadrill counters

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

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 5.3% #35
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 89.8% Iron Head 78.5% Rapid Spin 65.8% Swords Dance 61.6% Rock Slide 34.0% Stealth Rock 30.5% Rock Tomb 14.2% High Horsepower 9.9%
Items
Steelium Z 34.0% Focus Sash 23.3% Leftovers 15.9% Rockium Z 5.8% Groundium Z 5.7% Normalium Z 4.4% Choice Band 3.9% Life Orb 2.8%
Abilities
Sand Rush67.0%Mold Breaker30.8%Sand Force2.2%
Common Teammates
Corviknight35.0%Dracozolt33.3%Hippowdon33.0%Tapu Fini22.8%Tyranitar-Mega22.6%Scizor-Mega20.5%Zapdos18.5%Rillaboom17.6%

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 #35 with 5.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.