Is Excadrill viable in Gen 8 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #28 in Gen 8 OU with 6.86% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

Excadrill in Gen 8 OU

Gen 8 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 6.9% #28

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 100.0% Iron Head 88.5% Rapid Spin 85.8% Swords Dance 78.3% Rock Slide 27.2% Stealth Rock 12.8% Toxic 7.4% Rock Tomb 0.1%

Items

Leftovers 72.8% Air Balloon 12.3% Life Orb 8.4% Choice Band 2.6% Focus Sash 2.0% Lum Berry 1.1% Sitrus Berry 0.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4%

Abilities

Sand Rush83.8%Mold Breaker15.9%Sand Force0.2%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #28 with 6.86% usage. Sorted by conservative score.