Is Excadrill viable in Gen 8 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #27 in Gen 8 OU with 6.85% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Excadrill in Gen 8 OU

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 6.8% #27

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 99.8% Iron Head 94.6% Rapid Spin 89.4% Swords Dance 85.6% Rock Slide 21.0% Stealth Rock 6.1% Toxic 3.1% High Horsepower 0.2%

Items

Leftovers 75.8% Air Balloon 12.1% Choice Band 4.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.0% Focus Sash 1.6% Choice Scarf 1.0% Life Orb 0.5% Lum Berry 0.4%

Abilities

Sand Rush87.4%Mold Breaker12.0%Sand Force0.6%

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 #27 with 6.85% usage. Sorted by conservative score.