Excadrill counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 1.4% #86
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% Rapid Spin 99.8% Stealth Rock 88.4% Iron Head 77.0% Rock Slide 12.3% Substitute 11.1% Tera Blast 11.1% Swords Dance 0.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 72.4% Leftovers 12.0% Air Balloon 9.2% Covert Cloak 2.3% Protective Pads 2.2% Rocky Helmet 1.9% Assault Vest 0.1% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Rush86.7%Mold Breaker13.3%Sand Force0.0%
Tera Types
Flying 64.8% Ghost 11.9% Ice 11.1% Dragon 9.6% Rock 2.2% Ground 0.5% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar89.1%Snaelstrom75.7%Mollux74.8%Kerfluffle74.8%Landorus-Therian74.8%Kitsunoh13.1%Zamazenta13.0%Tornadus-Therian13.0%
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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 #86 with 1.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.