Excadrill counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 4.0% #37
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
Iron Head 96.5% Protect 93.9% Rock Slide 69.2% Earthquake 63.0% High Horsepower 60.1% Swords Dance 5.4% Rock Tomb 2.4% Stomping Tantrum 2.2%
Items
Focus Sash 87.6% Choice Scarf 4.1% White Herb 2.5% Soft Sand 2.3% Chople Berry 0.6% Lum Berry 0.5% Shuca Berry 0.4% Sitrus Berry 0.3%
Abilities
Sand Rush87.8%Mold Breaker10.6%Sand Force1.6%
Tera Types
Ground 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar-Mega75.5%Corviknight40.0%Sinistcha39.2%Rotom-Wash31.5%Sneasler26.0%Incineroar25.7%Basculegion16.2%Milotic16.0%
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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 #37 with 4.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.