Excadrill counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 4.1% #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 99.5% Protect 98.4% Rock Slide 74.5% High Horsepower 62.6% Earthquake 61.0% Swords Dance 1.5% Rock Tomb 0.9% Drill Run 0.7%
Items
Focus Sash 97.3% Choice Scarf 1.0% White Herb 0.7% Soft Sand 0.6% Hard Stone 0.1% Chople Berry 0.1% Shuca Berry 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Rush83.9%Mold Breaker16.0%Sand Force0.1%
Tera Types
Ground 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar-Mega78.4%Corviknight50.4%Rotom-Wash37.9%Sneasler36.6%Sinistcha35.5%Basculegion30.5%Floette-Mega24.4%Hydreigon21.1%
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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 4.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.