Excadrill counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 1.6% #62
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 97.3% Protect 86.7% Rock Slide 79.6% Earthquake 68.1% High Horsepower 46.2% Swords Dance 6.8% Stomping Tantrum 3.3% Drill Run 2.4%
Items
Focus Sash 71.0% Life Orb 14.6% Choice Scarf 8.4% Muscle Band 2.4% Expert Belt 1.0% Soft Sand 0.6% Leftovers 0.3% White Herb 0.3%
Abilities
Sand Rush83.3%Mold Breaker14.8%Sand Force2.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar-Mega59.2%Sinistcha43.8%Staraptor-Mega35.1%Rotom-Wash26.9%Houndstone23.8%Tyranitar22.8%Corviknight20.8%Incineroar17.9%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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 #62 with 1.64% usage. Sorted by reliability score.