Excadrill counters

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

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 4.3% #44
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 98.1% Protect 94.5% Earthquake 77.5% Swords Dance 55.9% High Horsepower 36.7% Rock Slide 25.3% X-Scissor 3.9% Rapid Spin 2.7%
Items
Focus Sash 50.6% Life Orb 43.3% Choice Band 1.8% Clear Amulet 1.5% Choice Scarf 0.8% Rocky Helmet 0.7% Assault Vest 0.6% Air Balloon 0.4%
Abilities
Sand Rush94.1%Mold Breaker3.0%Sand Force2.9%
Tera Types
Flying 49.8% Ground 19.1% Rock 16.1% Ghost 9.9% Bug 2.7% Water 1.1% Stellar 0.5% Grass 0.3%
Common Teammates
Hippowdon93.5%Houndstone89.3%Shiftry56.8%Kleavor54.6%Metagross53.7%Hydreigon10.1%Orthworm8.5%Tinkaton8.4%
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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 #44 with 4.35% usage. Sorted by reliability score.