Is Excadrill viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Excadrill is ranked #62 in Gen 9 National Dex with 2.36% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Excadrill in Gen 9 National Dex?

The best counter for Excadrill in Gen 9 National Dex is Corviknight with a 72.0% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Excadrill include Corviknight, Ogerpon-Wellspring, Great Tusk, Gliscor, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike.

What is the best counter for Excadrill in Gen 9 National Dex?

Corviknight is the best counter for Excadrill in Gen 9 National Dex, KOing or forcing it out in 72.0% of their encounters.

Excadrill counters

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

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 2.4% #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

Earthquake 98.4% Rapid Spin 82.5% Iron Head 67.6% Swords Dance 63.5% Rock Slide 34.8% Stealth Rock 21.0% Toxic 14.0% Rock Blast 5.8%

Items

Leftovers 26.1% Steelium Z 24.3% Groundium Z 16.5% Air Balloon 11.8% Focus Sash 5.1% Choice Band 4.7% Life Orb 2.5% Protective Pads 1.8%

Abilities

Sand Rush81.5%Mold Breaker18.4%Sand Force0.1%

Common Teammates

Tornadus-Therian17.4%

Tapu Lele15.1%

Zapdos14.4%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.113

72.0% checker faints 10.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Blast (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 66-81 (16.5 - 20.2%) -- possible 5HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater OFFENSIVE CHECK

20.069

67.3% checker faints 10.47%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 614-726 (144.8 - 171.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Ogerpon-Wellspring counters → Teams with Ogerpon-Wellspring →

Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER

22.624

62.9% checker faints 10.16%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Great Tusk: 109-130 (25.1 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

46.217

55.3% checker faints 10.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 93-109 (26.2 - 30.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK

21.39

51.8% checker faints 10.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 650-768 (153.3 - 181.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Urshifu-Rapid-Strike counters → Teams with Urshifu-Rapid-Strike →

Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK

23.137

51.5% checker faints 10.39%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Terapagos Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 78-92 (18.3 - 21.6%) -- possible 7HKO

View Terapagos counters → Teams with Terapagos →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK

62.964

49.3% checker faints 8.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 208-246 (49 - 58%) -- 59.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Zapdos counters → Teams with Zapdos →

Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK

29.165

49.2% checker faints 9.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 614-726 (144.8 - 171.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

68.776

46.1% checker faints 8.45%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 588-692 (138.6 - 163.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK

67.567

23.7% checker faints 7.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 276-326 (65 - 76.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

59.466

14.2% checker faints 6.37%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Excadrill: 171-201 (40.3 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

112.142

12.1% checker faints 5.27%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 228-270 (53.7 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Ranked #62 with 2.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.