Is Excadrill viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Excadrill is ranked #72 in Gen 9 National Dex with 1.90% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Excadrill in Gen 9 National Dex?

Corviknight has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 72.0% of 20.113307133848146 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Excadrill matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Excadrill was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Excadrill counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 1.9% #72

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% Swords Dance 62.8% Iron Head 60.9% Rock Slide 39.8% Stealth Rock 22.5% Toxic 15.6% Substitute 6.1%

Items

Leftovers 28.0% Steelium Z 20.7% Groundium Z 17.4% Air Balloon 14.0% Focus Sash 4.8% Rockium Z 4.0% Choice Band 3.9% Life Orb 2.4%

Abilities

Sand Rush79.1%Mold Breaker20.7%Sand Force0.1%

Common Teammates

Tornadus-Therian16.3%

Zapdos15.3%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Excadrill + Tyranitar 36.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.113

32.0

72.0% Standard error 10.01 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 65-77 (16.2 - 19.2%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.069

25.4

67.3% Standard error 10.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.624

22.3

62.9% Standard error 10.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

40.012

19.8

51.4% Standard error 7.90 points

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

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.023

17.0

52.3% Standard error 8.82 points

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 →

Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.197

15.3

58.2% Standard error 10.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.165

12.2

49.2% Standard error 9.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.39

8.6

51.8% Standard error 10.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

33.926

-4.5

25.5% Standard error 7.48 points

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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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

89.247

-10.9

12.0% Standard error 5.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.785

-13.6

17.6% Standard error 7.82 points

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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Ranked #72 with 1.90% usage. Sorted by conservative score.