Is Excadrill viable in Gen 9 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #55 in Gen 9 OU with 2.16% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Excadrill in Gen 9 OU

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

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 2.2% #55

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 98.6% Rapid Spin 97.2% Swords Dance 59.9% Iron Head 51.2% Rock Slide 45.3% Substitute 31.4% Stealth Rock 5.8% Rock Blast 3.2%

Items

Air Balloon 44.5% Leftovers 37.6% Life Orb 6.4% Focus Sash 3.5% Loaded Dice 3.0% Choice Band 1.6% Soft Sand 1.0% Rocky Helmet 0.8%

Abilities

Sand Rush94.4%Mold Breaker5.5%Sand Force0.1%

Tera Types

Ground 52.9% Ghost 28.0% Fire 6.1% Fairy 3.3% Flying 2.5% Bug 1.7% Rock 1.6% Steel 1.0%

Common Teammates

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 #55 with 2.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.