Is Excadrill viable in Gen 9 OU?

Excadrill is ranked #52 in Gen 9 OU with 2.19% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Excadrill in Gen 9 OU

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

#0530 Excadrill

GroundSteel

USAGE 2.2% #52

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 98.8% Rapid Spin 97.8% Swords Dance 53.9% Iron Head 49.7% Rock Slide 47.8% Substitute 35.7% Stealth Rock 6.6% Rock Blast 4.4%

Items

Air Balloon 40.9% Leftovers 40.3% Life Orb 5.7% Loaded Dice 4.2% Focus Sash 3.5% Choice Band 2.1% Soft Sand 1.3% Rocky Helmet 0.8%

Abilities

Sand Rush92.7%Mold Breaker7.3%Sand Force0.0%

Tera Types

Ground 59.9% Ghost 24.8% Fire 3.8% Fairy 2.7% Flying 2.0% Bug 1.8% Rock 1.6% Steel 1.6%

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 #52 with 2.19% usage. Sorted by conservative score.