Excadrill counters

Gen 9 STABmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Excadrill
#0530 Excadrill
GroundSteel
USAGE 11.1% #15
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
Sunsteel Strike 98.4% Swords Dance 91.0% Earthquake 64.2% Rock Blast 64.0% Headlong Rush 34.7% Shore Up 24.3% Rapid Spin 13.5% Rock Slide 2.7%
Items
Loaded Dice 64.0% Soft Sand 17.3% Covert Cloak 6.6% Life Orb 4.8% Leftovers 2.7% Focus Sash 2.7% Air Balloon 0.8% Choice Band 0.6%
Abilities
Sand Rush97.4%Mold Breaker2.6%Sand Force0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar97.5%Toxapex89.4%Corviknight67.3%Ogerpon-Cornerstone66.0%Raging Bolt45.1%Skarmory21.3%Gholdengo20.3%Hydrapple13.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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 #15 with 11.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.