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excadrill
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Excadrill

Subterrene Pokémon

GroundSteel

It’s not uncommon for tunnels that appear to have formed naturally to actually be a result of Excadrill’s rampant digging.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 135
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 65
Speed 88
Total 508

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Subterrene Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 40.4 kg
Base Exp 178
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

excadrill Front Front
excadrill Back Back
excadrill Front Shiny Front Shiny
excadrill Back Shiny Back Shiny
excadrill Official Art Official Art
excadrill Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Support
Moves
Stealth Rock / Horn Drill / Swords Dance / Brick Break
Item
Focus Sash / Assault Vest
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Sand Sweeper
Moves
Rock Slide / Rock Blast
Swords Dance / Brick Break
Item
Weakness Policy / Focus Sash
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

This analysis covers a Pokemon in a very new metagame. The metagame may shift rapidly. If you have any suggestions for this analysis, please post them in the current Battle Stadium Singles Analysis Thread.

Viability Ranking: B Rank

Reserved for Pokemon that are great in the Battle Stadium Singles metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the format. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential.

For more information on viability rankings, check out the full rankings here.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Rock Tomb
73.4%
Iron Head
27.1%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
19.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc