Excadrill

Excadrill has valuable role compression in UU as an Electric-immune entry hazard remover and potential Stealth Rock setter. It has the typing to check many threatening foes like Nihilego, Togekiss, Jirachi, and Galarian Slowbro. Mold Breaker allows Excadrill to bypass abilities like Levitate from Rotom-W and Magic Bounce from Hatterene to KO them or set Stealth Rock. Excadrill can also utilize a suicide lead set on hyper offense teams to pave the way for dangerous sweepers like Celesteela and Thundurus-T. Excadrill can also be a potent late-game cleaner with a Swords Dance + Rapid Spin set, boosting up to break through walls like Chansey and Amoonguss and clean through weakened teams. However, Excadrill is extremely vulnerable to the tier's Water-, Grass-, and Fighting-type Pokemon like Keldeo, Zarude, and Conkeldurr, all of which can easily take advantage of it due to their higher Speed or access to priority. Excadrill struggles to bypass common threats like Skarmory, Hippowdon, Moltres, and Celesteela. Skarmory and Hippowdon are especially troublesome, as Excadrill struggles to keep entry hazards removed against the most prevalent setters in the tier. Furthermore, Excadrill's defensive stats are lackluster without investment, which hinders its role as a Steel-type when checking threats like Hatterene and Hydreigon.