Excadrill
Subterrene Pokémon
It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
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Competitive
Strategy Overview
Excadrill is a great suicide lead for hyper offensive teams due to its decent Speed, access to Rapid Spin, and ability in Mold Breaker, which lets it set up Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce users. Toxic and Rapid Spin allow Excadrill to beat opposing leads such as Shuckle and Arceus-Fairy by crippling them with Toxic and removing their entry hazards. However, due to its shallow movepool, Excadrill is quite predictable and can be easily outplayed by leading Pokemon that can easily beat it such as Zygarde and faster Pokemon that can shut it down with Taunt. This leaves Excadrill only viable on hyper offensive teams, as balanced and defensive teams prefer Pokemon such as Skarmory that can easily clear away hazards with Defog and more bulky Stealth Rock setters such as Ferrothorn.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc