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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Strategy Overview
Excadrill has a rather distinct niche in the Ubers metagame thanks to its ability Mold Breaker, which enables it to set up Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce users, something that no other suicide lead can guarantee. This role is aided by Excadrill's movepool, which gives it access to moves such as Rapid Spin to reliably beat opposing suicide leads and Toxic to discourage Defog. Mold Breaker also allows Excadrill to hit Pokemon with the ability Levitate and inflict Toxic on Magic Bounce users, which makes Mega Sableye significantly easier to handle. Excadrill can also function decently as a sand sweeper—the only viable one in the metagame— that can be deadly when played well against offensive teams, thanks to its respectable power, good Speed, and useful typing, offering it resistances to Extreme Speed and Moonblast, even though its bulk is rather poor.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc