Competitive Information for Excadrill [Sun/Moon]
Ground / Steel
Abilities:
This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
This Pokemon's Ground/Rock/Steel attacks do 1.3x in Sandstorm; immunity to it.
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled; immunity to Sandstorm.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Excadrill? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Discover the strength of Excadrill, a prestigious Pokémon known for its Ground and Steel typing! Excadrill is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. It is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks. Discover Excadrill's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Focus Sash / Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock / Rock Slide
Excadrill is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Excadrill last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Rapid Spin clear any hazards from the field). With Mold Breaker, Excadrill's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Excadrill from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Groundium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 20 Def / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Rock Slide / Return
- Shadow Claw
Excadrill is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sand Force, Excadrill's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Excadrill's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Groundium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 64 Hp / 252 Atk / 116 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Iron Head
- Return / Slash
- Shadow Claw
Excadrill is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Excadrill's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Excadrill is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Excadrill is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Excadrill's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm. Works best in Sandstorm but still works incredibly well without it... Swords dance first turn and sweep the other trainer's team away.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Excadrill's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Excadrill? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Groundium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 20 Def / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Return / Slash
Excadrill is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sand Force, Excadrill's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Excadrill's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Groundium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 64 Hp / 252 Atk / 116 Def / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Return / Slash
Excadrill is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Excadrill's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Excadrill can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Excadrill.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Excadrill can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Excadrill
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Excadrill's stats
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Excadrill
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Rock Tomb
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Excadrill in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Excadrill's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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