Competitive Information for Excadrill [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Unveil the power of Excadrill, a sick Pokémon known for its Ground and Steel typing! It's to see Excadrill show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. It is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water-typed attacks. Want to master Excadrill's movesets? Dive into our detailed strategies below!
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- High Horsepower / Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Protect
When it comes to single battles, Excadrill shines as pretty popular Physical Sweeper. The main aim of this moveset is to crush rivals using formidable physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Excadrill's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Rush, if sandstorm is active Excadrill's speed is doubled; immunity to sandstorm.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Excadrill this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
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 / Slash
- Shadow Claw
Taking on single battles? Excadrill is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset was created to take down the opponent's team with forceful physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Excadrill's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Choice Band
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
- Slash / Strength
- Shadow Claw
When it comes to single battles, Excadrill shines as a brilliant Physical Sweeper. This moveset is tailored to overwhelm foes with powerful physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Excadrill's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 make the target flinch).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ 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
Ready for single battles? Excadrill is a prestigious Physical Sweeper. The main aim of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with powerful physical moves. 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
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
- Shadow Claw
Ready for double battles? Excadrill is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to overwhelm foes with destructive physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Excadrill's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Excadrill's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
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
- Slash / Strength
When it comes to double battles, Excadrill shines as a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to overwhelm foes with destructive physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Excadrill from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Excadrill's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Excadrill can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scorching Sands, 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
- High Horsepower
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Excadrill in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Excadrill's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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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