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Excadrill
Subterrene Pokémon
Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight40.4 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate60
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Abilities
Sand Rush
Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Sand Force
Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Mold BreakerHidden
Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
Egg groups: Field
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
110
Attack
135
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
65
Speed
88
Total
508
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Sand Sweeper
- Item
- Air Balloon / Leftovers
- Nature
- {"Adamant","Jolly"}
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Tera
- GhostGround
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Excadrill can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Excadrill.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Horn Drill | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Rototiller | Ground | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 16 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 20 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 26 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 |
| 52 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 58 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Excadrill can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
