Excadrill

Excadrill Sets & Builds

#530 Ground Steel BST: 508
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Base Stats

HP
110
Attack
135
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
65
Speed
88

OU Sets

Sand Sweeper

OverUsed
Item
Air Balloon / Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
Tera Type
Ghost Ground
Moves
Earthquake
Rapid Spin
Rock Slide
or Iron Head
Swords Dance
or Substitute
EVs
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

UU Sets

Utility

UnderUsed
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
Tera Type
Ghost Dragon
Moves
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rapid Spin
EVs

Swords Dance

UnderUsed
Item
Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Jolly
Tera Type
Dragon Ghost Ground
Moves
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Sand Rush

UnderUsed
Item
Air Balloon / Chople Berry / Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Adamant
Tera Type
Dragon Ghost Ground
Moves
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Lead

UnderUsed
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Rock Tomb
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Mono Sets

Choice Scarf (Steel)

Monotype
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Mold Breaker
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rock Slide
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Choice Band (Ground)

Monotype
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Earthquake
Iron Head
Rock Slide
Poison Jab
or X-Scissor
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Swords Dance (Ground)

Monotype
Item
Soft Sand
Ability
Nature
Jolly
Moves
Swords Dance
Iron Head
Earthquake
Rapid Spin
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Excadrill, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#70 · 1.3% of teams
Moves
Earthquake (24.8%) · Rapid Spin (24.8%) · Iron Head (14.5%) · Swords Dance (12.5%) · Rock Slide (11.2%)
Items
Air Balloon (42.1%) · Leftovers (41.3%) · Choice Band (6%) · Loaded Dice (5.4%) · Life Orb (2.8%)
Natures
Adamant (72%) · Jolly (27.5%)

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