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Excadrill build and sets

Tier AReg M-CUpdated

GroundSteelAbilities: Sand Rush · Sand Force · Mold Breaker

#1 tournament set

942 teams · has won a tournament

Items
Focus Sash
Ability
Sand Rush
Nature
Adamant
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+
2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
  • TerraHigh Horsepower
  • AçoIron Head
  • NormalProtect
  • PedraRock Slide
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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

Tournament usage
6.7%
Win rate
50.8%
Top cuts
124
Games
5,729

Base stats

  • HP110
  • Attack135
  • Defense60
  • Sp. Atk50
  • Sp. Def65
  • Speed88
  • Total508

In Reg M-C, Excadrill showed up on 6.7% of tournament teams (1,256 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 50.8% win rate and 124 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Excadrill sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Focus Sash
Sand Rush
  • TerraHigh Horsepower
  • AçoIron Head
  • NormalProtect
  • PedraRock Slide
942 teams · has won a tournament
Focus Sash
Sand Rush
  • TerraEarthquake
  • TerraHigh Horsepower
  • AçoIron Head
  • NormalProtect
98 teams · has won a tournament
Focus Sash
Sand Rush
  • TerraHigh Horsepower
  • AçoIron Head
  • NormalProtect
  • PedraRock Tomb
37 teams · best finish: 2nd

Items, moves and abilities

Items

  • Focus Sash92.4%
  • Excadrite2.9%
  • Life Orb2.1%
  • Choice Scarf0.8%
  • Expert Belt0.7%

Moves

  • AçoIron Head99.1%
  • NormalProtect98.3%
  • TerraHigh Horsepower95%
  • PedraRock Slide85%
  • TerraEarthquake13.4%
  • PedraRock Tomb3.2%
  • NormalSwords Dance1.4%
  • TerraDrill Run0.8%

Abilities

  • Sand Rush96.6%
  • Mold Breaker2.7%
  • Sand Force0.5%

Nature (stat alignment)

  • Adamant68.5%
  • Jolly30.8%
  • Lonely0.2%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

NatureSPAs EVsStats at level 50usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe187 / 205 / 80 / 63 / 85 / 14051.2%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe187 / 187 / 80 / 63 / 85 / 15419.4%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe252 Atk / 12 Def / 252 Spe185 / 205 / 82 / 63 / 85 / 1407.6%
Adamant32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe185 / 205 / 81 / 63 / 86 / 1405.4%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe252 Atk / 12 Def / 252 Spe185 / 187 / 82 / 63 / 85 / 1543.9%

Excadrill Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

PokémonBaseMin (TR)0 SP32 SPMaxScarf
Mega Excadrill103110123155170—
Excadrill8897108140154231

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Mega Excadrill

Mega Excadrill

TerraAçoPiercing Drill

Stone: Excadrite. Held by 2.9% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

  • HP110
  • Attack165
  • Defense100
  • Sp. Atk65
  • Sp. Def65
  • Speed103
  • Total608

Most common partners

% of teams with Excadrill that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Struggles against

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

  • Fire
  • Water
  • Fighting
  • Ground

Resists (½)

  • Normal
  • Flying
  • Psychic
  • Bug
  • Dragon
  • Steel
  • Fairy

Resists (¼)

  • Rock

Immune

  • Electric
  • Poison

In Showdown games

694 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle
74.8%
in the lead
47.1%

Most used moves in games

  • TerraHigh Horsepower57.6%
  • NormalProtect53.9%
  • AçoIron Head31%
  • PedraRock Slide23.5%
  • TerraEarthquake10%
  • PedraRock Tomb0.4%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Excadrill build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Excadrill @ Focus Sash with Sand Rush and High Horsepower, Iron Head, Protect and Rock Slide (942 teams).

What item should Excadrill hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (92.4%), Excadrite (2.9%) and Life Orb (2.1%).

What spread (SP) should Excadrill run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

What counters Excadrill?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Froslass, Floette-Eternal and Politoed have the best results against it.

What is Excadrill's Speed at level 50?

Base 88: 97 at minimum (Trick Room), 140 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 154 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.