#530 Excadrill

ground steel

Height0.7 m(2'04")

Weight40.4 kg(89.1 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 5

Excadrill Evolution

DrilburLevel 1

ExcadrillLevel 31

Excadrill's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	110		361
Attack	135		306
Defense	60		156
Sp. Atk	50		136
Sp. Def	65		166
Speed	88		212
		0/508	1337

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire water fighting ground

1xdamage

grass ice ghost dark

0.5xdamage

normal flying psychic bug dragon steel fairy

0.25xdamage

rock

0xdamage

electric poison

Excadrill 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.

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Excadrill Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Scratch	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage.
Horn Drill	normal	physical	–	30	Level 1	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	Level 1	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100	Level 1	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.
Hone Claws	dark	status	–	–	Level 1	The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy.
Fury Swipes	normal	physical	18	80	Level 12	The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95	Level 16	The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	Level 20	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Crush Claw	normal	physical	75	95	Level 24	The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	Level 28	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	Level 34	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	Level 40	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Drill Run	ground	physical	80	95	Level 46	The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	Level 52	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Fissure	ground	physical	–	30	Level 58	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
High Horsepower	ground	physical	95	95	TM	The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	TM	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100	TM	The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Blast	rock	physical	25	90	TM	The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sand Tomb	ground	physical	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Scorching Sands	ground	special	70	100	TM	The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smart Strike	steel	physical	70	–	TM	The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95	TM	The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
X Scissor	bug	physical	80	100	TM	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes, claws, or the like as if they were a pair of scissors.
Metal Sound	steel	status	–	85	Egg	A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Slash	normal	physical	70	100	Egg	The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes, or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.