#530 · Excadrill

Excadrill

Pokédex No. #530

In-game variants

Description	EV Statistics
Excadrill is a Ground / Steel type Pokemon. Its Pokedex ID is #530. Forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is. Abilities: Mold Breaker, Sand Rush, Sand Force Gender ratio: 50% male / 50% female	Total: 393
	110 HP	135 Atk	60 Def	88 Speed

Excadrill Population

Name	Male	Female	Genderless	Total
ShinyExcadrill	10	15	0	25
Excadrill	167	145	0	312
DemonExcadrill	1	1	1	3
ShadowExcadrill	1	0	0	1

Evolutionary Chain
Drilbur Level 16 Excadrill

Excadrill weaknesses and resistances

Takes 2x damage from: Fire Water Fighting Ground

Takes half damage from: Normal Flying Psychic Bug Dragon Steel Fairy

Takes a quarter of the damage from: Rock

Immune to: Electric Poison

Damage from each of its types is multiplied together. See the full type chart.

Moves Excadrill learns by level-up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
–	Scratch	Normal	40	100	35
–	Horn Drill	Normal	–	30	5
–	Mud Sport	Ground	–	–	15
–	Rototiller	Ground	–	–	10
5	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100	40
8	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	10
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80	15
15	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95	35
19	Dig	Ground	80	100	10
22	Hone Claws	Dark	–	–	15
26	Slash	Normal	70	100	20
29	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90	10
36	Earthquake	Ground	100	100	10
42	Swords Dance	Normal	–	–	20
49	Sandstorm	Rock	–	–	10
55	Drill Run	Ground	80	95	10
62	Fissure	Ground	–	30	5

TM moves Excadrill can learn (43)

Swords Dance · Cut · Hyper Beam · Strength · Earthquake · Dig · Toxic · Double Team · Rest · Rock Slide · Substitute · Snore · Protect · Sludge Bomb · Sandstorm · Swagger · Attract · Sleep Talk · Return · Frustration · Hidden Power · Rock Smash · Facade · Brick Break · Secret Power · Rock Tomb · Aerial Ace · Iron Defense · Fling · Magnet Rise · Poison Jab · X-Scissor · Focus Blast · Earth Power · Giga Impact · Shadow Claw · Iron Head · Stealth Rock · Hone Claws · Round · Bulldoze · Drill Run · Confide

Excadrill in battle

Excadrill has 110 HP, 135 Attack, 60 Defense and 88 Speed, which adds up to 393. That is the #98 highest total of the 1,025 Pokémon in the Pokédex. Its Speed beats 74% of the Pokédex, and its best stat is Attack at 135.

Strongest moves of its own type: Earthquake (100 power, 100% accuracy), Earth Power (90 power, 100% accuracy), Iron Head (80 power, 100% accuracy), Dig (80 power, 100% accuracy).

Strongest coverage moves: Hyper Beam (150 power, 90% accuracy), Giga Impact (150 power, 90% accuracy), Focus Blast (120 power, 70% accuracy).

Moves are ranked by power, then accuracy, from the level-up and TM lists above. That is a starting point, not a recommended moveset: check accuracy, PP and how the rest of your team covers other types before you commit.

Where to find Excadrill

Excadrill is not a wild encounter on any of the standard maps. Pokémon like this come from evolving, trading and other parts of the game. See how evolution works and the list of maps.

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