Is Excadrill Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Excadrill appears wild in Hoenn. Ground/Steel with 135 Attack and AbilitySand Rush for doubled Speed in sandstorm. Handles Wattson, Flannery, and Steven's entire Steel squad. Even without sand support, the raw power and typing carry it through the E4. One of the best Ground options available.
Drilbur resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Drilbur resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Drilbur resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Drilbur's weaknesses hard.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Excadrill on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, common).
How to Get Excadrill in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Excadrill appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in late-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Excadrill in ORAS
Drilbur is your first catch on the way to Excadrill. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 36-38 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Obtain Drilbur
Step 2Excadrill ✓Mirage Spots - Area 26Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 30Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%or evolve from Drilbur (Step 1)
Excadrill Weakness
Type-wise, Excadrill takes extra damage from Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground. Electric and Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Poison |
What is Excadrill Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Excadrill
 Shellos Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Shellos builds →Surf 2x56-66% Mud Bomb 2x29-34% | ||
 Piplup Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Totodile Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Mudkip Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Mudkip builds →Surf 2x51-61% Mud-Slap 2x10-14% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
Shellos Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Shellos builds →Surf 2x58-68% Mud Bomb 2x27-33% | ||
Piplup Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Tympole Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Tympole builds →Surf 2x53-64% Mud Shot 2x23-27% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x138-162%KO Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x73-86% Power-Up Punch 2x20-23% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x76-89% Dig 2x56-67% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x82-97% Dig 2x59-70% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x140-165%KO Bulldoze 2x44-53% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x73-86% Power-Up Punch 2x19-24% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x77-92% Dig 2x58-69% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x84-99% Dig 2x60-71% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x140-166%KO Bulldoze 2x45-53% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x73-86% Power-Up Punch 2x20-24% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x77-91% Dig 2x58-69% Surf 2x28-34% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x135-160%KO Dig 2x61-72% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x142-167%KO Blaze Kick 2x62-73% Bulldoze 2x44-53% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x142-167%KO Overheat 2x123-146%KO Dig 2x59-69% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x116-137%KO Overheat 2x117-138%KO Dig 2x51-61% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x126-149%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% Surf 2x26-32% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x131-154%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Brick Break 2x53-62% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x113-133%KO Hammer Arm 2x75-89% Fire Blast 2x35-41% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x114-134%KO Brick Break 2x57-68% Fire Fang 2x50-59% Surf 2x43-51% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x142-168%KO Dig 2x51-60% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% Surf 2x26-30% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x142-168%KO Earthquake 2x64-75% Fire Punch 2x48-57% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Clefable builds →Moonblast13-15% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLightclay NatureImpish Moves View Diancie builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPixilate ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves View Sylveon builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityCompoundeyes ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves View Galvantula builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureBold Moves View Klefki builds →
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Excadrill Evolutions
Excadrill is what Drilbur becomes. Breed it for Drilbur eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Drilbur pushed Excadrill to 508 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Excadrill to get Drilbur eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Crush Claw, Earth Power, Iron Defense and 5 more.
ORAS Excadrill Best Moveset
AbilitySand Rush doubles 88 Speed to 176 in sandstorm, and 135 Attack fires Ground/Steel TermStab at devastating physical power. AbilityMold Breaker ignores abilities like Levitate and Sturdy. The moveset earns S-tier because Sand Rush Speed with 135 Attack outruns and outpowers nearly the entire format under sand.
Best Build
Excadrill best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Iron Head
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Crush Claw and Earth Power aren't available any other way for Excadrill, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Earth Power for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Excadrill Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill looks average on paper at 508 BST. But Sand Rush is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. S-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
Excadrill gets Sand Rush, Sand Force, and Mold Breaker. But Sand Rush is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Excadrill is a physical attacker with base 135 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 88 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the best way to handle Excadrill: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Excadrill has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Excadrill has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves