Is Excadrill Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ground/Steel with AbilitySand Force boosting Ground, Rock, and Steel moves in sandstorm, or AbilitySand Rush for doubled speed. MoveEarthquake devastates Molayne's E4, Steel resists 10 types, and the Attack stat is enormous. One of the best Pokemon you can catch for the endgame. Period.
Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Drilbur has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Drilbur trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Excadrill trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Excadrill has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Excadrill cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 31.
How to Get Excadrill in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Excadrill isn't available in the wild in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Start by transferring Drilbur from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Drilbur to Excadrill is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Excadrill in USUM
Step 1Obtain DrilburLATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Shaking grass · Chargestone Cave · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Dust cloud · Chargestone Cave · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dusty Bowl · Sandstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Excadrill ✓
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x61-73% Bubble 2x15-18% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x38-45% Brick Break 2x38-45% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x59-69% Bubble Beam 2x21-25% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x64-75% Bubble Beam 2x23-28% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x41-49% Brick Break 2x40-48% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x84-100%KO Bulldoze 2x45-54% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x82-97% Bulldoze 2x44-52% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x82-97% Bulldoze 2x44-52% Brine 2x21-26% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x84-100%KO Bulldoze 2x45-54% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x86-102%KO Brick Break 2x58-68% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x120-141%KO Brick Break 2x39-46% Bulldoze 2x32-38% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x126-148%KO Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x82-97% Brick Break 2x55-65% | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x91-108%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x92-109%KO Brick Break 2x54-64% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x43-50% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Focus Blast 2x73-86% Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Bewear builds →Superpower 2x133-156%KO Earthquake 2x74-87% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x94-111%KO Brick Break 2x55-66% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x77-91% Brick Break 2x38-45% Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityElectric Surge ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Excadrill View Tapu Koko builds →Dazzling Gleam20-24% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemMental Herb NatureRelaxed Moves View Uxie builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureBold Moves View Klefki builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityCompoundeyes ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves View Galvantula 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 218 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Crush Claw, Earth Power, Iron Defense and 5 more.
USUM Excadrill Best Moveset
135 Attack with AbilitySand Rush doubling 88 Speed in sandstorm, outpacing the entire format under sand. Ground/Steel TermStab hits at enormous power with only three weaknesses. AbilityMold Breaker as a hidden ability ignores opposing abilities including AbilityLevitate. MoveRapid Spin clears hazards. The moveset holds S-tier as the format's most devastating sand attacker.
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
Excadrill Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Excadrill looks average on paper at 508 BST. But Sand Rush is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. A-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list. Earthquake with Focus Sash 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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