龙头地鼠 怎么配招

Earthquake and Iron Head provide fantastic coverage for Excadrill, slamming common threats like Galarian Slowbro, Nihilego, and Mamoswine. Rapid Spin lets Excadrill clear entry hazards thanks to matching up well against other entry hazard setters like Nihilego and Chansey. Toxic burdens defensive checks like Tangrowth, Slowking, and Hippowdon, allowing Excadrill or a teammate to get past them in the long-term. However, Toxic is useless against certain answers like Skarmory. Alternatively, Stealth Rock can be run for more role compression thanks to Excadrill pressuring entry hazard control like Rotom-W and Hatterene and being able to set up Stealth Rock against Pokemon like Nihilego and Jirachi thanks to its typing. Moreover, finding another Pokemon to run Stealth Rock can strain teambuilding, though Excadrill becomes unable to cripple and wear down threats like Hippowdon. Magnet Rise is an option over Iron Head to completely shut down Hippowdon from setting up Stealth Rock, being immune to Earthquake and punishing it with Toxic, though Excadrill's offensive capabilities become more limited. Mold Breaker bypasses Levitate from Rotom-W, Rotom-H, and Hydreigon, allowing Excadrill to severely damage them with Earthquake while also allowing Excadrill to circumvent Hatterene's Magic Bounce. Maximum Attack investment lets Excadrill threaten Amoonguss and Primarina as much as possible, though maximum investment in Special Defense in an option to better check threats like Hatterene, Rotom-W, and Galarian Slowbro via directly switching in. Excadrill both removing and setting entry hazards gives it a place on many bulky offense and balance teams. Thundurus-T is a great partner that can remove Flying-types like Skarmory, Celesteela, and Moltres that hinder Excadrill. Grass-types like Tangrowth and Amoonguss can switch into Water- and Grass-types like Azumarill and Zarude for Excadrill. They also scare out Hippowdon. Fighting-type checks like Salamence and Slowking provide great support against threats like Cobalion and Conkeldurr, with Salamence also beating Grass-types like Zarude and Tangrowth as well as helping Excadrill keep entry hazards off the field thanks to it beating entry hazard setters it struggles with like Skarmory and Swampert. Salamence also beats bulky variants of Swords Dance Scizor. Other entry hazard setters like Nihilego and Cobalion can cover setting Stealth Rock for Excadrill, freeing up a moveslot to run Toxic. Fast offensive threats like Zygarde-10%, Azelf, and Salazzle appreciate Excadrill's support and can deal with faster threats like Thundurus-T and Hydreigon. The latter two also check Amoonguss, Tangrowth, and Skarmory.

Excadrill is a great suicide lead for hyper offense teams thanks to Mold Breaker, allowing it to set up Stealth Rock against Hatterene and pressure Rotom-W with Earthquake. Rapid Spin supports its team against opposing Stealth Rock setters like Nihilego and Swampert. Excadrill also keeps Sticky Web off the field thanks to its amazing matchup against Ribombee, which normally hinders many hyper offense teams. Rock Tomb heavily damages Thundurus-T and Moltres and slows down faster threats like Zarude for its teammates to set up on. Steel Beam is an option that allows Excadrill to retain momentum after setting up Stealth Rock, preventing Defoggers like Salamence from removing Stealth Rock. A Focus Sash guarantees Excadrill can survive a hit and get up Stealth Rock before fainting. This Excadrill set fits best on hyper offense teams, allowing teammates to come in and sweep after setting up Stealth Rock. Deadly setup sweepers like Thundurus-T, Gyarados, and Celesteela all appreciate entry hazard support wearing down checks like Chansey, Skarmory, and Nihilego. Thundurus-T takes advantage of the Flying-types Excadrill lets in like Skarmory and Celesteela, while the latter two also appreciate Excadrill removing opposing Stealth Rock with Rapid Spin, preventing chip damage so they can sweep more easily. Rapid Spin support also allows Gyarados to run items like Mystic Water instead of Heavy-Duty Boots. Spikes leads like Scolipede can form an entry hazard stacking core with Excadrill.

Swords Dance boosts Excadrill's Attack to sky-high levels, letting it overwhelm the sturdiest of physical walls like Tangrowth and Amoonguss with its STAB moves if Stealth Rock is up. In conjunction with Mold Breaker, it can break through Quagsire's Unaware. Rapid Spin lets Excadrill compress entry hazard removal alongside boosting its Speed, making it a dangerous late-game threat, as faster threats like Zygarde-10% can no longer revenge kill it. Rock Slide is an option to slam Moltres, which otherwise counters this set, and hit Thundurus-T and Celesteela, but it only should be used if the team can fit entry hazard removal elsewhere. Leftovers makes Excadrill harder to wear down, further facilitating its sweeping attempts. Excadrill best fits on offensive teams that give it ample opportunities to wallbreak. Pivot support from Zarude, Thundurus-T, and Slowking can bring Excadrill in safely to set up against their checks like Togekiss and Chansey. Notably, Slowking is a slow pivot, providing Excadrill with a free switch with Teleport. Slowking and Thundurus-T are also great at taking advantage of Celesteela and Skarmory, both of which wall Excadrill. Amoonguss and Tangrowth can provide a key defensive backbone for Excadrill, taking on threats like Conkeldurr, Hippowdon, and Azumarill. Entry hazard support from Nihilego and Swampert is key in helping Excadrill break through physical walls like Tangrowth and Amoonguss. Early-game wallbreakers like Hydreigon and Conkeldurr can weaken walls like Celesteela and Moltres for it to cleanly sweep late-game. Other Steel-types like Celesteela and Jirachi can make up for Excadrill's frailty by checking threats it normally would like Hydreigon and Hatterene.

Sand Rush allows Excadrill to outspeed most of the metagame under sand. Rock Slide is vital coverage for Flying-types such as Yveltal and Ho-Oh, while Rapid Spin allows Excadrill to remove entry hazards in a pinch. The Speed boost can also be useful to continue attacking after sand ends. Swords Dance turns Excadrill into a powerful sweeper, though it is limited by sand turns. Alternatively, Toxic allows Excadrill to perform a more support-oriented revenge killing role, letting it cripple Pokemon such as Yveltal, Zygarde-C, Landorus-T, and Lugia. Life Orb allows Excadrill to consistently OHKO threats such as physically defensive Necrozma-DM and specially defensive Yveltal and 2HKO untransformed or offensive Zygarde-C at +2, as well as having a good chance at OHKOing Eternatus and Ho-Oh with slight chip damage without any boosts. On the other hand, Leftovers allows it to play a more slower-paced game and avoid being stalled into defeating itself with recoil by foes such as Tangrowth and Zygarde-C. Though a Jolly nature is preferred to outspeed maximum Speed Necrozma-DM outside sand as well as Adamant Sand Rush Excadrill under sand, Adamant can be used for extra power. Tyranitar is a mandatory teammate to provide Sand Stream support. It also sets Stealth Rock to help Excadrill pick up KOs and checks both Calyrex-S and Lunala, which can revenge kill and wall Excadrill, respectively. As Excadrill is prone to having its weather replaced by Groudon and Kyogre, Pokemon that can deal with them such as Lunala and Eternatus, respectively, are helpful partners. Pokemon that appreciate Steel-types and Eternatus removed such as Xerneas and Kyogre can benefit from its support. Excadrill can also lure certain walls such as Landorus-T into being poisoned, which helps other Pokemon such as Marshadow KO them.

Stealth Rock provides invaluable chip damage throughout a game, while Rapid Spin allows Excadrill to clear entry hazards against other leads, improving matchups against other hyper offense leads such as Aerodactyl, Mew, and Shuckle. Keep in mind that Slurpuff can bounce back Stealth Rock with Magic Coat and prevent Excadrill from spinning with Yawn, Froslass can block Rapid Spin and create a guessing game with Taunt while always being able to set a layer of Spikes, and Cloyster can clear Excadrill's hazards while easily taking it out with Icicle Spear after a Shell Smash. The Speed boost also allows Excadrill to threaten Eternatus with Earthquake if it uses Toxic Spikes on the first turn while also dissuading fast threats such as Calyrex-S from coming in. Be careful about spinning on Ferrothorn and Rocky Helmet Necrozma-DM, as hazards are not cleared if Excadrill faints from recoil. Rock Tomb 2HKOes Ho-Oh, preventing it from using Defog, while also deterring sweepers from setting up in front of Excadrill. Furthermore, the Speed drop allows a teammate to outspeed the foe, deterring setup such as Geomancy from Xerneas. Earthquake allows Excadrill to dent other leads such as Necrozma-DM, Eternatus, and Ferrothorn while preventing it from being used as setup fodder by Substitute users such as Zekrom and Zygarde-C, whereas Toxic allows Excadrill to pressure bulky Pokemon such as Yveltal with passive damage. Focus Sash guarantees it can take a hit to set Stealth Rock, and Mold Breaker allows Excadrill to ignore the rare Magic Bounce and and hit Giratina-O through Levitate. A Jolly nature is used to outspeed maximum Speed Necrozma-DM. Excadrill fits on hyper offensive teams that appreciate its ability to reliably set Stealth Rock while keeping them off your side. Powerful sweepers such as Xerneas, Calyrex-S, Groudon and Zekrom that can punish Defoggers and appreciate walls being chipped are therefore a perfect match. It struggles to spin against Ghost-types such as Calyrex-S, so Yveltal is recommended to both threaten them and prevent Defog with Taunt. Excadrill also often fails to prevent Stealth Rock from Rocky Helmet Necrozma-DM, which can be pressured with Pokemon such as Kyogre, Groudon, and Calyrex-S.

Earthquake allows Excadrill to take on most Pokemon that are weak or not resistant to Ground-type attacks such as Zeraora, Victini, Ferrothorn, Garchomp, Urshifu-R, and Dragapult. Iron Head targets Ice- and Fairy-types such as Avalugg, Alolan Ninetales, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Lele. X-Scissor is used to take on Zarude and Celebi while also dealing with other Dark- and Psychic-types such as Hydreigon and Slowbro. Rock Slide targets Flying-types such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, and Mantine. Sand Rush allows Excadrill to outspeed threats such as Blacephalon, Zeraora, Zarude, and Choice Specs Dragapult under sand. Maximum Speed investment allows Excadrill to outspeed threats such as Tapu Bulu, Adamant Diggersby, and Choice Specs Pelipper. An Adamant nature paired with a Choice Band allows Excadrill to OHKO threats such as Keldeo after Stealth Rock and 2HKO Slowbro with X-Scissor. A Jolly nature can be used to outspeed threats such as +1 Adamant Dragapult and Choice Scarf Weavile in sand. Excadrill should be safely brought in to take advantage of the sand with methods such as Eject Button Hippowdon or by bringing it on resisted attacks such as Latias's Draco Meteor. All of Excadrill's teammates appreciate its ability to take on Ice-, Psychic-, and Fairy-types, clear entry hazards with Rapid Spin, and act as a revenge killer in sand against threats such as Barraskewda, Choice Specs Dragapult, and Choice Scarf Tapu Bulu. Hippowdon is a mandatory partner for Excadrill, as it sets sand and Stealth Rock, as well as being able to bring in Excadrill safely with Eject Button. Hippowdon can also take on physical threats such as Dragon Dance Dragapult, Zeraora, and Bisharp for Excadrill. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Excadrill an immunity to Water-type attacks such as Mantine's Scald and Barraskewda's Waterfall. Gastrodon offers a more defensive presence thanks to Recover, while Seismitoad checks Azumarill, which would otherwise beat Excadrill. Swords Dance Garchomp wears down shared checks like Celesteela with Fire Fang, takes on Mantine with Stone Edge, and can become dangerous setup sweeper with Scale Shot, which makes handling Pokemon like Spectrier much easier. Landorus-T provides a Ground immunity, allowing it to switch into Hippowdon's Earthquake; it is also a great revenge killer that can take on weakened threats such as Zeraora, Spectrier, and Urshifu-R with its Choice Scarf set. Gravity Landorus-T can threaten Pokemon such as Skarmory, Celesteela, and Corviknight for Excadrill, as well as taking on Steel teams in their entirety if it carries Bulk Up and Substitute. Nidoking can beat Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela with Earth Power + Flamethrower or Flying-types such as Mantine, Pelipper, Corviknight, and Dragonite with Thunderbolt + Ice Beam. Mamoswine is a great late-game cleaner that can pick off weakened threats such as Garchomp, Dragapult, and Hydreigon with Ice Shard while also being able to remove items such as Slowking's Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off.

Earthquake deals with Fire- and Steel-types, allowing Excadrill to remove threats such as Victini and Heatran. Rock Slide allows Excadrill to threaten Flying-types such as Zapdos and Crobat that switch into Earthquake. Rapid Spin allows Excadrill to remove only the opponent's entry hazards, which synergizes with Steel's tendency to stack entry hazards. Iron Head deals with Fairy- and Ice-types such as Tapu Bulu and Kyurem. Toxic may be used to punish defensive Pokemon like Mew and Slowbro. A Choice Scarf allows Excadrill to outspeed a majority of the metagame and remove threats like Zeraora, Dragapult, and Victini. Ferrothorn is a good teammate, as it covers Excadrill's weaknesses to Ground and Water by checking Hippowdon and Kingdra and it sets up entry hazards to chip foes. Aegislash provides a Fighting immunity and can punish physically defensive walls such as Slowbro and Mantine with Toxic. Heatran offers a Fire immunity and can trap and remove bulky walls such as Mew and Porygon2 that Excadrill struggles with. Celesteela provides a Ground immunity and threatens Grass- and Steel-types such as Amoonguss and Ferrothorn. Alternatively, Corviknight or Skarmory could be considered as the Ground-immune partner, as they both threaten Fighting-types such as Galarian Zapdos and Kommo-o. Melmetal heavily damages bulky walls such as Amoonguss and Toxapex, which allows Excadrill to clean Psychic and Poison teams late-game. Jirachi threatens physical walls such as Slowbro, Amoonguss, and Celesteela for Excadrill and can wear down Poison and Water teams with its Choice Specs set. Bisharp deals with faster, frailer Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Victini and Blacephalon with Sucker Punch and can break down walls such as Slowbro and Porygon2 with its Swords Dance set.

With Swords Dance, Excadrill becomes an effective late-game sweeper for Steel teams, allowing it to break through walls such as Toxapex, Slowbro, and Zapdos, which improves the matchup of Steel teams against Poison, Psychic, and Electric teams. Earthquake deals with Poison- and Steel-types, allowing Excadrill to OHKO bulky Pokemon such as Toxapex and Melmetal after a Swords Dance. Rock Slide allows Excadrill to OHKO threats such as Thundurus-T, Zapdos, and Crobat after a Swords Dance. Iron Head may be considered instead, as it allows Excadrill to clean late-game in the Fairy and Dragon matchup and hit common switch-ins such as Landorus-T harder. Rock Blast can be considered to break the Substitutes of Kyurem and Galarian Moltres, but it is less consistent than Rock Slide. Rapid Spin allows Excadrill to boost its Speed, pick off weakened Pokemon, and take advantage of forced switches, allowing it to outspeed would-be answers such as Victini, Zeraora, and Gengar. Leftovers prolongs Excadrill's longevity, allowing it to set up and threaten opposing teams multiple times in a match. Ferrothorn checks threats such as Tapu Fini and Hippowdon for Excadrill and sets up entry hazards to chip the opposing team. Specially defensive Aegislash can tank weak special attacks from physically defensive walls such as Slowbro and Porygon2 and punish them with Toxic while also providing a Fighting immunity. Heatran provides a switch-in to Fire-type attacks and can utilize a Choice Scarf set to make up for Excadrill's reduced Speed, allowing it to outspeed and KO threats such as Choice Scarf Tapu Bulu and Victini. Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory provide a Ground immunity and utility in the form of Leech Seed, pivoting, and entry hazards, respectively. Choice Scarf Magnezone can trap and KO opposing Steel-types such as Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory and Water-types such as Urshifu-R and Keldeo, all of which Excadrill struggles with.

Excadrill is one of the most threatening sweepers in STABmons, pressuring many defensive cores and outpacing offensive Pokemon like Zeraora, Cinderace, and Terrakion when sand is active. Earthquake and Thousand Waves are usually interchangeable, with Earthquake having more power but Thousand Waves trapping opponents and generating momentum. Additionally, Thousand Waves is not weakened by Grassy Terrain from Rillaboom. Sunsteel Strike lets Excadrill beat Fairy-types and wear down Ground-resistant Pokemon, and Rapid Spin clears entry hazards. Swords Dance makes Excadrill a powerful sweeper in sand, while Shore Up allows Excadrill to take on a more supportive role with Rapid Spin. A Jolly nature lets Excadrill revenge kill Pokemon like Nidoking and Mamoswine outside of sand, but an Adamant Nature provides Excadrill with a ton of power to let it break walls like Buzzwole after just a bit of prior damage. Leftovers is the preferred item to provide passive recovery and offset chip damage from stray hits and Rocky Helmet. Alternatively, Metal Coat makes Sunsteel Strike even more threatening against walls after chip damage. Tyranitar or Hippowdon are mandatory teammates to provide sand. Excadrill requires partners like Rotom-W, Thundurus-T, and Crawdaunt that can deal with both bulky Water- and Ground-types like Slowbro and Hippowdon and its biggest checks, Corviknight, Celesteela, and Skarmory. Dracozolt helps Excadrill overwhelm Ground-types while beating Steel- and Flying-types, making it a staple on sand teams. Defensive Water-types like Toxapex and Slowbro can also help as pivots into Ground- and Flying-types while generating momentum for Excadrill with Flip Turn and Teleport, respectively.

High Horsepower and Iron Head are Excadrill's primary STAB options and hit Pokemon such as Incineroar, Diancie, Naganadel, and Kyurem-B for super effective damage. Earthquake is a spread option that can be used when Grassy Terrain is not active, but you must be wary of hurting Excadrill's partner. Substitute lets Excadrill block Intimidate and Fake Out, as well as gaining momentum against more passive counterplay. Protect keeps Excadrill safe and lets its partner gain a stronger position. With Sand Rush, Excadrill notably outspeeds the entire unboosted metagame when sand is active, even without a Jolly nature.

Specially defensive Excadrill is a good form of role compression, capable of setting Stealth Rock, clearing entry hazards, and checking prominent metagame threats, in particular, Tapu Koko. Earthquake is its primary STAB attack, hitting Alolan Raichu and Tapu Koko hard and can also discourage specially offensive Fire-types like Heatran and Volcanion from switching in. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards, and Excadrill's natural resistance to them means it can often switch in multiple times even without recovery. Toxic cripples switchins such as Tangrowth and Landorus-T. Stealth Rock complements Excadrill's ability to support its teammates and compress roles. Alternatively, if another teammate already has Stealth Rock, Excadrill can opt for Iron Head to better deal with Kyurem-W and Fairy-types like Clefable and Tapu Lele. Leftovers is Excadrill's only form of recovery, but Heavy-Duty Boots is also an option on more offensive teams if Spikes is a particular concern. Mold Breaker helps Excadrill threaten Rotom formes with Earthquake by bypassing Levitate and also eases prediction for Stealth Rock and Toxic by going through Magic Bounce. 32 Speed EVs allow it to outpace Modest Magnezone and Victini after V-Create. Specially defensive Excadrill fits best on offense teams as a utility Pokemon that serves as a Tapu Koko counter. It benefits from any Special Defense boost; however, gods with high Special Defense like Ho-Oh and Zamazenta ease its ability to take hits. Since Excadrill takes the Special Defense slot while still being weak to prominent special threats such as Volcanion, Slowking and Kyurem-W are helpful to shore up this weakness. Offensive threats enjoy Excadrill's ability to clear entry hazards and potentially land a Toxic on Landorus-T while still keeping entry hazards on the foe's side for them to more easily wallbreak. This is especially beneficial to those that tend to switch out repeatedly throughout a game like Victini and Rayquaza. Conversely, they threaten Skarmory, Ho-Oh, and Corviknight, which Excadrill struggles to take on. Rotom-W checks Rayquaza and Zamazenta-C, which would otherwise easily break Excadrill due to its low Defense.

Sand Rush Excadrill is a dangerous sweeper under sand thanks to its high Attack and offensive typing. Earthquake is its main attack, OHKOing numerous offensive Pokemon such as Zeraora and Heatran. Rock Slide hits Pokemon that are immune to Ground, notably Ho-Oh and Yveltal. Swords Dance further boosts Excadrill's Attack, allowing it to break through sturdy physical walls such as Magic Guard Clefable and Ferrothorn. Iron Head is its secondary STAB option that hits some Pokemon like Kyurem and Landorus-T harder, and its flinch chance can be useful to take down foes Excadrill struggles with otherwise, like Landorus-T, Unaware Clefable, and Tangrowth. Rapid Spin instead gives it some utility by removing entry hazards while also giving it the potential to sweep outside of sand. Leftovers is the preferred item to increase Excadrill's longevity and utilize its great defensive typing; however, Life Orb can be used to increase its damage output at the cost of being more prone to getting worn down. Sand Rush lets Excadrill outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, even fast Choice Scarf users like Kartana. An Adamant nature maximizes its damage output, but Jolly is an option to outspeed Pheromosa and its Speed receiver outside of sand at +1 Speed. Excadrill's already great Attack and decent Speed make it flexible with what slot it can fit into. A sand setter is mandatory for Excadrill; Tyranitar is preferred, as it can act as a reliable switch-in to dangerous Pokemon like Yveltal, Kyurem-W, and Galarian Moltres once sand runs out, and it also provides Stealth Rock to chip Excadrill's checks and counters and can lure Landorus-T and KO it with Ice Beam. Dracozolt is another sand staple that can break physical walls that trouble Excadrill, especially Skarmory, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn. Together, they wear down Landorus-T for the other to break through. Magnezone can trap and eliminate these two Pokemon, which makes it a great teammate, although it does not provide much defensive utility. Sand cores are very susceptible to Ground- and Fighting-type attacks, so the rest of the team should focus on shoring up these weaknesses. Ho-Oh is immune to Ground, checks Tangrowth, and also provides great Attack for Dracozolt, Defense or Special Defense for Excadrill, and Speed for Tyranitar. Similarly, Rotom-W can handle Ground-type Pokemon and check other weather setters that would otherwise be problematic. Tangrowth and Buzzwole deal with Zygarde-10%, which can bypass Ho-Oh and Rotom-W's Ground immunities with Thousand Arrows. Clefable can switch in on Close Combat from Buzzwole and Zeraora and is also immune to sand chip damage thanks to Magic Guard.

Excadrill is a cornerstone on sand teams, serving as a capable wallbreaker and sweeper for the archetype thanks to its high Attack, access to Swords Dance, and doubled Speed under sand. Additionally, its solid bulk and fantastic defensive typing give it many opportunities to set up against the likes of Clefable, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko. Swords Dance alongside a Z-Move lets Excadrill clean up weakened defensive Pokemon like Slowbro, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Fini. Giga Impact gives it access to Breakneck Blitz, allowing Excadrill to break through common Pokemon like Zapdos as well as chipped Slowbro and Tangrowth after a boost. Rapid Spin can be used if Excadrill's team can't fit Defog elsewhere and gives Excadrill the ability to limit Stealth Rock Clefable, patch up its Speed without the need for sand, and remove entry hazards for Pokemon weak to them like Mega Charizard Y. Toxic can be used in the fourth slot to wear down Slowbro, Tangrowth, Landorus-T, and Zapdos, especially alongside sand damage. Substitute is an option to use non-Body Press Corviknight as setup fodder. Leftovers allows for Excadrill to take advantage of its solid defensive typing, giving it easier setup on Pokemon like Clefable and Tapu Koko. However, forgoing Normalium Z can be detrimental against teams carrying Slowbro, Zapdos, and Tangrowth. Jolly is the preferred nature to Speed tie with opposing Excadrill, but if adequate Excadrill counterplay is on your team, Adamant can be used for its higher power, which is notable for dispatching Slowbro and Tangrowth a bit easier. Excadrill necessitates sand to function properly, so either Tyranitar or Mega Tyranitar are mandatory alongside it. Mega Tyranitar is also a great Stealth Rock setter, chipping Excadrill's answers into the range of its attacks. Both Tyranitar formes are also notable for being able to beat Zapdos one-on-one for Excadrill and having Pursuit to cripple Mega Latias. Corviknight effortlessly walls Excadrill, so teammates that can deal with it, such as Zapdos and Magnezone, make excellent teammates. Both are also notable for tearing open physically defensive Tangrowth, which would otherwise halt Excadrill's sweep. Swords Dance and Choice Band Kartana sets are also capable of forcing damage onto Corviknight and Zapdos, causing them to falter at checking Excadrill. Faster Pokemon like Ash-Greninja and Mega Lopunny can exploit Excadrill's mediocre Speed outside of sand, with Ash-Greninja revenge killing it even under sand with Water Shuriken, so partners such as Toxapex, Slowbro, and Corviknight are needed to help remedy this issue. Ferrothorn and Ash-Greninja are notable partners for their ability to set Spikes, allowing Excadrill to pressure Pokemon that would otherwise check it like Tangrowth. Calm Mind Clefable and Reuniclus are solid partners for Excadrill, as they appreciate Excadrill dismantling Steel-types that can halt their sweep. They also provide a solid defensive backbone which Excadrill can fall back on once sand has run out.

Lead Excadrill serves as an important member on hyper offense teams to set up Stealth Rock, as well as keep opposing entry hazards off the field for Pokemon like Volcarona and Gyarados. Adding onto the fact that there are not many Electric-type immunities featured on hyper offense, Excadrill's inclusion is all the more important. However, even with this advantage, it still finds itself outclassed by Mew and Landorus-T due to it being unable to prevent Pokemon like Corviknight and Tapu Fini from using Defog and it not having a good defensive typing like the other two do. Setting up Stealth Rock is Excadrill's main role, and when paired with Mold Breaker, it can even set up Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce users like Mega Diancie and Mega Sableye. Mold Breaker also lets Excadrill's Earthquake hit Levitate users like Hydreigon, Rotom-W, and Mega Latias, letting Excadrill not be complete setup fodder against them. Rapid Spin defines Excadrill's niche over other entry hazard leads like Landorus-T and Mew, letting it keep hazards off the field before it gets KOed. Rock Tomb can slow down faster Stealth Rock users like Garchomp and Landorus-T so that Excadrill can use Rapid Spin before they KO it. It can also slow down setup Pokemon that might try to take advantage of Excadrill like Mega Gyarados and Thundurus-T. Focus Sash is chosen as the item so that Excadrill is usually able to get up Stealth Rock before getting KOed. Lead Excadrill exclusively fits on hyper offense teams and, as such, has teammates that are commonly found there. Pokemon that appreciate Excadrill's ability to keep entry hazards off the field such as Gyarados and non-Heavy-Duty Boots variants of Volcarona, Weavile, and Thundurus-T serve as great teammates to pair with it. Excadrill can also function on Sticky Web teams to provide Stealth Rock when the Sticky Web setter is Ribombee while also giving the team a form of entry hazard removal, which Shuckle cannot do. Additionally, due to the nature of hyper offense being rather slow at first, Tapu Koko is especially threatening to the archetype, making Excadrill an important teammate because it resists or is immune to both of Tapu Koko's STAB moves. Pokemon like Weavile and Greninja who have multi-hit moves are also invited in by Excadrill, so it appreciates partners like Mega Gyarados, Mega Scizor, and Kommo-o that can pivot into these Pokemon.

Excadrill provides good utility to hyper offense teams in AG as a lead due to the potent combination of Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin. Stealth Rock deals residual damage to most foes attempting to switch in, and Rapid Spin prevents opposing entry hazard setters such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, Eternatus, and Tyranitar from keeping entry hazards up against Excadrill. Additionally, Rapid Spin is occasionally useful for gaining a Speed boost after being used, deterring naturally faster Pokemon such as Calyrex-S and Zacian-C from attempting to switch in. Rock Tomb is great for 2HKOing Ho-Oh, which is able to switch into Stealth Rock with Heavy-Duty Boots and remove it with Defog, while also lowering the foe's Speed so a teammate is able to outspeed it, preventing sweepers such as Geomancy Xerneas and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C from gaining Speed boosts on Excadrill. Wallbreakers such as Kyogre and Yveltal also appreciate being able to take advantage of slower Pokemon on the field. Earthquake can OHKO Zacian-C after a Defense drop from Close Combat or chip damage from Rapid Spin or Rock Tomb while preventing Substitute users like Zygarde-C and Zekrom from using Excadrill as complete setup fodder. Toxic punishes Yveltal, which can use Defog against Excadrill. Focus Sash allows Excadrill to withstand powerful attacks such as Kyogre's Water Spout and Marshadow's Close Combat and almost always guarantees it gets to set Stealth Rock. Excadrill should only be used on hyper offense, where Pokemon such as Xerneas, Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, Rayquaza, and Groudon appreciate its ability to both set and remove entry hazards. Excadrill generally struggles against Ghost-types such as Lunala, Giratina, and Calyrex-S as they are able to block Rapid Spin, so Yveltal is a great partner for it. Excadrill dislikes using Rapid Spin against Rocky Helmet Necrozma-DM, so Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Yveltal, and Groudon can pressure it extremely well. Excadrill should be led with in most matches so it can immediately set Stealth Rock, deter opposing entry hazards, and maximize its teammates' offensive potential.

Defensive Excadrill is one of the few reliable spinners in the metagame and, thanks to its excellent typing, can also switch into all common variants of Tapu Koko. Regenerator lets it come in multiple times per game to clear entry hazards, supporting offensive and entry hazard-setting teammates alike by clearing hazards on its side only. Earthquake provides reliable damage and OHKOes Tapu Koko, which Excadrill is often tasked with checking. Iron Head is a secondary STAB move that helps against Tapu Lele, but Rock Slide is an option to beat Defog Moltres and catch Talonflame on the switch. Toxic is also an option to poison Excadrill's common switch-ins like Tapu Fini and Garchomp. Stealth Rock makes Excadrill an all-in-one entry hazard control package and allows it to force chip damage onto Tapu Koko. Rocky Helmet is the preferred item to further chip Pixilate Tapu Koko and opposing pivots. The given EV spread outspeeds Modest Tapu Lele, avoids the 2HKO from Pixilate Tapu Koko's Facade, and avoids the 3HKO from Tapu Koko's Dazzling Gleam. Excadrill works well on hazard-stack balance and bulky offense teams thanks to its good longevity and Rapid Spin. It pairs especially well with Spikes Ferrothorn, Skarmory, and Mew, especially since it also bears the burden of checking Tapu Koko for them. While Excadrill has decent bulk, it can easily be overwhelmed by powerful wallbreakers like Zarude and Inteleon, making solid checks like Chansey and Intimidate Skarmory excellent teammates. It also can't check strong Fire-, Fighting-, and Water-types due to its typing, necessitating teammates like Toxapex and Tapu Fini. Thanks to Excadrill keeping entry hazards off the field without removing opposing hazards, it pairs well with powerful offensive teammates like Garchomp and Zarude, which appreciate the extra chip damage; additionally, Excadrill can reliably switch into Tapu Koko, one of their more prominent revenge killers. Excadrill has a poor matchup against several common entry hazard setters, especially Garchomp and Skarmory, so a secondary entry hazard remover like Defog Corviknight can be valuable.

Excadrill is a decent entry hazard lead in the metagame thanks to its ability to set Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce Pokemon. It also has great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-S and Smeargle. Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. A high Attack stat and Earthquake ensure that Excadrill isn't passive setup bait, letting it threaten common entry hazard setters such as Primal Groudon, Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn as well as potentially OHKO Zacian-C; this forces them to KO Excadrill, which allows its teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it has laid. Toxic is also a viable option over Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, and other Pokemon that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, and Smeargle and provides Excadrill with a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster Pokemon. A Jolly nature is used to outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest Yveltal and Xerneas, and, after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, Jolly Zacian-C. Focus Sash is the chosen item, as it guarantees that Excadrill will survive any one non-multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting Stealth Rock up. Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian-C is essential for offense, as otherwise, said foe will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of Excadrill's team, preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Other sweepers such as Zacian-C, Xerneas, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can take advantage of them such as Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

Excadrill is Steel's go-to revenge killer with its excellent Ground- and Rock-type coverage, which makes it a solid wincon against Fire, Electric, and Poison teams. Earthquake works well with Excadrill's ability, Mold Breaker, allowing it to threaten Rotom-W and Galarian Weezing. Rock Blast may be used over Rock Slide to get past Substitutes from Kyurem and Dragonite's Multiscale, but the damage is highly inconsistent. Toxic allows Excadrill to put Mega Sableye, a huge roadblock for Steel teams, on a timer due to Mold Breaker, in addition to punishing common switch-ins such as Landorus-T, Slowbro, and Porygon2. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards without clearing the hazards Steel teams stack. A Choice Scarf with a Jolly nature lets Excadrill outspeed threats such as unboosted Volcarona, Victini, and Zeraora and boosted Kommo-o. Ferrothorn provides Excadrill with a switch-in to Water-types like Mega Swampert and Slowbro, and it helps Excadrill break through defensive cores with Stealth Rock and Spikes support. Corviknight, Skarmory, or Celesteela provides Excadrill with a Ground immunity. Corviknight can give it a safe switch-in with U-turn and threaten Fighting-types with Brave Bird, Skarmory can set entry hazards so that Excadrill can force progress against bulkier teams, and Celesteela threatens Grass-types like Ferrothorn, Rillaboom, and Zarude with Flamethrower. In return, Excadrill provides an Electric immunity and can take on threats such as Choice Band Zeraora and Tapu Koko. Aegislash and Heatran provide a Fighting and Fire immunity, respectively, and can switch into most special attacks aimed at Excadrill. Heatran, in particular, can nullify Fire-type moves from Choice Scarf Blacephalon, which outspeeds Excadrill and poses a huge threat to Steel teams. Wallbreakers such as Bisharp, Mega Scizor, and Choice Specs Aegislash can pressure physical walls such as Porygon2, Slowbro, and Mega Venusaur, which helps Excadrill clean opposing Normal, Psychic, and Poison teams late-game.

With Swords Dance, Excadrill becomes a threatening sweeper and late-game cleaner, as it can break through bulky Pokemon such as Toxapex, Melmetal, and Mandibuzz. Rock Slide deals with Flying-types that switch into Excadrill such as Crobat, Zapdos, and Mega Charizard Y. Rapid Spin boosts Excadrill's Speed, letting it take advantage of forced switches and outspeed checks such as Gengar, Zeraora, and Mega Charizard Y. Rockium Z allows Excadrill to bypass checks in Celesteela and Mandibuzz, as well as ensuring the OHKO on both Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y. Ferrothorn can take on Water- and Ground-type moves from Urshifu-R and Mega Swampert aimed at Excadrill, and it also sets entry hazards to help Excadrill break down the opposing team. Aegislash provides a Fighting immunity and can weaken checks such as Slowbro and Mantine with Toxic. Heatran provides a Fire immunity and can check threats like Victini and Volcarona, which Swords Dance Excadrill cannot due to not running Choice Scarf. Corviknight and Skarmory provide a Ground immunity and can check Fighting-types such as Terrakion. Alternatively, Celesteela may be used as the Ground-immune partner, as it can handle offensive threats such as Rillaboom and Mega Diancie that Excadrill struggles with. These Ground-immune teammates also lure in Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Magnezone, which Excadrill can set up on. Choice Scarf Magnezone forms a good wallbreaking core with Excadrill, as it removes Steel-types like Skarmory and Ferrothorn that Excadrill struggles with, as well as removing threats like Keldeo and Urshifu-R. Jirachi and Mega Scizor benefit from Excadrill's wallbreaking abilities, as they can clean late-game against Poison and Flying teams and Dragon and Fighting teams, respectively.

Excadrill's decent Speed tier and access to Mold Breaker make it a good choice for Choice Scarf revenge killing, outspeeding major threats such as Mimikyu, Pheromosa, and Dragapult. Horn Drill is Excadrill's best hope at breaking past defensive Pokemon such as Cresselia and Tapu Fini, with a 30% chance of OHKOing them as long as they aren't Dynamaxed. Rock Slide is Excadrill's most powerful option for coverage against Flying-types. Rock Tomb is a weaker alternative that does provide Speed control in a pinch.

When it comes to Sand Stream sweeping, no Pokemon does the job better than Excadrill, who fully takes advantage of Dynamax to both set up the sand, and Max Moves to increase its bulk. Rock Slide's chance to flinch makes it a good choice for a Rock-type attack outside of Dynamax, but Rock Blast deserves special mention for blasting through Disguise and Focus Sash. Swords Dance makes Excadrill less reliant on Dynamax to sweep, and lets Excadrill deal massive damage to defensive Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Cresselia. Brick Break allows Excadrill to boost its Attack while Dynamaxed via Max Knuckle, in addition to breaking Reflect and Light Screen outside of it. While Excadrill is fully capable of setting up sand on its own thanks to Dynamax, consider pairing Excadrill with Hippowdon or Tyranitar to ease reliance on Max Rockfall in certain match-ups. Items Weakness Policy takes full advantage of Excadrill's Dynamax capabilities, especially since its two Max Move STABs boost its defensive stats. Focus Sash gels well with setting up Swords Dance at unexpected times, opening up new late-game sweeping opportunities. EV Spreads 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Jolly: This EV spread makes Excadrill as fast as possible, outspeeding key threats under Sandstorm such as Dragapult and Choice Scarf Cinderace. 196 Atk / 140 SpD / 172 Spe with Jolly: This EV spread gives Excadrill enough Special Defense to survive Choice Specs Rotom-W's Hydro Pump while Dynamaxed, while still outspeeding up to Choice Scarf Naganadel under Sandstorm.

With Mold Breaker and an excellent typing, Excadrill has the tools to deal with major threats, such as Mimikyu and Rotom-W. Rock Tomb is essential for providing Speed control. If using Focus Sash, Excadrill is a good choice for setting up Stealth Rock. Horn Drill gives Excadrill a 30% chance to bust through defensive Pokemon that would otherwise wall it, such as Celesteela. Swords Dance lets Excadrill take advantage of more passive threats, such as Cresselia. If using Assault Vest, Brick Break is a reasonable replacement while Dynamaxed thanks to Max Knuckle, and has the bonus of breaking Reflect and Light Screen otherwise. Items Focus Sash lets Excadrill focus on supporting the team to its fullest extent, without worrying about getting OHKOed. Assault Vest is the item of choice if Excadrill plans on Dynamaxing, making it a surprisingly bulky Pokemon. It also lets Excadrill handle Nihilego far better than it would otherwise. EV Spreads 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Jolly: This maximizes Excadrill's Speed and power, letting it outspeed Pokemon in a similar speed bracket such as Dragonite and Gyarados. 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Adamant: While this spread no longer allows Excadrill to outspeed Dragonite and Gyarados consistently, it does allow Excadrill to KO Dynamax Nihilego with Rock Tomb + Earthquake under Grassy Terrain. 244 HP / 116 Atk / 148 Spe with Adamant: This spread is a good fit for bulkier Assault Vest sets, allowing Excadrill to OHKO Dynamax Naganadel with Max Quake, while still outspeeding them after one use of Rock Tomb.