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Excadrill.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #53
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Excadrill
groundsteelPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
2.0%
Excadrill is ranked #53 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 9,812 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#53 of 245
Raw count9,812
Viability ceiling96
Month on month-0.11pp
13 month peak7.5%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time2.0% 0.11pppeak 7.5% · Dec '25
3.14.96.88.6Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

41.0% of Excadrill teams
HP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 99.3%
ItemFocus Sash · 55.1%
Tera typeBug · 32.9%
Moves
Iron Head97.7%
Protect96.8%
Earthquake61.3%
High Horsepower48.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe24.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe17.5%

Moves

6 tracked
Iron Head97.7%
Protect96.8%
Earthquake61.3%
High Horsepower48.5%
Rock Slide45.6%
X-Scissor34.6%

Items

Focus Sash55.1%
Clear Amulet25.8%
Life Orb16.7%

Tera types

Bug32.9%
Flying32.9%
Ground16.8%
Ghost10.1%
Fire5.5%

Abilities

Sand Rush99.3%
Mold Breaker0.6%
Sand Force0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe41.0%
Adamant68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe24.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe17.5%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe11.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe3.5%

Top teammates

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Best Excadrill build for Gen 9 Doubles OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #53 with 2.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.11 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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