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Excadrill

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #46
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Excadrill
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Usage · September 2026
3.0%
Excadrill is ranked #46 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 9,209 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#46 of 247
Raw count9,209
Viability ceiling95
Month on month+1.01pp
13 month peak7.5%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 196.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time3.0%▲ 1.01pppeak 7.5% · Dec '25
3.14.96.88.6Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

45.8% of Excadrill teams
HP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 99.9%
ItemFocus Sash · 59.2%
Tera typeBug · 32.8%
Moves
Iron Head99.9%
Protect98.2%
High Horsepower58.2%
Earthquake57.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe15.5%
Adamant68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe13.2%

Moves

6 tracked
Iron Head99.9%
Protect98.2%
High Horsepower58.2%
Earthquake57.5%
Rock Slide46.9%
X-Scissor33.0%

Items

Focus Sash59.2%
Clear Amulet21.9%
Life Orb18.0%

Tera types

Bug32.8%
Flying23.7%
Ground15.2%
Ghost11.2%
Fire10.4%
Rock5.2%

Abilities

Sand Rush99.9%
Mold Breaker0.1%
Sand Force0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe45.8%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe15.5%
Adamant68 HP / 252 Atk / 188 Spe13.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe9.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe5.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.4%

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 196,031 battles in September 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #46 with 3.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.01 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
Gen 9 Doubles OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Excadrill Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗