Usage · August 2026
3.3%
Excadrill is ranked #51 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 42,212 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#51 of 230
Raw count42,212
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+1.95pp
13 month peak3.7%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time3.3%▲ 1.95pppeak 3.7% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
47.7% of Excadrill teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 91.8%
ItemAir Balloon · 56.8%
Tera typeGround · 73.7%
Moves
98.5%
92.0%
69.5%
63.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.0%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe9.6%
Moves
6 tracked98.5%
92.0%
69.5%
63.7%
43.6%
25.5%
Items
56.8%
31.1%
8.7%
Tera types
73.7%
13.7%
7.0%
1.8%
Abilities
91.8%
8.2%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe47.7%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.0%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe9.6%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe2.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe2.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Excadrill build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #51 with 3.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.95 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.