Usage · August 2026
30.4%
Excadrill is ranked #2 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 20,570 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#2 of 211
Raw count20,570
Viability ceiling94
Month on month+2.15pp
13 month peak37.0%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time30.4%▲ 2.15pppeak 37.0% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
33.1% of Excadrill teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 52.6%
ItemLeftovers · 41.4%
Tera typeGhost · 51.5%
Moves
99.6%
90.1%
70.3%
62.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe16.2%
Adamant24 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpD / 176 Spe10.8%
Moves
7 tracked99.6%
90.1%
70.3%
62.4%
33.1%
19.7%
15.1%
Items
41.4%
22.0%
19.5%
4.3%
4.0%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
Tera types
51.5%
14.9%
9.9%
7.6%
5.5%
5.0%
3.9%
Abilities
52.6%
47.3%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe33.1%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe16.2%
Adamant24 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpD / 176 Spe10.8%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.9%
Adamant32 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpD / 168 Spe4.7%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Excadrill build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #2 with 30.4% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 2.15 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.