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Excadrill.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #30
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Excadrill
groundsteelPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
4.6%
Excadrill is ranked #30 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 20,895 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#30 of 164
Raw count20,895
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-0.40pp
13 month peak5.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time4.6% 0.40pppeak 5.0% · Jul '26
1.93.24.55.8Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

44.7% of Excadrill teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 99.8%
ItemFocus Sash · 95.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Protect99.9%
Iron Head98.9%
Rock Slide95.7%
High Horsepower94.1%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe26.0%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe16.3%

Moves

4 tracked
Protect99.9%
Iron Head98.9%
Rock Slide95.7%
High Horsepower94.1%

Items

Focus Sash95.0%
Life Orb3.8%

Abilities

Sand Rush99.8%
Mold Breaker0.1%
Sand Force0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe44.7%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe26.0%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe16.3%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe4.7%
Adamant4 HP / 25 Atk / 6 Def / 31 Spe2.5%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe1.9%

Top teammates

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Best Excadrill build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #30 with 4.6% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 0.40 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
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 tier listEvery ranked PokémonExcadrill Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses