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Excadrill.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #31
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Excadrill
groundsteelPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
5.7%
Excadrill is ranked #31 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 196,128 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#31 of 277
Raw count196,128
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+5.73pp
13 month peak5.7%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 1.6M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
SpA
50
SpD
65
Spe
88
Usage over time5.7%▲ 5.73pppeak 5.7% · Sep '26
4.95.46.06.6Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

56.8% of Excadrill teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 98.4%
ItemFocus Sash · 87.9%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Iron Head99.2%
Protect98.3%
High Horsepower89.5%
Rock Slide81.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.0%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.7%

Moves

5 tracked
Iron Head99.2%
Protect98.3%
High Horsepower89.5%
Rock Slide81.4%
Earthquake22.3%

Items

Focus Sash87.9%
Life Orb8.0%

Abilities

Sand Rush98.4%
Mold Breaker1.1%
Sand Force0.5%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe56.8%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.0%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.7%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe6.8%
Jolly27 Atk / 7 Def / 32 Spe1.0%
Jolly32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe0.9%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Excadrill build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Excadrill sits at rank #31 with 5.7% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 5.73 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-C 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↗