Mega Excadrill

← Base form: excadrill
Mega Excadrill
GroundSteel
BST 608 · Best Atk 165BRank 24
Quick answer

Is Mega Excadrill good in Pokemon Champions?

Mega Excadrill is a B-tier Champions pick by current usage. It is a Ground/Steel Pokémon with 608 base stat total, and its most useful listed moves include Iron Head, Rock Slide, High Horsepower, Protect. The most common build currently uses Adamant nature with Excadrite.
  • Ground/Steel types
  • Rank 24 in current usage
  • Weak to Fire, Water, Fighting

Base Stats

HP110
Atk165
Def100
SpA65
SpD65
Spe103

Mega Excadrill Weaknesses & Resistances

Mega Excadrill Weaknesses

Fire2x
Water2x
Fighting2x
Ground2x
Resists
Normal0.5x
Flying0.5x
Psychic0.5x
Bug0.5x
Rock0.25x
Dragon0.5x
Steel0.5x
Fairy0.5x
Immune
Electric0x
Poison0x

Offensive Coverage

STAB vs. all types

How this Pokémon's STAB attacks land against every defending type.

groundSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
fireelectricpoisonrocksteel
Neutral
normalwatericefightinggroundpsychicghostdragondarkfairy
½×
Resisted
grassbug
No Effect
flying
steelSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
icerockfairy
Neutral
normalgrassfightingpoisongroundflyingpsychicbugghostdragondark
½×
Resisted
firewaterelectricsteel

Most-Run Loadout

Community-sourced
Moves · Items · Ability PikalyticsSpread VGCPastes
Ability
Piercing Drill100%
Item
Excadrite100%
Nature / Training
19.0%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Why this spread Max-attack physical sweeper — every point goes to power and speed.
Outspeeds standard Archaludon by 5 (hits 155).
Move Slots
Iron HeadSteelSTAB
99%
Rock SlideRock
96%
High HorsepowerGroundSTAB
58%
ProtectNormal
98%
Calc vs top threats

One tap: Mega Excadrill's most-run set against each top meta set, preloaded in the damage calc.

Common Sets

Common Sets
Top 3 · from 5 community teams

Full configurations that actually appeared together — scouting an unfamiliar opponent? Match their item, the moves they're likely running are here.

#1Excadrite40%
AbilityPiercing Drill
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe
Iron HeadsteelSTAB
High HorsepowergroundSTAB
Rock Tombrock
Protectnormal
#2Excadrite20%
AbilityPiercing Drill
Jolly19 Atk / 15 SpD / 32 Spe
Iron HeadsteelSTAB
EarthquakegroundSTAB
Rock Sliderock
Protectnormal
#3Excadrite20%
AbilityPiercing Drill
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Protectnormal
Iron HeadsteelSTAB
Rock Sliderock
High HorsepowergroundSTAB

Movepool

Sorted by STAB then competitive usage

Steel BeamSTAB
140 BP·95%·SPC

Inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its max HP, rounded…

EarthquakeSTAB
100 BP··PHY

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.

High HorsepowerSTAB
95 BP·95%·PHY

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Earth PowerSTAB
90 BP··SPC

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

DigSTAB
80 BP··PHY

User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

Drill RunSTAB
80 BP·95%·PHY

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Iron HeadSTAB
80 BP··PHY

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

Stomping TantrumSTAB
75 BP··PHY

Has double power if the user’s last move failed.

Scorching SandsSTAB
70 BP··SPC

Has a chance to burn the target.

Smart StrikeSTAB
70 BP··PHY

Never misses.

BulldozeSTAB
60 BP··PHY

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Mud ShotSTAB
55 BP·95%·SPC

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Sand TombSTAB
35 BP·85%·PHY

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Mud-SlapSTAB
20 BP··SPC

Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.

FissureSTAB
30%·PHY

Causes a one-hit KO.

Iron DefenseSTAB
STA

Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.

Metal SoundSTAB
85%·STA

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

Helping Hand+5
STA

Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.

Protect+4
STA

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

Giga Impact
150 BP·90%·PHY

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Abilities

1

Meta Pulse

Usage Rank
24
Tier
B
Common Teammates
TY
Tyranitar Mega
87%
ST
Staraptor Mega
73%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
72%
Milotic
Milotic
70%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
68%
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
12%
Top Moves
Iron Head99%
Protect98%
Rock Slide96%
High Horsepower58%
Top Items
Excadrite100%
Top Abilities
Piercing Drill100%
Common Spreads
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe19.0%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe14.3%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe11.9%

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