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Excadrill's Type

GROUND

STEEL

Excadrill's Pokédex #s

National #: 530

Galar #: 167

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Excadrill's Base Stats

HP:: 110

Attack:: 135

Defense:: 60

Sp. Atk:: 50

Sp. Def:: 65

Speed:: 88

Total:: 508

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 89.1 lbs. (40.4 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 178

Catch Rate:: 60

Base Happiness:: 70

Excadrill's Abilities

Here are what abilities Excadrill can possibly have, along with their effects.

Sand Rush: Doubles Excadrill's Speed while the weather is sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Excadrill.

Sand Force: Excadrill's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves do 30% more damage in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Excadrill.

Mold Breaker: Excadrill's moves are not affected or blocked by the target's Ability.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Excadrill's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

WATER

FIGHTING

GROUND

½: NORMAL

FLYING

PSYCHIC

BUG

DRAGON

STEEL

FAIRY

¼: ROCK

immune: ELECTRIC

POISON

Excadrill's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Excadrill evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Drilbur: starting form

Excadrill: at level 31

Excadrill's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Excadrill can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Excadrill learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
1	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
1	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
1	Rapid Spin Does damage and removes entry hazards such as Spikes, Stealth Rock, etc.	NORMAL	50	100%	40	One Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Hone Claws Raises Excadrill's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
12	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
16	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Excadrill's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
20	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
24	Crush Claw 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	75	95%	10	One Target
28	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
34	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
40	Swords Dance Raises Excadrill's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
46	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
52	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
58	Fissure Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	GROUND	varies	30%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Excadrill can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Excadrill restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Excadrill from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Excadrill is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Excadrill's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM96	Smart Strike Doesn't miss the target.	STEEL	70	--	10	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Excadrill missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Excadrill can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Excadrill's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Excadrill's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Excadrill's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Excadrill's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Excadrill can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Excadrill.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Metal Sound Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	85%	40	One Target
EGG	Submission Excadrill takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
EGG	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Excadrill can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target

Excadrill's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Excadrill's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Excadrill's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Excadrill is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	330	361	393	424	110
Attack	275	306	338	369	135
Defense	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Atk	105	136	168	199	50
Sp. Def	135	166	198	229	65
Speed	181	212	244	275	88
Total					508

Where to Find Excadrill in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Excadrill, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Excadrill in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Excadrill in the Wild

Giant's Mirror

On the Ground

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
Sword 30% Shield 20%	Sword 30% Shield 20%	Sword 30% Shield 20%	Sword 30% Shield 20%	Sword 60% Shield 50%	Sword 60% Shield 50%	Sword 60% Shield 50%	Sword 60% Shield 50%	Sword 30% Shield 20%
Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34	Lv. 31-34

Lake of Outrage

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	35%	--
							Lv. 55-58

Getting Excadrill By Evolution

Evolves from Drilbur at level 31.

Pokédex Entries for Excadrill

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It's not uncommon for tunnels that appear to have formed naturally to actually be a result of Excadrill's rampant digging.

Shield

Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.

Y Alpha Sapphire

More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.

White

More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.

Black 2 White 2

Forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is.