Excadrill

Excadrill official artwork
#0530

Excadrill

Subterrene Pokémon

GROUNDSTEEL

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

Excadrill is No. 0530 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Ground and Steel-type Subterrene Pokémon. It’s not uncommon for tunnels that appear to have formed naturally to actually be a result of Excadrill’s rampant digging. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Excadrill first belongs to Generation V. Excadrill does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Sand Rush, Sand ♀orce and Mold Breaker, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Excadrill at a glance

Type
GROUNDSTEEL
Weak to
FIREWATERFIGHTINGGROUND
Best base stat
Attack — 135
Abilities
Sand Rush, Sand ♀orce, Mold Breaker (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
0.7 m
Weight
40.4 kg
Generation
Generation V
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
60
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp110
Attack135
Defense60
Special Attack50
Special Defense65
Speed88
Total508

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Excadrill is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIREWATERFIGHTINGGROUND

Resists

NORMAL½×FLYING½×PSYCHIC½×BUG½×DRAGON½×STEEL½×FAIRY½×

Strongly resists

ROCK¼×

Immune to

ELECTRICPOISON

Based on Ground / Steel typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver