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Excadrill - Type and Abilities

Excadrill - Type

Excadrill
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Pokemon - Excadrill
Type 1 Type 2
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Excadrill Weaknesses and Resistances

Type
Takes 4x damage
-
Takes 2x damage
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Takes 0.5x damage
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Takes 1/4x damage
Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Takes 0x damage
Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon

Excadrill Pokédex Entries

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It’s not uncommon for tunnels that appear to have formed naturally to actually be a result of Excadrill’s rampant digging.
Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph.

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Excadrill Abilities

Name Description
Sand Rush Boosts the Pokemon's Speed in a sandstorm.
Sand Force Boosts certain moves'power in sandstorm.

Excadrill Hidden Ability

Name Description
Mold Breaker Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.

Excadrill Egg Group

Egg Groups
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Effort Values (EV) Earned

Effort Values (EV) Earned
Atk+2

Base Stats of Excadrill

HP
110
Atk
135
Def
60
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
65
Speed
88
Total Base Stats
508

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Evolution Chart of Excadrill

Evolution Line
Drilbur ImageDrilbur Lvl 31
→		 Excadrill ImageExcadrill

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Locations Where Excadrill Appears

Where to find Excadrill

Random Encounter

There are no maps where this Pokemon appears.

Visible Encounter

Map Weather Appearance Rate
Lake of Outrage Sandstorm Common
Giant's Mirror Fog Common
Sandstorm Very Common
Hail Very Common
Snow Very Common
Sunny Very Common
Thunderstorm Common
Rain Common
Cloudy Common
Clear Common

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Map Weather
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Sandstorm Sunny

Raid Encounter

Location Hidden Ability?
Rolling Fields Den (D) Yes
Bridge Field Den (I) Yes
Potbottom Desert Rare Den C Yes

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Learnset of Excadrill

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Power Acc. PP
Base Hone Claws Pokemon Dark Image - - 15
Base Horn Drill Pokemon Normal Image - 30 5
Base Mud-Slap Pokemon Ground Image 20 100 10
Base Rapid Spin Pokemon Normal Image 20 100 40
Base Scratch Pokemon Normal Image 40 100 35
12 Fury Swipes Pokemon Normal Image 18 80 15
16 Metal Claw Pokemon Steel Image 50 95 35
20 Sandstorm Pokemon Rock Image - - 10
24 Crush Claw Pokemon Normal Image 75 95 10
28 Rock Slide Pokemon Rock Image 75 90 10
34 Dig Pokemon Ground Image 80 100 10
40 Swords Dance Pokemon Normal Image - - 20
46 Drill Run Pokemon Ground Image 80 95 10
52 Earthquake Pokemon Ground Image 100 100 10
58 Fissure Pokemon Ground Image - 30 5

Learnset by TM

No. Move Type Power Acc. PP
TM08 Hyper Beam Pokemon Normal Image 150 90 5
TM09 Giga Impact Pokemon Normal Image 150 90 5
TM15 Dig Pokemon Ground Image 80 100 10
TM21 Rest Pokemon Psychic Image - - 10
TM22 Rock Slide Pokemon Rock Image 75 90 10
TM24 Snore Pokemon Normal Image 50 100 15
TM25 Protect Pokemon Normal Image - - 10
TM31 Attract Pokemon Normal Image - 100 15
TM32 Sandstorm Pokemon Rock Image - - 10
TM39 Facade Pokemon Normal Image 70 100 20
TM43 Brick Break Pokemon Fighting Image 75 100 15
TM48 Rock Tomb Pokemon Rock Image 60 95 15
TM49 Sand Tomb Pokemon Ground Image 35 85 15
TM53 Mud Shot Pokemon Ground Image 55 95 15
TM54 Rock Blast Pokemon Rock Image 25 90 10
TM59 Fling Pokemon Dark Image - 100 10
TM65 Shadow Claw Pokemon Ghost Image 70 100 15
TM76 Round Pokemon Normal Image 60 100 15
TM81 Bulldoze Pokemon Ground Image 60 100 20
TM96 Smart Strike Pokemon Steel Image 70 - 10
TM97 Brutal Swing Pokemon Dark Image 60 100 20
TM98 Stomping Tantrum Pokemon Ground Image 75 100 10

Learnset by TR

No. Move Type Power Acc. PP
TR00 Swords Dance Pokemon Normal Image - - 20
TR10 Earthquake Pokemon Ground Image 100 100 10
TR20 Substitute Pokemon Normal Image - - 10
TR22 Sludge Bomb Pokemon Poison Image 90 100 10
TR26 Endure Pokemon Normal Image - - 10
TR27 Sleep Talk Pokemon Normal Image - - 10
TR46 Iron Defense Pokemon Steel Image - - 15
TR57 Poison Jab Pokemon Poison Image 80 100 20
TR60 X-Scissor Pokemon Bug Image 80 100 15
TR64 Focus Blast Pokemon Fighting Image 120 70 5
TR67 Earth Power Pokemon Ground Image 90 100 10
TR74 Iron Head Pokemon Steel Image 80 100 15
TR76 Stealth Rock Pokemon Rock Image - - 20
TR87 Drill Run Pokemon Ground Image 80 95 10
TR94 High Horsepower Pokemon Ground Image 95 95 10

Learnset through a Move Tutor

Move Type Power Acc. PP
Steel Beam Pokemon Steel Image 140 95 5
Scorching Sands Pokemon Ground Image 70 100 10

Learnset via Egg Moves

Move Type Power Acc. PP
Slash Pokemon Normal Image 70 100 20
Metal Sound Pokemon Steel Image 85 40
Submission Pokemon Fighting Image 80 80 25

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