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Counter guide · Ground / Steel · Gen V

What beats Excadrill?

The 5 hardest counters to Excadrill ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Ho-Oh outspeeds and hits for 2× with fire-type STAB.

Excadrill
No. 530
Excadrill
Ground Steel
BST 508 · Speed 88 · Atk 135 · SpA 50

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Ho-Oh
    No. 250
    Ho-Oh
    Fire Flying
    Hits Excadrill for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 90 > 88 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  2. #2
    Moltres
    No. 146
    Moltres
    Fire Flying
    Hits Excadrill for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 90 > 88 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 125)
  3. #3
    Charizard
    No. 006
    Charizard
    Fire Flying
    Hits Excadrill for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 100 > 88 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 109)
  4. #4
    Oricorio
    No. 741
    Oricorio
    Fire Flying
    Hits Excadrill for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 93 > 88 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 98)
  5. #5
    Talonflame
    No. 663
    Talonflame
    Fire Flying
    Hits Excadrill for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 126 > 88 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 81)

Excadrill's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Water Fighting Ground
Immune to
Electric Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Excadrill, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Excadrill hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.