Excadrill (Pokémon GO)

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Drilbur

Audino

#530

1853

2317

Attacker Rank

A Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

2/15/15 · L17 · CP 1499

F Tier

#525

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/15 · L28.5 · CP 2495

F Tier

#437

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3667

C Tier

#162

Normal

Shiny

Excadrill

#530

Ground

Steel

Attack

255

Top 10.1%

Defense

129

Top 64%

Stamina

242

Top 4.4%

Total

626

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1770 -1853 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2212 -2317 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1770 -1853 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1327 -1390 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3667 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Excadrill takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Water

160%

Fighting

160%

Ground

160%

Resists

Poison

24.4%

Electric

39.1%

Rock

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Excadrill can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Scorching Sands
14.89
174.7
1007.1s
12.31
2
Metal Claw
Drill Run
14.36
168.4
1044.3s
11.91
3
Metal Claw
Earthquake
14.29
167.6
1049.5s
11.86
4
Mud Slap
Scorching Sands
14.27
167.3
1051.1s
11.85
5
Mud Shot
Scorching Sands
13.87
162.7
1081.4s
11.46
6
Mud Slap
Drill Run
13.79
161.7
1087.8s
11.41
7
Metal Claw
Iron Head
13.65
160.0
1099.2s
11.30
8
Mud Slap
Earthquake
13.35
156.5
1123.9s
11.08
9
Mud Shot
Drill Run
13.30
155.9
1128.1s
10.96
10
Mud Slap
Iron Head
13.08
153.3
1147.2s
10.81

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Excadrill in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
69.48
2289.9
1.6
51.8s
67.93
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
57.88
1243.2
2.9
62.2s
55.38
3
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
57.23
1296.3
2.8
62.9s
55.00
4
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
58.00
1194.2
3.0
62.1s
53.50
5
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
55.84
1003.4
3.6
64.5s
51.49
6
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
52.84
1749.1
2.1
68.1s
51.38
7
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
52.33
2094.0
1.7
68.8s
51.29
8
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
52.66
1348.8
2.7
68.4s
50.86
9
Mega Starmie
Water Gun
Liquidation+
52.34
1324.2
2.7
68.8s
50.52
10
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
51.97
1589.2
2.3
69.3s
50.48

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Excadrill in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Mud Shot

Fast Charge

Drill Run

Spam/Bait

Rock Slide

General

Rank 1 IVs

1499

2/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 17

141.55

Attack

79.31

Defense

141

Stat Product · 1,583,037

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
2/15/15	17	1499	100.00%
2/15/14	17	1496	100.00%
3/14/15	17	1500	99.69%
3/14/14	17	1497	99.69%
3/15/13	17	1499	99.68%
1/15/15	17	1494	99.61%
1/15/14	17	1491	99.61%
4/13/14	17	1498	99.38%
4/14/13	17	1500	99.37%
4/15/11	17	1499	99.35%
2/14/15	17	1494	99.31%
2/14/14	17	1491	99.31%
0/11/11	17.5	1498	99.30%
0/12/9	17.5	1498	99.30%
0/10/13	17.5	1499	99.29%
0/13/8	17.5	1500	99.29%
0/13/7	17.5	1497	99.29%
2/15/13	17	1494	99.29%
0/9/15	17.5	1499	99.27%
0/9/14	17.5	1496	99.27%
0/14/6	17.5	1499	99.27%
0/14/5	17.5	1496	99.27%
0/15/4	17.5	1498	99.24%
0/15/15	17	1488	99.22%
0/15/14	17	1485	99.22%
5/12/14	17	1498	99.06%
5/13/13	17	1500	99.05%
5/14/11	17	1500	99.04%
5/15/9	17	1499	99.01%
3/13/15	17	1495	98.99%
3/13/14	17	1492	98.99%
3/14/13	17	1494	98.98%
1/11/9	17.5	1498	98.98%
1/10/11	17.5	1499	98.98%
1/12/8	17.5	1500	98.98%
1/12/7	17.5	1497	98.98%
3/15/12	17	1496	98.97%
3/15/11	17	1493	98.97%
1/9/13	17.5	1499	98.96%
1/13/6	17.5	1500	98.96%
1/13/5	17.5	1497	98.96%
1/8/15	17.5	1500	98.94%
1/8/14	17.5	1497	98.94%
1/14/4	17.5	1499	98.94%
1/14/15	17	1488	98.92%
1/14/14	17	1485	98.92%
1/15/13	17	1488	98.90%
1/15/2	17.5	1498	98.90%
6/11/14	17	1498	98.74%
6/13/11	17	1500	98.73%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Excadrill can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8
Mud Slap
19
13
1.5s
12.67

Charged Attacks

Drill Run
85
-50
3.0s
28.33
Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Iron Head
60
-50
2.0s
30
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30
Scorching Sands
90
-50
3.0s
30

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Drilbur	50 Candy	Excadrill

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Excadrill including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Drilbur

#529

Dynamax Drilbur

#529

Shadow Drilbur

#529

Excadrill

#530

Dynamax Excadrill

#530

Mega Excadrill

#530

Shadow Excadrill

#530

Backgrounds

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Excadrill has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ground- and Steel-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Excadrill with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.343 m to 1.225 m tall, averaging 0.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.343 m 1'02"	0.35 m 1'02"
XS	0.35 m 1'02"	0.525 m 1'09"
M	0.525 m 1'09"	0.875 m 2'10"
XL	0.875 m 2'10"	1.05 m 3'05"
XXL	1.05 m 3'05"	1.225 m 4'00"

XXS

0.343 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.875 m

2'10"

0.875 m

2'10"

1.05 m

3'05"

XXL

1.05 m

3'05"

1.225 m

4'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.85s
Attack probability	30%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	45%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Excadrill at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	45 CP	27	2502 CP
2	143 CP	28	2595 CP
3	241 CP	29	2688 CP
4	339 CP	30	2780 CP
5	437 CP	31	2827 CP
6	535 CP	32	2873 CP
7	633 CP	33	2919 CP
8	731 CP	34	2966 CP
9	829 CP	35	3012 CP
10	927 CP	36	3058 CP
11	1019 CP	37	3105 CP
12	1112 CP	38	3151 CP
13	1205 CP	39	3197 CP
14	1297 CP	40	3244 CP
15	1390 CP	41	3285 CP
16	1483 CP	42	3326 CP
17	1575 CP	43	3368 CP
18	1668 CP	44	3410 CP
19	1761 CP	45	3452 CP
20	1853 CP	46	3495 CP
21	1946 CP	47	3537 CP
22	2039 CP	48	3580 CP
23	2131 CP	49	3624 CP
24	2224 CP	50	3667 CP
25	2317 CP	51	3711 CP
26	2409 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	45 CP	18	1668 CP	35	3012 CP
2	143 CP	19	1761 CP	36	3058 CP
3	241 CP	20	1853 CP	37	3105 CP
4	339 CP	21	1946 CP	38	3151 CP
5	437 CP	22	2039 CP	39	3197 CP
6	535 CP	23	2131 CP	40	3244 CP
7	633 CP	24	2224 CP	41	3285 CP
8	731 CP	25	2317 CP	42	3326 CP
9	829 CP	26	2409 CP	43	3368 CP
10	927 CP	27	2502 CP	44	3410 CP
11	1019 CP	28	2595 CP	45	3452 CP
12	1112 CP	29	2688 CP	46	3495 CP
13	1205 CP	30	2780 CP	47	3537 CP
14	1297 CP	31	2827 CP	48	3580 CP
15	1390 CP	32	2873 CP	49	3624 CP
16	1483 CP	33	2919 CP	50	3667 CP
17	1575 CP	34	2966 CP	51	3711 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Excadrill up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Drilbur

Audino