Excadrill VGC Build Guide — Regulation M-A 2026

Type: ground / steel · Tier B · 5.7% usage

Excadrill is a Physical sand attacker / Sand Rush speed in the Pokémon VGC Regulation M-A 2026 metagame, with 5.7% usage on the competitive ladder.

Top moves

• Shadow Ball — 56% win rate
• Earthquake — 53% win rate
• Protect — 26.5% usage

Best partners

• scizor — 60.6% win rate
• scovillain — 56.8% win rate
• mimikyu — 55.9% win rate
• blastoise — 55.5% win rate

Main counters

• corviknight
• delphox
• lopunny

Coach tip: Shadow Ball surprises Ghost/Psychic (56.0% WR) — unexpected coverage on the standard Earthquake set

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