Excadrill #0530 Shadow

GroundSteel
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Pokémon GO Pokédex
Audino(#0531)Audino
Max CPL403244L503667L51 · Best Buddy3711
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedOct 26, 2023
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Excadrill takes 160% from Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground moves.

Weak ×1.6
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×0.4
ElectricRock

Shadow Excadrill is a Ground/Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground.

It reaches 3667 CP at level 50, or 3711 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Metal Claw with Scorching Sands.

Excadrill
Normal
Shiny Excadrill
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack255
Defense129
Stamina242

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
SteelMetal ClawGroundScorching Sands17.6252
2SteelMetal ClawGroundEarthquake17.2247
3SteelMetal ClawGroundDrill Run17.0245
4GroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands16.6238
5SteelMetal ClawSteelIron Head16.4235
6GroundMud-SlapGroundDrill Run16.1231
7GroundMud ShotGroundScorching Sands15.9228
8GroundMud-SlapGroundEarthquake15.7226
10 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9SteelMetal ClawRockRock Slide15.5222
10GroundMud-SlapSteelIron Head15.4221
11GroundMud ShotGroundDrill Run15.3220
12GroundMud ShotGroundEarthquake15.0216
13GroundMud-SlapRockRock Slide14.7210
14GroundMud ShotSteelIron Head14.2205
15GroundMud ShotRockRock Slide13.4193
16SteelMetal ClawNormalFrustrationDon’t Use12.0172
17GroundMud-SlapNormalFrustrationDon’t Use11.3163
18GroundMud ShotNormalFrustrationDon’t Use8.0115

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Mud-SlapGround19131.5s12.78.7
Metal ClawSteel650.5s12.010.0
Mud ShotGround460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
EarthquakeGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Rock SlideRock75502.5s30.01.50
Iron HeadSteel60502.0s30.01.20
Scorching SandsGround90503.0s30.01.80
Drill RunGround85503.0s28.31.70
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Mud-SlapGround111033.73.3
Metal ClawSteel5722.53.5
Mud ShotGround3921.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
EarthquakeGround120651.85
Drill RunGround70401.75
Rock SlideRock75451.67
Iron HeadSteel85501.70
Scorching SandsGround80501.60
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Evolution Family

Drilbur
Drilbur
#0529
Ground
50
45 purified
Excadrill
Excadrill
#0530
GroundSteel

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+58.6 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere50.6 eDPS
  3. 3Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere48.9 eDPS
  4. 4Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+48.3 eDPS
  5. 5Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+47.1 eDPS
  6. 6Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE46.8 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 37 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. NihilegoTier 5 RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+2.1% Gainover Excadrill
  2. Mega ManectricMega RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.7% Gainover Garchomp
  3. Mega Raichu YMega RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.6% Gainover Garchomp
  4. Mega Raichu XMega RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.4% Gainover Excadrill
  5. RegielekiTier 5 RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.3% Gainover Excadrill
  6. Mega AudinoMega RaidSteelMetal ClawSteelIron Head+1.2% Gainover Lucario
  7. XurkitreeTier 5 RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.2% Gainover Excadrill
  8. Tapu KokoTier 5 RaidGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands+1.0% Gainover Excadrill

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15132710/10/10139015/15/15
Raids & Eggs20177010/10/10185315/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25221210/10/10231715/15/15
L404028140/0/0324415/15/15
L505031810/0/0366715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5132190/0/0371115/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1513901206
Level 2018531607
Level 2523172010
Level 3027802412
Level 3530122613
Level 4032442814
Level 4534522994
Level 5036673181
Level 5137113219

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight0.7 m · 40.4 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Excadrill in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs2/15/141496 CP at level 17
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#12/15/14149617100.00%
#22/15/15149917100.00%
#33/14/1414971799.69%
#43/14/1515001799.69%
#53/15/1314991799.67%
#61/15/1414911799.61%
#71/15/1514941799.61%
#84/13/1414981799.37%
#94/14/1315001799.36%
#104/15/1114991799.34%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1112 of 4,096, with 96.07% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/152495 CP at level 28.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/15249528.5100.00%
#21/15/14249928.599.84%
#31/14/15249628.599.69%
#42/15/12249928.599.68%
#52/14/14250028.599.53%
#60/15/724982999.53%
#70/11/1424982999.46%
#80/15/14249028.599.45%
#90/14/925002999.39%
#102/13/15249728.599.38%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2957 of 4,096, with 94.68% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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