Excadrill is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO. Being a Ground and Steel type, it is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water types. Excadrill is a spice pick in all three PvP leagues and has a very interesting moveset, so you will probably want to raid it!
It can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1770 – 1853 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2212 – 2317 CP at Level 25 with Sunny or Snow weather boost
Generally, 1 high-level trainer can beat Excadrill with optimal counters. Otherwise, 2-3 trainers will suffice. 2 trainers are usually preferred.
Best Excadrill counters in Pokémon GO
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mega X Mewtwo
|
Counter ![]() |
Focus Blast ![]() |
58.70 | 2 | 64s |
| 2. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall ![]() |
Origin Pulse ![]() |
52.31 | 1 | 72s |
| 3. |
Mega Lucario
|
Force Palm ![]() |
Aura Sphere ![]() |
56.99 | 3 | 64s |
| 4. |
Mega Y Charizard
|
Fire Spin ![]() |
Blast Burn ![]() |
52.91 | 2 | 71s |
| 5. |
Resolute Keldeo
|
Low Kick ![]() |
Secret Sword ![]() |
52.21 | 2 | 72s |
| 6. |
Mega Blaziken
|
Fire Spin ![]() |
Aura Sphere ![]() |
55.01 | 4 | 68s |
| 7. |
Mega Y Mewtwo
|
Counter ![]() |
Focus Blast ![]() |
50.68 | 2 | 74s |
| 8. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Precipice Blades ![]() |
50.49 | 2 | 73s |
| 9. |
Mega Garchomp
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Earth Power ![]() |
47.90 | 2 | 78s |
| 10. |
Mega Swampert
|
Water Gun ![]() |
Hydro Cannon ![]() |
46.53 | 2 | 80s |
| 11. |
Mega Heracross
|
Counter ![]() |
Close Combat ![]() |
46.31 | 2 | 81s |
| 12. |
Shadow Kyogre
|
Waterfall ![]() |
Origin Pulse ![]() |
47.56 | 3 | 79s |
| 13. |
Shadow Groudon
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Precipice Blades ![]() |
46.91 | 3 | 80s |
| 14. |
Shadow Conkeldurr
|
Force Palm ![]() |
Dynamic Punch ![]() |
47.89 | 4 | 80s |
| 15. |
Therian Landorus
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Sandsear Storm ![]() |
44.85 | 2 | 83s |
| 16. |
Shadow Reshiram
|
Fire Fang ![]() |
Fusion Flare ![]() |
49.12 | 4 | 75s |
| 17. |
Incarnate Shadow Landorus
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Earth Power ![]() |
44.31 | 2 | 84s |
| 18. |
Shadow Garchomp
|
Mud Shot ![]() |
Earth Power ![]() |
44.92 | 3 | 84s |
| 19. |
Shadow Moltres
|
Fire Spin ![]() |
Overheat ![]() |
44.98 | 3 | 82s |
| 20. |
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate ![]() |
Sacred Fire+ ![]() |
42.87 | 2 | 86s |
| 21. |
Mega Blastoise
|
Water Gun ![]() |
Hydro Cannon ![]() |
42.98 | 3 | 88s |
| 22. |
Shadow Charizard
|
Fire Spin ![]() |
Blast Burn ![]() |
44.19 | 4 | 85s |
| 23. |
Mega X Charizard
|
Fire Spin ![]() |
Blast Burn ![]() |
44.44 | 4 | 86s |
| 24. |
Ordinary Keldeo
|
Low Kick ![]() |
Sacred Sword ![]() |
41.94 | 3 | 90s |
| 25. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick ![]() |
Sacred Sword ![]() |
44.13 | 4 | 87s |
Excadrill Overview
Excadrill
GroundSteel
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|---|---|
| Max CP | 3667 |
| ATK | 255 |
| DEF | 129 |
| HP | 242 |
| Weak to | ![]() |
| Resists | ![]() |
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Excadrill Sprites
All the best, trainers!





