Monotype Excadrill (Ground) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

[RoyalReloaded]

Ground

[SET]
Excadrill @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]
Sand Rush, in tandem with a colossal Attack stat, makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker on sand-based Ground-type teams, outspeeding even Choice Scarf Meowscarada while sand is active. Earthquake 2HKOes some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Primarina and Amoonguss, as well as 2HKOing Slowbro and Garchomp after some hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Galarian-Weezing, as well as Pokemon with Levitate such as Latias. Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Dragonite, and Talonflame. Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic-, Dark-, and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Slowbro, Latios, Hydreigon, and Serperior.

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide sand, but it also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock. It also provides Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Landorus-T and Gliscor are great teammates, as they can both switch into the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill. Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to enable Excadrill's Earthquake to hit absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that it cannot deal with, such as Gliscor and Corviknight. It also deals with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard. Ursaluna-B is an incredibly threatening special wallbreaker that can deal with physically defensive Pokemon that Excadrill struggles to take on, such as Dondozo and Sableye. Excadrill pairs nicely with Swords Dance Garchomp, as Excadrill takes care of the Ice- and Fairy-types that would otherwise get in the way of Garchomp's sweep. Teammates that provide Water immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon and Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates, as they can switch into threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Keldeo, and Barraskewda. Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire.

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[Neko]

This Maroon plush toy looks so cute

Ground

[SET]
Excadrill @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]

Sand Rush in tandem with a colossal attack stat makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker for sand based Ground-type teams (maybe put as early as here what it does outspeed). Earthquake 2HKO's some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Swampert (this is usually a Special Wall, so probably not a good example here), Primarina, Amoonguss, and Archaludon (the analyses Archaludon specifically avoids the OHKO from EQ), as well as 2HKOing Ting-Lu, Ursaluna, Slowbro, and Dondozo (Dozo usually runs boots, might not be a good example) after some hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Hatterene (Galarian Weezing is a better example than some here, as he's the Ground immune that swallows Eq, as well as floaters like Latios [you can remove Bax and Pao if you want, or keep them if you mention its Ground's way of fighting Ice (teams)]). Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Moltres, Dragonite, and Tornadus-Therian (Torn-T and Moltres arent good examples since they are on Flying only teams [Corv/Skarm walls Exca]. Can Swap Moltres for Talonflame (Fire) tho). Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic, Dark, and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Hoopa-U (already dead to eq), Hydreigon, Slowbro, and Latios. A Jolly nature is used to outspeed Choice Scarf Meowscarada while Sandstorm is active.

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide Sand but also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, as well as providing Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Both Landorus forms are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can both switch in to the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill (Lando-I usually shouldnt swap in to take attacks. Maybe you'd want to use Gliscor/Lando-T instead and make Lando-I be an offensive team mate that go brr/set gravity as you mentioned). Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to make it so that Excadrill's Earthquake hits absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that Excadrill cannot deal with, such as Gliscor and Corviknight as well as dealing with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard. Ursaluna(-BM?) can act as a status sponge, being able to freely switch in on Will-O-Wisp, as being burned greatly hinders Excadrill's breaking ability (its also a strong wallbreaker that deals with mons Exca struggles to kill). Teammates that provide Water-type immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon or Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can switch in to threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Azumarill (Azumarill not too good as they're popped by Knock off, maybe Keldeo/opposing weather sweepers can be better?). Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire. Iron Treads is also a great teammate, as it provides Rapid Spin utility to help Excadrill's longevity, allowing it to come in more often.(usually cant fit in sand teams)
*Add Garchomp, SD sets are still quite good.

[CREDITS]
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QC 1/2, please implement very carefully thank you
Thank you in advance, Royal

 

[RoyalReloaded]

This Maroon plush toy looks so cute

Ground

[SET]
Excadrill @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]

Sand Rush in tandem with a colossal attack stat makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker for sand based Ground-type teams (maybe put as early as here what it does outspeed). Earthquake 2HKO's some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Swampert (this is usually a Special Wall, so probably not a good example here), Primarina, Amoonguss, and Archaludon (the analyses Archaludon specifically avoids the OHKO from EQ), as well as 2HKOing Ting-Lu, Ursaluna, Slowbro, and Dondozo (Dozo usually runs boots, might not be a good example) after some hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Hatterene (Galarian Weezing is a better example than some here, as he's the Ground immune that swallows Eq, as well as floaters like Latios [you can remove Bax and Pao if you want, or keep them if you mention its Ground's way of fighting Ice (teams)]). Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Moltres, Dragonite, and Tornadus-Therian (Torn-T and Moltres arent good examples since they are on Flying only teams [Corv/Skarm walls Exca]. Can Swap Moltres for Talonflame (Fire) tho). Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic, Dark, and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Hoopa-U (already dead to eq), Hydreigon, Slowbro, and Latios. A Jolly nature is used to outspeed Choice Scarf Meowscarada while Sandstorm is active.

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide Sand but also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, as well as providing Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Both Landorus forms are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can both switch in to the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill (Lando-I usually shouldnt swap in to take attacks. Maybe you'd want to use Gliscor/Lando-T instead and make Lando-I be an offensive team mate that go brr/set gravity as you mentioned). Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to make it so that Excadrill's Earthquake hits absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that Excadrill cannot deal with, such as Gliscor and Corviknight as well as dealing with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard. Ursaluna(-BM?) can act as a status sponge, being able to freely switch in on Will-O-Wisp, as being burned greatly hinders Excadrill's breaking ability (its also a strong wallbreaker that deals with mons Exca struggles to kill). Teammates that provide Water-type immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon or Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can switch in to threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Azumarill (Azumarill not too good as they're popped by Knock off, maybe Keldeo/opposing weather sweepers can be better?). Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire. Iron Treads is also a great teammate, as it provides Rapid Spin utility to help Excadrill's longevity, allowing it to come in more often.(usually cant fit in sand teams)
*Add Garchomp, SD sets are still quite good.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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QC 1/2, please implement very carefully thank you
Thank you in advance, Royal

implemented, thanks neko. some of the wording feels a little awkward so if theres something you think needs updating dm me on discord

 

[Ashbala]

Good work RoyalReloaded few changes

Excadrill pairs nicely with Swords Dance Garchomp, threatening the Ice- and Fairy-types that would otherwise get in the way of a sweep.

Clarify that exca helps sd chomp deals ice and fairy types and for chomp cleans later and rest all good.

Implement those changes and after that QC 2/2

 

[RoyalReloaded]

Good work RoyalReloaded few changes



Clarify that exca helps sd chomp deals ice and fairy types and for chomp cleans later and rest all good.

Implement those changes and after that QC 2/2

View attachment 600494

implemented, ty

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[SET]
Choice Band (Excadrill) @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]
(remove space) Sand Rush, (AC) in tandem with a colossal attack stat, (AC) makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker for on sand-based (hyphen) Ground-type teams, outspeeding even Choice Scarf Meowscarada while sandstorm is active. Earthquake 2HKO's 2HKOes some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Primarina and Amoonguss, as well as 2HKOing Slowbro and Garchomp after some entry hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Galarian Weezing (remove hyphen), as well as Pokemon with Levitate such as Latias. Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Dragonite, and Talonflame. Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic-, Dark-, (hyphenate psychic & dark) and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Slowbro, and Latios (where are the grass types? also start w sbro/latios & write hyd later cuz u mention psychic first).

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide Sand but also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, as well as providing Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Landorus-Therian and Gliscor are great teammates for Exacdrill Excadrill, as they can both switch into (no space) the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill. Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to make it so that Excadrill's Earthquake hits absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that Excadrill cannot deal with handle (repetition of deal), such as Gliscor and Corviknight. (AP) as well as dealing It also deals with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard (was getting too long). Ursaluna-BM Ursaluna-B (would be nice to say it's a great teammate) is an incredibly threatening special wallbreaker that can deal with physically defensive Pokemon that Excadrill struggles to take on (no examples?). Excadrill pairs nicely with Swords Dance Garchomp, as Excadrill takes care of the Ice- and Fairy-types that would otherwise get in the way of a sweep. Teammates that provide Water-type immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon or and Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can switch into (remove space) threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Keldeo, and Barraskewda. Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire.
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[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/royalreloaded.246753/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:

 

[autumn]

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[SET]
Excadrill @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]
(remove space) Sand Rush, (AC) in tandem with a colossal attack Attack stat, (AC) makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker for on sand-based (hyphen) Ground-type teams, outspeeding even Choice Scarf Meowscarada while sandstorm sand is active. Earthquake 2HKO's 2HKOes some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Primarina and Amoonguss, as well as 2HKOing Slowbro and Garchomp after some entry hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Galarian Weezing (remove hyphen), as well as Pokemon with Levitate such as Latias. Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Dragonite, and Talonflame. Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic-, Dark-, (hyphenate psychic & dark) and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Slowbro, and Latios (where are the grass types? also start w sbro/latios & write hyd later cuz u mention psychic first). (yeah lists should match; if you say psychic and dark types and then say hydreigon and latios, it doesnt follow first mention = first mention)

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide Sand sand, (AC) but it also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, as well as providing Rock. It also provides Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. (split sentences because having a not only but also structure and then adding a third thing doesn't really work) Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Landorus-Therian and Gliscor are great teammates for Exacdrill, as they can both switch into (no space) the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill. Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to make it so that enable Excadrill's Earthquake hits to hit absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that Excadrill it cannot deal with handle (repetition of deal), such as Gliscor and Corviknight. (AP) as well as dealing It also deals with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard (was getting too long). Ursaluna-BM Ursaluna-B is an incredibly threatening special wallbreaker that can deal with physically defensive Pokemon that Excadrill struggles to take on (no examples?). Excadrill pairs nicely with Swords Dance Garchomp, as Excadrill takes care of the Ice- and Fairy-types that would otherwise get in the way of a Garchomp's sweep. Teammates that provide Water-type Water immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon or and Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can switch into (remove space) threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Keldeo, and Barraskewda. Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire.
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[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/royalreloaded.246753/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:[/SPOILER]

Ice-types, Flying-types etc are acccepted to mean ice-type Pokemon/Flying-type Pokemon. I didn't directly change anny of these because the original isn't wrong, but using the shortened version helps a lot with wordiness and repetition so feel free to make those changes yourself

In mono, Ground teams is also accepted to mean Ground-type teams

 

[RoyalReloaded]

1/1 GP Team done credit both of us

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[SET]
Excadrill @ Choice Band
Name: Choice Band (Ground)
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab / X-Scissor

[SET COMMENTS]
(remove space) Sand Rush, (AC) in tandem with a colossal attack Attack stat, (AC) makes Excadrill a terrifying attacker for on sand-based (hyphen) Ground-type teams, outspeeding even Choice Scarf Meowscarada while sandstorm sand is active. Earthquake 2HKO's 2HKOes some of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, such as Primarina and Amoonguss, as well as 2HKOing Slowbro and Garchomp after some entry hazard support. Iron Head hits Ice- and Fairy-type Pokemon such as Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, Enamorus, and Galarian Weezing (remove hyphen), as well as Pokemon with Levitate such as Latias. Rock Slide helps target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Dragonite, and Talonflame. Poison Jab can be used to hit pesky Grass-type Pokemon that would otherwise be a major nuisance to Ground-type teams such as Ogerpon-W, Ogerpon-H, and Meowscarada. Alternatively, X-Scissor can be used to hit Psychic-, Dark-, (hyphenate psychic & dark) and some Grass-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon, Slowbro, and Latios (where are the grass types? also start w sbro/latios & write hyd later cuz u mention psychic first). (yeah lists should match; if you say psychic and dark types and then say hydreigon and latios, it doesnt follow first mention = first mention)

Hippowdon is a mandatory teammate for Excadrill, as not only does it provide Sand sand, (AC) but it also provides entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, as well as providing Rock. It also provides Excadrill a safe switch via Eject Button. (split sentences because having a not only but also structure and then adding a third thing doesn't really work) Hippowdon is also capable of taking on physically oriented threats such as Kingambit, Iron Hands, and Gouging Fire. Landorus-Therian and Gliscor are great teammates for Exacdrill, as they can both switch into (no space) the Fighting- and Ground-type attacks that make quick work of Excadrill. Landorus is also capable of using Gravity to make it so that enable Excadrill's Earthquake hits to hit absolutely everything. Mamoswine is a great teammate to help Excadrill deal with Flying-type Pokemon that Excadrill it cannot deal with handle (repetition of deal), such as Gliscor and Corviknight. (AP) as well as dealing It also deals with Choice Scarf users and faster threats that Excadrill cannot outspeed when sand is not present, such as Dragapult, Enamorus, and Meowscarada, thanks to Ice Shard (was getting too long). Ursaluna-BM Ursaluna-B is an incredibly threatening special wallbreaker that can deal with physically defensive Pokemon that Excadrill struggles to take on (no examples?). Excadrill pairs nicely with Swords Dance Garchomp, as Excadrill takes care of the Ice- and Fairy-types that would otherwise get in the way of a Garchomp's sweep. Teammates that provide Water-type Water immunities, such as Storm Drain Gastrodon or and Water Absorb Clodsire, are great teammates for Excadrill, as they can switch into (remove space) threats that Excadrill cannot OHKO, such as Primarina, Urshifu-R, Keldeo, and Barraskewda. Teammates that provide entry hazard support work well with Excadrill, such as Ting-Lu, Quagsire, and Clodsire.
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[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/royalreloaded.246753/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:[/SPOILER]

Ice-types, Flying-types etc are acccepted to mean ice-type Pokemon/Flying-type Pokemon. I didn't directly change anny of these because the original isn't wrong, but using the shortened version helps a lot with wordiness and repetition so feel free to make those changes yourself

In mono, Ground teams is also accepted to mean Ground-type teams

implemented, thanks

all done