byulharang
formerly Holy Ghost
[SET]
name: Sand Rush
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Rock Slide / Swords Dance
item: Life Orb / Air Balloon / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Sand Rush
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is an ideal revenge killer under sand, as it is only outsped by a few boosted Pokemon and its STAB Earthquake is excellent against the plethora of Ground-weak Pokemon in the metagame. It also gets good coverage and, with the introduction of Dynamax, this generation allows Excadrill to shine, as it's one of the premier choices to use the mechanic. When Dynamaxed, Excadrill's two STAB moves in Earthquake and Iron Head have the effects of raising its Special Defense and Defense, respectively, as well as Max Rockfall having the ability to create its own Sandstorm. For its item, you can use Life Orb just to boost Excadrill's damage output further, while Air Balloon gives Excadrill immunity to being revenge killed by an opposing Ditto or Excadrill, which tend to be the best offensive checks to it. Otherwise, Heavy-Duty Boots allows Excadrill to ignore the Speed drop from Sticky Webs and Spikes damage.
Pokemon that hinder Excadrill include Quagsire, Hippowdon, and Corviknight; therefore, a good teammate to help Excadrill handle these would be Gothitelle, as it has the potential to trap them while shutting them down. A few more Pokemon with the potential to defensively and offensively threaten them include Ferrothorn, Gyarados, Galarian Darmanitan, and Eternatus. Corviknight itself is also a good partner for Excadrill, as it helps to cover its omnipresent Ground weakness. Sand setters such as Hippowdon and Tyranitar can be staples for teams revolving around Sand Rush Excadrill, as they activate its ability without you having to use Max Rockfall.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy Ghost, 337099]]
- Quality checked by: [[Minority, 222996], [Cynara, 224455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
name: Sand Rush
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Rock Slide / Swords Dance
item: Life Orb / Air Balloon / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Sand Rush
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is an ideal revenge killer under sand, as it is only outsped by a few boosted Pokemon and its STAB Earthquake is excellent against the plethora of Ground-weak Pokemon in the metagame. It also gets good coverage and, with the introduction of Dynamax, this generation allows Excadrill to shine, as it's one of the premier choices to use the mechanic. When Dynamaxed, Excadrill's two STAB moves in Earthquake and Iron Head have the effects of raising its Special Defense and Defense, respectively, as well as Max Rockfall having the ability to create its own Sandstorm. For its item, you can use Life Orb just to boost Excadrill's damage output further, while Air Balloon gives Excadrill immunity to being revenge killed by an opposing Ditto or Excadrill, which tend to be the best offensive checks to it. Otherwise, Heavy-Duty Boots allows Excadrill to ignore the Speed drop from Sticky Webs and Spikes damage.
Pokemon that hinder Excadrill include Quagsire, Hippowdon, and Corviknight; therefore, a good teammate to help Excadrill handle these would be Gothitelle, as it has the potential to trap them while shutting them down. A few more Pokemon with the potential to defensively and offensively threaten them include Ferrothorn, Gyarados, Galarian Darmanitan, and Eternatus. Corviknight itself is also a good partner for Excadrill, as it helps to cover its omnipresent Ground weakness. Sand setters such as Hippowdon and Tyranitar can be staples for teams revolving around Sand Rush Excadrill, as they activate its ability without you having to use Max Rockfall.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy Ghost, 337099]]
- Quality checked by: [[Minority, 222996], [Cynara, 224455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
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