This Pokémon's moves completely ignore abilities that could hinder or prevent their effect on the target.

For example, this Pokémon's moves ignore abilities that would fully negate them, such as water absorb; abilities that would prevent any of their effects, such as clear body, shell armor, or sticky hold; and abilities that grant any general protective benefit, such as simple, snow cloak, or thick fat.  If an ability could either hinder or help this Pokémon's moves, e.g. dry skin or unaware, the ability is ignored either way.

Abilities that do not fit this description, even if they could hinder moves in some other way, are not affected.  For example, cursed body only affects potential future uses of the move, while liquid ooze and shadow tag can only hinder a move's effect on the user.  This ablity cannot ignore type or form changes granted by abilities, for example color change or forecast; nor effects that were caused by abilities but are no longer tied to an ability, such as the rain from drizzle.  This ability cannot ignore multitype at all.

An ability ignored by this ability is only nullified while the move is being used.  For example, this Pokémon's moves can paralyze a Pokémon with limber, but Limber will activate and heal the paralysis immediately thereafter, and this Pokémon's spikes are not affected by this ability after they have been placed.

When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability.

This ability functions identically to teravolt and turboblaze.

The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

Mold Breaker

During a sandstorm, this Pokémon's rock-, ground-, and steel-type moves have 1.3× their base power.  This Pokémon does not take sandstorm damage, regardless of type.

Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm. 

Sand Force

This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during a sandstorm, and it does not take sandstorm damage, regardless of type.

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

Sand Rush

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

When the Pokémon uses contact moves, it can hit even targets that are protecting themselves, dealing 1/4 of the damage that the move would otherwise deal. Everything aside from the target's protective effects is still triggered.

Piercing Drill

level-up

excadrill

drilbur

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder will
float in the air until hit. Once the holder is hit, this item
will burst.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious
headband boosts Attack but only allows the use of
one move.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious
scarf boosts Speed but only allows the use of
one move.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has
full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with
1 HP. The item then disappears.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP
is slowly but steadily restored throughout
every battle.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This loaded dice always rolls a good number, and holding one can ensure that the holder's multistrike moves hit more times.

This is a crystallized form of Z-Power.
It upgrades Normal-type moves to Z-Moves.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a loose, silky
sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.

This is a crystallized form of Z-Power.
It upgrades Steel-type moves to Z-Moves.

sand-rush

sand-force

mold-breaker

Excadrill

ground

steel

Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can
tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over
90 mph.

shield

It’s not uncommon for tunnels that appear to
have formed naturally to actually be a result
of Excadrill’s rampant digging.

sword

More than 300 feet below the surface, they build
mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to
subway tunnels.

alpha-sapphire

It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has
evolved into steel strong enough to bore through
iron plates.

omega-ruby

Forming a drill with its steel claws
and head, it can bore through a steel
plate, no matter how thick it is.

white-2

black-2

More than 300 feet below the surface,
they build mazelike nests. Their activity
can be destructive to subway tunnels.

white

It can help in tunnel construction.
Its drill has evolved into steel strong
enough to bore through iron plates.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	110	—		185
Attack	135	2		155
Defense	60	—		80
Sp.Atk	50	—		70
Sp.Def	65	—		85
Speed	88	—		108
Total	508	2	0/510	683

Excadrill

Stat

Recommended Battle Sets

Sand Sweeper

Evolution Chain

Type Matchups