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Excadrill is a combination of "excavate" and "drill". It may be based on the famous sword {{wp|Excalibur|Excalibur}} as its pre-evolution's name contains "bur". Its Japanese name, Doryuzu, is likely a combination of ドリルズ ''Doriruzu'', drills, and 竜 ''ryū'', dragon, which is the reading of the second kanji on 土竜 ''mogura'', mole, when by itself. | Excadrill is a combination of "excavate" and "drill". It may be based on the famous sword {{wp|Excalibur|Excalibur}} as its pre-evolution's name contains "bur". Its Japanese name, Doryuzu, is likely a combination of ドリルズ ''Doriruzu'', drills, and 竜 ''ryū'', dragon, which is the reading of the second kanji on 土竜 ''mogura'', mole, when by itself. | ||
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Excadrill (Japanese: ドリュウズ Doryuzu) is a dual-type Ground/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from Drilbur starting at level 31.
Biology
Physiology
Excadrill is a dark-colored, bipedal mole-like Pokémon. It has a tapered, pink-tipped snout and a white face. It has large, gray-colored, jagged features on its head and forelimbs, which may be described as looking like axes. Excadrill sports red diamond patterning on the side of its head, forelimbs, and legs, and larger, stripe-like patterns of red on its underside.
Gender differences
None
Special abilities
Its drills are powerful enough to drill through iron plates. It has the ability to combine its "shovels" into a drill shape to dig through the earth.
Behavior
Excadrill create maze-like burrows 100 meters underground and also open holes in subway tunnels. It puts a lot of effort into constructing its tunnels.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Iris's Excadrill
- Main article: Iris's Excadrill
Excadrill debuted in BW009 under the ownership of Iris. It is a powerful Pokémon, but is disobedient.
Minor appearances
In the manga
In the Pokémon Master Black & White manga
In PBW03, Monta captured one using his Snivy.
In the TCG
- Main article: Excadrill (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 110
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170 - 217 | 330 - 424 | |
135
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126 - 205 | 247 - 405 | |
60
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58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
65
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
88
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83 - 154 | 162 - 302 | |
Total: 508
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95% | 10 | |||||
Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | —% | 15 | |||||
Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 | |||||
Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 40 | |||||
Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 | |||||
Skull Bash* | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Submission* | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80% | 25 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
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Level 31 → |
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Sprites
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV. | |||||||
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Excadrill has the highest Attack of all Steel-type Pokémon, tied with Metagross and Shubarugo. It also has the highest HP of all Steel-type Pokémon.
- However, Excadrill has the lowest Defense of all Steel-type Pokémon.
- Its base HP stat is the same as that of its first TCG counterpart.
- In early promotional videos for Black and White, Excadrill had a dark purple coloring instead of brown and mirrored markings on its midsection.
- Excadrill is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 508.
Origin
Excadrill is based on a mole with characteristics of digging tools such as shovels and drills.
Name origin
Excadrill is a combination of "excavate" and "drill". It may be based on the famous sword Excalibur as its pre-evolution's name contains "bur". Its Japanese name, Doryuzu, is likely a combination of ドリルズ Doriruzu, drills, and 竜 ryū, dragon, which is the reading of the second kanji on 土竜 mogura, mole, when by itself.
In other languages
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Related articles
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
- Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group
- Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex in Black and White Versions
- Body style Unknown Pokémon
- Generation V Pokémon
- Ground-type Pokémon
- Steel-type Pokémon
- Dual-type Pokémon
- Gray-colored Pokémon
- Pokémon with a gender ratio of one male to one female
- Ground group Pokémon
- Pokémon with a base stat total of 508
- Pokémon whose base HP stat is greater than 100
- Pokémon whose base Attack stat is greater than 100
- Pokémon that are part of a two-stage evolutionary line