by Bravo101 Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:03 pm
Although the Uber tier has some incredibly powerful Ground-type tanks
and sweepers, such as Groudon and Garchomp, this newcomer mole cannot
be easily overlooked. With a high base 135 Attack and an ability that
doubles its decent base 88 Speed in sandstorm, Excadrill is a
terrifying sweeper. Swords Dance is the icing on the cake, pumping
Excadrill's already high Attack stat to insane levels. Excadrill has
the perfect typing for a sweeper too, being immune to both Thunder
Wave and Toxic, while resisting Stealth Rock. Its concise movepool
contains all it needs to sweep, allowing it to act as a decent
offensive Rapid Spin user. While Excadrill's bulk is usable, do not
expect it to take hard hits for you, especially with its Water-,
Ground-, and Fire-type weaknesses. Furthermore, sandstorm is rather
hard to maintain in Ubers due to the ubiquity of Kyogre and Groudon.
In spite of all this, Excadrill does have a place in the tier. I don't know if joerox123 should be allowed to use him.