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Excadrill

Sun & Moon

Cosmic Eclipse · #246 · Rare Secret · 2019

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Card facts

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Set position: 246 / 272
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Rare Secret
HP: 140
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Drilbur
Retreat cost: 4 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 530
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 120 damage; 120 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Excadrill plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Drilbur; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Excadrill

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 140Type:FFightingSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Drilbur

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

FEleventh Hour Tackle — 30+

If there are 3 or fewer cards in your deck, this attack does 150 more damage.

FDrill Bazooka — 120

Discard the top 4 cards of your deck.

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:CCCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Excadrill was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

yesterday

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$4.47	$6.12	$19.99	$5.88	$6.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.62
7-day average	€4.38
30-day average	€5.62
Low	€1.95
Trend price	€4.00
Low (excellent+)	€2.80
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.97
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.37
averageSellPrice	€4.13
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.56
Reverse holo trend	€3.29

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Excadrill is real?

Excadrill is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Excadrill worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Excadrill is $5.88; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Excadrill from?

Excadrill is from the Pokémon set "Cosmic Eclipse" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Excadrill?

Excadrill is a Rare Secret card in the Cosmic Eclipse set.

Excadrill in the news

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