Pokémon · Black & White
Excadrill
Dark Explorers · #56 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$0.64
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Drilbur
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 530
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Excadrill plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Dig Uppercut) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — 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 Water weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Excadrill?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels."
FTunnel Strike
This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
FFDig Uppercut — 50
Put a card from your discard pile into your hand.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Excadrill was legal.
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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $0.67 | $19.98 | $0.64 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.14 | $8.00 | $80.00 | $2.05 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.60 |
| 7-day average | €0.64 |
| 30-day average | €0.73 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.82 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.34 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.66 |
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 $0.64; 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 "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Excadrill?
Excadrill is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
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