Best Excadrill Raid Counters - Pokémon GO (October 2026)

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Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.44
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.48
3
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.49
4
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.49
5
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.49
6
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.51
7
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.51
8
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.52
9
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.53
10
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.53
11
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.53
12
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.54
13
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.54
14
Swampert (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.54
15
Ho-Oh (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.55
16
Ho-Oh (Apex) (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.55
17
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.55
18
Golisopod (Shadow)

Waterfall

Razor Shell

0.56
19
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.56
20
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.56

The top Excadrill counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Excadrill's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Excadrill?

The best counter to Excadrill is Keldeo (Resolute Form) with Low Kick and Secret Sword, followed by Kyogre (Shadow), Reshiram (Shadow) and Groudon (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Excadrill weaknesses

Excadrill is a Ground/Steel Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Fire and Water moves. Avoid Poison, Rock, Electric, Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Fire, Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Rock, Electric
Triply resistant to (×0.244) Poison