Clay's Excadrill

Clay's Excadrill ヤーコンのドリュウズ Yakon's Doryuzu

Clay's Excadrill

Debuts in Battling the King of the Mines! Caught at Unknown Gender Male* Ability Sand Rush* Current location With Clay

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Excadrill Kensuke Satō Tom Wayland

Clay's Excadrill (Japanese: ヤーコンのドリュウズ Yakon's Doryuzu) is Clay's main battling Pokémon in the games, anime, and manga.

In the anime

In the main series

Sometime prior to the start of the series, Excadrill helped Clay with digging out and expanding the mine he was working on. It would eventually become the current form of the Driftveil Gym. It debuted in Battling the King of the Mines!, where it was Clay's final Pokémon in his Gym battle against Ash. It first fought Ash's Snivy and was able to easily block all of Snivy's attacks with Rapid Spin before knocking her out with Horn Drill. Excadrill next fought Ash's Roggenrola. Roggenrola created a Sandstorm, but this did no visible damage to Excadrill, as it is a Ground/Steel Pokémon.

Excadrill then used Drill Run underground, hitting Roggenrola multiple times by going in and out of the ground. Immediately after, Excadrill used its one-hit knockout move Horn Drill on Roggenrola, and while it sustained damage, Roggenrola endured it with its Sturdy Ability. It then evolved into a Boldore. Excadrill used Horn Drill again but was blocked by Sturdy once more, then it went for another Drill Run. Boldore caught this and used its red stones to communicate with Ash about its new move, Rock Blast. Using Rock Blast, Boldore was able to deal damage to Excadrill and knock it back. It then communicated its other new move Rock Smash, which it immediately used. Excadrill used Rock Smash as well, and whilst both were powerful, Boldore's Rock Smash overpowered Excadrill's, defeating the Subterrene Pokémon and winning Ash the Quake Badge.

It reappeared in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League! while Ash was recalling the Gym Leaders he faced in his Unova journey.

Personality and characteristics

Excadrill is a powerful and resourceful Pokémon, able to withstand many attacks due to its high defense and use of the move Rapid Spin. Like Clay, Excadrill is a hard worker and prefers taking challenges head-on. It has an excellent relationship with its Trainer, having been with him since Clay was a young boy.

Moves used

Using Rapid Spin	Move First Used In Rapid Spin Battling the King of the Mines! Horn Drill Battling the King of the Mines! Drill Run Battling the King of the Mines! Rock Smash Battling the King of the Mines!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In Pokémon Generations

Excadrill in Pokémon Generations

Excadrill appeared in The Uprising, where it was seen battling the Pokémon belonging to some Team Plasma Grunts.

Moves used

Using Drill Run	Move First Used In Drill Run The Uprising
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the GOTCHA! music video

Clay's Excadrill briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the games

Excadrill has appeared as Clay's signature Pokémon in every game he has appeared in.

Pokémon Black and White	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Gym battle
	Easy Mode/Normal Mode	Challenge Mode
Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Excadrill♂ Lv.31 Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --	Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Force Held item: Sitrus Berry Excadrill♂ Lv.30/33 Slash Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --	Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Force Held item: Sitrus Berry Excadrill♂ Lv.36 Slash Normal Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Driftveil Tournament	Unova Leaders Tournament	Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: None Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.25 Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Hone Claws Dark Status   --	Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Liechi Berry Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Submission Fighting Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --	Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Focus Sash Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Submission Fighting Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

History

Black & White arc

Excadrill in Pokémon Adventures

Excadrill first appeared Lights, Camera...Action! digging up a mysterious stone at the Desert Resort. It was seen protecting the stone alongside Clay's other Pokémon in Defeating Stoutland.

In Mine Mayhem, Excadrill was used in Black's Gym battle against Clay, battling against Black's Costa. Excadrill attempted to hit Costa with a super effective Drill Run, but the attack did little damage. It was later sent out to battle Black's Nite. Having permission to wreak havoc on the Gym Excadrill used a strategy where it dug into the ground in order to hide where it was before popping back up and attacking. Deciding it was okay to do the same Black had Nite attack every hole that was made in order to find where Excadrill was. Nite soon found Excadrill and crashed into it, causing a rock to break the generator giving the mine light. Upon checking what happened it was shown that Excadrill and Nite were both defeated.

In The Battle Within, Excadrill battled alongside the other Gym Leaders against the Shadow Triad to protect the Dark Stone. During the battle it was attacked by their Lilligant's Mega Drain. The group is eventually defeated when Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus show up.

In Homecoming, Excadrill fought alongside the other Gym Leaders' Pokémon against the Seven Sages at the Pokémon League.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

In PS546, Excadrill was used in Opelucid City to help free people from their homes that were frozen by Kyurem.

Personality and characteristics

Excadrill was relied on more often than Clay's other Pokémon as it was involved in the battle with the Seven Sages. It is powerful and fast, able to deal damage quickly.

Moves used

Using Drill Run	Move First Used In Drill Run Homecoming Dig Underground Showdown
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Excadrill in Pocket Monsters BW

Excadrill appears in Pocket Monsters BW.

In the TCG

Excadrill is featured in the TCG as one of Clay's Pokémon.

Clay's Excadrill Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Excadrill		Cosmic Eclipse		246/236	Dream League		059/049

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Excadrill.

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