Yeah Avalugg is a hard check at best as Excadrill could be ran in sand which counteracts leftovers and gives you about like 50% to 2hko. In addition, rocks are heavily prevalent on both Steel and Ground, an off course there is the chance to clinch with iron head.I assume I can post another one since this is after the first three days (I think).
ICE COUNTER
Avalugg @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
Yes it may not seem like a counter but...
252+ Atk Life Orb Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Avalugg: 179-213 (45.4 - 54%) -- 3.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
4 Atk Avalugg Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Excadrill: 248-292 (68.6 - 80.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Be careful of rocks and try to keep them away if possible, and also beware of flinch hax; strategy is to recover stall till ~70% and fire an EQ to KO that mole.
Fire Check
Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Solar Beam
- Air Slash
- Roost
Charizard is a pretty cool check for Excadrill as it can cancel out Sandstorm with Drought and proceed to outpace Excadrill. Either of its Fire-type STABs can OHKO Excadrill, and only takes some damage from a Rock Slide. However, Charizard is at best a check because it cannot switch into Excadrill without risking a Rock Slide.
Water Check: Quagsire
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
-Counter
Yea nothing much to say about this, Exca does nothing to this regardless of the set. The banded set does 2 hit, but you can recover spam till your comfortable or just click Counter and end Exca.
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Quagsire: 220-261 (55.8 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery. And from here Counter obviously kills. Scald fishes for burns but no need if counter is just going to kill regardless.
If this is the case i better do another oneand another oneI guess.
FAIRY CHECK
Klefki @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Magnet Rise
- Foul Play
- Reflect
- Spikes
Magnet Rise Klefki.
252+ Atk Life Orb Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Klefki: 148-175 (46.5 - 55%) -- 13.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
With Reflect Up
252+ Atk Life Orb Excadrill Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Klefki through Reflect: 74-88 (23.2 - 27.6%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
And then..
0- Atk Klefki Foul Play vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Excadrill: 177-209 (49 - 57.8%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO
This isn't the best way to deal with Excadrill. You would have to already be in to Check it properly, Reflect if it switches in (which u could predict somehow?) and then Magnet Rise the following turn and then Foul Play.
Though, it isn't a pure Counter because it gets OHKO'd by EQ on switch in, so you could run Air Balloon + Magnet Rise for a Better Check (but you could get predicted somehow) and then there goes your check.
How to do it:
- Switch in on the Excadrill (though it has to be a safe switch. So if ur previous mon has been KO'd by exca, switch into Klefki)
- Magnet Rise (Hoping they don't Iron Head you instead.)
- Reflect
- Foul Play to death
