AG Excadrill [QC 2/2, GP 1/1]

[Rose]

[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Rock Tomb
move 4: Earthquake / Toxic
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a decent entry hazard lead in the metagame thanks to its ability to set Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce Pokemon. It also has great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-S and Smeargle. Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. A high Attack stat and Earthquake ensure that Excadrill isn't passive setup bait, letting it threaten common entry hazard setters such as Primal Groudon, Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn as well as potentially OHKO Zacian-C; this forces them to KO Excadrill, which allows its teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it has laid. Toxic is also a viable option over Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, and other Pokemon that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, and Smeargle and provides Excadrill with a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster Pokemon. A Jolly nature is used to outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest Yveltal and Xerneas, and, after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, Jolly Zacian-C. Focus Sash is the chosen item, as it guarantees that Excadrill will survive any one non-multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it gettingbeing able to set Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian-C is essential for offense, as otherwise, it said foe will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of the Excadrill's team, preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Other sweepers such as Zacian-C, Xerneas, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can take advantage of them such as Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

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- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [ice-master-523, 464176]]
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[Geysers]

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake / Bulldoze
move 3: Rock Tomb / Toxic
move 4: Rapid Spin
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best suicidehazard leads in the tier thanks to its ability Mold Breaker, allowing it to bypass the Magic Bounce ability to set Stealth Rock, alongside its solid Attack stat and further utility in Rapid Spin and Rock TombSlide to aid it in winning the hazard war versus other leads.
Earthquake lets Excadrill not be passive setup bait, threatening most Pokemon and forcing them to KO Excadrill which allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rockpointed stones that it layed. Rock Tomb lowers the speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill. Toxic is also an option over Rock TombSlide to cripple the opponent, but Bulldoze is recommended over the stronger Earthquake if running Toxic to retain the Speed lowering move. Rapid Spin removes hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys Speed, Ferrothorn ferrothorn is not a good example of a suicide lead. No good player will use it as such, Primal Groudon and other Excadrill as well as providing a Speed boost.
A Jolly Nature is preferred to maximize the chance of setting Stealth Rock before the opponent can exca can spin off rocks even if the opp gets them down first so this doesn’t seem like a particularly compelling reason, and notably outspeeding Jolly Zacian-Crownes after one Rapid Spin Speed boost.

Focus Sash is the chosen item as it guarantees Excadrill to survive any one non multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which highly improves the chance of it being able to getting rocks up.
Excadrill fits best on Hyper Offense teams, due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian Crowned is essential for Offense as it will most likely outspeed and KO the rest of the slow, Sticky Web-reliant heavy hitters or setup sweepers. Smeargle is a great partner for Excadrill as it adds to the hazards on the opponent’s side of the field via Sticky Web, and appreciates the hazard removal to keep its Focus Sash intact plus Rock Tomb support as it is likely to be able to outspeed the opponent and use Spore before getting taunted or having its Focus Sash broken. This isn‘t a GP check, but this sentence is really long and could probably be split into two sentences to make for easier readability.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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Feel free to implement however much of this you want, as I’m not a member of the QC team.

 

[Lana]

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake / Bulldoze
move 3: Rock Tomb / Toxic
move 4: Rapid Spin
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best hazard leads in the tier metagame thanks to its ability Mold Breaker, allowing it to bypass the Magic Bounce ability to set Stealth Rock, alongside its solid Attack stat and further utility in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in winning the hazard war versus other common leads like deoxys-speed and smeargle. having rapid spin + rock tomb is definitely more important than having mold breaker to set rocks vs magic bounce users this gen so you should reverse the order. Earthquake lets Excadrill not be passive setup bait, threatening most Pokemon such as groudon primal, necrozma dusk mane, dragon dance zygarde and zacian and forcing them to KO Excadrill which allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it layed. Rock Tomb lowers the speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill. please mention that it also doesnt let yveltal get max airstream boosts and prevents ray from set up ddance and get speed. Toxic is also an option over Rock Slide Tomb to cripple the opponent, but Bulldoze is recommended over the stronger Earthquake if running Toxic to retain the Speed lowering move. i dont think that bulldoze is a viable option, ill discuss with other qc members and let u know if this point should stay or not. remove it for now. Toxic is also a viable option over rock tomb to pressure pokemons such as dragon dance zygarde, supportceus without refresh and other pokemon which try to set up on excadrill. Rapid Spin removes hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys Speed, Primal Groudon and smeargle other Excadrill as well as providing a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster mons. A Jolly Nature is preferred to notably outspeed modest max speed yveltal and xerneas, groudon-primal, kyogre as well as Jolly Zacian-Crowned after one Rapid Spin Speed boost. Focus Sash is the chosen item as it guarantees Excadrill to survive any one non multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to get Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on Hyper Offense teams, due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian Crowned is essential for Offense as it will most likely outspeed and KO the rest of the slow, Sticky Web reliant heavy hitters or setup sweepers team. Smeargle is a great partner for Excadrill as it adds to the hazards on the opponent’s side of the field via Sticky Web, and appreciates the hazard removal to keep its Focus Sash intact. Additionally, it benefits from the Rock Tomb support as it is likely to be able to outspeed the opponent and use Spore before getting taunted or having its Focus Sash broken. smeargle + excadrill seems to be a ladder strat at best as teams usually shouldnt be using multiple dedicated suicide leads. Hazard sensitive pokemon such as rayquaza, lunala, yveltal really appreciate exca's ability to get rid of hazards. pokemons which appreciate the foe taking rocks damage such as zacian-crowned, xerneas and zygarde are also great teammates for excadrill.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

good work, qc 1/2

 

[Rose]

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good work, qc 1/2

Implemented, thanks.

 

[Icemaster]

[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Rock Tomb / Toxic
move 4: Rapid Spin
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best hazard leads in the metagame thanks to its great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in winning the hazard war versus other common leads like Deoxys-Speed and Smeargle. In addition, Mold Breaker also allows it to set Stealth Rocks against Magic Bounce Pokemon. A high attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be passive setup bait, threatening most Pokemon common hazard layers such as Primal Groudon, Necrozma Dusk Mane, and also offensive pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde and (DD zygarde isn't threatened by eq as it can keep clicking dragon dance and it forces the rock tomb/eq 50/50 with substitute and ddance) Zacian Crowned; forcing them to KO Excadrill which allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it layed. Rock Tomb lowers the speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill as well as preventing Yveltal getting Max Airstream Speed Boosts and Mega Rayquaza getting Speed boosts from Dragon Dance. Toxic is also a viable option over Rock Tomb to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde, support Arceus formed without Refresh and other Pokemon which try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys Speed, Primal Groudon and Smeargle as well as providing a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster ‘mons. A Jolly Nature is preferred to notably outspeed Smeargle and Support Arceus formes, Modest max Speed Yveltal and Xerneas, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and Jolly Zacian Crowned (after one Rapid Spin Speed boost). Focus Sash is the chosen item as it guarantees Excadrill to survive any one non multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to get Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on Hyper Offense teams, due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian Crowned is essential for Offense as it will most likely outspeed and KO the rest of the team. Hazard sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill’s ability to get rid of hazards. Pokemon which appreciate the foe taking rocks damage such as Zacian Crowned, Xerneas and Zygarde are also great teammates for Excadrill. Might be worth saying: Excadrill is weak to pokemon which can prevent its Rapid Spin - Ferrothorn and Ghost types such as Lunala. Teammates such as Yveltal and Zacian which can abuse these are appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Good work QC 2/2.

 

[Rose]

Good work QC 2/2.

Implemented, thanks.

 

[starmer]

Hi, this is a GP amcheck - feel free to implement it if you want :)

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[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best hazard leads in the metagame thanks to its great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to that aid it in winning the hazard war versus other common leads like Deoxys-Speed and Smeargle. In addition, Mold Breaker also allows it to set Stealth Rocks against Magic Bounce Pokemon. A high Attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be Consider 'prevents Excadrill from being' passive setup bait, (comma) by threatening common hazard layers such as Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM Dusk Mane, as well as offensive Pokemon like Zacian-Crowned;(semicolon),(comma) forcing them to KO Excadrill; (semicolon) which this allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it layed laid. Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill as well as preventing Yveltal and Mega Rayquaza from getting Speed boosts from Max Airstream and Dragon Dance, respectively getting Max Airstream Speed Boosts and Mega Rayquaza getting Speed boosts from Dragon Dance. Toxic is also a viable option over Rock Tomb to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde, support Arceus formed formes without Refresh, (comma) and other Pokemon which that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys-Speed, Primal Groudon, (comma) and Smeargle as well as providing a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster ‘mons Pokemon. A Jolly nature is preferred to notably outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest max Speed Yveltal and Xerneas, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, (comma) and Jolly Zacian-Crowned (after one Rapid Spin Speed boost). Focus Sash is the chosen item as it guarantees Excadrill to survive any one none-(hyphen)multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to get Stealth Rock up.
^ I fixed the paragraphing for you :)
Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams, (comma) due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian-Crowned is essential for offense, (comma) as it will most likely outspeed and KO the rest of the team. Hazard-(hyphen)sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, (comma) and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill’s ability to get rid of hazards. Pokemon which that appreciate the foe taking Stealth Rocks damage such as Zacian-Crowned, Xerneas, (comma) and Zygarde are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can prevent Excadrill’s Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can abuse these such as Zacian-Crowned and Yveltal are also appreciated.

The Spelling and Grammar standards might come handy in future :) https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spelling-and-grammar-standards.3656658/

 

[bigtalk]

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake Rapid Spin
move 3: Rock Tomb / Toxic Rock Tomb
move 4: Rapid Spin Earthquake / Toxic
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

(reorder the sentences to rocks / spin / rock tomb / eq / toxic to match the new move order)
[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best hazard leads a decent entry hazard lead (qc; dont oversell) in the metagame thanks to its great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in winning the hazard war the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-Speed and Smeargle. In addition, Mold Breaker also allows it to set Stealth Rocks against Magic Bounce Pokemon. (remove line break) A high Attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be passive setup bait, threatening common entry hazard layers setters such as Primal Groudon, (AC) and Necrozma Dusk Mane Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn as well as offensive Pokemon like potentially OHKOing (qc; being more specific here is better) Zacian Crowned Zacian-C; forcing this forces them to KO Excadrill, (AC) which allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it layed has laid. Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill as well as preventing (toxic alone would get this job done) Yveltal getting Max Airstream Speed Boosts and Mega Rayquaza getting Speed boosts from Dragon Dance sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. Toxic is also a viable option over Rock Tomb Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, (AC) and other Pokemon which that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys Speed Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, (AC) and Smeargle as well as providing a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster ‘mons Pokemon. (remove line break) A Jolly nature is preferred used to notably outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest max Speed (redundant) Yveltal and Xerneas, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and, (AC) after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, (AC) Jolly Zacian Crowned Zacian-C (after one Rapid Spin Speed boost). (remove line break) Focus Sash is the chosen item, (AC) as it guarantees that Excadrill to will survive any one non-(AH)multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to set Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams, due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian Crowned Zacian-C is essential for offense, (AC) as otherwise, (AC) it will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of the team, (AC) preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-(AH)sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, (AC) and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Pokemon which appreciate the foe taking rocks damage (all pokemon do) Other sweepers such as Zacian Crowned Zacian-C, Xerneas, (AC) and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can prevent block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can abuse take advantage of these such as Zacian Crowned Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [ice-master-523, 464176]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

There are a lot of edits here since I made some QC-related changes too, so I'll give this a second check once you've implemented (not stamping yet).

starmer Sorry, I missed your post until just now, but at a glance your amcheck seems pretty good. I'll see if there's anything you caught that I missed the next time I look over this.

 

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake Rapid Spin
move 3: Rock Tomb / Toxic Rock Tomb
move 4: Rapid Spin Earthquake / Toxic
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

(reorder the sentences to rocks / spin / rock tomb / eq / toxic to match the new move order)
[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is one of the best hazard leads a decent entry hazard lead (qc; dont oversell) in the metagame thanks to its great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in winning the hazard war the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-Speed and Smeargle. In addition, Mold Breaker also allows it to set Stealth Rocks against Magic Bounce Pokemon. (remove line break) A high Attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be passive setup bait, threatening common entry hazard layers setters such as Primal Groudon, (AC) and Necrozma Dusk Mane Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn as well as offensive Pokemon like potentially OHKOing (qc; being more specific here is better) Zacian Crowned Zacian-C; forcing this forces them to KO Excadrill, (AC) which allows its other teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it layed has laid. Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents Ho-Oh from freely using Defog and Sacred Fire in front of Excadrill as well as preventing (toxic alone would get this job done) Yveltal getting Max Airstream Speed Boosts and Mega Rayquaza getting Speed boosts from Dragon Dance sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. Toxic is also a viable option over Rock Tomb Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, (AC) and other Pokemon which that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys Speed Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, (AC) and Smeargle as well as providing a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster ‘mons Pokemon. (remove line break) A Jolly nature is preferred used to notably outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest max Speed (redundant) Yveltal and Xerneas, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and, (AC) after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, (AC) Jolly Zacian Crowned Zacian-C (after one Rapid Spin Speed boost). (remove line break) Focus Sash is the chosen item, (AC) as it guarantees that Excadrill to will survive any one non-(AH)multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to set Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams, due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian Crowned Zacian-C is essential for offense, (AC) as otherwise, (AC) it will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of the team, (AC) preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-(AH)sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, (AC) and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Pokemon which appreciate the foe taking rocks damage (all pokemon do) Other sweepers such as Zacian Crowned Zacian-C, Xerneas, (AC) and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can prevent block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can abuse take advantage of these such as Zacian Crowned Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [ice-master-523, 464176]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

There are a lot of edits here since I made some QC-related changes too, so I'll give this a second check once you've implemented (not stamping yet).

starmer Sorry, I missed your post until just now, but at a glance your amcheck seems pretty good. I'll see if there's anything you caught that I missed the next time I look over this.

Implemented thanks.
Also tfw the GP gets more likes that the analysis.

 

[bigtalk]

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Rock Tomb
move 4: Earthquake / Toxic
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a decent entry hazard lead in the metagame thanks to its ability to set Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce Pokemon. It also has great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-S and Smeargle. A high Attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be ensure that Excadrill isn't passive setup bait, threatening letting it threaten common entry hazard setters such as Primal Groudon, Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn(add space)as well as potentially OHKOing Zacian-C; this forces them to KO Excadrill, which allows its teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it has laid. (move this sentence to after rock tomb) Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. Toxic is also a viable option over Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, and other Pokemon that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry(add space)hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, and Smeargle as well as providing and provides Excadrill with a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster Pokemon. A Jolly nature is used to notably outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest Yveltal and Xerneas, and, after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, Jolly Zacian-C. Focus Sash is the chosen item, as it guarantees that Excadrill will survive any one non-multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to set Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams (RC) due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian-C is essential for offense, as otherwise, it said foe will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of the Excadrill's team, preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Other sweepers such as Zacian-C, Xerneas, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can take advantage of these them such as Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [ice-master-523, 464176]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

GP 1/1

 

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[SET]
name: Hazard Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Rock Tomb
move 4: Earthquake / Toxic
item: Focus Sash
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a decent entry hazard lead in the metagame thanks to its ability to set Stealth Rock against Magic Bounce Pokemon. It also has great utility moves in Rapid Spin and Rock Tomb to aid it in the matchup versus other common leads like Deoxys-S and Smeargle. A high Attack stat and Earthquake lets Excadrill not be ensure that Excadrill isn't passive setup bait, threatening letting it threaten common entry hazard setters such as Primal Groudon, Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn(add space)as well as potentially OHKOing Zacian-C; this forces them to KO Excadrill, which allows its teammates to safely enter the field and take advantage of the Stealth Rock that it has laid. (move this sentence to after rock tomb) Rock Tomb lowers the Speed of opposing lead Pokemon that Excadrill or its teammates would otherwise be slower than, and it also prevents sweepers like Dynamaxed Yveltal, Mega Rayquaza, and Xerneas from KOing Excadrill with Speed boosts under their belt. Toxic is also a viable option over Earthquake to pressure Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Zygarde-C, support Arceus formes without Refresh, and other Pokemon that try to set up on Excadrill. Rapid Spin removes entry(add space)hazards set by other lead Pokemon such as Deoxys-S, Primal Groudon, and Smeargle as well as providing and provides Excadrill with a Speed boost to outspeed and threaten faster Pokemon. A Jolly nature is used to notably outspeed Smeargle, support Arceus formes, Modest Yveltal and Xerneas, and, after one Speed boost from Rapid Spin, Jolly Zacian-C. Focus Sash is the chosen item, as it guarantees that Excadrill will survive any one non-multi-hit move from faster Pokemon, which improves the chance of it getting being able to set Stealth Rock up.

Excadrill fits best on hyper offense teams (RC) due to the fact that other playstyles generally do not appreciate a dedicated suicide lead. Beating lead Substitute Zacian-C is essential for offense, as otherwise, it said foe will most likely outspeed and KO or severely damage the rest of the Excadrill's team, preventing safe setup in most cases. Entry hazard-sensitive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Lunala, and Yveltal really appreciate Excadrill's ability to get rid of entry hazards. Other sweepers such as Zacian-C, Xerneas, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C are also great teammates for Excadrill. Pokemon that can block Excadrill's Rapid Spin like Ferrothorn and Ghost-types like Lunala can be problematic, so teammates that can take advantage of these them such as Zacian-C and Yveltal are also appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [ice-master-523, 464176]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

GP 1/1

Implemented, thanks!
Apparently I’m supposed to tag the leader to upload this so tagging pichus !

 

[Ginger Princess]

Implemented, thanks!
Apparently I’m supposed to tag the leader to upload this so tagging pichus !

i'm the leader in this case-

 

[Ginger Princess]

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