Excadrill Pokémon Card Guide for Collectors, Traders, and Binder Builders
Find the cutest Excadrill cards: Illustration Rares, promos, and binder-ready picks across English, Japanese, and Chinese TCG sets.
2024-12-02
Popularity Rank: #242
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #204
2019 survey: #275
#242 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0530
Height
0.7 m
Weight
40.4 kg
Capture rate
60 / 255
Generation
Gen V
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Gray
Habitat
—
Shape
Humanoid
What makes Excadrill so likeable
Quick read on why Excadrill clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Excadrill feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- Excadrill has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Excadrill from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
Two Diamond
Black Bolt
Special illustration rare
Black Bolt
Ultra Rare
Black Bolt
Double rare
Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Surging Sparks
Common
Temporal Forces
Illustration rare
Temporal Forces
Uncommon
Obsidian Flames
Uncommon
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Vivid Voltage
Uncommon
Cosmic Eclipse
Secret Rare
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Laying out a Excadrill page that photographs well
Binder geometry for Excadrill: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Excadrill #246 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Excadrill binder page.
Excadrill #119 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Excadrill binder page.
Excadrill ex #168 (Black Bolt) is a reliable choice for any Excadrill binder — good value and classic artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Excadrill mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Excadrill chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Cosmic Eclipse
Secret Rare
Unified Minds
Rare
Black Bolt
Special illustration rare
Fantastical Parade
Two Diamond
Black Bolt
Ultra Rare
Black Bolt
Double rare
Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Right page
Surging Sparks
Common
Temporal Forces
Illustration rare
Temporal Forces
Uncommon
Obsidian Flames
Uncommon
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Vivid Voltage
Uncommon
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Start with a background that echoes Excadrill's ground and steel, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Excadrill
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Excadrill
Scene wallpaper — Excadrill
Illustration by pixiv.net
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Excadrill
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- Photograph the Excadrill page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #530 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Excadrill (ドリュウズ) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- Ground/Steel typings give artists a built-in palette — when two Excadrill cards clash, it's usually because lighting diverged, not because the species lacks identity.
Excadrill on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Excadrill. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Excadrill — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
110
Attack
135
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
65
Speed
88
Total: 508
Players file Excadrill around tier "UU" while Ability Sand Rush (Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Ground/Steel typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
- Hidden Ability Mold Breaker is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Excadrill — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Excadrill, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.
Forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is.
A second dex beat (Black) frames Excadrill as one that can help in tunnel construction.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Excadrill shows up in White 2 lore as forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Stalobor
Spanish
Excadrill
French
Minotaupe
Italian
Excadrill
Japanese
ドリュウズ
Japanese (Romaji)
Doryuzu
Korean
몰드류
Chinese (Simplified)
龙头地鼠
Chinese (Traditional)
龍頭地鼠
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