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[SET]
Sand Rush Sweeper (Excadrill) @ Steelium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ground / Ice / Electric
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a passable setup sweeper due to its doubled Speed under sand, allowing it to outpace Speed-boosting Pokemon like +1 Volcarona and Booster Energy Iron Moth and Iron Valiant. It is able to threaten out and thus potentially gain setup opportunities against staples like Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Tapu Koko. Unfortunately, its frailty and inability to consistently set up against Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Landorus-T make it a less desirable option on the teams which it would otherwise fit on. Iron Head in tandem with Steelium Z allows Excadrill to crush potential checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T when boosted. Rapid Spin gives Excadrill some utility in removing entry hazards, and can also be used as a way to boost Excadrill’s relatively low Speed outside of sand. Tera Ice with Tera Blast allows Excadrill to lure and remove Zapdos, Gliscor, and Landorus-T. Tera Blast with Tera Electric can be used instead to lure and remove Alomomola, Corviknight, and Slowbro. Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z-Move user, as it allows Excadrill to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. Excadrill requires sand to function properly, so Mega Tyranitar is an essential teammate. Mega Tyranitar can also setup Stealth Rock, allowing Excadrill’s checks like Landorus-T and Gliscor to be worn down throughout a game while also taking care of Pokemon like Zapdos and Slowbro by wearing them down with Pursuit. Mega Tyranitar also uses Knock Off to remove items from Excadrill’s checks, such as Leftovers from Landorus-T and Ferrothorn and Heavy-Duty Boots from Zapdos. Excadrill has issues with its low defenses, especially outside of sand where it has poor Speed, so a defensive backbone consisting of Pokemon that help against threats like Landorus-T and Urshifu-R, such as Toxapex and Corviknight, is greatly appreciated. Excadrill has trouble muscling through and forcing progress against Pokemon like Dondozo, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, so teammates like Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Iron Valiant are good partners to help break through them; Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt are especially valuable due to their Water-type resistance against foes like other Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. In return, they appreciate Excadrill threatening Pokemon like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking, and opposing Raging Bolt.

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Ineros said:
[SET]
Sand Rush Sweeper (Excadrill) @ Steelium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ground / Ice / Electric
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a passable setup sweeper due to its doubled speed under sand, allowing it to outpace even Pokemon that have their speed boosted like Volcarona and Urshifu-R (I think maybe some booster energy mons are better examples than shifu since drill can't revenge from full. moth/val/etc), and its ability to threaten out and thus gain potential setup opportunities against common staples like Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Tapu Koko. Unfortunately, its fraility and lack of ability to consistently setup against Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Landorus-T makes it a less desirable option on the teams it would potentially fit on. Iron Head, in tandem with Steelium Z, allows Excadrill to crush potential checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T when boosted. Rapid Spin gives Excadrill some utility, clearing away entry hazards, but it can also be used as a way to boost Excadrill’s relatively low speed outside of sand. Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z move user, allowing it to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. Tera Ice with Tera Blast allows Excadrill to lure in Zapdos, Gliscor, and Landorus-T. Tera Blast with Tera Electric can be used to instead lure Alomomola, Corviknight, and Slowbro, but not being able to hit Ground-types like Landorus-T and Gliscor for meaningful damage comes at a large cost (you still get a sd with air balloon and +2 iron head can deal damage). Excadrill requires sand to function properly, so Mega Tyranitar is an essential teammate. Mega Tyranitar can also setup Stealth Rock, allowing Excadrill’s checks like Landorus-T and Gliscor to be worn down throughout a game, while also taking care of Pokemon like Zapdos and Slowbro (knock off support for the birds and lefties on lando). Excadrill also has issues with its low defenses, especially outside of sand where it has a poor speed tier, So a good defensive backbone consisting of Pokemon like Toxapex and Corviknight that help against Pokemon like Landorus-T and Urshifu-R are greatly appreciated. Excadrill has trouble muscling through and forcing progress Pokémon like Dondozo, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, so teammates like Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Iron Valiant are good partners to help break through them (i like rbolt and waterpon on sand cuz they are important water-resist. you can mention that if you want, not mandatory ig). In return, they like Excadrill threatening Pokémon like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking, and opposing Raging Bolt.

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Excadrill is a passable setup sweeper due to its doubled speed under sand, allowing it to outpace even Pokemon that have their speed boosted like is it worth putting +1 here? or do you think it's obvious enough Volcarona, Iron Moth, and Iron Valiant, and its ability to threaten out and thus gain potential setup opportunities against common staples like Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Tapu Koko. Unfortunately, its fraility and lack of ability to consistently setup against Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Landorus-T makes it a less desirable option on the teams it would potentially fit on. Iron Head, in tandem with Steelium Z, allows Excadrill to crush potential checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T when boosted. Rapid Spin gives Excadrill some utility, clearing away entry hazards, but it can also be used as a way to boost Excadrill’s relatively low speed outside of sand. Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z move user, allowing it to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. moved Tera Ice with Tera Blast allows Excadrill to lure in Zapdos, Gliscor, and Landorus-T. Tera Blast with Tera Electric can be used to instead lure Alomomola, Corviknight, and Slowbro. Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z move user, allowing it to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. Excadrill requires sand to function properly, so Mega Tyranitar is an essential teammate hippo? D: (kidding). Mega Tyranitar can also setup Stealth Rock, allowing Excadrill’s checks like Landorus-T and Gliscor to be worn down throughout a game, while also taking care of Pokemon like Zapdos and Slowbro with Pursuit i believe?. Mega Tyranitar also uses Knock Off to remove items off of Excadrill’s checks, such as Leftovers from Landorus-T and Ferrothorn and Heavy-Duty Boots from Zapdos. Excadrill also has issues with its low defenses, especially outside of sand where it has a poor speed tier, So a good defensive backbone consisting of Pokemon like Toxapex and Corviknight that help against Pokemon like Landorus-T and Urshifu-R are greatly appreciated. Excadrill has trouble muscling through and forcing progress against Pokémon like Dondozo, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, so teammates like Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Iron Valiant are good partners to help break through them, with Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt being especially valuable due to their Water-type resistance against foes like opposing Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. In return, they like Excadrill threatening Pokémon like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking, and opposing Raging Bolt.
 
amgp, implement as much or as little as you'd like :D
[SET]
Sand Rush Sweeper (Excadrill) @ Steelium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ground / Ice / Electric
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a passable setup sweeper due to its doubled Speed under sand, allowing it to outpace Speed-boosting Pokemon that are at +1 speed like Volcarona (RC) like Quiver Dance Volcarona and Booster Energy Iron Moth (RC) and Iron Valiant (RC) and its ability. (AP) It is able to threaten out and thus gain potential setup opportunities against common staples like Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Tapu Koko. redundantx2, opportunity=potential and staples are common pokemon. Unfortunately, its fraility frailty and inability to consistently setup set up against Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Landorus-T makes it a less desirable option on the teams which it would potentially otherwise fit on. Iron Head (RC) in tandem with Steelium Z (RC) allows Excadrill to crush potential checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T when boosted. Rapid Spin gives Excadrill some utility (RC) clearing away in removing entry hazards, but it can also be used as a way to boost Excadrill’s relatively low Speed outside of sand. Tera Ice with Tera Blast allows Excadrill to lure in Zapdos, Gliscor, and Landorus-T. Tera Blast with Tera Electric can be used instead to lure in Alomomola, Corviknight, and Slowbro. lure in and do what? Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z-Move move user (RC) allowing as it allows Excadrill to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. this feels much clearer to read Excadrill requires sand to function properly, so Mega Tyranitar is an essential teammate. Mega Tyranitar can also setup set up Stealth Rock, allowing Excadrill’s checks like Landorus-T and Gliscor to be worn down throughout a game, while also taking care of Pokemon like Zapdos and Slowbro and wearing them down with Pursuit. Mega Tyranitar also uses Knock Off to remove items off of from Excadrill’s checks, such as Leftovers from Landorus-T and Ferrothorn and Heavy-Duty Boots from Zapdos. Excadrill has issues with its low defenses, especially outside of sand where it has poor Speed, so a good defensive backbone consisting of Pokemon like Toxapex and Corviknight that help against Pokemon threats like Landorus-T and Urshifu-R, (AC) such as Toxapex and Corviknight, is are greatly appreciated. up to you to implement but this feels structured a bit better; original feels like it jars the train of thought. Excadrill has trouble muscling through and forcing progress against Pokémon like Dondozo, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, so teammates like Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Iron Valiant are good partners to help break through them, with Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt being especially valuable due to their Water-type resistance against foes like other Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. In return, they like appreciate Excadrill threatening Pokémon like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking, and opposing Raging Bolt. reads better imo
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[SET]
Sand Rush Sweeper (Excadrill) @ Steelium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ground / Ice / Electric
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Excadrill is a passable setup sweeper due to its doubled Speed under sand, allowing it to outpace Speed-boosting not really necessary but ok Pokemon that are at +1 speed like Volcarona (RC) like Quiver Dance +1 +1 was important to mention here Volcarona and Booster Energy Iron Moth (RC) and Iron Valiant (RC) and its ability. (AP) It is able to threaten out and thus potentially gain potential setup opportunities against common staples like Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Tapu Koko. redundantx2, opportunity=potential and staples are common pokemon. common=staples is good but potential opportunities isnt really redundant Unfortunately, its fraility frailty and inability to consistently setup set up against Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Landorus-T makes it a less desirable option on the teams which that ask your tutor about which vs that; which is for independent clauses, which are not essential to the meaning of the sentence, but that is for dependent clauses, which are necessary it would potentially otherwise fit on. Iron Head (RC) in tandem with Steelium Z (RC) allows Excadrill to crush potential checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T when boosted. Rapid Spin gives Excadrill some utility (RC) clearing away in removing not really necessary change but ok entry hazards, but it and can also be used as a way to boost Excadrill’s relatively low Speed outside of sand. Tera Ice with Tera Blast allows Excadrill to lure in and remove you lure these mons either way, but ice blast gives you the means to deal with them Zapdos, Gliscor, and Landorus-T. Tera Blast with Tera Electric can be used instead to lure in Alomomola, Corviknight, and Slowbro. lure in and do what? yeah same as before Air Balloon is the item of choice if Excadrill’s team already has a Z-Move move user, (RC) this comma has to stay because you follow with "as" allowing as it allows Excadrill to gain setup opportunities against Gliscor and Landorus-T. this feels much clearer to read Excadrill requires sand to function properly, so Mega Tyranitar is an essential teammate. Mega Tyranitar can also setup set up Stealth Rock, allowing Excadrill’s checks like Landorus-T and Gliscor to be worn down throughout a game, (RC) this comma goes because "while" is not a conjunction here while also taking care of Pokemon like Zapdos and Slowbro and by wearing them down with Pursuit. Mega Tyranitar also uses Knock Off to remove items off of from Excadrill’s checks, such as Leftovers from Landorus-T and Ferrothorn and Heavy-Duty Boots from Zapdos. Excadrill has issues with its low defenses, especially outside of sand where it has poor Speed, so a good defensive backbone consisting of Pokemon like Toxapex and Corviknight that help against Pokemon threats like Landorus-T and Urshifu-R, (AC) such as Toxapex and Corviknight, is <= good catch, i missed that myself are greatly appreciated. up to you to implement but this feels structured a bit better; original feels like it jars the train of thought. imo the change is fine Excadrill has trouble muscling through and forcing progress against Pokémon Pokemon we never put the accent in an analysis, this is only in full articles like Dondozo, Corviknight, and Ferrothorn, so teammates like Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Iron Valiant are good partners to help break through them, (RC) with ; (AS) Ogerpon-W and Raging Bolt being are especially valuable due to their Water-type resistance against foes like other Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. In return, they like appreciate not really necessary but i think this reads nicer Excadrill threatening Pokémon Pokemon like Mega Tyranitar, Galarian Slowking, and opposing Raging Bolt. reads better imo better to put comments right next to what you're referring to so it reads better imo
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