Escadrill/Shiny Excadrill

[izzy]

I think its normal version is better just by seeing its attacks, it would be good if they changed fling for quick sand and fury swipes for another ground type move(sandblast)

 

[izzy]

excadrill abilities sand force and sand rush, Its ability forces you to put sandstorm on it but you are left without an extra earth move, they could change rock tomb for sandstorm.

shiny excadrill need more ground moves

 

[MestredoBCC]

excadrill abilities sand force and sand rush, Its ability forces you to put sandstorm on it but you are left without an extra earth move, they could change rock tomb for sandstorm.
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shiny excadrill need more ground moves

Excadrill

Passive - Smart Strike
m1 - Metal Claw
m2 - Drill Run
m3 - Gear Up
m4 - Thousand Arrows
m5 - Metalic Noise
m6 - Metal Sound
m7 - Protection
m8 - Schorling Sands
m9 - Rock Tomb -> Sandstorm
m10 - Earthquake

Better AOE to use with his ability.
Shiny Excadrill

Passive - Smart Strike
m1 - Metal Claw
m2 - Poison Jab
m3 - Gear Up
m4 - Thousand Arrows
m5 - Fling -> Quicksand
m6 - Metal Sound
m7 - Protection
m8 - Schorling Sands
m9 - Rock Tomb -> Sandstorm
m10 - Fury Swipes -> Magnetick Shock//Sandblast//Epicenter

Better AOE to use with his ability(m9). A same type stun(m5). A better AOE move(m10)

 

[Cesittos]

excadrill abilities sand force and sand rush, Its ability forces you to put sandstorm on it but you are left without an extra earth move, they could change rock tomb for sandstorm.

Excadrill is pretty good right now, but removing Rock Tomb and adding Sandstorm makes 100% sense.

If the ability is SAND FORCE or SAND RUSH, it would allow the abilities' bonus. The Moveset would be perfect this way.
If the ability is MOLD BREAKER, the move Sandstorm will not bother.

HOWEVER:

if you want to force the player to add TM (to increase the 10% damage bonus or 25% speed - both during sandstorm), why not remove move rock tomb from its moveset? Replace Rock Tomb for any other steel/ground area move. (earthquake, meteor mash, fissure, steelsurge or whatever that makes sense). This way you would choose a better TM to its ability - avoiding 100% rock types moves on Excadrill IF you prefer.

 

[demzpacito]

Excadrill is pretty good right now, but removing Rock Tomb and adding Sandstorm makes 100% sense.

If the ability is SAND FORCE or SAND RUSH, it would allow the abilities' bonus. The Moveset would be perfect this way.
If the ability is MOLD BREAKER, the move Sandstorm will not bother.

HOWEVER:

if you want to force the player to add TM (to increase the 10% damage bonus or 25% speed - both during sandstorm), why not remove move rock tomb from its moveset? Replace Rock Tomb for any other steel/ground area move. (earthquake, meteor mash, fissure, steelsurge or whatever that makes sense). This way you would choose a better TM to its ability - avoiding 100% rock types moves on Excadrill IF you prefer.

 

[Cesittos]

Considering that Duststorm is the ground version of Sandstorm MOVE/TM.
Sandstorm MOVE/TM should be removed on Excadrill, shouldn't it?

Cause now you have 2 moves with sandstorm bonus - the ground and rock type. (Am I wrong?)

 

[demzpacito]

I dont see any problem about it

 

[Sting]

I dont see any problem about it

same, both are different types, different aoe etc.