Mega Excadrill VGC Team Guide | Pokémon Champions
Summary
The Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server presents a detailed breakdown of a competitive Mega Excadrill team. This guide covers essential team members like Sneasler, Whimsicott, Sinistcha, Mega Venusaur, and Sylveon, highlighting their roles in countering common threats. It is a must-read for players looking to optimize their VGC performance with high-damage strategies and effective defensive support.
This Month's (or whenever i make teams) Mega team is the Fat Mole, Mega Excadrill. I was looking for fun megas to use in the next format, and I saw this chud, and I imideatly knew he was the one. He's fat enough with 100 defense, 65 special defense (maybe not fat enough) and 110 hp, so after a coaching or 2, this fatass cannont be physically beaten. He also has a massive 165 damage, and 103 speed to be able to outspeed and ohko both mega floette and mega charizard (with rock slide). With percing drill, chiped opponents and sashed mon CANNOT protect agaisnt the WWE's heavyweight champ.
Sneasler is the newer jolly, poision touch, sash sets, because I don't really need to unburden and output waaaaay too much damage, i just want to stay a turn to support the Chud. Protectless might be a bit risky, but I kinda need everything else.
Whimsicott is running Coba (becasue I have sash on the snezler) And flying is one of the only types The Chud doesn't threaten immensly that whims is Weak to. As for the moves, it's the average Whimsicott set, with encore, protect, moonblast, and tailwind.
Sinistcha is here to Sinischa, to heal either Mega Venasaur or the Chud. Matcha Gotcha, Life dew, Rage Powder, and Protect. Holding Sitrus, balenced bulk, and Life Dew, I intend it to stick around. Not much to say about it tbh.
Mega Venasaur is my alternate mega, because focus blast Ychu and Swampert are scary for the Chud, Mega Venu has a good matchup into those 2, and hits both super effectivly. It's a more offensive mega venasaur, without leech seed. It's moveset is Earth power, Giga Drain, Sludge bomb, and protect. Meant to stay around long enough to do meaningful damage.
And then there was 1, and that one is Sylveon. Other than the classic Hyper Voice go brr, it has roar as anti trick room, and haha funny big hyper beam. It's a fairy feather set (idk what people run other than that tbh) and really helps some bad matchups.
Overall, the big weakness I see is mega Staraptor.
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Can use help on this one please
gng why are my teams never checked on
Yo
I got time
I got super hyped about him untill I relized
He’s cool
But he takes up a mega slot
yeah that sucks
but it might be nice for him
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Cause you could alway just run TTar
BUT
If the goal is too just build around the mole
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outspeeds and ohkos both
Might have to good success with Aero
Through protect?
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All it takes is one Heat wave tho
no, especially not zard y since rock slide isnt contact
its 3 points faster
Barf…
and whims for tailwind
Wait. Is Equake even contact?
nope
thats why i run high horespower
Damn.
This thing sucks :(
coaching sneasler is nice
You got time to VC so I can brainstorm with you what I have Showdown open?
this guy might be good on the right team
sadly not
Welp.
I think
did you even check the pokepaste lol?
Run him with Garchomp
im running coaching sneasler
That’s not a poke paste 😭
Thats a “Why I like this team essay”
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its right under lol
Is this for Ladder or Competitive play
ladder rn
still testing around
Because they play very different
Due to open sheets vs Bo1
yeah ik
Alr the paste bins loading on my poop laptop
Venu as the second Mega? You got a lot of faith in Exa beating Char
yep, i ran calcs, should ko
Calcs are one thing
besides, if dire it does have thick fat
in testing it did too
But if you get outplayed of your tailwind your screwed
true
You’re banking ALOT on your tailwind
i do gotta be careful
For a single target Mon
i would agree, but i dont feel like i use it too offten
only if they also have tailwind
even so, i threatan a lot of tailwind setters
Why not use Incinaroar over Sylvyon?
Double Fake out Pressure
Or lowkey
Maybe Pelip?
Give your Venu Rain set up?
maybe, i have seen venu in rain
yeah
Makes Fire irrelevant too Venu
And it has E-power
makes exca better into fire too
That way you don’t have to risk your steal mon going into Char all the time
That. Or add Fire Tiger
i'll try it a bit and compare
What’s Sylv there for?
OH! Why not Add Helping hand Pelipper
tr tech, better damage onto dragons (im running really high bulk on whims) and spread damage
Helpping hand Peli lets you kill Char through protect I think
With Rock slide
Nvm
Still
rock slide isnt contact
Let’s you pick up kills though protect
With iron and Stomp
Also benifits Venu settinfnrain as well as the drill
i'll give it a shot
Weakens Char and acts as a 2nd tailwind
You might not even need Whim
Give Peliper the sash and white herb to sneaslee
i cant fit it all in one moveset 😭
in practice its very important i outspeed other sneaslers with mine
ill run a bulky set
on peli
Helpping Hand
Weather Ball (Hurricane)
Widegaurd (Protect)
Tailwind
Just use Close combat
Lowers your def and triggers herb
then i speed tie, and i want to live a turn to coach
more team specific issue
I don’t think you really need coach
ofc the game i remove tr tech, i face tr lol
it's a lot better with it
picks up a lot of kos
Just set up screens or burn
That’s what helpping hade for
slow down, thats a whole new team 😭
You might have to play that way
Drill doesn’t really have the type matchup to sit down and bulk up in this hyper offensive meta
Fire/Water/Ground is BRUTAL!
And so many pokemon have fighting
thats what venu is for
Then what’s the point of the Drill
You’ll never be in a match where those types arint prevalent
floette, zard, more meta slop like that
Floette runs with Delfox
Zard with Garchomp
And both mess up Venu
the guy outspeeds all of those
threats a lot
Delphox is 132
kos with coaching
well other than delpox
And the issue is you won’t often get a free Coaching turn against hyper offensive
God forbid you get encored
thats why i have sashed sneasler 😭
And coaching only helps with Def
Does nothing for sp atk
If you plan to use Sneasler Drill lead
You get ruined by Fire Tailwind setting lead
thats the harsh reality of using non-meta mon
Not really
Justin Knox has a really good performance with Kleavor on his team
One of my best teams uses Aggron & Frostlass
Drill isint that good, don’t mean you CANT use him or he will be bad
But you have to respect what he needs and can/can’t do
Kleavor isn't too off meta nowadays, ive seen the guy alot
yeah, thats why i opened the thread
to fix some weaknesses
sharpen the team
all that stuff
I heavily suggest Drill/Incinaroar/Peliper
the guy is fun and i beleive he can be good, so im giving it a shot
I agree
Just not with coaching
harsh reality lol
though putting incin on rain will be a bit akward
what 6 do you believe in
Sry my sis
I guess
Short answer: mega drill is some garbage
Explain why lol
What does he do better than skarm
I guess kill Archaludon but at the same time you are bringing it into rain if that's the case
And if you are building sand you just use base drill anyw
Because it wants sash
Fair
