Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Excadrill ex
Black Bolt · #168 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$25.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 168 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 270
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · ex
- Evolves from
- Drilbur
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 530
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 66.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Excadrill ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Rock Tumble) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 200 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥135 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Excadrill ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥135 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.29 copies on average · 7 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Excadrill ex?
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About this card
FFPiercing Drill — 60
This attack also does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
FFFRock Tumble — 200
This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $22.00 | $28.49 | $190.00 | $25.84 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €24.33 |
| 7-day average | €19.75 |
| 30-day average | €20.23 |
| Low | €14.00 |
| Trend price | €19.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €14.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Excadrill ex is real?
Excadrill ex is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Excadrill ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Excadrill ex is $25.84; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Excadrill ex from?
Excadrill ex is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Excadrill ex?
Excadrill ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
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Other Excadrill ex printings
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