How Excadrill Aged Perfectly.

[@jimothycool]

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[@volzuloof]

This song is simply lovely

[@SerNicolas]

Thank you for the collaboration

[@paulg82]

Veranturf didnt scatter spikes folks, we are g(listening)aming

[@cakeismyenergyboiii4425]

Jim are we gonna see you at any Aussie Regionals? A fan meet up would be truly insane.

[@FMJayCS]

I'm assuming you changed it after what happened with Viper huh? Nice change tbh

[@MeteorFalcon]

Now imagine if he got his Paradox form: "Extra Drill"

[@xenosgt6810]

And hes got another drill on his back. Like blastoise but drills

[@connorbosley4431]

Future paradox, power drill. Past paradox, hand drill.

[@marvalice3455]

​@@connorbosley4431iron dig. Big mole

[@asterlofts1565]

Yeah!

[@AnkanBob]

Iron mole

[@connorbosley4431]

Tyranitar: close your eyes Excadrill: ok Tyranitar: what do you see? Excadrill: nothing Tyranitar: that's what i am without you bro Excadrill: bro

[@CupcakeCollector]

Isn't this the same comment from the FSG channel? Anyways so true

[@derpykylekaka]

The best couple❤

[@qualityarsenic3922]

@@CupcakeCollector Multiple people can come up with the same joke. Anyways so true.

[@bluebaron6811]

That quote used to be the other way around. It's truly a reflection of Tyranitar's viability right now.

[@nomihabo9752]

Petition to change what ttar is saying in the thumbnail to just "Hubby ❤"

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

Imagine if it got Ice Spinner, it would've truly outclassed Iron Treads lol

[@aknight7642]

That would have been poetic. Truly insane.

[@joshuapineda8708]

Imo it really should’ve gotten Ice Spinner. It’s a spinning/drilling attack ffs. Side note, I doubt it’d have done much but I really wish it got hyper drill for the hell of it lmao

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

@@joshuapineda8708 I remember when a fake datamine went around that showed it getting that move lol

[@khizeral]

our boy got robbed of ice spinner 😭

[@simonalbert7518]

Iron Treads would not have been outclassed at all, it still has volt switch, knock off, and a more balanced stat spread, allowing for it to utilize offensive utility sets much better. This is still useful as it doesn't instantly drop to one attack from Gholdengo like Great Tusk.

[@apiratcc]

That Raging Bolt at 5:05 killed me.

[@Poly_Hes_Gone]

oh my gosh is that a tropius with a raikou head 💥

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@volzuloof]

You love to see a self-made worker who pulled himself up by the bootstraps remain successful. Truly an inspiration to all the other Pokémon.

[@DarthFhenix55]

Another Exca-win for the list.

[@nicolasromani3523]

Excadrill adapts and survives to stay relevant. It is such a well designed mon that it only needs very little boosts to remain an OU threat. Truly Excadrill is the cooler Sandslash.

[@joshuapineda8708]

Wasn’t it more like a Dugtrio clone? 2 stage mole evo with relatively okay BST but good abilities to compensate

[@theschnozzler]

​@@joshuapineda8708duggy's bst is way worse. Also sandslash and exca both have: The ground typing Sand rush Stealth rock and rapid spin So that's why op said it's the cooler sandslash

[@_TristanGray]

If they had thought of it then, we probably would be talking about Unovan Sandslash right now.

[@TheFlameJolt]

​@@joshuapineda8708 isnt sandslash also a 2 stage mole evo?

[@keksauce]

@@_TristanGray Let's be thankful that we're talking about Excadrill instead. Truly a Pokemon of all time

[@SomeAsian]

A point in Excadrill's favor for tera is unlike Sand Stream (for some reason), Sand Rush gives sand immunity regardless of type, so Exca won't get eroded itself if you tera.

[@shortys0084]

I think its cause non Rock, ground steels like stoutland gets the ability

[@goGothitaLOL]

@@shortys0084Dracozolt and Dracovish too

[@mr.jitterspam9552]

​@@shortys0084? Ground and Steel are still immune to sand chip

[@shortys0084]

@@mr.jitterspam9552 tf you want? Thats what i said. Stoutland is neither of those types, thats why i used as an example

[@dreadfury2485]

It’s also pretty important to note that Excadrill only ended Gen 8 as a UU mon because tiering rises got locked a couple months before the generation ended; not only is Excadrill still a legitimately excellent pick in SS OU to this day, but it technically wouldn’t have even been UU had usage-based rises continued until the end of the gen; it had over 4.52% usage in SS OU right before SV released so it actually WAS OU by usage in any other gen.

[@ianmann735]

The funny thing about Excadrill is that it would've risen back to OU in Gen 8 had tier shifts not been locked half a year before Gen 9. It had 5.18% usage in the July 2022 shift and 6.56% usage in the October 2022 shift, which are both above 4.52% needed to move up but alas, the tiers were locked so drill couldn't move up. (Note: when I say tier shifts were locked I mean moving up a tier was locked, tier drops were allowed all the way to the end of Gen 8 as current gen)

[@Snagavitch]

As a huge fan of gen8 UU (I know gen 8 singles fan) keeping drill was fantastic for the tier, not only as a spinner but a string offensive threat with swords dance

[@screwtokaiba]

Fun facts Excadrill, at the moment is actually the #1 ranked Pokemon in Gen 6 ORAS Viability Rank. Its the highest ranked Ground Type in the tier, for obvious reason - 21-22 spot higher than Garchomp and Gliscor at 22 and 23, and 33 spot higher than Landorus Therian at 34

[@EggscellentTree]

I thought clef was number 1

[@screwtokaiba]

@@EggscellentTree its exca. Atm Clef is 2

[@takoyakiiii]

Stand proud Iron Treads, you are strong

[@thisrandomdude2880]

Excadrill will pierce the heavens

[@Omar_ZX]

Tera flying air balloon excadrill is my favourite joke ey but actually rlly good mon

[@nobodynobody5396]

Iron mugulis aged perfectly to destroy the world.

[@dankinmcspankin3123]

i love how animated gen 5 sprites were he cant even move his fingers now

[@ZirconAzurite]

I did not realize bros attack stat was that high

[@jimothycool]

Powerful Mole.

[@Aoi_Tori_]

​@@jimothycoolthe past paradox version of excadrill

[@perka.mp4]

Excadrill is so insane

[@rene9175]

Love the returning cameo of the custom sprites for Raging Bolt. Personally, I would love to see those every single time in your videos over the official sprite as a running joke.

[@EvraeFrelia]

It’s been 13 years? Seriously? Wow I didn’t realize it had been that long already.

[@Chetthew21]

New closing song is wonderful, and this commentary felt so great to listen to! Please lean into this style, because it rocks

[@Blahblahblah28504]

I'm still amazed they buffed Rapid Spin to 50 BP and a guaranteed speed boost. That made Excadrill even more dangerous!

[@larsweise8315]

Imagine they gave Ttar Parting Shot. It could easily get in Excadrill for free against special attackers.

[@Nadid_Dhrabb]

Excadrill is my favourite Pokemon, I love how it's designed both aesthetically and mechanically. I've also used it to great success (top 32 on ladder is my peak) and I am so glad people are seeing how good it is

[@qwikscopez6619]

Have you used it to any success in Ubers uu? Any tips in general? I'm trying to build a sand team for OU atm.

[@Nadid_Dhrabb]

@@qwikscopez6619 I don't play Ubers UU unfortunately, but I have an OU team that's pretty decent with it. It's Ttar, Exca, Rotom wash, Sinistcha, Iron Crown and Lando-T Exca, Rotom and Sinistcha are all standard sets, Iron Crown is standard AV, Lando T is the standard earth power set and the Ttar is AV Stone Edge Knock Low kick Ice beam max speed max attack Jolly. I've had good success with this so lemme know if this works

[@chester1882]

Dare i say, Excadrill could give Iron Fellow a run for its money.

[@E1337N3SS]

God I remember raging so hard having to face endless hordes of Excadrills in gen V. Now it's like an old friend.

[@coachsavouras]

Very happy excadrill is back and viable, one of my favourite pokemons from generation 5. Enjoyed the vid!

[@NoName-rd6et]

6:37 Ah yes, one of the tao dragon trios, *Caillou-Rum*

[@Rarest26]

Remember people, if you want to run sand rush, PLEASE use hippowdon over ttar. Hippo doesn’t die against every single mon in the tier and can heal itself to make maintaining sand easier.

[@SethMackey]

But ttar cooler

[@benjaminherrera1987]

So Excadrill pretty much bended the meta to work just like gen 5 for him, truly a mold breaker

[@ticklezcat5191]

It's sorta like in one of those movies, and excadrill just said: "I'm putting the team back together".

[@Dice-K9]

Excadrill has returned to Gen 9 in the new DLC

[@davidd9027]

I started playing competitively during OG black and white I want fond of excadrill and saw it used so much that I really didn’t want to use it because of that now I’m using it in my teams

[@xuanathan]

Excadrill has returned to gen 9 in the new DLC, and surprisingly it has maintained its OU position as of the most recent tier shift

[@thatsabruhmoment17]

I usually watch your videos when I'm eating, but you just uploaded this right after I've finished my dinner. How could Jimothy Cool do this to me...

[@MrEnderC]

Thats not very Jimothy Cool of him

[@lixyo4320]

I remember back in the day I didn’t like Excadrill, I thought the drill mole looked stupid, nowadays I respect the tried & true drill man that has established his role as an epic mole that carries sand teams with his best friend Tyranitar, whom he has a legendary bromance with

[@Liko_Horizons]

Excadrill has returned to gen 9 in the new dlc. And surprisingly, it has maintained its OU position as of the most recent tier shift. Excadrill has managed to not only outperform the fellow ground/steel type Iron Treads which many players thought would outclass Excadrill if it returned, its also outperforming many of its fellow OU staples of the past like Garchomp and Latios. Excadrill has had an illustrious competitve career folks and it has always been one of my favourite of the new pokemon released in gen 5, i love its ground/steel typing, its multiple ability choices, and its really good movepool too. Excadrill really started off with a bang in gen 5, sand rush + permanent sandstorm was so powerful that after a while excadrill was banned completely. Many years later this ban was reversed, Excadrill was unbanned and instead the ability Sand Rush itself was banned. Gen 5 OU was still played to this day and Excadrill remains a staple of fthe modern metagame, even without sand rush as an option, Sand Force is a great alternative. This boosts ground, rock, and steel type attacks by 1.3x in the sandstorm which really enhances Excadrill's damage output, allowing it to pressure common enemies like Ferrothorn. Excadrill was one of the few good rapid spinners in the format which is very important. Defog and Heavy-Duty Boots did not exist back then (defog did but doesnt work like it does today.). And also, mold breaker is a great ability option. This ability ignores the effects of all other abilities meaning you can earthquake a Rotom-Wash with levitate for example and just completely ignore levitate's ground immunity. From gen 6 onwards following the nerf to permanent weather setting abilities, Excadrill with sand rush was now legal. This pokemon was definitely a good win condition, but since sand only lasts for 5 to 8 turns now its no longer as overwhelming.

[@ShinyXK]

Bro's brain was fried when he made this vid.

[@olivethedoggirl9964]

The fucking Raging Bolt sprite is immaculate 5:10

[@EdwardPerez-x1g]

Wym? He has high attack, decent speed, swift swim (basically), rocks, rapid spin and STAB Earthquake and learns swords dance. He’s perfect. Of course he aged like a fine wine.

[@tree_tape]

Kayurem to you too, Jimothy Cool.

[@plus-delta4477]

I'm still baffled how they got away with making an early game pokemon THIS strong

[@joshuapineda8708]

Simple. No ground STAB in the early levels. Like, seriously metal claw without can be miserable at times and so is not getting dig until idk levels 20-30?

[@screwtokaiba]

@@joshuapineda8708 dig is also alvailable on resort desert and in BW you get 70 BP normal move super early so it got covered by like a lot lol

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Yeah it's super overpowered in nuzlockes lol. Almost banworthy

[@nya69]

that raging bolt sprite has taken me out

[@clarenceortega587]

Common Excadrill W, I always loved using Excadrill in sand teams

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

Excadrill clearly kicked logic to the curve and went beyond the impossible.

[@Lmjacks]

the new outro music is nice, i’m glad you were able to pivot to a different rendition of the same tune

[@miraisthebestfr]

glad you got the new outro music, real as always

[@Arktic06]

Excadrill has had an illustrious competitive career

[@PlacenProductions]

I really appreciate you keeping the Verdanturf Town song at the end of your video. I understand wanting to switch things up due to the negative press Viper recently received, and I think the cover you chose was a great alternative. Keep up the great vids, I love watching them every morning.

[@Skulcell]

the runescape music in the beginning aaaand what is that at the end of the description lmao truly work of art

[@_TristanGray]

It sucks that it had to be done, but good on you changing the outro, new song is very pleasant :)

[@Ngxn1211]

did he just say kai-you-em

[@BiffTheBanana]

Love the new outro music, feel like I could doze off listening to it, it's so serene

[@juniorrios6428]

Imagine the future paradox "Iron rat"

[@anna_medeia]

You mean Iron Mole, it's a mole and not a rat.

[@Foxking437]

If it did exist the dynamic with Excadrill in the Meta would probably go down like Sonic OVA: “You might know everything I’m Going to do but that doesn’t help cause I know everything You’re gonna do! Strange isn’t it?”

[@russ6541]

iron digulus drills into battle!

[@Desolateinfinity]

I like these formats of your videos the best.

[@corywest6224]

Ok im down with the classical guitar outro re-work

[@Mepphy99]

finally people using a good steel ground type

[@penguindrummer252]

Goated outro music change.

[@EonWhite]

Love Excadrill. Love the new outro music.

[@CatboyJerma2]

I adore the raging bolt sprite you have in these videos

[@flyingninjafish1558]

"Kai-yur-rem" - Well thats definitely *a* a way to pronounce that 😂

[@AbduLatrish]

Excadrill gets crushed by crawdaunts aqua jet too

[@kayoh9364]

Holy crap the new outro music. I love it.

[@maxwellmulford5898]

I really hope that Ttar comes back because of excadrill.

[@gregqueen-bp7ge]

rip to the iconic outro. fuck viper

[@dispergosum]

I think it's also noteworthy our drill out speeds iron boulder after boost while in sand

[@Dr.CaveCurinas]

The fact that Latios and Latias are in UU feels insane to me

[@xendra333]

Latias got banned from UU I believe lol

[@Will_7x]

Do you really pronounce Kyurem like that, or was it just to boost comments? lol Anyway, on Excadrill still being good on OU, love to see it. One of my favorite gen 5 pokes and its still great.

[@bigtoblerone8446]

Never underestimate a pokemon with a base speed stat over 80, and access to Sand Rush/Swift Swim/Slush Rush/chlorophyll

[@zambsDGOW]

exceedingly common excadril W

[@vyktorehon5995]

6:40 that kyurem pronunciation tho

[@zxori9517]

1 second into kai-yuu-rem and I'm dead

[@layluubelle]

early to a jimothy cool video, now this really is insane folks

[@videakias3000]

Excadrill is probably going to drop. I have no idea how on earth it managed to stay in OU. Iron treds does the same job and better.

[@Greatbabyred]

He's also a Swords Dance user that beats Unaware trio ass

[@grunkleg.2934]

Helps when you're one of 2 or 3 good Rapid Spinners in the entire game

[@foopus5900]

Kie-yu-rem no way

[@sprout6379]

* Despite everthing, you're still in OU

[@awesomeraichu59342]

My favorite Ground type is back

[@JB_646]

the thumbnail just reminded me that gen 5 is 13 years old. I feel old

[@KingCruz456]

I loved that great neck tropius

[@MongoIndyleo]

I guess the money got so different that Magneton isn't getting KO'd in one hit anymore :/

[@yousquiddingme]

"The removal of pursuit from the game" Gamefreak is ridiculous lol

[@zacharydezeeuw7779]

Do people ever run Hipowdon anymore? I prefer it over TTar because of slack off and it’s special defensive use. It seems like it could stick around better, and when the primary purpose it to keep sand up, wouldn’t hipowdon be useful?

[@Verminator4]

I guess it depends on the needs of your team. Tar is better as a sdef non because of the boost rock types get, is also less passive with better attacking stats and insane coverage. Hippo has superior defensive typing, has better longevity and is a much better physical wall. Both can work but Tar is probably a preferable pick on the majority of offensive teams

[@Rarest26]

They should, ttar is just trash and you’d only use it to enable excadrill. At that point use hippo to at least not be 5v6ing

[@subtodicerat8305]

excadrill is an epic drill pokemon

[@xpreah765]

Excadrill is a wine.

[@SinNun-tx5jp]

Ah yes, Ttar's lifeline

[@kungfudenny577]

I want driller to get an evo just cus 🗿

[@MIO1339]

Well my boi Tytar he finally back in OU soon since his crime partner Excadrill is here 😂😂😂

[@Everetses]

Great video but I noticed a few times you misspoke where it may have been confusing for people less knowledgeable of the game. I believe you said sand teams instead of sun teams at one point and you said stellar Tera gives a stab boost of 1.5 when it’s actually 2x. There were 1 or 2 other I think but don’t have the time to check lol. Just a heads up maybe for editing future videos to look out for stuff like that

[@ShadowKibago]

I hope Tyranitar finally becomes OU again

[@jrmusic8556]

Could you make a video giving your take on the ongoing sleep discussion in gen 9?

[@PBnjelly711]

okay that outro was beautiful but i LOVED the random viper cameo with THE MONEY GOT DIFFERENT

[@Snagavitch]

Viper got arrested for some messed up stuff so Jim changed the outro

[@PBnjelly711]

@@Snagavitch woahhh i didn't know that thats horrible

[@jasonmcbride637]

You should make videos about competitive pokemon in addition to smogon singles.

[@Hans1994yout]

My boy put a Raikou on a tropius and called it good lol

[@AndrewRKenny]

I LOVE this mon.

[@invaderzim1842]

It will drop to UU eventually

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Simply the goat