Excadrill is based on a mole with characteristics of digging tools such as shovels and drills.
Excadrill might be a combination of excavate and drill.
Doryuzu may be a combination of ドリル drill, meaning “drill”, 竜 ryū as in on’yomi reading of 土竜 doryū, meaning “mole”, and 渦 uzu, meaning “spiral” or “swirl”.
No: 530
English Name: Excadrill
Japanese Name: Doryuzu
Generation: 5
Type: Ground, Steel
Species: Subterrene Pokémon
Abilities: Sand Force, Sand Rush, Mold Breaker (hidden ability)
Evolution: Drilbur > Excadrill
Excadrill has a dark brown body with diagonal, red splotches. Three markings are on its front, with two under each arm, and two on its back. It has short legs with small, narrow feet, each containing three toes. Its small white face is long and thin, tipped by its pink nose. Its eyes are set back, on either side of the bridge of the nose. Under them, on each side, are two thin, red stripes. A large blade roughly twice as large as its face extends from its forehead. The top of the blade contains two smaller blades, resembling fins. Its arms are thick and have three large blades instead of fingers, with two smaller blades on top of the middle ones. On its knees, halfway down its arm, and just behind where its forehead meets its face, are small red spots.
Excadrill can straighten its entire body, allowing it to spin like a drill. It has the ability to cut through iron and steel plating. It uses its excellent digging abilities to build complex tunnels for its nest at more than 300 feet (100 meters) below the surface. Its tunneling can be both beneficial and harmful to humans, as it can help workers with its swift digging prowess, but it can be detrimental to underground structures, such as Subway tunnels.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Black: It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
Pokemon White: More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.
Pokemon Black 2: Forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is.
pokemon White 2: Forming a drill with its steel claws and head, it can bore through a steel plate, no matter how thick it is.
Pokemon X: It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
Pokemon Y: More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: It can help in tunnel construction. Its drill has evolved into steel strong enough to bore through iron plates.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.
