Iris's Excadrill: Difference between revisions

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Excadrill, as a {{p|Drilbur}}, first met Iris as a child after tormenting some {{p|Patrat}} and stealing their food. She challenged him and after being defeated countless times, Iris finally managed to get the better of the Drilbur and got him tangled in some vines. Unfortunately, he was dangling over a cliff. Iris saved him from a deadly fall and the two began training together. Drilbur won all of his matches through one-hit KOs, never taking a hit in the process. They eventually entered a tournament, where he evolved into Excadrill while battling a Trainer's {{p|Druddigon}} and won, earning Iris a streak of ninety-nine straight wins. Iris, looking to get her 100th win against a Dragon Master, challenged [[Drayden]] to a battle which he happily accepted. Excadrill put up a good fight against Drayden's powerful {{p|Haxorus}}, but he found himself taking hits for the first time.  Haxorus soon knocked Excadrill out, and Excadrill, ashamed of having lost and thinking Iris let him down, [[Obedience|closed himself off from her]].

He was left at the Village of Dragons when Iris went to the Opelucid Academy. When Iris returned, years later she decided to take him along on her Journey to become a Dragon Master.

In ''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]'', after Axew was knocked out by [[Georgia]]'s {{p|Beartic}}, Excadrill was sent out to battle. After intentionally being knocked into a tree, Excadrill came out of his stasis and battled the Freezing Pokémon. He was knocked out and returned to his idle state of being curled up. Conversations between Ash, Iris and Cilan subsequently followed. Later that night, Excadrill was emotionally moved by Iris's heartfelt apology to him, finally understanding his situation. Forgiving her, he wandered off while she slept and managed to learn how to use {{m|Focus Blast}}, but could not perform it properly. Iris then trained with him, and together they managed to perfect the attack. With his confidence in his Trainer restored, Excadrill re-challenged Beartic, which resulted in a draw. Despite tying, Excadrill was still pleased with the results, embracing his Trainer in a hug.

Iris used Excadrill in the final round of the [[Club Battle]] in ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]'' in her battle against {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Pikachu}}. After his Drill Run clashed with Pikachu's {{m|Quick Attack}}, Excadrill grabbed his opponent by the tail and flung Pikachu across the battle field before attacking with {{m|Metal Claw}}. Excadrill then attempted another Metal Claw to meet Pikachu {{m|Iron Tail}}, however, he was hit by his opponent's attack. His Focus Blast met with Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}, where the moves were shown to be equal. Excadrill soon landed a hit with {{m|Dig}}, although the attack left Pikachu spinning in mid-air; putting more force behind his Iron Tail which hit Excadrill hard. Excadrill was finally able to better Iron Tail with Drill Run, distract Pikachu with Dig and win the match with one final Focus Blast.   

Iris chose Excadrill to participate in the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]'', he was sent out to battle [[Burgundy]]'s {{p|Dewott}} and began battling it in the [[BW071|next episode]]. After withstanding an {{m|Ice Beam}} attack, Excadrill narrowly avoided Dewott's {{m|Water Pulse}} with Dig. However, after Dewott sent a Water Pulse into the hole, Excadrill took a lot of damage. He landed his first hit when he collided a short range Focus Blast with Dewott's {{m|Razor Shell}} and soon after, was able to knock its [[scalchop]]s away. Iris then ordered a barrage of Metal Claw attacks, but Dewott took the damage and countered with {{m|Revenge}}, heavily damaging Excadrill. After Dewott retrieved its scalchops, Excadrill met its Razor Shell with an equally powerful Drill Run, knocking Dewott back. The match ended with Excadrill overpowering Ice Beam with Focus Blast, hitting Dewott with a Dig attack and knocking it out with a final Drill Run. Later, in ''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]'', Iris and Excadrill faced [[Montgomery]] and his {{p|Throh}}. Excadrill tried to use Drill Run, but Throh countered by grabbing Excadrill and using {{m|Circle Throw}} on him. Next Excadrill tried to use Dig, but Throh used {{m|Superpower}} on the ground, forcing Excadrill to resurface. The Judo Pokémon then defeated the Subterrene Pokémon with a {{m|Seismic Toss}}, eliminating Iris from the tournament.

Excadrill, just like [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] before him, did not listen to his Trainer in his debut. However, unlike the other two, this was not in disloyalty to his Trainer. In reality, Excadrill is a very proud Pokémon who was once very caring towards his Trainer. However, after a devastating defeat, he becomes very upset to the point of hiding his face from Iris for years and distrustful of her advice in battle, fearful that it would make him lose again. He later reassured himself after learning {{m|Focus Blast|a new attack}} and opens up to his {{an|Iris|Trainer}} once again.

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* Excadrill is the only {{type|steel}} to be owned by a main character other than {{an|Brock}}.

* Excadrill is the only one of Iris's Pokémon that is not a {{t|Dragon}} or {{type|Flying}}.