Is Excadrill or Krookodile better for a BW playthrough?

I’m thinking of my future team and I’m wondering which one: Excadrill or Krookodile?

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[Updated since OP already updates their post]..Let’s Compare the two

Excadrill

Pros:

Amazing Base ATK of 135Good HP in 110 BaseLearns Swords Dance and Earthquake via Level-up, making it incredibly strong.It’s ability makes it a good partner to a Sand Stream Pokemon in Double BattlesHas 7 resistances, one of which a whopping 1/4 resistance and 2 Immunities, making it good defensivelyDrilbur can be found very early on in Wellspring Cave

Cons:

Mediocre Speed of 88 BasePathetic Steel STAB, being only Metal Claw (1)Mediocre Defenses, making it a little vulnerable against types it’s weak to

Krookodile

Pros:

Good ATK in 117 baseGood HP in 95 base, making it a bit bulkyWith 92 base SPE and enough training, it can outspeed and sweepHas 4 resistances along with 2 immunities, making it decent defensivelyMoxie is a good ability for a sweeper KrookodileGets Outrage, which is deadly with Persim Berry + Moxie combo

Cons:

Mediocre defenses5 Weaknesses, most of which are common typesIntimidate is pretty much useless against SpA oriented foesLearns EQuake much later than Excadrill

Since you don’t have a Dark-type yet, then prioritize gettingKrookodileto deal with Shauntal. Like Shroomish (A.k.a TastyMushroom) said, You might struggle against her and Foul Play hits hard for the Dragon-Dancers.

Krookodile @ Persim Berry/AnyAbility: Intimidate/MoxieRecommended Nature(s): Adamant (+Atk -SpA)- Knock Off/Foul Play- Earthquake- Outrage- Stone Edge/Filler..If you are fearless, however, go forExcadrill. Although outclassed by Krookodile in your case, it doesn’t change the fact that Excadrill is still undoubtedly strong. If you’re going with Excadrill, however, then you probably would need to hassle with finding another Dark/Ghost-type to counter Shauntal, unless you’re fine with neutral match-ups.

Excadrill @ Choice Band/Scarf/AnyAbility: Sand Force/Sand RushRecommended Nature(s): Jolly (+Spe -SpA)- Earthquake- Swords Dance- Protect/Rock Slide- Iron Head (2)..

Hope I helped! ^^…[Note 1: Excadrill gets Iron Head through Move Tutor in B2/W2].[Note 2: You may be able to get Iron Head by transferring your Excadrill to B2W2, teach it Iron Head then transfer it back again to your Black save file. Please tell me if this is possible or not, though, since I’ve never tried it]

so lets talk about two of them

krookodile have a great attack and a decent speed, so it could OHKO something without getting hurt. all of krookodile ability is AMAZING (literally), with moxie, and intimidate. moxie as a your main in-game sweeper and intimidate to reduce strong attacker. its typing is pretty balance, with 6 weakness, 4 resistance, and 2 immunities.its moveset isnt diverse but definitely could workout.

excadrill have an amazing attack, its attack is literally is STRONGER then garchomp (excadrill:135 and garchomp:130) but excadrill speed is average and its defense are spc.defense are BAD. so it could get outspeed and knockout excadrill(but if excadrill outspeed it has a big chance of knocking out its opponent). excradrill typing is definitely really good, with 7 resistance, 2 immunities, and 4 weakness. its ability si pretty bad unless you have sandstorm out in the battle.

so out of this, I’m gonna choose krookodile out of excadrillhere is the moveset for krookodile

krookodile @anythingability: moxie or intimidatenature: I recommend boost your attack or your speed- earthquake-crunch- thrash/strength/filler- outrage/rock slide/stone edge/filler

but, if you have type overlap or something like that I will give you excadrill moveset

Excadrillability: sand rush or sand forcenature: dont lower your attack- earthquake/drill run- metal claw (the only steel type damaging move excadrill learn in BW)- hone claw/sword dance- filler

im gonna recommend some steel type Pokemon to use other than excadrillFerrothorn and Durant are pretty good option for your steel type

so, my point is krookodile is better than excadrill in my opinion

Hope I helped!