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027 - Sandshrew

  Type Ability

(1) Rough Skin
(2) Sand Rush
(HA) Sand Rush

Evolutions


Sandshrew
Level 22
Sandslash

Defenses

Immune 0.25x Resist 0.5x Resist Neutral 2x Weak 4x Weak

 
















 

Stats

HPATKDEFSPASPDSPEBST
507585203040300

Wild Hold Items

  • 5%: Quick Claw

Level Up Moves

Level Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
1 Defense Curl None None 40 Priority: 0. Raises user's Defense by one stage.

After this move is used, the power of ice ball and rollout are doubled until the user leaves the field.
1 Rollout 40 90 20 Priority: 0. User is forced to use this move for five turns. Power doubles every time this move is used in succession to a maximum of 16x, and resets to normal after the lock-in ends.
1 Sand Attack None 100 15 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
1 Scratch 40 100 35 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
4 Poison Sting 30 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
7 Magnitude None 100 30 Priority: 0. Power is selected at random between 10 and 150, with an average of 71:

Magnitude
10 Fury Cutter 30 95 20 Priority: 0. Power doubles after every time this move is used, whether consecutively or not, maxing out at 16x. If this move misses or the user leaves the field, power resets.
13 Scorching Sands 70 100 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
16 Metal Claw 50 95 35 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack one stage.
19 Bulldoze 60 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
22 Accelerock 40 100 20 Priority: 1. Inflicts regular damage.
24 Slash 70 100 15 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
24 Night Slash 70 100 15 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
26 Super Fang None 90 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts typeless damage equal to half the target's remaining HP.
28 Agility None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
31 Chip Away 70 100 20 Priority: 0. Damage calculation ignores the target's stat modifiers, including evasion.
34 Spikes None None 20 Priority: 0. Scatters spikes around the opposing field, which damage opposing Pokémon that enter the field for 1/8 of their max HP. Pokémon immune to ground moves are immune to this damage, except during gravity. Up to three layers of spikes may be laid down, adding 1/16 to the damage done: two layers of spikes damage for 3/16 max HP, and three layers damage for 1/4 max HP.
37 Pin Missile 25 95 20 Priority: 0. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.
40 Drill Run 80 95 10 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
44 Crush Claw 75 95 10 Priority: 0. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
48 Rapid Spin 50 100 40 Priority: 0. Removes leech seed from the user, frees the user from bind, clamp, fire spin, magma storm, sand tomb, whirlpool, and wrap, and clears spikes, stealth rock, and toxic spikes from the user's side of the field. If this move misses or has no effect, its effect doesn't activate.
52 Leech Life 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
56 Focus Punch 150 100 20 Priority: -3. If the user takes damage this turn before hitting, this move will fail.

TM Moves

Machine Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
TM1 Hone Claws None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns.
TM17 Protect None None 10 Priority: 4. No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. Success rate drops by 1/2 on successive attempts.
TM21 Frustration None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases inversely with happiness, given by (255 - happiness) * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM26 Earthquake 100 100 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is in the first turn of dig, this move will hit with double power.
TM27 Return None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases with happiness, given by happiness * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM28 Dig 80 100 10 Priority: 0. User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn.

During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.
TM31 Brick Break 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Destroys any light screen or reflect on the target's side of the field, then inflicts regular damage.
TM37 Sandstorm None None 10 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. Pokémon that are not ground, rock, or steel take 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn. Every rock Pokémon's original Special Defense is raised by 50% for the duration of this effect.
TM39 Rock Tomb 60 95 15 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM40 Aerial Ace 60 None 20 Priority: 0. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
TM42 Facade 70 100 20 Priority: 0. If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
TM44 Rest None None 10 Priority: 0. User falls to sleep for two turns, replacing any existing non-volatile status ailments, and immediately regains all its HP.
TM6 Toxic None 90 10 Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
TM65 Shadow Claw 70 100 90 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
TM74 Gyro Ball None 100 5 Priority: 0. Power increases with the target's current Speed compared to the user, given by 1 + 25 * target Speed / user Speed, capped at 150.
TM75 Swords Dance None None 20 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
TM78 Bulldoze 60 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM80 Rock Slide 75 90 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM81 X-Scissor 80 100 10 Priority: 0. The user's critical hit rate is boosted one stage when using this move.
TM83 Work Up None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage each.
TM84 Poison Jab 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM87 Rock Climb 80 95 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
TM90 Substitute None None 10 Priority: 0. Transfers 1/4 the user's max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail.
TM94 Rock Smash 55 100 15 Priority: 0. 100% chance to drop target's Def by one stage. Also boosted by the ability Iron Fist
HM1 Cut 50 95 30 Priority: 0. High Critical Ratio
HM4 Strength 85 100 10 Priority: 0. 10% Raise Attack

Tutor Moves

  Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
Tutor Covet 60 100 20 Priority: 0. If the target is holding an item and the user is not, the user will permanently take the item. Damage is still inflicted if an item cannot be taken.

Pokémon with sticky hold or multitype are immune to the item theft effect.

The target cannot recover its item with recycle.
Tutor Super Fang None 90 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts typeless damage equal to half the target's remaining HP.
Tutor Earth Power 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
Tutor Iron Tail 100 75 15 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Tutor Snore 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Tutor Knock Off 65 100 20 Priority: 0. Target loses its held item.
Tutor Stealth Rock None None 20 Priority: 0. Spreads sharp rocks around the opposing field, damaging any Pokémon that enters the field for 1/8 its max HP. This damage is affected by the entering Pokémon's susceptibility to rock moves.

rapid spin removes this effect from its user's side of the field.
Tutor Sleep Talk None None 10 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user's other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP.

Encounter Locations

Location   Level Spawn Percent
Clay Tunnel Cave 33-36 20.0
Desert Resort Sand, Outside 22-24 10.0
Route 4 Sand 19-20 10.0