028 - Sandslash

	Type	Ability
		(1) Rough Skin (2) Sand Rush (HA) Sand Rush
Defenses
Immune:
0.25x Resist:
0.5x Resist:
Neutral:
2x Weak:
4x Weak:

Evolutions

Sandshrew

Level 22

Sandslash

Stats

HP 75

ATK 100

DEF 110

SPA 45

SPD 55

SPE 65

BST 450

Wild Hold Items

• 5%: Quick Claw

Level Up Moves

Level	Name	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Damage Class	Effect
1	Counter	None	100	20			Priority: -5. Targets the last opposing Pokémon to hit the user with a physical move this turn. Inflicts twice the damage that move did to the user.
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	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 | Power | Chance --------: | ----: | -----: 4 | 10 | 5% 5 | 30 | 10% 6 | 50 | 20% 7 | 70 | 30% 8 | 90 | 20% 9 | 110 | 10% 10 | 150 | 5% This move has double power against Pokémon currently underground due to dig.
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.
23	Fling	None	100	10			Priority: 0. Power and type are determined by the user's held item. The item is consumed. If the user is not holding an item, or its item has no set type and power, this move will fail. This move ignores sticky hold. If the user is under the effect of embargo, this move will fail.
25	Night Slash	70	100	15			Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
25	Slash	70	100	15			Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
27	Super Fang	None	90	10			Priority: 0. Inflicts typeless damage equal to half the target's remaining HP.
29	Agility	None	None	30			Priority: 0. Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
32	Chip Away	70	100	20			Priority: 0. Damage calculation ignores the target's stat modifiers, including evasion.
35	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.
38	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.
42	Drill Run	80	95	10			Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
46	Crush Claw	75	95	10			Priority: 0. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
50	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.
54	Leech Life	80	100	10			Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
58	Focus Punch	150	100	20			Priority: -3. If the user takes damage this turn before hitting, this move will fail.
62	Headlong Rush	120	90	5			Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each.

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.
TM6	Toxic	None	90	10			Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
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.
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90	5			Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
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.
TM47	Low Sweep	65	100	20			Priority: 0. Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70	5			Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100	90			Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90	5			Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80	5			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
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.
Earth Power	90	100	10			Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
Iron Tail	100	75	15			Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Knock Off	65	100	20			Priority: 0. Target loses its held item.
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.
Snore	50	100	15			Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
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.
Super Fang	None	90	10			Priority: 0. Inflicts typeless damage equal to half the target's remaining HP.

Pre-Evolution Moves

Species	Method	Move
Sandshrew	Lvl 1	Sand Attack

Encounter Locations

Location			Level	Spawn Percent
Clay Tunnel	Dust Cloud		34-37	60.0
Route 15	Dark Grass (Doubles)		69	20.0
Route 15	Grass		65	20.0
Underground Ruins	Regi Rooms	Cave	68	10.0
Underground Ruins	Regular Chambers	Cave	67	10.0