Sandshrew

The Ground type Pokemon. Explore its data in Scarlet & Violet.

National #27• Scarlet & Violet #116

Ground

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 0.6 m

Weight: 12 kg

Abilities:

Sand Veil
Sand Rush (Hidden Ability)

Training

EV Yield: 1 Defense

Catch Rate: 255

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 60

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Field

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Min: 4884
Max: 5140

Gender:

Male: 50%
Female: 50%

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Stats

Total

300

Type Guide

Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.

Great against

Fire×2

Electric×2

Poison×2

Rock×2

Steel×2

Watch out for

Water×2

Grass×2

Ice×2

Not very effective on

Grass×0.5

Bug×0.5

Flying×0

Takes reduced damage from

Poison×0.5

Rock×0.5

Electric×0

Try a matchup

Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.

Opponent type 1Opponent type 2

Your damage:×1Even

Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, Water/Flying takes ×4 from Electric moves.

Evolutions

#27

Sandshrew(Current)

Ground

Use Item

Ice

#28

Sandslash

Ground

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Defense Curl	1	Normal	Status	-	-
Scratch	1	Normal	Physical	40	100
Take Down	1	Normal	Physical	90	85
Poison Sting	3	Poison	Physical	15	100
Agility	4	Psychic	Status	-	-
Mud Slap	5	Ground	Special	20	100
Sand Attack	6	Ground	Status	-	100
Protect	7	Normal	Status	-	-
Rollout	9	Rock	Physical	30	90
Fury Cutter	12	Bug	Physical	40	95
Low Kick	12	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Rapid Spin	15	Normal	Physical	50	100
Thief	18	Dark	Physical	60	100
Fury Swipes	24	Normal	Physical	18	80
Facade	25	Normal	Physical	70	100
Aerial Ace	27	Flying	Physical	60	-
Bulldoze	28	Ground	Physical	60	100
Slash	30	Normal	Physical	70	100
Metal Claw	31	Steel	Physical	50	95
Swift	32	Normal	Special	60	-
Icy Wind	34	Ice	Special	55	95
Mud Shot	35	Ground	Special	55	95
Rock Tomb	36	Rock	Physical	60	95
Fling	43	Dark	Physical	-	100
Avalanche	46	Ice	Physical	60	100
Endure	47	Normal	Status	-	-
Sunny Day	49	Fire	Status	-	-
Sandstorm	51	Rock	Status	-	-
Snowscape	52	Ice	Status	-	-
Dig	55	Ground	Physical	80	100
False Swipe	57	Normal	Physical	40	100
Brick Break	58	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Shadow Claw	61	Ghost	Physical	70	100
Body Slam	66	Normal	Physical	85	100
Ice Punch	69	Ice	Physical	75	100
Sleep Talk	70	Normal	Status	-	-
Poison Jab	83	Poison	Physical	80	100
Stomping Tantrum	84	Ground	Physical	75	100
Rest	85	Psychic	Status	-	-
Rock Slide	86	Rock	Physical	75	90
Swords Dance	88	Normal	Status	-	-
Spikes	90	Ground	Status	-	-
Flash Cannon	93	Steel	Special	80	100
Leech Life	95	Bug	Physical	80	100
Iron Head	99	Steel	Physical	80	100
Substitute	103	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Defense	104	Steel	Status	-	-
X Scissor	105	Bug	Physical	80	100
Stealth Rock	116	Rock	Status	-	-
Ice Spinner	124	Ice	Physical	80	100
Amnesia	128	Psychic	Status	-	-
Earth Power	133	Ground	Special	90	100
Ice Beam	135	Ice	Special	90	100
Blizzard	143	Ice	Special	110	70
Earthquake	149	Ground	Physical	100	100
Stone Edge	150	Rock	Physical	100	80
Steel Beam	170	Steel	Special	140	95
Tera Blast	171	Normal	Special	80	100
Sand Tomb	176	Ground	Physical	35	85
Smack Down	179	Rock	Physical	50	100
Gyro Ball	180	Steel	Physical	-	100
Knock Off	181	Dark	Physical	65	100
Super Fang	183	Normal	Physical	-	90
High Horsepower	186	Ground	Physical	95	95
Icicle Spear	187	Ice	Physical	25	100
Focus Punch	192	Fighting	Physical	150	100
Double Edge	204	Normal	Physical	120	100
Endeavor	205	Normal	Physical	-	100
Triple Axel	212	Ice	Physical	20	90
Scorching Sands	215	Ground	Special	70	100
Throat Chop	221	Dark	Physical	80	100
Curse	224	Ghost	Status	-	-

Game Locations

Game	Location
Scarlet	Location Data Not Yet Available - Wild special-encounter - Special-method
Violet	Location Data Not Yet Available - Wild special-encounter - Special-method

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Sandshrew

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 0.6 m

Weight: 12 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Defense

Catch Rate: 255

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 60

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Viewing Scarlet & Violet Version

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Evolutions

Sandshrew(Current)

Use Item

Sandslash

Level Up Moves

HM Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex is in Beta. Please be patient while we improve the data and website functionality.

Sandshrew

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 0.6 m

Weight: 12 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Defense

Catch Rate: 255

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 60

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Viewing Scarlet & Violet Version

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Evolutions

Sandshrew(Current)

Use Item

Sandslash

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

Game Locations