Sandslash

The Ground type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.

Pokédex #28• Available in 15 game versions

Ground

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 1 m

Weight: 29.5 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 2 Defense

Catch Rate: 90

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 158

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Min:
Max:

Gender:

Male: %
Female: %

Available Game Versions

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Red / Blue Yellow Gold / Silver Crystal Ruby / Sapphire Emerald FireRed / LeafGreen HeartGold / SoulSilver Black 2 / White 2 X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Sword / Shield Scarlet / Violet

Stats

100

110

Total

450

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.

Moves from All Games

The moves shown below are collected from all games where Sandslash appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Scratch	1	Normal	Physical	40	100
Work Up	1	Normal	Status	-	-
Body Slam	1	Normal	Physical	85	100
Take Down	1	Normal	Physical	90	85
Sand Attack	3	Ground	Status	-	100
Ice Punch	4	Ice	Physical	75	100
Mud Slap	5	Ground	Special	20	100
Defense Curl	6	Normal	Status	-	-
Toxic	6	Poison	Status	-	90
Hail	7	Ice	Status	-	-
Pin Missile	7	Bug	Physical	25	95
Sand Attack	10	Normal	Status	-	100
Hidden Power	10	Normal	Special	60	100
Sunny Day	11	Fire	Status	-	-
Agility	12	Psychic	Status	-	-
Low Kick	12	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Rapid Spin	13	Normal	Physical	20	100
Blizzard	14	Ice	Special	110	70
Hyper Beam	15	Normal	Special	150	90
Slash	17	Normal	Physical	70	100
Magnitude	17	Ground	Physical	-	100
Protect	17	Normal	Status	-	-
Amnesia	17	Psychic	Status	-	-
Safeguard	20	Normal	Status	-	-
Rollout	21	Rock	Physical	30	90
Frustration	21	Normal	Physical	-	100
Crush Claw	22	Normal	Physical	75	95
Spikes	23	Ground	Status	-	-
Snore	24	Normal	Special	50	100
Endure	26	Normal	Status	-	-
Poison Sting	27	Poison	Physical	15	100
Return	27	Normal	Physical	-	100
Icy Wind	27	Ice	Special	55	95
Fury Cutter	28	Bug	Physical	10	95
Leech Life	28	Bug	Physical	80	100
Dig	30	Ground	Physical	80	100
Brick Break	31	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Iron Tail	31	Steel	Physical	100	75
Metal Claw	31	Steel	Physical	50	95
Double Team	32	Normal	Status	-	-
Swift	36	Normal	Physical	60	-
Swords Dance	38	Normal	Status	-	-
Rock Tomb	39	Rock	Physical	60	95
Aerial Ace	40	Flying	Physical	60	-
Facade	42	Normal	Physical	70	100
Rest	44	Psychic	Status	-	-
Gyro Ball	45	Steel	Physical	-	100
Attract	45	Normal	Status	-	100
Earthquake	46	Ground	Physical	100	100
Thief	46	Dark	Physical	60	100
Iron Defense	46	Steel	Status	-	-
Fury Swipes	47	Normal	Physical	18	80
Round	48	Normal	Special	60	100
Icicle Spear	51	Ice	Physical	25	100
Sandstorm	52	Rock	Status	-	-
Sand Tomb	52	Ground	Physical	15	70
Focus Blast	52	Fighting	Special	120	70
Snowscape	52	Ice	Status	-	-
Mud Shot	53	Ground	Special	55	95
Fling	56	Dark	Physical	-	100
False Swipe	57	Normal	Physical	40	100
Avalanche	64	Ice	Physical	60	100
Shadow Claw	65	Ghost	Physical	70	100
Earth Power	67	Ground	Special	90	100
Giga Impact	68	Normal	Physical	150	90
Aurora Veil	70	Ice	Status	-	-
Stone Edge	71	Rock	Physical	100	80
Iron Head	74	Steel	Physical	80	100
Stealth Rock	76	Rock	Status	-	-
Bulldoze	78	Ground	Physical	60	100
Frost Breath	79	Ice	Special	60	90
Rock Slide	80	Rock	Physical	75	90
X Scissor	81	Bug	Physical	80	100
Poison Jab	84	Poison	Physical	80	100
Swagger	87	Normal	Status	-	85
Drill Run	87	Ground	Physical	80	95
Sleep Talk	88	Normal	Status	-	-
Substitute	90	Normal	Status	-	-
Flash Cannon	93	Steel	Special	80	100
Throat Chop	95	Dark	Physical	80	100
Stomping Tantrum	98	Ground	Physical	75	100
Confide	100	Normal	Status	-	-
Gunk Shot	102	Poison	Physical	120	80
Ice Spinner	124	Ice	Physical	80	100
Ice Beam	135	Ice	Special	90	100
Steel Beam	170	Steel	Special	140	95
Tera Blast	171	Normal	Special	80	100
Smack Down	179	Rock	Physical	50	100
Knock Off	181	Dark	Physical	65	100
Super Fang	183	Normal	Physical	-	90
High Horsepower	186	Ground	Physical	95	95
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
Curse	224	Ghost	Status	-	-

Game Locations

Game	Location
Red	Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild
Blue	Cerulean Cave - Wild Route 23 - Wild
Yellow	Cerulean Cave - Wild
Gold	27 - Wild Mt. Moon - Wild Route 26 - Wild
Silver	Evolve Sandshrew - Evolution
Crystal	Route 26 - Wild Victory Road - Wild
Leafgreen	Route 23 - Wild Victory Road - Wild
Black2	Relic Castle - Wild Route 15 - Wild
X	Route 18 - Wild Terminus Cave - Wild
Moon	Evolve Sandshrew/Alolan Sandshrew - Evolution
Scarlet	Location Data Not Yet Available - Wild

Pokedex Entries

Game	Entry
Red	Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
Blue	Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
Yellow	It is skilled at slashing enemies with its claws. If broken, they start to grow back in a day.
Gold	In an attempt to hide itself, it will run around at top speed to kick up a blinding dust storm.
Silver	If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spikes and claws. They grow back in a day.
Crystal	Adept at climbing trees, it rolls into a spiny ball, then attacks its enemies from above.
Ruby	SANDSLASH’s body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones.
Sapphire	SANDSLASH can roll up its body as if it were a ball covered with large spikes. In battle, this POKéMON will try to make the foe flinch by jabbing it with its spines. It then leaps at the stunned foe to tear wildly with its sharp claws.
Firered	It is adept at attacking with the spines on its back and its sharp claws while quickly scurrying about.
Leafgreen	Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
Emerald	It curls up in a ball to protect itself from enemy attacks. It also curls up to prevent heatstroke during the daytime when temperatures rise sharply.
Heartgold	In an attempt to hide itself, it will run around at top speed to kick up a blinding dust storm.
Soulsilver	If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spikes and claws. They grow back in a day.
Black2	The spikes on its body are made up of its hardened hide. It rolls up and attacks foes with its spikes.
White2	The spikes on its body are made up of its hardened hide. It rolls up and attacks foes with its spikes.
X	If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spikes and claws. They grow back in a day.
Y	Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
OmegaRuby	Sandslash’s body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones.
AlphaSapphire	Sandslash can roll up its body as if it were a ball covered with large spikes. In battle, this Pokémon will try to make the foe flinch by jabbing it with its spines. It then leaps at the stunned foe to tear wildly with its sharp claws.
Sun	Although they are sharp, its claws and spikes often break off. They grow back the next day, so it is not bothered by the temporary loss.
Moon	It uses its claws to climb trees and then curls its body into a spiny ball, ready to drop onto any prey that appears.
UltraSun	Its claws and horns often break off. The broken claws and horns can be used to carve plows for tilling farm fields.
UltraMoon	Thanks to its thick claws, it’s good at climbing trees. There are plenty of Sandslash that park themselves in trees and go right to sleep.
Sword	The drier the area Sandslash lives in, the harder and smoother the Pokémon’s spikes will feel when touched.
Shield	It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree.

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Sandslash

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 1 m

Weight: 29.5 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 2 Defense

Catch Rate: 90

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 158

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Available Game Versions

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Moves from All Games

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

HM Moves

Tutor Moves

Egg Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries

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

Sandslash

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 1 m

Weight: 29.5 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 2 Defense

Catch Rate: 90

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 158

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Available Game Versions

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Moves from All Games

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

TM Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

Tutor Moves

Tutor Moves

Egg Moves

Egg Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries