Sandslash

The Ground type Pokemon. Explore its data in Sword & Shield.

National #28• Sword & Shield #169

Ground

Pokemon Details

Species: Mouse Pokémon

Height: 1 m

Weight: 29.5 kg

Abilities:

Sand Veil
Sand Rush (Hidden Ability)

Training

EV Yield: 2 Defense

Catch Rate: 90

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 158

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

100

110

Total

450

Type Guide

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This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.

2×/4×Super effective

½×/¼×Not very effective

0×No effect

—Normal damage

Pokémon type effectiveness chart: damage multiplier for each attacking type (rows) against each defending type (columns)
Atk ⬇ / Def ➡	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	½×	0×	—	—	½×	—
Fire	—	½×	½×	—	2×	2×	—	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	½×	—	2×	—
Water	—	2×	½×	—	½×	—	—	—	2×	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	—	—
Electric	—	—	2×	½×	½×	—	—	—	0×	2×	—	—	—	—	½×	—	—	—
Grass	—	½×	2×	—	½×	—	—	½×	2×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	½×	—	½×	—
Ice	—	½×	½×	—	2×	½×	—	—	2×	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—
Fighting	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	½×	½×	½×	2×	0×	—	2×	2×	½×
Poison	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	½×	½×	—	—	—	½×	½×	—	—	0×	2×
Ground	—	2×	—	2×	½×	—	—	2×	—	0×	—	½×	2×	—	—	—	2×	—
Flying	—	—	—	½×	2×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	—	—	½×	—
Psychic	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	2×	—	—	½×	—	—	—	—	0×	½×	—
Bug	—	½×	—	—	2×	—	½×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	—	½×	—	2×	½×	½×
Rock	—	2×	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	½×	—
Ghost	0×	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	—
Dragon	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	0×
Dark	—	—	—	—	—	—	½×	—	—	—	2×	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	½×
Steel	—	½×	½×	½×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	—	½×	2×
Fairy	—	½×	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	2×	½×	—

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Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.

Evolutions

#27

Sandshrew

Ground

Use Item

Ice Stone

#28

Sandslash(Current)

Ground

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Swords Dance	0	Normal	Status	-	-
Body Slam	1	Normal	Physical	85	100
Crush Claw	1	Normal	Physical	75	95
Defense Curl	1	Normal	Status	-	-
Poison Sting	1	Poison	Physical	15	100
Sand Attack	1	Ground	Status	-	100
Scratch	1	Normal	Physical	40	100
Ice Punch	4	Ice	Physical	75	100
Blizzard	6	Ice	Special	110	70
Pin Missile	7	Bug	Physical	25	95
Hyper Beam	8	Normal	Special	150	90
Giga Impact	9	Normal	Physical	150	90
Rollout	9	Rock	Physical	30	90
Earthquake	10	Ground	Physical	100	100
Agility	12	Psychic	Status	-	-
Fury Cutter	12	Bug	Physical	40	95
Dig	15	Ground	Physical	80	100
Rapid Spin	15	Normal	Physical	50	100
Amnesia	17	Psychic	Status	-	-
Leech Life	18	Bug	Physical	80	100
Safeguard	19	Normal	Status	-	-
Substitute	20	Normal	Status	-	-
Rest	21	Psychic	Status	-	-
Rock Slide	22	Rock	Physical	75	90
Thief	23	Dark	Physical	60	100
Spikes	23	Ground	Status	-	-
Snore	24	Normal	Special	50	100
Protect	25	Normal	Status	-	-
Fury Swipes	26	Normal	Physical	18	80
Endure	26	Normal	Status	-	-
Icy Wind	27	Ice	Special	55	95
Sleep Talk	27	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	31	Steel	Physical	100	75
Attract	31	Normal	Status	-	100
Sandstorm	32	Rock	Status	-	-
Sunny Day	34	Fire	Status	-	-
Hail	35	Ice	Status	-	-
Slash	36	Normal	Physical	70	100
Facade	39	Normal	Physical	70	100
Swift	40	Normal	Special	60	-
Brick Break	43	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Iron Defense	46	Steel	Status	-	-
Rock Tomb	48	Rock	Physical	60	95
Sand Tomb	49	Ground	Physical	35	85
Icicle Spear	51	Ice	Physical	25	100
Gyro Ball	52	Steel	Physical	-	100
Mud Shot	53	Ground	Special	55	95
Poison Jab	57	Poison	Physical	80	100
Fling	59	Dark	Physical	-	100
X Scissor	60	Bug	Physical	80	100
Focus Blast	64	Fighting	Special	120	70
Avalanche	64	Ice	Physical	60	100
Shadow Claw	65	Ghost	Physical	70	100
Earth Power	67	Ground	Special	90	100
Iron Head	74	Steel	Physical	80	100
Stone Edge	75	Rock	Physical	100	80
Round	76	Normal	Special	60	100
Stealth Rock	76	Rock	Status	-	-
Bulldoze	81	Ground	Physical	60	100
Work Up	85	Normal	Status	-	-
Drill Run	87	Ground	Physical	80	95
Throat Chop	95	Dark	Physical	80	100
Stomping Tantrum	98	Ground	Physical	75	100

Game Locations

Game	Location
Sword	Evolve Sandshrew/Alolan Sandshrew - Evolution evolution-only - Evolution
Shield	Evolve Sandshrew/Alolan Sandshrew - Evolution evolution-only - Evolution

Pokedex Entries

Game	Entry
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

Training

Breeding

Viewing Sword & Shield Version

Stats

Type Guide

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Evolutions

Sandshrew

Use Item

Sandslash(Current)

Level Up Moves

HM Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries

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Sandslash

Pokemon Details

Training

Breeding

Viewing Sword & Shield Version

Stats

Type Guide

Try a matchup

Evolutions

Sandshrew

Use Item

Sandslash(Current)

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries