Sandshrew
- Speed
- 40
- Rarity
- 1 ($5)
- Gender
- Female or male
- Population
- 9
Abilities
- Sand Veil
Lowers incoming moves' accuracy by a flat 10% during a sandstorm, and protects against the sandstorm's effects.
- Sand Rush
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(Hidden ability.) Doubles Speed during a sandstorm, and protects against the sandstorm's effects.
Type matchups
- Weak to (1.5×)
- WaterGrassIce
- Resistant to (0.67×)
- PoisonRock
- Immune to (0×)
- Electric
Evolution
Sandshrew | Alolan Sandshrew |
Sandslash
3 EXP |
Alolan Sandslash
battle holding an Ice Stone |
Forms
Alola Forms have different types, abilities, movepools, and stats. Sandshrew's form is chosen when it is bought, and cannot be changed.
Moves
Move | Type | Stat | Pow. | En. | Acc. | Pri. | Summary |
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Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | 3% | — | Never misses. |
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Attract | Normal | — | — | 4% | 100% | Infatuates the target if it is the opposite gender. |
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Bide | Normal | Physical | * | * | — | +1 | Stores energy for three actions, then damages the target for twice the total damage taken. |
Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 6% | 100% | Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
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Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 4% | 100% | Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen. |
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Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 4% | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower each target's Speed by one stage. |
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Captivate | Normal | — | — | 2% | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it is the opposite gender. |
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Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 4% | 100% | Ignores the target's stat modifiers. |
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Confide | Normal | — | — | 1% | — | Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage. |
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Counter | Fighting | Physical | * | * | 100% | −5 | Counters a physical move, dealing twice as much damage as the user took. |
Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 3% | 100% | Steals the target's item. |
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Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 5% | 95% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage. |
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Curse | Ghost | — | — | * | — | Ghost users: costs half health; deals damage to the target after each round. Others: raises Attack and Defense but lowers Speed by one stage. |
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Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 3% | 95% | Deals damage. No other effect. |
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Defense Curl | Normal | — | — | 1% | — | Raises the user's Defense by one stage. |
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Detect | Fighting | — | — | * | — | +4 | Protects the user from all moves this action. |
Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 4% | 100% | Digs underground, dodging most moves, then hits. Costs 3% extra energy to do both in one action. |
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Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 7% | 100% | Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/3 the damage dealt. |
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Double Team | Normal | — | — | * | — | Produces a number of illusory clones which act as decoys for single-target moves. |
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Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 7% | 50% | Has a 100% chance to confuse the target. |
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Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 5% | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage. |
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Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 6% | 100% | Deals damage. No other effect. |
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Endure | Normal | — | — | * | — | +4 | Prevents direct damage from lowering the user's health below 1% this action. |
Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 4% | 100% | Base power is doubled if the user has a major status ailment, excluding sleep. |
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Fissure | Ground | Physical | * | * | 30% | Deals damage equal to the damage cap, or 100% if there is none. |
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Flail | Normal | Physical | * | * | 100% | Base power and energy cost rise as the user's health falls. |
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Fling | Dark | Physical | * | * | 100% | Throws the user's held item at the target. Base power and energy cost depend on the item. |
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Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 9% | 100% | −3 | Fails if the user takes damage before using this move. |
Frustration | Normal | Physical | * | * | 100% | Base power and energy cost vary with the user's mood. |
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Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 2% | 95% | Base power doubles with each successful consecutive use, up to 160. |
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Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | * | 80% | Hits 2-5 times in one action. Base power is 18 times the number of hits. |
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Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | * | * | 100% | Deals more damage the slower the user is compared to the target. |
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Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 5% | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
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Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 3% | 100% | Type is randomized per Pokémon per battle. |
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Hone Claws | Dark | — | — | 2% | — | Raises the user's Attack and Accuracy by one stage. |
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Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 7% | 75% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage. |
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Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 4% | 100% | Base power is multiplied by 1.5 if the target is holding an item, and removes the item. |
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Magnitude | Ground | Physical | * | * | 100% | Base power varies randomly from 10 to 150. |
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Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 3% | 95% | Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack by one stage. |
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Mimic | Normal | — | — | 1% | — | Becomes any move used by any Pokémon since the user entered battle; reverts when the user leaves battle. |
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Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 4% | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 2% | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one stage. |
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Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | * | * | 100% | Varies based on the user's signature move. |
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Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 4% | 100% | Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal. |
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Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 5% | 100% | Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
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Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 2% | 100% | Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
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Protect | Normal | — | — | * | — | +4 | Protects the user against all moves this action. |
Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 1% | 100% | If the user damaged between this move and the next, its Attack will increase. |
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Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 20 | 1% | 100% | Frees the user from Leech Seed and trapping moves, and clears Spikes et al. |
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Rest | Psychic | — | — | * | — | Puts the user to sleep and fully heals it over three actions. |
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Return | Normal | Physical | * | * | 100% | Base power and energy cost vary with the user's mood. |
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Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 5% | 85% | Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
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Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 5% | 90% | Has a 30% chance to make each target flinch. |
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Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 3% | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. |
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Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 4% | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage. |
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Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 2% | 90% | Base power doubles with each consecutive use. |
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Rototiller | Ground | — | — | * | — | Raises the Attack and Special Attack of all Grass Pokémon in battle by one stage. |
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Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 3% | 100% | Has double power if used by multiple Pokémon in one action. |
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Safeguard | Normal | — | — | * | — | Protects the user and its allies from status ailments for five actions. |
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Sand Attack | Ground | — | — | 1% | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage. |
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Sandstorm | Rock | — | — | 5% | — | Changes the weather to a sandstorm for nine actions. |
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Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 3% | 85% | Traps the target and deals 1% damage after each action for 4-5 actions. |
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Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 2% | 100% | Deals damage. No other effect. |
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Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 5% | 100% | Has a 30% chance of inflicting an extra effect that depends on the terrain. |
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Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | * | * | 100% | Base power and energy cost vary based on the user and target's weights. |
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Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 4% | 100% | Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal. |
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Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 8% | 100% | Requires an action to charge, during which the user's Defense is raised by one stage. Can be used in one action for 3% extra energy. |
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Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 4% | 100% | Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal. |
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Sleep Talk | Normal | — | — | * | — | Randomly uses any move the user has used since entering battle. Only works while asleep. |
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Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 4% | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works while asleep. |
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Stealth Rock | Rock | — | — | 2% | — | Scatters floating rocks which deal 2% Rock-type damage to any Pokémon who bumps them. |
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Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | 75 | 4% | 100% | Has double power if the user's previous move failed. |
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Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 4% | 100% | Deals damage. No other effect. |
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Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 4% | 80% | Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/4 of the damage dealt. |
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Substitute | Normal | — | — | * | — | Transfers 10%, 15%, or 20% of the user's health into a doll, which blocks moves targetting the user until the doll's health reaches 0. |
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Sunny Day | Fire | — | — | 5% | — | Changes the weather to strong sunlight for nine actions. |
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Super Fang | Normal | Physical | * | * | 90% | Deals damage equal to half the target's current health. |
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Swagger | Normal | — | — | 3% | 85% | Confuses the target and raises its Attack by two stages. |
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Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | 3% | — | Never misses. |
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Swords Dance | Normal | — | — | 2% | — | Raises the user's Attack by two stages. |
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Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 5% | 85% | Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/4 the damage dealt. |
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Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 3% | 100% | Steals the target's held item. |
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Toxic | Poison | — | — | 4% | 90% | Badly poisons the target. Never misses if the user is Poison-type. |
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X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 4% | 100% | Deals damage. No other effect. |
Sandshrew in the league
Name | ⚥ | Trainer | Ability | XP | :3 | Item | ||
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Archeologist | ♀ | Kratos Aurion | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Aurum | ♂ | bulbasaur | Sand Veil | 2 | 2 |
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Metronome | |
Coralinth | ♀ | Negrek | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Enter Sandman | ♂ | M&F | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Ryn | ♂ | Pixel Chinchill | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Sanjay | ♂ | And The Legend Continues | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Shadow | ♂ | Light | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 | |||
Spork | ♀ | Coloursfall | Sand Veil | 2 | 2 | |||
zeep | ♂ | sanderidge | Sand Veil | 0 | 0 |