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: (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
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	3%	—		Never misses.
Attract	Normal	—	—	4%	100%		Infatuates the target if it is the opposite gender.
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.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	4%	100%		Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	4%	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower each target's Speed by one stage.
Captivate	Normal	—	—	2%	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it is the opposite gender.
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	4%	100%		Ignores the target's stat modifiers.
Confide	Normal	—	—	1%	—		Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.
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.
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	5%	95%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
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.
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	3%	95%		Deals damage. No other effect.
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	1%	—		Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
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.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	7%	100%		Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/3 the damage dealt.
Double Team	Normal	—	—	*	—		Produces a number of illusory clones which act as decoys for single-target moves.
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	100	7%	50%		Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	5%	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	6%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.
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.
Fissure	Ground	Physical	*	*	30%		Deals damage equal to the damage cap, or 100% if there is none.
Flail	Normal	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost rise as the user's health falls.
Fling	Dark	Physical	*	*	100%		Throws the user's held item at the target. Base power and energy cost depend on the item.
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.
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	2%	95%		Base power doubles with each successful consecutive use, up to 160.
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	*	80%		Hits 2-5 times in one action. Base power is 18 times the number of hits.
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	*	*	100%		Deals more damage the slower the user is compared to the target.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	3%	100%		Type is randomized per Pokémon per battle.
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Attack and Accuracy by one stage.
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	7%	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
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.
Magnitude	Ground	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power varies randomly from 10 to 150.
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	3%	95%		Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack by one stage.
Mimic	Normal	—	—	1%	—		Becomes any move used by any Pokémon since the user entered battle; reverts when the user leaves battle.
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	4%	95%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	2%	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one stage.
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	*	*	100%		Varies based on the user's signature move.
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	2%	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
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.
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	1%	100%		Frees the user from Leech Seed and trapping moves, and clears Spikes et al.
Rest	Psychic	—	—	*	—		Puts the user to sleep and fully heals it over three actions.
Return	Normal	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost vary with the user's mood.
Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	5%	85%		Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	5%	90%		Has a 30% chance to make each target flinch.
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	3%	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	4%	95%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	2%	90%		Base power doubles with each consecutive use.
Rototiller	Ground	—	—	*	—		Raises the Attack and Special Attack of all Grass Pokémon in battle by one stage.
Round	Normal	Special	60	3%	100%		Has double power if used by multiple Pokémon in one action.
Safeguard	Normal	—	—	*	—		Protects the user and its allies from status ailments for five actions.
Sand Attack	Ground	—	—	1%	100%		Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
Sandstorm	Rock	—	—	5%	—		Changes the weather to a sandstorm for nine actions.
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	3%	85%		Traps the target and deals 1% damage after each action for 4-5 actions.
Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	2%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	5%	100%		Has a 30% chance of inflicting an extra effect that depends on the terrain.
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	*	*	100%		Base power and energy cost vary based on the user and target's weights.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
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.
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	4%	100%		Has a critical hit rate one stage higher than normal.
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—	*	—		Randomly uses any move the user has used since entering battle. Only works while asleep.
Snore	Normal	Special	50	4%	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works while asleep.
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—	2%	—		Scatters floating rocks which deal 2% Rock-type damage to any Pokémon who bumps them.
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	4%	100%		Has double power if the user's previous move failed.
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	4%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.
Submission	Fighting	Physical	80	4%	80%		Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/4 of the damage dealt.
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.
Sunny Day	Fire	—	—	5%	—		Changes the weather to strong sunlight for nine actions.
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	*	*	90%		Deals damage equal to half the target's current health.
Swagger	Normal	—	—	3%	85%		Confuses the target and raises its Attack by two stages.
Swift	Normal	Special	60	3%	—		Never misses.
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	2%	—		Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	5%	85%		Deals recoil damage to the user equal to 1/4 the damage dealt.
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	3%	100%		Steals the target's held item.
Toxic	Poison	—	—	4%	90%		Badly poisons the target. Never misses if the user is Poison-type.
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	4%	100%		Deals damage. No other effect.

Sandshrew in the league

	⚥	Trainer	Ability	XP	:3
Archeologist	♀	Kratos Aurion	Sand Veil	0	0
Aurum	♂	bulbasaur	Sand Veil	2	2	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