Sandshrew

ground

Form:

Front

Normal

Shiny

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Ground

Dex

#278

Best obtain method

Wild encounter

Abilities

Sand Veil(Primary)

Boosts evasion in a sandstorm.

Sand Veil(Secondary)

Boosts evasion in a sandstorm.

Sand Rush(Hidden)

Boosts Speed in a sandstorm.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Defense

Wild Held Items

Quickclaw(5%)

Weak To

water ×2grass ×2ice ×2

Resists

poison ×0.5rock ×0.5

Immune To

electric

Forms

Normal, Alolan

Evolution Chain

Sandshrew

Base form

→

Sandslash

Level up Sandshrew to Lv. 22

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

Wild Encounters (1)


Route 3	any	hidden grotto	Lv. 25	37.5%

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
1	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
3	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
3	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 3
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
6	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
6	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 6
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
9	Rollout	rock		30	90	20
9	Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
RolloutLevel: 9
rock		30	90	20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
12	Fury Cutter	bug		40	95	20
12	Fury Cutter	Successive hits increase power.
Fury CutterLevel: 12
bug		40	95	20
Successive hits increase power.
15	Rapid Spin	normal		50	100	40
15	Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
Rapid SpinLevel: 15
normal		50	100	40
A high-speed spinning attack.
18	Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20
18	Bulldoze	A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
BulldozeLevel: 18
ground		60	100	20
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
21	Swift	normal		60	100	20
21	Swift	An attack that never misses.
SwiftLevel: 21
normal		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
24	Fury Strikes	normal		18	80	15
24	Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury StrikesLevel: 24
normal		18	80	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
27	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
27	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 27
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
30	Slash	normal		70	100	20
30	Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
SlashLevel: 30
normal		70	100	20
Has a high critical hit ratio.
33	Dig	ground		80	100	10
33	Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
DigLevel: 33
ground		80	100	10
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
36	Gyro Ball	steel		1	100	5
36	Gyro Ball	Does more damage at lower speed.
Gyro BallLevel: 36
steel		1	100	5
Does more damage at lower speed.
39	Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20
39	Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords DanceLevel: 39
normal		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
42	Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10
42	Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
SandstormLevel: 42
rock		0	100	10
Inflicts damage every turn.
45	Earthquake	ground		100	100	10
45	Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
EarthquakeLevel: 45
ground		100	100	10
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.

Egg Moves (5)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal Claw
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
Rapid Spin	normal		50	100	40
Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
Rapid Spin
normal		50	100	40
A high-speed spinning attack.
Safeguard	normal		0	100	25
Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
Safeguard
normal		0	100	25
Prevents all status problems.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20
Returns a physical attack double.
Night Slash	dark		70	100	15
Night Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Night Slash
dark		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.

TM/HM Moves (1)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM01
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM01
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.

Base Stats

Route 3

any

hidden grotto

Lv. 25

37.5%

normal

100

A full-body charge attack.

normal

100

Raises the user's Defense.

poison

100

An attack that may poison the foe.

ground

100

An attack that lowers accuracy.

rock

Attacks 5 turns with rising power.

bug

Successive hits increase power.

normal

100

A high-speed spinning attack.

ground

100

A Ground attack that lowers Speed.

normal

100

An attack that never misses.

normal

Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.

psychic

100

Sharply raises the user's Speed.

normal

100

Has a high critical hit ratio.

ground

100

1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack

steel

100

Does more damage at lower speed.

normal

100

Sharply raises the user's Attack.

rock

100

Inflicts damage every turn.

ground

100

Tough but useless vs. flying foes.

steel

An attack that may up user's Attack.

normal

100

A high-speed spinning attack.

normal

100

Prevents all status problems.

fighting

100

Returns a physical attack double.

dark

100

Has a high critical hit ratio.

dark

100

TM01

Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.