Sandslash

Mouse Pokémon

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.
Pokédex entry · Shield

2 forms

Profile

Height: 1.0 m · 3′03″
Weight: 29.5 kg · 65.0 lb
Abilities: Sand Veil Sand Rushhidden
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Catch rate: 90 (35.3% with a Poké Ball at full HP)
Base friendship: 70
Egg groups: Ground
Hatch time: 20 cycles
Growth rate: Medium
Base experience: 158
Habitat: Rough Terrain
Colour · shape: Yellow · Upright

Base stats

HP: 75
Attack: 100
Defense: 110
Sp. Atk: 45
Sp. Def: 55
Speed: 65
Total: 450

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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Weak to: Water ×2, Grass ×2, Ice ×2
Resists: Poison ×½, Rock ×½
Immune to: Electric

Evolution

#0027Sandshrew

Level 22 or Use Ice Stone

#0028Sandslash

Moves

Learnset from Scarlet and Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95%	10
1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35
1	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
9	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20
12	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95%	20
15	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	50	100%	40
18	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
21	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
26	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
31	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
36	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
41	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
46	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
51	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
56	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
61	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80%	5
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95%	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100%	10
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100%	10
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15

Profile

Height: 1.2 m · 3′11″
Weight: 55.0 kg · 121.3 lb
Abilities: Snow Cloak Slush Rushhidden
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Catch rate: 90 (35.3% with a Poké Ball at full HP)
Base friendship: 70
Egg groups: Ground
Hatch time: 20 cycles
Growth rate: Medium
Base experience: 158
Habitat: Rough Terrain
Colour · shape: Yellow · Upright

Base stats

HP: 75
Attack: 100
Defense: 120
Sp. Atk: 25
Sp. Def: 65
Speed: 65
Total: 450

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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Weak to: Fire ×4, Fighting ×4, Ground ×2
Resists: Normal ×½, Grass ×½, Ice ×¼, Flying ×½, Psychic ×½, Bug ×½, Dragon ×½, Fairy ×½
Immune to: Poison

Moves

Learnset from Scarlet and Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Evo	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100%	30
1	Icicle Crash	Ice	Physical	85	90%	10
1	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
1	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
1	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100%	10
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95%	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
Ice Spinner	Ice	Physical	80	100%	15
Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100%	30
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100%	10
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	—	10
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95%	5
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Triple Axel	Ice	Physical	20	90%	10
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95%	10
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100%	30
Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	—	100%	20
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15