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sandslash
Generation I

sandslash

Mouse Pokémon

ground

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.

1.0 m

Height

29.5 kg

Weight

158

Base XP

90

Capture Rate

70

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP75
Attack100
Defense110
+2 EV
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def55
Speed65
Total450

Historical Stats

Generation I

Special55

Abilities

Sand Veil
Slot 1Generation III

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Sand Rush
Slot 3HiddenGeneration V

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

Evolution Chain

Evolves from Sandshrew

Breeding

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

Rough Terrain

Habitat

Medium

Growth Rate

Upright

Shape

No

Gender Diff.

Moves (103)

Level Up (11)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP
1

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

normalphysical40100%35
1

Raises user’s Defense by one stage.

User

normalstatus40
1

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

normalphysical7595%10
9

Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.

rockphysical3090%20
10

Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Changed in: Gold Silver

groundstatus100%15
12

Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.

Changed in: Black White, X Y

bugphysical4095%20
14

Power varies randomly from 10 to 150.

All Other Pokemon

groundphysical100%30
15

Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.

Changed in: Sword Shield

normalphysical50100%40
17
Slash★crit

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

normalphysical70100%20
27

Has a chance to poison the target.

Changed in: Gold Silver

poisonphysical15100%35
47

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

normalphysical1880%15

TM / HM (85)

Egg Moves (4)

Tutor (3)

Sprites (13)

sandslash Back defaultBack default
sandslash Back shinyBack shiny
sandslash Front defaultFront default
sandslash Front shinyFront shiny
sandslash Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
sandslash Other home front defaultOther home front default
sandslash Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
sandslash Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
sandslash Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
sandslash Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
sandslash Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
sandslash Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
sandslash Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

DiamondWalk Lv.238%
PearlWalk Lv.238%
PlatinumWalk Lv.498%

Kanto Route 26 Area

GoldWalk Lv.2890%
CrystalWalk Lv.2860%
HeartgoldWalk Lv.2830%

Kanto Route 27 Area

GoldWalk Lv.3015%
HeartgoldWalk Lv.305%

Mt Moon 1f

GoldWalk Lv.105%
HeartgoldWalk Lv.105%

Mt Moon 2f

HeartgoldWalk Lv.105%

Kanto Victory Road 1 1f

CrystalWalk Lv.3510%

Kanto Victory Road 1 2f

CrystalWalk Lv.3510%

Kanto Victory Road 1 3f

CrystalWalk Lv.3510%

Cerulean Cave 1f

BlueWalk Lv.5210%
YellowWalk Lv.5210%
Green JapanWalk Lv.5210%

Cerulean Cave 2f

YellowWalk Lv.5610%

Cerulean Cave B1f

BlueWalk Lv.575%
Green JapanWalk Lv.575%

Kanto Route 23 Area

BlueWalk Lv.415%
LeafgreenWalk Lv.445%
Green JapanWalk Lv.415%

Kanto Victory Road 2 1f

LeafgreenWalk Lv.445%

Kanto Victory Road 2 2f

LeafgreenWalk Lv.465%

Kanto Victory Road 2 3f

LeafgreenWalk Lv.445%

Relic Castle C

BlackWalk Lv.4730%
WhiteWalk Lv.4730%
Black 2Walk Lv.2820%
White 2Walk Lv.2820%

Unova Route 15 Area

Black 2Dark Grass Lv.6260%
White 2Dark Grass Lv.6260%

Kalos Route 18 Area

XWalk Lv.4630%
YWalk Lv.4630%

Terminus Cave 1f

XWalk Lv.4520%
YWalk Lv.4520%

Terminus Cave B1f Left

XWalk Lv.4520%
YWalk Lv.4520%

Terminus Cave B1f Right

XWalk Lv.4520%
YWalk Lv.4520%

Terminus Cave B2f

XWalk Lv.4520%
YWalk Lv.4520%

Terminus Cave Zygardes Chamber

XWalk Lv.4520%
YWalk Lv.4520%

Johto Safari Zone Zone Desert

HeartgoldWalk Lv.1590%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.1590%

Game Appearances

Red#97Blue#97Yellow#97Gold#28Silver#28Crystal#28Ruby#28Sapphire#28Emerald#28Firered#28Leafgreen#28Diamond#28Pearl#28Platinum#28Heartgold#28Soulsilver#28Black#28White#28Black 2#28White 2#28

Held Items

Quick Claw
Ruby: 5%Sapphire: 5%Emerald: 5%Diamond: 5%Pearl: 5%Platinum: 5%Heartgold: 5%Soulsilver: 5%Black: 5%White: 5%Black 2: 5%White 2: 5%X: 5%Y: 5%
Soft Sand
Firered: 5%Leafgreen: 5%
Grip Claw
Omega Ruby: 5%Alpha Sapphire: 5%Sun: 5%Moon: 5%Ultra Sun: 5%Ultra Moon: 5%

Varieties

Pokédex Numbers

#28

National

#156

Blueberry

#113

Hoenn

#169

Isle Of Armor

#98

Kalos Mountain

#28

Kanto

#117

Kitakami

#28

Letsgo Kanto

#252

Original Alola

#49

Original Johto

#124

Original Ulaula

#329

Updated Alola

#118

Updated Hoenn

#49

Updated Johto

#150

Updated Ulaula

#114

Updated Unova

Names in Other Languages

고지

Korean

Sablaireau

French

Sandamer

German

Sandslash

Spanish

Sandslash

Italian

サンドパン

Japanese

Pal Park

Mountain

Score: 70Rate: 20

Meta

#55

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation I

Generation

Yellow

Color