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Alolan Sandshrew

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Alolan Sandshrew サンド

Ice Steel Generation I Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.7m Weight 40.0kg
Snow Cloak Slush Rush (Hidden Ability)

Pokémon Profile

Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Alolan Sandshrew · Total 300

HP 50
Attack 75
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 10
Sp. Def 35
Speed 40

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch Rate
255（33.3%）
Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
50
EV Yield
Defense+1
Base Experience
60
Shape
Bipedal
Color
White
Experience
1,000,000（Medium Fast）

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Defensive (when attacked)

4× Weakness Fire ×4 Fighting ×4
2× Weakness Ground ×2
Immune Poison ×0
1/4 Resistance Ice ×0.25
1/2 Resistance Normal ×0.5 Grass ×0.5 Flying ×0.5 Psychic ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Dragon ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Grass ×2 Ice ×2 Ground ×2 Flying ×2 Rock ×2 Dragon ×2 Fairy ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Water ×0.5 Steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew
Level 22 or higher
Alolan Sandslash Alolan Sandslash
Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew
Use Ice Stone
Alolan Sandslash Alolan Sandslash

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
— Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
— Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
— Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
3 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100 35
3 Mist Ice Status — — 30
6 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
6 Powder Snow Ice Special 40 100 25
9 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20
9 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20
12 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
12 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40
15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40
18 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
18 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35
21 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20
21 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20
24 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80 15
24 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80 15
27 Agility Psychic Status — — 30
27 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15
30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20
30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20
33 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
33 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5
36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5
39 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20
39 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20
42 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10
42 Snowscape Ice Status — — 10
45 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
45 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5

Wild Encounters

No wild encounter data available (official encounter records only cover Generations 1-7).

Alolan Sandshrew Competitive Movesets & Sets

Alolan Sandshrew movesets cover 3 generations and 3 formats with 4 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

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Pokédex Entries

Generation I
Red：
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Yellow：
Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
Generation II
Gold：
If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
Silver：
Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
Crystal：
It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
Generation III
Ruby：
SANDSHREW’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
Sapphire：
SANDSHREW has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
Emerald：
When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.
FireRed：
It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
LeafGreen：
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.
Generation IV
Diamond：
To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
HeartGold：
If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
SoulSilver：
Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
Generation V
Black：
To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
Black 2：
It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.
Generation VI
X：
It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
Y：
Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
Omega Ruby：
Sandshrew’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
Alpha Sapphire：
Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
Generation VII
Sun：
It can roll its body into a ball. It moves through the desert by rolling at high speeds.
Moon：
It usually makes its home in deserts and arid zones, where rain does not fall. It digs holes to catch Bug-type Pokémon.
Ultra Sun：
It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.
Ultra Moon：
When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.
Let's Go Pikachu：
Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
Generation VIII
Sword：
It loves to bathe in the grit of dry, sandy areas. By sand bathing, the Pokémon rids itself of dirt and moisture clinging to its body.
Shield：
It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.