sandslash
#28
Types
- ground
Abilities
sand rush (hidden)
Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during a sandstorm, and it does not take sandstorm damage, regardless of type.
sand veil
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Proportion of max |
| Spe | 65 | |
|---|---|---|
| SpD | 55 | |
| SpA | 45 | |
| Def | 110 | |
| Atk | 100 | |
| HP | 75 |
Moves
By level-up
| lvl | Move | Type | Cat | Power | Acc |
| 0 | crush claw | normal | ph | 75 | 95% |
| 1 | scratch | normal | ph | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | sand attack | ground | st | 100% | |
| 1 | poison sting | poison | ph | 15 | 100% |
| 1 | defense curl | normal | st | ||
| 1 | crush claw | normal | ph | 75 | 95% |
| 3 | sand attack | ground | st | 100% | |
| 5 | poison sting | poison | ph | 15 | 100% |
| 7 | rollout | rock | ph | 30 | 90% |
| 9 | rapid spin | normal | ph | 20 | 100% |
| 11 | fury cutter | bug | ph | 40 | 95% |
| 14 | magnitude | ground | ph | 100% | |
| 17 | swift | normal | sp | 60 | |
| 20 | fury swipes | normal | ph | 18 | 80% |
| 24 | sand tomb | ground | ph | 35 | 85% |
| 28 | slash | normal | ph | 70 | 100% |
| 33 | dig | ground | ph | 80 | 100% |
| 38 | gyro ball | steel | ph | 100% | |
| 43 | swords dance | normal | st | ||
| 48 | sandstorm | rock | st | ||
| 53 | earthquake | ground | ph | 100 | 100% |
By machine
| Move | Type | Cat | Power | Acc |
| swords dance | normal | st | ||
| hyper beam | normal | sp | 150 | 90% |
| earthquake | ground | ph | 100 | 100% |
| toxic | poison | st | 90% | |
| double team | normal | st | ||
| rest | psychic | st | ||
| rock slide | rock | ph | 75 | 90% |
| substitute | normal | st | ||
| thief | dark | ph | 60 | 100% |
| protect | normal | st | ||
| sandstorm | rock | st | ||
| swagger | normal | st | 85% | |
| attract | normal | st | 100% | |
| sleep talk | normal | st | ||
| return | normal | ph | 100% | |
| frustration | normal | ph | 100% | |
| safeguard | normal | st | ||
| hidden power | normal | sp | 60 | 100% |
| sunny day | fire | st | ||
| facade | normal | ph | 70 | 100% |
| brick break | fighting | ph | 75 | 100% |
| rock tomb | rock | ph | 60 | 95% |
| aerial ace | flying | ph | 60 | |
| gyro ball | steel | ph | 100% | |
| fling | dark | ph | 100% | |
| poison jab | poison | ph | 80 | 100% |
| x scissor | bug | ph | 80 | 100% |
| focus blast | fighting | sp | 120 | 70% |
| giga impact | normal | ph | 150 | 90% |
| shadow claw | ghost | ph | 70 | 100% |
| stone edge | rock | ph | 100 | 80% |
| round | normal | sp | 60 | 100% |
| bulldoze | ground | ph | 60 | 100% |
| confide | normal | st |