Generation III Ability
Sand Veil
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Sand Veil Effect
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.
“Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.”
Sand Veil Data
- Introduced
- Generation III
- Pokémon
- 27
- In short
- Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Pokémon With Sand Veil
27 Pokémon can have Sand Veil.
Standard Ability
Sand Veil Questions & Answers
- What does Sand Veil do?
- 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.
- How many Pokémon have Sand Veil?
- 27 Pokémon can have Sand Veil.
- What Pokémon have Sand Veil?
- Sandshrew, Sandslash, Diglett, Dugtrio, and Geodude, and 22 more Pokémon can have Sand Veil — the full list is above.
- When was Sand Veil introduced?
- Sand Veil was introduced in Generation III.