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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.
Sandslash Profile
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 29.5 kg
- Abilities
- Sand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Habitat
- Rough Terrain
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 90 / 255 (35%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Sandslash Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Sandslash's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Sandslash?
Sandslash Resistances
Avoid these — Sandslash is strong against these attack types
See the full Sandslash weakness guide — best counters included →
Sandslash Evolutions
Ice Stone
Where to Catch Sandslash
In Blue, Sandslash can be found at 2 locations — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Route 23
- Walking · Lv 41 · Rare
- Cerulean Cave
- 1F · Walking · Lv 52 · Uncommon
- B1F · Walking · Lv 57 · Rare
Sandslash Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 75 | 95% | 10 | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 40 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | Lv. 9 | 30 | 90% | 20 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | Lv. 12 | 40 | 95% | 20 | |
| Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | Lv. 15 | 50 | 100% | 40 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | Lv. 18 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | Lv. 21 | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 26 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | Lv. 31 | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Lv. 36 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | Lv. 41 | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | Lv. 46 | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | Lv. 51 | — | — | 20 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | Lv. 56 | — | — | 10 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | Lv. 61 | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 95% | 10 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 70% | 5 | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 95% | 10 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 10 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Smack Down | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Spikes | Ground | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Hone Claws | Dark | Status | Egg | — | — | 15 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | Egg | 50 | 95% | 35 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | Egg | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 |
Sandslash Questions & Answers
- What is Sandslash weak to?
- Sandslash takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Sandslash resistant to?
- Sandslash takes reduced damage from Poison (½×) and Rock (½×) type attacks and is immune to Electric type attacks.
- What is Sandslash strong against?
- Sandslash's Ground type attacks are super effective against Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, and Electric Pokémon.
- What type is Sandslash?
- Sandslash is a Ground-type Pokémon.
- What are Sandslash's base stats?
- Sandslash has a base stat total of 450 — HP 75, Attack 100, Defense 110, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 55, Speed 65.