Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pokédex

Sandslash #0028

The Mouse Pokémon

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Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sand Veil Sand Rush - Hidden
Classification	The Mouse Pokémon
National ID	#0028

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Water

Grass

Ice

Resists x½

Poison

Rock

Immune x0

Electric

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Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	75		135—182
Attack	100	94—136	105—152	115—167
Defense	110	103—145	115—162	126—178
Sp. Attack	45	45—87	50—97	55—106
Sp. Defense	55	54—96	60—107	66—117
Speed	65	63—105	70—117	77—128
Total	450	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	1.0 m (3'3")
Weight	29.5 kg (65.0 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	158
Catch Rate	90
Catch Chance	~20.09% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
1	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
1	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
9	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
12	Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.
15	Rapid Spin	50	100	Normal	Phys.
18	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
21	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
26	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
31	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
36	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
41	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
46	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
51	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
56	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
61	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash as Egg Moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hone Claws	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Rapid Spin	50	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM010	Work Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM074	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM093	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
TM096	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
TM098	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM100	Rock Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.

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