Sandslash #0028

The Mouse Pokémon

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Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sand Veil
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	50.39% 49.61%
Height	1.0 m (3'3")
Weight	29.5 kg (65.0 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	163
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 HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
28	Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
7	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
52	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
3	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
33	Sand Tomb	15	70	Ground	Phys.
21	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
40	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
13	Rapid Spin	20	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
45	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
19	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
22	Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
15	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
1	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
9	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Rapid Spin	20	100	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Super Fang	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM074	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM08	Rock Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

In-Game Images

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Shiny Sprites

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