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

Egg Moves

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

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

Tutor Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Super Fang	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Swift	60	—	Normal	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.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	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	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	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.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

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

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

In-Game Images

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Shiny Sprites

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