Sandslash#28

Alolan Sandslash

The Mouse Pokémon

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Forms:

Base Form

Alolan

The data on this page are from The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet), the most recent appearance of Alolan Sandslash

Typing	IceSteel
Abilities	Snow Cloak - Ability 1 Snow Cloak - Ability 2 Slush Rush - Hidden
Classification	The Mouse Pokémon
National ID	#0028

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Fighting

Fire

Weak x2

Ground

Resists x½

Normal

Flying

Bug

Grass

Psychic

Dragon

Fairy

Resists x¼

Ice

Immune x0

Poison

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	75		135 → 182
Attack	100	94 → 136	105 → 152	115 → 167
Defense	120	112 → 154	125 → 172	137 → 189
Sp. Attack	25	27 → 69	30 → 77	33 → 84
Sp. Defense	65	63 → 105	70 → 117	77 → 128
Speed	65	63 → 105	70 → 117	77 → 128
Total	450	Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

Use Ice Stone

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.1 m (0'4")
Weight	5.5 kg (12.1 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 Alolan Sandslash via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Evo.	Icicle Spear	25	100	Ice	Phys.
1	Icicle Crash	85	90	Ice	Phys.
1	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
1	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Alolan Sandslash as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Mirror Coat	1	100	Psychic	Spec.
Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Hone Claws	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Ice Shard	40	100	Ice	Phys.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.

Reminder Moves

The following moves are learned by Alolan Sandslash as Reminder Moves in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.
Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Metal Burst	1	100	Steel	Phys.
Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Powder Snow	40	100	Ice	Spec.
Rapid Spin	50	100	Normal	Phys.
Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Snowscape	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.

Reminder moves can only be learned by going to a Move Reminder (Generations I-VIII) or using the Pokémon menu (Legends: Arceus and Scarlet and Violet).

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Alolan Sandslash via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Scarlet) and The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM046	Avalanche	60	100	Ice	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM052	Snowscape	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM057	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM069	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
TM093	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TM095	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM105	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM106	Drill Run	80	95	Ground	Phys.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM124	Ice Spinner	80	100	Ice	Phys.
TM128	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM170	Steel Beam	140	95	Steel	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM180	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM183	Super Fang	1	90	Normal	Phys.
TM187	Icicle Spear	25	100	Ice	Phys.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM212	Triple Axel	20	90	Ice	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

Game Obtainability

Soon we'll have a list of games where you can get Alolan Sandslash!

Sprites and Other Visuals

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