Sandslash #252(Nat. #0028)

The Mouse Pokémon

Forms:

Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sand Veil Sand Rush - Hidden
Classification	The Mouse Pokémon
National ID	#0028
Regional ID	#0252

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

WaterGrassIce

Resists x½

PoisonRock

Immune x0

Electric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	75	135—182
Attack	100	94—167
Defense	110	103—178
Sp. Attack	45	45—106
Sp. Defense	55	54—117
Speed	65	63—128
Total	450	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
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

Level-up Pre-evo Egg TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via level-up in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

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.
3	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
5	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
7	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
9	Rapid Spin	20	100	Normal	Phys.
11	Fury Cutter	40	95	Bug	Phys.
14	Magnitude	1	100	Ground	Phys.
17	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
20	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
24	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
28	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
33	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
38	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
43	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
48	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
53	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Celebrate (Sandshrew)Event	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Chip Away	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Crush Claw	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Icicle Crash	85	90	Ice	Phys.
Icicle Spear	25	100	Ice	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 Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Rototiller	—	—	Ground	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via TM in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	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.
TM048	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
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.
TM078	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM100	Confide	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Sandslash via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	USUM	90	90	Water	Phys.
Aurora Veil	USUM	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Bide	RB Y USUM	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Blizzard	USUM	110	70	Ice	Spec.
Body Slam	RB Y E FRLG	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Captivate	DP HGSS Pt	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Celebrate	USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Covet	B2W2 ORAS USUM	60	100	Normal	Phys.
Cut	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	50	95	Normal	Phys.
Detect	C GS	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
Double-Edge	RB Y E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Drill Run	USUM	80	95	Ground	Phys.
Dynamic Punch	C GS E	100	50	Fighting	Phys.
Earth Power	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Fissure	RB Y	1	30	Ground	Phys.
Focus Punch	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS USUM	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
Frost Breath	USUM	60	90	Ice	Spec.
Hail	USUM	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Headbutt	C GS HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Hone Claws	BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Ice Ball	USUM	30	90	Ice	Phys.
Ice Punch	USUM	75	100	Ice	Phys.
Icy Wind	USUM	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Iron Defense	USUM	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Iron Head	USUM	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Iron Tail	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	100	75	Steel	Phys.
Knock Off	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	65	100	Dark	Phys.
Leech Life	USUM	80	100	Bug	Phys.
Metal Burst	USUM	1	100	Steel	Phys.
Mimic	RB Y E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	C GS E HGSS Pt	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Natural Gift	DP HGSS Pt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Powder Snow	USUM	40	100	Ice	Spec.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Rock Smash	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Secret Power	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Seismic Toss	RB Y E FRLG	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Skull Bash	RB Y	130	100	Normal	Phys.
Snore	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Stealth Rock	DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Rock	Stat.
Stomping Tantrum	USUM	75	100	Ground	Phys.
Strength	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	80	100	Normal	Phys.
Submission	RB Y	80	80	Fighting	Phys.
Super Fang	HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Take Down	RB Y	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Throat Chop	USUM	80	100	Dark	Phys.
Work Up	USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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