Sandslash #252(Nat. #0028)

Alolan Sandslash

The Mouse Pokémon

Forms:

Typing	IceSteel
Abilities	Snow Cloak Slush Rush - Hidden
Classification	The Mouse Pokémon
National ID	#0028
Regional ID	#0252
How to get	Evolve an earlier stage

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

FightingFire

Weak x2

Ground

Resists x½

NormalFlyingBugGrassPsychicDragonFairy

Resists x¼

Ice

Immune x0

Poison

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Sandslash Alolan (sandslash) game sprite

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	75	135—182
Attack	100	94—167
Defense	120	112—189
Sp. Attack	25	27—84
Sp. Defense	65	63—128
Speed	65	63—128
Total	450	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

Where to Find

Evolve it from an earlier stage.

Trade from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.00%50.00%
Height	1.2 m (3'11")
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 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

Pokédex Entries

Sun

"Although they are sharp, its claws and spikes often break off. They grow back the next day, so it is not bothered by the temporary loss."

Moon

"It uses its claws to climb trees and then curls its body into a spiny ball, ready to drop onto any prey that appears."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

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

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Defense Curl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Ice Ball	30	90	Ice	Phys.
1	Icicle Crash	85	90	Ice	Phys.
1	Metal Burst	1	100	Steel	Phys.
1	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
1	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Alolan Sandslash upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Icicle Spear	25	100	Ice	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bide (Alolan)Levelup	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Fury Cutter (Alolan)Levelup	40	95	Bug	Phys.
Fury Swipes (Alolan)Levelup	18	80	Normal	Phys.
Iron Defense (Alolan)Levelup	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Iron Head (Alolan)Levelup	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Powder Snow (Alolan)Levelup	40	100	Ice	Spec.
Rapid Spin (Alolan)Levelup	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Scratch (Alolan)Levelup	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Swift (Alolan)Levelup	60	—	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via TM

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

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Work Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
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.
TM028	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
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.
TM070	Aurora Veil	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM074	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM079	Frost Breath	60	90	Ice	Spec.
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 Alolan Sandslash via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	USUM	90	90	Water	Phys.
Covet	USUM	60	100	Normal	Phys.
Drill Run	USUM	80	95	Ground	Phys.
Focus Punch	USUM	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
Ice Punch	USUM	75	100	Ice	Phys.
Icy Wind	USUM	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Iron Tail	USUM	100	75	Steel	Phys.
Knock Off	USUM	65	100	Dark	Phys.
Snore	USUM	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Stealth Rock	USUM	—	—	Rock	Stat.
Super Fang	USUM	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Throat Chop	USUM	80	100	Dark	Phys.

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

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

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Sandslash #252(Nat. #0028)

Alolan Sandslash

The Mouse Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Where to Find

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites