Sandshrew

Sandshrew

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Sandshrew
Type Ground
National Dex #027
Earliest Location Route 111 (Desert)
Abilities Sand Veil Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
Sand Rush (Hidden) Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a sandstorm.
Egg Groups Field
Wild Held Items Grip Claw (5% chance)

Evolution Line

Pokémon Acquire At
Sandshrew Base form
Sandslash Level 22

Wild Locations

Location Method Levels Rate Version Details
Route 111 (Desert) Deep sand 20-23 40% OR/AS –
Route 111 (Desert) Horde 11 100% OR/AS –
Route 113 Grass 15-18 35% OR/AS –

Moveset (Level Up)

Lv. Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
1 Defense Curl Normal Status – – 40
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
3 Sand Attack Ground Status – 100% 15
5 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
7 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
9 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40
11 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95% 20
14 Magnitude Ground Physical – 100% 30
17 Swift Normal Special 60 – 20
20 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15
23 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15
26 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20
30 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
34 Gyro Ball Steel Physical – 100% 5
38 Swords Dance Normal Status – – 20
42 Sandstorm Rock Status – – 10
46 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10

Learnset (TM/HM)

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15
TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status – – 15
TM06 Toxic Poison Status – 90% 10
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status – – 5
TM17 Protect Normal Status – – 10
TM20 Safeguard Normal Status – – 25
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical – 100% 20
TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
TM27 Return Normal Physical – 100% 20
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15
TM32 Double Team Normal Status – – 15
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status – – 10
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95% 15
TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 – 20
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status – – 5
TM45 Attract Normal Status – 100% 15
TM46 Thief Dark Physical 60 100% 25
TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM56 Fling Dark Physical – 100% 10
TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100% 15
TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical – 100% 5
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status – – 20
TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
TM81 X Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15
TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20
TM87 Swagger Normal Status – 85% 15
TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status – – 10
TM90 Substitute Normal Status – – 10
TM94 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM100 Confide Normal Status – – 20

Move Tutor Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status – – 20
Super Fang Normal Physical – 90% 10

Egg Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20
Counter Fighting Physical – 100% 20
Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95% 10
Endure Normal Status – – 10
Flail Normal Physical – 100% 15
Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15
Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40
Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20
Rototiller Ground Status – – 10
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