Sandslash

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Sandslash is a Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Sandslash has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Evolution chart

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Sandshrew
Ground

(Level 22)

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Sandslash
Ground

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Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
Ice · Steel

(use Ice Stone)

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Sandslash
Alolan Sandslash
Ice · Steel

Sandslash changes

• In Generation 1, Sandslash has a base Special stat of 55.
• In Generations 1-4, Sandslash has a base experience yield of 163.
• In Generations 2-7, Sandslash has a base Friendship value of 70.
• In Generation 7, Alolan Sandslash has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Sandslash

Alolan Sandslash

Moves learned by Sandslash

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Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Sandslash learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

SandslashAlolan Sandslash

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Crush Claw	Normal		75	95
1	Defense Curl	Normal		—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground		—	100
1	Scratch	Normal		40	100
9	Rollout	Rock		30	90
12	Fury Cutter	Bug		40	95
15	Rapid Spin	Normal		50	100
18	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
21	Swift	Normal		60	∞
26	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
31	Sand Tomb	Ground		35	85
36	Slash	Normal		70	100
41	Dig	Ground		80	100
46	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
51	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
56	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
61	Earthquake	Ground		100	100

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Icicle Crash	Ice		85	90
1	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
1	Slash	Normal		70	100
1	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Sandslash learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Alolan Sandslash

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Icicle Spear	Ice		25	100

Moves learnt by reminder

Sandslash learns the following extra moves when using the Remember Moves feature in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Alolan Sandslash

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

Egg moves

Sandslash does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Sandslash is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

SandslashAlolan Sandslash

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
05	Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting		—	100
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
35	Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
43	Fling	Dark		—	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal		40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground		75	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
90	Spikes	Ground		—	—
95	Leech Life	Bug		80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug		80	100
106	Drill Run	Ground		80	95
116	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
128	Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground		90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting		120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
176	Sand Tomb	Ground		35	85
179	Smack Down	Rock		50	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
183	Super Fang	Normal		—	90
186	High Horsepower	Ground		95	95
192	Focus Punch	Fighting		150	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
215	Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting		—	100
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
43	Fling	Dark		—	100
46	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal		40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice		75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
90	Spikes	Ground		—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
95	Leech Life	Bug		80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel		80	100
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug		80	100
106	Drill Run	Ground		80	95
116	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
124	Ice Spinner	Ice		80	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice		90	100
143	Blizzard	Ice		110	70
149	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting		120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
170	Steel Beam	Steel		140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
183	Super Fang	Normal		—	90
187	Icicle Spear	Ice		25	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting		150	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
212	Triple Axel	Ice		20	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Sandslash learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Agility	Psychic		—	—
1	Crush Claw	Normal		75	95
1	Defense Curl	Normal		—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground		—	100
1	Scratch	Normal		40	100
9	Rollout	Rock		30	90
12	Fury Cutter	Bug		40	95
15	Rapid Spin	Normal		50	100
18	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
21	Swift	Normal		60	∞
26	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
31	Sand Tomb	Ground		35	85
36	Slash	Normal		70	100
41	Dig	Ground		80	100
46	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
51	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
56	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
61	Earthquake	Ground		100	100

Egg moves

Sandslash learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Sandslash gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Crush Claw	Normal		75	95
Flail	Normal		—	100
Hone Claws	Dark		—	—
Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
Night Slash	Dark		70	100
Rapid Spin	Normal		50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Sandslash is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting		150	100
10	Work Up	Normal		—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal		—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting		120	70
56	Fling	Dark		—	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug		80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	85
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
93	Cut	Normal		50	95
96	Strength	Normal		80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
100	Rock Climb	Normal		90	85

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Sandslash sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
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Shiny	—							—	—

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