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Sandshrew

Sandshrew

#027
ground
CommonGen IPhys. Tank

"Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food."

Height:0.6m (1'12")
Weight:12.0kg (26.5lbs)
Battle Sandshrew

Base Stats
300

HP50
ATK75
DEF85
SP.ATK20
SP.DEF30
SPD40

Abilities

Sand VeilPrimary

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Sand RushHidden

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Evolution Chain

sandshrew
Sandshrew#027
Level 22
sandslash
Sandslash#028

Moves(99 total)

Move
Type
Cat
Pow
Acc
Level
Scratch
normal
40
100%
1
Defense Curl
normal
—
—
1
Poison Sting
poison
15
100%
3
Sand Attack
ground
—
100%
6
Rollout
rock
30
90%
9
Fury Cutter
bug
40
95%
12
Magnitude
ground
—
100%
14
Rapid Spin
normal
50
100%
15
Fury Swipes
normal
18
80%
24
Slash
normal
70
100%
30

Species Info

Capture Rate255
Base Experience60
Growth Ratemedium
Habitatrough-terrain
Coloryellow
Shapeupright

Breeding

Gender Ratio50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groupsground
Hatch Steps5,100

Where to Find

Wayward Cave 1f
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Wayward Cave B1f
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Union Cave 1f
Gold, Crystal, Heartgold
Union Cave B1f
Gold, Heartgold
Mt Moon 1f
Yellow, Gold, Crystal +1 more
Mt Moon 2f
Heartgold
Kanto Route 3 Area
Yellow
Kanto Route 4 Area
Blue, Yellow, Leafgreen
Kanto Route 8 Area
Blue, Leafgreen
Kanto Route 9 Area
Blue, Leafgreen
Kanto Route 10 Area
Blue, Leafgreen
Kanto Route 11 Area
Blue, Leafgreen

And 8 more locations...

Alternate Forms

Alola
Alola

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bulbasaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

bulbasaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
318
HP
45
ATK
49
DEF
49
SP.ATK
65
SP.DEF
65
SPD
45
ivysaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

ivysaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
405
HP
60
ATK
62
DEF
63
SP.ATK
80
SP.DEF
80
SPD
60
venusaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

venusaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
525
HP
80
ATK
82
DEF
83
SP.ATK
100
SP.DEF
100
SPD
80
charmander - Pokemon with fire type

charmander

fire
Base Stats
309
HP
39
ATK
52
DEF
43
SP.ATK
60
SP.DEF
50
SPD
65
charmeleon - Pokemon with fire type

charmeleon

fire
Base Stats
405
HP
58
ATK
64
DEF
58
SP.ATK
80
SP.DEF
65
SPD
80
charizard - Pokemon with fire and flying type

charizard

fireflying
Base Stats
534
HP
78
ATK
84
DEF
78
SP.ATK
109
SP.DEF
85
SPD
100
squirtle - Pokemon with water type

squirtle

water
Base Stats
314
HP
44
ATK
48
DEF
65
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
64
SPD
43
wartortle - Pokemon with water type

wartortle

water
Base Stats
405
HP
59
ATK
63
DEF
80
SP.ATK
65
SP.DEF
80
SPD
58
blastoise - Pokemon with water type

blastoise

water
Base Stats
530
HP
79
ATK
83
DEF
100
SP.ATK
85
SP.DEF
105
SPD
78
caterpie - Pokemon with bug type

caterpie

bug
Base Stats
195
HP
45
ATK
30
DEF
35
SP.ATK
20
SP.DEF
20
SPD
45
metapod - Pokemon with bug type

metapod

bug
Base Stats
205
HP
50
ATK
20
DEF
55
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
25
SPD
30
butterfree - Pokemon with bug and flying type

butterfree

bugflying
Base Stats
395
HP
60
ATK
45
DEF
50
SP.ATK
90
SP.DEF
80
SPD
70
weedle - Pokemon with bug and poison type

weedle

bugpoison
Base Stats
195
HP
40
ATK
35
DEF
30
SP.ATK
20
SP.DEF
20
SPD
50
kakuna - Pokemon with bug and poison type

kakuna

bugpoison
Base Stats
205
HP
45
ATK
25
DEF
50
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
25
SPD
35
beedrill - Pokemon with bug and poison type

beedrill

bugpoison
Base Stats
395
HP
65
ATK
90
DEF
40
SP.ATK
45
SP.DEF
80
SPD
75
pidgey - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgey

normalflying
Base Stats
251
HP
40
ATK
45
DEF
40
SP.ATK
35
SP.DEF
35
SPD
56
pidgeotto - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgeotto

normalflying
Base Stats
349
HP
63
ATK
60
DEF
55
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
50
SPD
71
pidgeot - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgeot

normalflying
Base Stats
479
HP
83
ATK
80
DEF
75
SP.ATK
70
SP.DEF
70
SPD
101
rattata - Pokemon with normal type

rattata

normal
Base Stats
253
HP
30
ATK
56
DEF
35
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
35
SPD
72
raticate - Pokemon with normal type

raticate

normal
Base Stats
413
HP
55
ATK
81
DEF
60
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
70
SPD
97
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