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Description

It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can’t roll its body up into a ball. An ancient tradition of Alolan festivals, still carried on to this day, is a competition to slide Sandshrew across ice as far as one can.

Abilities

Ability 1

Snow Cloak

Boosts evasion in a hailstorm.

Hidden Ability

Slush Rush

Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a hailstorm.

Technical Specs

Physical Characteristics
Size 0.6 M / 1'11" In
Weight 12 Kg / 26.46 Lbs
Color Yellow
Training & Growth
Base happiness 70
Base experience 158
Maximum Experience 1.000.000
Experience Rated as Medium-fast
Breeding & Reproduction
Egg Groups Terrestrial
Base Egg Cycle 20
Steps to Hatch Egg hatches with 5120 Steps
Gender / Breeding Male: 50% / Female: 50%
Catch Rates
Base Catch Rate 255
Catch Chances If the Pokémon has 100% HP, you have 33.3% chances of capture

Held Items (Wild Drops)

These items have a chance of being found with this Pokémon in the wild:

Grip Claw
Grip Claw
5% of chances

Evolutionary Chain

Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Sandslash
Sandshrew - Lv. 22

Breeding Compatibility ("Breeds With")

These Pokémon share the same egg group and can breed with the selected one:

Bases from Sandshrew

Status
Base
EVs
Progress
Lv 50 (Min - Max)
Lv 100 (Min - Max)
Life
50
-
110 - 157
210 - 304
Attack
75
-
72 - 139
139 - 273
Defense
90
+1 EV
85 - 156
166 - 307
Sp Attack.
10
-
13 - 68
22 - 130
Defense Esp.
35
-
36 - 95
67 - 185
Speed
40
-
40 - 101
76 - 196
Total
0
-
-
-
Life
50
Lv 50: 110 - 157 Lv 100: 210 - 304
At.
75
Lv 50: 72 - 139 Lv 100: 139 - 273
Df. +1 EV
90
Lv 50: 85 - 156 Lv 100: 166 - 307
At. Esp.
10
Lv 50: 13 - 68 Lv 100: 22 - 130
Df. Esp.
35
Lv 50: 36 - 95 Lv 100: 67 - 185
Vel.
40
Lv 50: 40 - 101 Lv 100: 76 - 196
Total
0

in Defense & on Attack

Sandshrew in Defense

Damage multipliers received (Defensive):

2x
Fire Fighting Terrestrial
0.5x
Normal Plant Ice Flying Psychic Insect Stone Ghost Dragon Nocturnal Metallic Fairy
0x
Poison

Sandshrew on Attack

Damage multipliers caused by their types:

2x
Plant Ice Terrestrial Flying Stone Dragon Fairy
0.5x
Fire Water Electric Metallic

Strikes

Name Type Class Level PP Attack Hit
Scratch Normal Physical Moves Native 35 40 100%
Defense Curl Normal Status Moves Native 40 - -
Bide Normal Physical Moves Lv. 3 10 - -
Mist Ice Status Moves Lv. 3 30 - -
Powder Snow Ice Special Moves Lv. 5 25 40 100%
Ice Ball Ice Physical Moves Lv. 7 20 30 90%
Rapid Spin Normal Physical Moves Lv. 9 40 20 100%
Rollout Stone Physical Moves Lv. 9 20 30 90%
Fury Cutter Insect Physical Moves Lv. 11 20 40 95%
Metal Claw Metallic Physical Moves Lv. 14 35 50 95%
Swift Normal Special Moves Lv. 17 20 60 -
Fury Swipes Normal Physical Moves Lv. 20 15 18 80%
Iron Defense Metallic Status Moves Lv. 23 15 - -
Slash Normal Physical Moves Lv. 26 20 70 100%
Iron Head Metallic Physical Moves Lv. 30 15 80 100%
Gyro Ball Metallic Physical Moves Lv. 34 5 - 100%
Swords Dance Normal Status Moves Lv. 38 20 - -
Hail Ice Status Moves Lv. 42 10 - -
Blizzard Ice Special Moves Lv. 45 5 110 70%
Level: Native
Normal Physical Moves
PP 35
ATK 40
ACC 100%
Level: Native
Normal Status Moves
PP 40
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 3
Normal Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 3
Ice Status Moves
PP 30
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 5
Ice Special Moves
PP 25
ATK 40
ACC 100%
Level: Lv. 7
Ice Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 30
ACC 90%
Level: Lv. 9
Normal Physical Moves
PP 40
ATK 20
ACC 100%
Level: Lv. 9
Stone Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 30
ACC 90%
Level: Lv. 11
Insect Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 40
ACC 95%
Level: Lv. 14
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 35
ATK 50
ACC 95%
Level: Lv. 17
Normal Special Moves
PP 20
ATK 60
ACC -
Level: Lv. 20
Normal Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 18
ACC 80%
Level: Lv. 23
Metallic Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 26
Normal Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 70
ACC 100%
Level: Lv. 30
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Level: Lv. 34
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 5
ATK -
ACC 100%
Level: Lv. 38
Normal Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 42
Ice Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Level: Lv. 45
Ice Special Moves
PP 5
ATK 110
ACC 70%
Name Type Class PP Attack Hit
Aerial Ace Flying Physical Moves 20 60 -
Aurora Veil Ice Status Moves 20 - -
Confide Normal Status Moves 20 - -
Work Up Normal Status Moves 30 - -
Frost Breath Ice Special Moves 10 60 90%
Bulldoze Terrestrial Physical Moves 20 60 100%
Round Normal Special Moves 15 60 100%
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical Moves 15 70 100%
X-Scissor Insect Physical Moves 15 80 100%
Poison Jab Poison Physical Moves 20 80 100%
Fling Nocturnal Physical Moves 10 - 100%
Gyro Ball Metallic Physical Moves 5 - 100%
Ice Punch Ice Physical Moves 15 75 100%
Brick Break Fighting Physical Moves 15 75 100%
Facade Normal Physical Moves 20 70 100%
Hail Ice Status Moves 10 - -
Sunny Day Fire Status Moves 5 - -
Hidden Power Normal Special Moves 15 60 100%
Safeguard Normal Status Moves 25 - -
Frustration Normal Physical Moves 20 - 100%
Return Normal Physical Moves 20 - 100%
Sleep Talk Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Attract Normal Status Moves 15 - 100%
Avalanche Ice Physical Moves 10 60 100%
Icicle Spear Ice Physical Moves 30 25 100%
Rock Tomb Stone Physical Moves 15 60 95%
Swift Normal Special Moves 20 60 -
Swagger Normal Status Moves 15 - 85%
Icy Wind Ice Special Moves 15 55 95%
Protect Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Snore Normal Special Moves 15 50 100%
Thief Nocturnal Physical Moves 25 60 100%
Rock Slide Stone Physical Moves 10 75 90%
Rest Psychic Status Moves 10 - -
Dig Terrestrial Physical Moves 10 80 100%
Substitute Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Leech Life Insect Physical Moves 10 80 100%
Double Team Normal Status Moves 15 - -
Toxic Poison Status Moves 10 - 90%
Earthquake Terrestrial Physical Moves 10 100 100%
Blizzard Ice Special Moves 5 110 70%
Swords Dance Normal Status Moves 20 - -
Flying Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 60
ACC -
Ice Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 30
ATK -
ACC -
Ice Special Moves
PP 10
ATK 60
ACC 90%
Terrestrial Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 60
ACC 100%
Normal Special Moves
PP 15
ATK 60
ACC 100%
Ghost Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 70
ACC 100%
Insect Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Poison Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Nocturnal Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC 100%
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 5
ATK -
ACC 100%
Ice Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 75
ACC 100%
Fighting Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 75
ACC 100%
Normal Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 70
ACC 100%
Ice Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Fire Status Moves
PP 5
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Special Moves
PP 15
ATK 60
ACC 100%
Normal Status Moves
PP 25
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC 100%
Normal Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC 100%
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC 100%
Ice Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 60
ACC 100%
Ice Physical Moves
PP 30
ATK 25
ACC 100%
Stone Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 60
ACC 95%
Normal Special Moves
PP 20
ATK 60
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC 85%
Ice Special Moves
PP 15
ATK 55
ACC 95%
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Special Moves
PP 15
ATK 50
ACC 100%
Nocturnal Physical Moves
PP 25
ATK 60
ACC 100%
Stone Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 75
ACC 90%
Psychic Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Terrestrial Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Insect Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Normal Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC -
Poison Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC 90%
Terrestrial Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 100
ACC 100%
Ice Special Moves
PP 5
ATK 110
ACC 70%
Normal Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Name Type Class PP Attack Hit
Iron Tail Metallic Physical Moves 15 100 75%
Throat Chop Nocturnal Physical Moves 15 80 100%
Work Up Normal Status Moves 30 - -
Stealth Rock Stone Status Moves 20 - -
Iron Head Metallic Physical Moves 15 80 100%
X-Scissor Insect Physical Moves 15 80 100%
Poison Jab Poison Physical Moves 20 80 100%
Gyro Ball Metallic Physical Moves 5 - 100%
Iron Defense Metallic Status Moves 15 - -
Swords Dance Normal Status Moves 20 - -
Sleep Talk Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Endure Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Substitute Normal Status Moves 10 - -
Leech Life Insect Physical Moves 10 80 100%
Amnesia Psychic Status Moves 20 - -
Earthquake Terrestrial Physical Moves 10 100 100%
Blizzard Ice Special Moves 5 110 70%
Body Slam Normal Physical Moves 15 85 100%
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 100
ACC 75%
Nocturnal Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Normal Status Moves
PP 30
ATK -
ACC -
Stone Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Insect Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Poison Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 5
ATK -
ACC 100%
Metallic Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Insect Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 80
ACC 100%
Psychic Status Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC -
Terrestrial Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 100
ACC 100%
Ice Special Moves
PP 5
ATK 110
ACC 70%
Normal Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 85
ACC 100%
Name Type Class PP Attack Hit
Steel Roller Metallic Physical Moves 5 130 100%
Triple Axel Ice Physical Moves 10 20 90%
Metallic Physical Moves
PP 5
ATK 130
ACC 100%
Ice Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 20
ACC 90%
Name Type Class PP Attack Hit
Counter Fighting Physical Moves 20 - 100%
Crush Claw Normal Physical Moves 10 75 95%
Curse Ghost Status Moves 10 - -
Flail Normal Physical Moves 15 - 100%
Hone Claws Nocturnal Status Moves 15 - -
Night Slash Nocturnal Physical Moves 15 70 100%
Fighting Physical Moves
PP 20
ATK -
ACC 100%
Normal Physical Moves
PP 10
ATK 75
ACC 95%
Ghost Status Moves
PP 10
ATK -
ACC -
Normal Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC 100%
Nocturnal Status Moves
PP 15
ATK -
ACC -
Nocturnal Physical Moves
PP 15
ATK 70
ACC 100%