#0027
Sandshrew
Mouse Pokémon
It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.
Details
Height0.6 m
Weight12.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Red · Blue · Yellow#027Gold · Silver · Crystal#048Ruby · Sapphire · Emerald#112HeartGold · SoulSilver#048Black 2 · White 2#113X · Y — Mountain Kalos#097Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire#117Sun · Moon#251Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon#328Let's Go Pikachu · Eevee#027SwSh — Isle of Armor#168SV — The Teal Mask#116SV — The Indigo Disk#155
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
75
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
20
Sp. Def
30
Speed
40
Total
300
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Sand Sweeper
- Item
- Eviolite
- Ability
- Sand Rush
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 236 Atk / 76 Def / 196 Spe
- Tera
- Bug
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sandshrew can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Sandshrew.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 10 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 14 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 17 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 23 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 24 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 33 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 38 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 39 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Sandshrew can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
