#0028
Sandslash
Mouse Pokémon
It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight29.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Red · Blue · Yellow#028Gold · Silver · Crystal#049Ruby · Sapphire · Emerald#113HeartGold · SoulSilver#049Black 2 · White 2#114X · Y — Mountain Kalos#098Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire#118Sun · Moon#252Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon#329Let's Go Pikachu · Eevee#028SwSh — Isle of Armor#169SV — The Teal Mask#117SV — The Indigo Disk#156
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
100
Defense
110
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
55
Speed
65
Total
450
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive Spinner
- Item
- Leftovers / Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Sand Rush
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
- Tera
- GhostWater
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sandslash can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Sandslash.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 27 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 28 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 36 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 41 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 47 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 51 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 61 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Sandslash can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
