#0028
Sandslash Alola
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
Height1.2 m
Weight55.0 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
120
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
65
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.
Specially Defensive Spinner
- Item
- Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Slush Rush
- Nature
- Careful
- EVs
- 252 HP / 204 SpD / 52 Spe
- Tera
- WaterGhost
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sandslash Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Sandslash Alola.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Icicle Spear | Ice | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 1 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Hail | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Ice Ball | Ice | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Icicle Crash | Ice | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Powder Snow | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Sandslash Alola can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
