Sandslash
ground
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Ground
Dex
#049
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
90
Base Exp
163
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric
How to Obtain
You can catch Sandslash common in Route 26, and in Safari Zone Area2 (rare). Wild ones range from level 21 to 28.
Wild Encounters (2)
Level Up Moves (13)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Heightens the user's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Sand AttackLevel: 6 | ||||||
| ground | | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Reduces accuracy by throwing sand. | ||||||
| Poison StingLevel: 9 | ||||||
| poison | | 15 | 100 | 35 | ||
| An attack that may poison the target. | ||||||
| Rapid SpinLevel: 14 | ||||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A high-speed spinning attack. | ||||||
| MagnitudeLevel: 17 | ||||||
| ground | | 1 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A ground attack with random power. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 22 | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 26 | ||||||
| normal | | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Quickly scratches 2-5 times. | ||||||
| DigLevel: 33 | ||||||
| ground | | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 37 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Swords DanceLevel: 44 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A dance that increases ATTACK. | ||||||
| SandstormLevel: 48 | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| EarthquakeLevel: 55 | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||