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Sandshrew #0026 Raichu #0028 Sandslash
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  • Info
  • Base stats
  • Evolution chart
  • Pokédex entries
  • Moves learned
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Sandshrew is a Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Sandshrew has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew

Sandshrew artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0027
Type Ground
Species Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.6 m (2′00″)
Weight 12.0 kg (26.5 lbs)
Abilities 1. Sand VeilSand Rush (hidden ability)
Local № 0027 (Yellow/Red/Blue)0048 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)0112 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)0027 (FireRed/LeafGreen)0048 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)0113 (Black 2/White 2)0097 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos)0117 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)0251 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)0328 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)0027 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)0168 (The Isle of Armor)0116 (The Teal Mask)0155 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 Defense
Catch rate 255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 60
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Field
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP 50 210 304
Attack 75 139 273
Defense 85 157 295
Sp. Atk 20 40 152
Sp. Def 30 58 174
Speed 40 76 196
Total 300 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Sandshrew.

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Alolan Sandshrew artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0027
Type Ice Steel
Species Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.7 m (2′04″)
Weight 40.0 kg (88.2 lbs)
Abilities 1. Snow CloakSlush Rush (hidden ability)
Local № 0027 (Yellow/Red/Blue)0048 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)0112 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)0027 (FireRed/LeafGreen)0048 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)0113 (Black 2/White 2)0097 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos)0117 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)0251 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)0328 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)0027 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)0168 (The Isle of Armor)0116 (The Teal Mask)0155 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 Defense
Catch rate 255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 60
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Field
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP 50 210 304
Attack 75 139 273
Defense 90 166 306
Sp. Atk 10 22 130
Sp. Def 35 67 185
Speed 40 76 196
Total 300 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Sandshrew.

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Evolution chart

Sandshrew#0027 Sandshrew Ground (Level 22)Sandslash#0028 Sandslash Ground Alolan Sandshrew#0027 Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Ice · Steel (use Ice Stone)Alolan Sandslash#0028 Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Ice · Steel

Sandshrew changes

  • In Generation 1, Sandshrew has a base Special stat of 30.
  • In Generations 1-4, Sandshrew has a base experience yield of 93.
  • In Generations 2-7, Sandshrew has a base Friendship value of 70.
  • In Generation 7, Alolan Sandshrew has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Sandshrew

RedBlue Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Yellow Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
Gold If it fell from a great height, this POKéMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
Silver Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
Crystal It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
Ruby SANDSHREW’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This POKéMON curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
Sapphire SANDSHREW has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The POKéMON can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
FireRed It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
LeafGreen Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.
Emerald When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.
DiamondPearlPlatinum To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
HeartGold If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
SoulSilver Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
BlackWhite To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
Black 2White 2 It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.
X It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
Y Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
Omega Ruby Sandshrew’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
Alpha Sapphire Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
Sun It can roll its body into a ball. It moves through the desert by rolling at high speeds.
Moon It usually makes its home in deserts and arid zones, where rain does not fall. It digs holes to catch Bug-type Pokémon.
Ultra Sun It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.
Ultra Moon When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.
Let's Go PikachuLet's Go Eevee Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
Sword It loves to bathe in the grit of dry, sandy areas. By sand bathing, the Pokémon rids itself of dirt and moisture clinging to its body.
Shield 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.
Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.

Alolan Sandshrew

Sun It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can’t roll its body up into a ball.
Moon 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.
Ultra Sun After fleeing a volcanic eruption, it ended up moving to an area of snowy mountains. Its ice shell is as hard as steel.
Ultra Moon The skin on its back is as hard as steel. Predators go after its soft belly, so it clings to the ground desperately.
Let's Go PikachuLet's Go Eevee Its ice-covered body lets it slide across the ground with bullet-like speed, sending its enemies flying when it hits them.
Sword Life on mountains covered with deep snow has granted this Pokémon a body of ice that’s as hard as steel.
Shield It lives in snowy mountains on southern islands. When a blizzard rolls in, this Pokémon hunkers down in the snow to avoid getting blown away.

Moves learned by Sandshrew

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Legends: Z-A Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Sandshrew does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Sandshrew cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by level up

Sandshrew learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

SandshrewAlolan Sandshrew
Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
1Defense CurlNormalStatus — —
1ScratchNormalPhysical 40 100
3Poison StingPoisonPhysical 15 100
6Sand AttackGroundStatus — 100
9RolloutRockPhysical 30 90
12Fury CutterBugPhysical 40 95
15Rapid SpinNormalPhysical 50 100
18BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
21SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
24Fury SwipesNormalPhysical 18 80
27AgilityPsychicStatus — —
30SlashNormalPhysical 70 100
33DigGroundPhysical 80 100
36Gyro BallSteelPhysical — 100
39Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
42SandstormRockStatus — —
45EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
1Defense CurlNormalStatus — —
1ScratchNormalPhysical 40 100
3MistIceStatus — —
6Powder SnowIceSpecial 40 100
9RolloutRockPhysical 30 90
12Fury CutterBugPhysical 40 95
15Rapid SpinNormalPhysical 50 100
18Metal ClawSteelPhysical 50 95
21SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
24Fury SwipesNormalPhysical 18 80
27Iron DefenseSteelStatus — —
30SlashNormalPhysical 70 100
33Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
36Gyro BallSteelPhysical — 100
39Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
42SnowscapeIceStatus — —
45BlizzardIceSpecial 110 70

Egg moves

Sandshrew learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Sandshrew gen 9 learnset page.

SandshrewAlolan Sandshrew
Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
CounterFightingPhysical — 100
FlailNormalPhysical — 100
Hone ClawsDarkStatus — —
Metal ClawSteelPhysical 50 95
Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
Night SlashDarkPhysical 70 100
Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
CounterFightingPhysical — 100
Crush ClawNormalPhysical 75 95
CurseGhostStatus — —
FlailNormalPhysical — 100
Hone ClawsDarkStatus — —
Ice ShardIcePhysical 40 100
Mirror CoatPsychicSpecial — 100
Night SlashDarkPhysical 70 100

Moves learnt by TM

Sandshrew is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

SandshrewAlolan Sandshrew
TM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
04AgilityPsychicStatus — —
05Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
07ProtectNormalStatus — —
12Low KickFightingPhysical — 100
18ThiefDarkPhysical 60 100
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
27Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
28BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
31Metal ClawSteelPhysical 50 95
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
35Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
43FlingDarkPhysical — 100
47EndureNormalStatus — —
49Sunny DayFireStatus — —
51SandstormRockStatus — —
55DigGroundPhysical 80 100
57False SwipeNormalPhysical 40 100
58Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
61Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
66Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
83Poison JabPoisonPhysical 80 100
84Stomping TantrumGroundPhysical 75 100
85RestPsychicStatus — —
86Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
88Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
90SpikesGroundStatus — —
95Leech LifeBugPhysical 80 100
103SubstituteNormalStatus — —
105X-ScissorBugPhysical 80 100
116Stealth RockRockStatus — —
128AmnesiaPsychicStatus — —
133Earth PowerGroundSpecial 90 100
149EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
150Stone EdgeRockPhysical 100 80
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
176Sand TombGroundPhysical 35 85
179Smack DownRockPhysical 50 100
180Gyro BallSteelPhysical — 100
181Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
183Super FangNormalPhysical — 90
186High HorsepowerGroundPhysical 95 95
192Focus PunchFightingPhysical 150 100
204Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100
205EndeavorNormalPhysical — 100
215Scorching SandsGroundSpecial 70 100
221Throat ChopDarkPhysical 80 100
224CurseGhostStatus — —
TM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
07ProtectNormalStatus — —
12Low KickFightingPhysical — 100
18ThiefDarkPhysical 60 100
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
27Aerial AceFlyingPhysical 60 ∞
28BulldozeGroundPhysical 60 100
31Metal ClawSteelPhysical 50 95
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
34Icy WindIceSpecial 55 95
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
43FlingDarkPhysical — 100
46AvalancheIcePhysical 60 100
47EndureNormalStatus — —
52SnowscapeIceStatus — —
55DigGroundPhysical 80 100
58Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
61Shadow ClawGhostPhysical 70 100
66Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
69Ice PunchIcePhysical 75 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
83Poison JabPoisonPhysical 80 100
85RestPsychicStatus — —
86Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
88Swords DanceNormalStatus — —
93Flash CannonSteelSpecial 80 100
95Leech LifeBugPhysical 80 100
99Iron HeadSteelPhysical 80 100
103SubstituteNormalStatus — —
104Iron DefenseSteelStatus — —
105X-ScissorBugPhysical 80 100
116Stealth RockRockStatus — —
124Ice SpinnerIcePhysical 80 100
128AmnesiaPsychicStatus — —
135Ice BeamIceSpecial 90 100
143BlizzardIceSpecial 110 70
149EarthquakeGroundPhysical 100 100
170Steel BeamSteelSpecial 140 95
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
180Gyro BallSteelPhysical — 100
181Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
183Super FangNormalPhysical — 90
187Icicle SpearIcePhysical 25 100
192Focus PunchFightingPhysical 150 100
204Double-EdgeNormalPhysical 120 100
205EndeavorNormalPhysical — 100
212Triple AxelIcePhysical 20 90
221Throat ChopDarkPhysical 80 100
224CurseGhostStatus — —
  • In other generations
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  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Sandshrew sprites

Type Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Sandshrew sprite from Red & Blue Sandshrew sprite from Silver Sandshrew sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Sandshrew sprite from Diamond & Pearl Sandshrew sprite from Black & White Sandshrew sprite from X & Y Sandshrew sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Sandshrew sprite from Sword & Shield Sandshrew sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny — Sandshrew Shiny sprite from Silver Sandshrew Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Sandshrew Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Sandshrew Shiny sprite from Black & White Sandshrew Shiny sprite from X & Y Sandshrew Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon — —
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Where to find Sandshrew

Red Trade/migrate from another game
Blue Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
Yellow Route 3, 4, Mt. Moon
Gold Mt. Moon, Union Cave
Silver Goldenrod City, Union Cave
Crystal Route 3, 4, Mt. Moon, Union Cave
RubySapphire Route 111, 113
FireRed Trade/migrate from another game
LeafGreen Route 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
Emerald Route 111, Mirage Tower
DiamondPearlPlatinum Wayward Cave
HeartGold Mt. Moon, Union Cave
SoulSilver Goldenrod City
BlackWhite Breed Sandslash
Black 2White 2 Relic Castle, Desert Resort
XY Breed Sandslash
Omega RubyAlpha Sapphire Route 111, 113
Sun Trade/migrate from another game
Moon Route 14, Tapu Village, Mount Lanakila
Ultra Sun Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Moon Route 14, Tapu Village, Mount Lanakila
Let's Go Pikachu Route 3, 4, Celadon City
Let's Go Eevee Trade/migrate from another game
SwordShield Warm-Up Tunnel
Brilliant Diamond Trade/migrate from another game
Shining Pearl Spacious Cave, Rocky Cave, Sandsear Cave, Big Bluff Cavern
Legends: Arceus Not available in this game
ScarletVioletLegends: Z-A Location data not yet available

Answers to Sandshrew questions

  • If I breed an alolan Pokemon from a non-alolan Pokemon that has its hidden ability, can an offspring have it?
  • Where is sandshrew?
  • IS there any way to get sandshrew on fire red without trading to leaf green?
  • What is a good LC moveset for Alolan Sandshrew?
  • What is a good Little Cup moveset for Sandshrew?
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Other languages

English Sandshrew
Japanese サンド (Sand)
German Sandan
French Sabelette
Italian Sandshrew
Spanish Sandshrew
Korean 모래두지 (moraeduji)
Chinese (Simplified) 穿山鼠
Chinese (Traditional) 穿山鼠
English Mouse Pokémon
Japanese ねずみポケモン
German Maus-Pokémon
French Pokémon Souris
Italian Pokémon Topo
Spanish Pokémon Ratón
Korean 쥐포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 鼠宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 鼠寶可夢

Name origin

sand fine rock debris shrew a rodent #0026 Raichu #0028 Sandslash

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