#0027

Sandshrew

Ground

📏 0.6 m ⚖️ 12 kg 🎯 255 · Very easy to catch

Alolan Form

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.

Sandshrew is a Ground-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Water, Grass and Ice, resists Poison and Rock, and is immune to Electric. Its base stats add up to 300: the highest is Defense (85) and the lowest is Special Attack (20).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Sandslash. Its ability is Sand Veil, and its Hidden Ability is Sand Rush. It is in the Field egg group and can breed with 277 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 17 moves by level-up and 50 by TM. Its Alolan Sandshrew form has its own page.

FORMS WITH THEIR OWN PAGE

Alolan Sandshrew

BASE STATS

AT LV 100

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

EVs on defeat: Defense +1

ABILITIES

Sand Veil

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Sand Rush (hidden)

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

BREEDING

GroupsField

Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Breeds with277

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 17 moves

Lv. 1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35

Lv. 1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40

Lv. 3 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35

Lv. 6 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15

Lv. 9 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20

Lv. 12 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95% 20

Lv. 15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40

Lv. 18 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20

Lv. 21 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20

Lv. 24 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15

Lv. 27 Agility Psychic Status — — 30

Lv. 30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20

Lv. 33 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

Lv. 36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100% 5

Lv. 39 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20

Lv. 42 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10

Lv. 45 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

#0027 Sandshrew

Lv. 22 ▶

#0028 Sandslash

Ice Stone ▶

#0028 Alolan Sandslash