Alolan Sandshrew
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Alolan Sandshrew

Sandshrew de Alola
📏 0.7 m ⚖️ 40 kg 🎯 255 · Very easy to catch

Alolan Sandshrew is the regional form of Sandshrew in Alola, the region of Pokémon Sun and Moon.

It is an Ice/Steel-type instead of Ground like Sandshrew. It takes double damage from Ground, quadruple damage from Fire and Fighting, resists eight types, and is immune to Poison. Compared with Sandshrew, it becomes weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground, is no longer weak to Water, Grass and Ice, becomes immune to Poison and loses its immunity to Electric. Its base stats total 300, the same as Sandshrew, spread differently: Defense goes from 85 to 90, Special Attack from 20 to 10 and Special Defense from 30 to 35. Its ability is Snow Cloak, with Slush Rush as its hidden ability; Sandshrew has Sand Veil, with Sand Rush as its hidden ability.

HOW TO GET IT

Alola
The region of Pokémon Sun and Moon

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
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
EVs on defeat: Defense +1

ABILITIES

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in snow.

Slush Rush (hidden)

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in snow.

BREEDING

GroupsField
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with277

MOVES

Moves of Sandshrew

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

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