Alolan Sandslash
#0028

Alolan Sandslash

Sandslash de Alola
IceSteel
📏 1.2 m ⚖️ 55 kg 🎯 90 · Average difficulty

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

It is an Ice/Steel-type instead of Ground like Sandslash. It takes double damage from Ground, quadruple damage from Fire and Fighting, resists eight types, and is immune to Poison. Compared with Sandslash, 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 450, the same as Sandslash, spread differently: Defense goes from 110 to 120, Special Attack from 45 to 25 and Special Defense from 55 to 65. Its ability is Snow Cloak, with Slush Rush as its hidden ability; Sandslash 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 75
260-354
Attack 100
184-328
Defense 120
220-372
Sp. Atk 25
49-163
Sp. Def 65
121-251
Speed 65
121-251
TOTAL 450
EVs on defeat: Defense +2

ABILITIES

Snow Cloak

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 Sandslash

Data from Scarlet/Violet 18 moves
Lv. 1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15
Lv. 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
Lv. 1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
Lv. 1 Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95% 10
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. 26 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15
Lv. 31 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15
Lv. 36 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20
Lv. 41 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
Lv. 46 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100% 5
Lv. 51 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20
Lv. 56 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10
Lv. 61 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

Sandshrew #0027 Sandshrew
Lv. 22 ▶ Sandslash #0028 Sandslash
Ice Stone ▶ Alolan Sandslash #0028 Alolan Sandslash
◀ #0027 Sandshrew