Sandshrew
ground
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Ground
Dex
#027
Abilities
Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
93
EV Yield
1 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Sandshrew in Cave Of Origin Unused Ruby Sapphire Map1 (uncommon), in Mirage Tower 1f (uncommon), and in Mirage Tower 2f (uncommon), among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 19 to 25.
Wild Encounters (6)
Level Up Moves (10)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 6 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense. | ||||||
| Sand AttackLevel: 11 | ||||||
| ground | | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face. | ||||||
| Poison StingLevel: 17 | ||||||
| poison | | 15 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 23 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 27 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 30 | ||||||
| normal |  | 60 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss. | ||||||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 37 | ||||||
| normal | | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. | ||||||
| Sand TombLevel: 45 | ||||||
| ground | | 35 | 95 | 15 | ||
| Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 2 to 5 turns. | ||||||
| SandstormLevel: 53 | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (18)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flail | |||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 15 | |
| Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down. | |||||
| Mud Shot | |||||
| ground | | 55 | 95 | 15 | |
| Hurls mud at the foe and reduces Speed. | |||||
| Safeguard | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | |||||
| Counter | |||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| Retaliates any physical hit with double the power. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 40 | |
| Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe. | |||||
| Rock Slide | |||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| Large boulders are hurled. May cause flinching. | |||||
| Metal Claw | |||||
| steel | | 50 | 95 | 35 | |
| A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | |||||
| False Swipe | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 40 | |
| An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. | |||||
| Swords Dance | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack. | |||||
| Crush Claw | |||||
| normal | | 75 | 95 | 10 | |
| Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense. | |||||
| Flail | |||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 15 | |
| Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down. | |||||
| Safeguard | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | |||||
| Counter | |||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| Retaliates any physical hit with double the power. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 40 | |
| Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe. | |||||
| Rock Slide | |||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| Large boulders are hurled. May cause flinching. | |||||
| Metal Claw | |||||
| steel | | 50 | 95 | 35 | |
| A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | |||||
| Swords Dance | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack. | |||||
| Crush Claw | |||||
| normal | | 75 | 95 | 10 | |
| Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (23)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Punch | ||||||
| fighting | | 150 | 100 | 20 | TM01 | |
| A powerful loyalty attack. The user flinches if hit. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Destroys barriers such as Reflect and causes damage. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Sandstorm | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM37 | |
| Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns. | ||||||
| Rock Tomb | ||||||
| rock | | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39 | |
| Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| Builds enormous power, then slams the foe. | ||||||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
