Sand Attack (move)

Move data

Type Ground
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Effects

Sand Attack lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage. Although it is a Ground-type move it still affects raised Pokémon. Raised Pokémon are any Flying types or those under the effects of Levitate, Magnet Rise or Telekinesis. Full details in glossary.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each. Pokémon with the abilities Keen Eye, Clear Body or White Smoke cannot have their accuracy reduced.

Changes

  • In Generation 1, Sand Attack is a Normal-type move.
  • In Generations 1-5, this move's name is formatted as Sand-Attack.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Groundium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sand Attack turns into Z-Sand Attack and raises Evasiveness one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Sand Attack
Japanese すなかけ (Sunakake)
German Sandwirbel
French Jet de Sable
Italian Turbosabbia
Spanish Ataque Arena
Korean 모래뿌리기
Chinese (Simplified) 泼沙
Chinese (Traditional) 潑沙

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Reduces the foe’s accuracy by hurling sand in its face.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A lot of sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
Sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing its accuracy.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy.
Scarlet​/​Violet Sand is hurled in the target’s face, lowering the target’s accuracy.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Sand Attack at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Sandshrew Sandshrew
#0027 / Ground
Level 6
Sandslash Sandslash
#0028 / Ground
Level 1
Diglett Diglett
#0050 / Ground
Level 1
Alolan Diglett Diglett
Alolan Diglett
#0050 / Ground · Steel
Level 1
Dugtrio Dugtrio
#0051 / Ground
Level 1
Alolan Dugtrio Dugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio
#0051 / Ground · Steel
Level 1
Eevee Eevee
#0133 / Normal
Level 5
Vaporeon Vaporeon
#0134 / Water
Level 5
Jolteon Jolteon
#0135 / Electric
Level 5
Flareon Flareon
#0136 / Fire
Level 5
Aipom Aipom
#0190 / Normal
Level 4
Espeon Espeon
#0196 / Psychic
Level 5
Umbreon Umbreon
#0197 / Dark
Level 5
Gligar Gligar
#0207 / Ground · Flying
Level 4
Skarmory Skarmory
#0227 / Steel · Flying
Level 4
Stantler Stantler
#0234 / Normal
Level 16
Torchic Torchic
#0255 / Fire
Level 15
Combusken Combusken
#0256 / Fire · Fighting
Level 15
Blaziken Blaziken
#0257 / Fire · Fighting
Level 15
Poochyena Poochyena
#0261 / Dark
Level 7
Mightyena Mightyena
#0262 / Dark
Level 1
Makuhita Makuhita
#0296 / Fighting
Level 4
Hariyama Hariyama
#0297 / Fighting
Level 1
Trapinch Trapinch
#0328 / Ground
Level 1
Vibrava Vibrava
#0329 / Ground · Dragon
Level 1
Flygon Flygon
#0330 / Ground · Dragon
Level 1
Cacnea Cacnea
#0331 / Grass
Level 13
Cacturne Cacturne
#0332 / Grass · Dark
Level 13
Ambipom Ambipom
#0424 / Normal
Level 1
Gible Gible
#0443 / Dragon · Ground
Level 6
Gabite Gabite
#0444 / Dragon · Ground
Level 1
Garchomp Garchomp
#0445 / Dragon · Ground
Level 1
Hippopotas Hippopotas
#0449 / Ground
Level 1
Hippowdon Hippowdon
#0450 / Ground
Level 1
Leafeon Leafeon
#0470 / Grass
Level 5
Glaceon Glaceon
#0471 / Ice
Level 5
Gliscor Gliscor
#0472 / Ground · Flying
Level 1
Sandile Sandile
#0551 / Ground · Dark
Level 3
Krokorok Krokorok
#0552 / Ground · Dark
Level 1
Krookodile Krookodile
#0553 / Ground · Dark
Level 1
Scraggy Scraggy
#0559 / Dark · Fighting
Level 12
Scrafty Scrafty
#0560 / Dark · Fighting
Level 12
Deerling Deerling
#0585 / Normal · Grass
Level 7
Sawsbuck Sawsbuck
#0586 / Normal · Grass
Level 1
Sylveon Sylveon
#0700 / Fairy
Level 5
Yungoos Yungoos
#0734 / Normal
Level 10
Gumshoos Gumshoos
#0735 / Normal
Level 1
Rockruff Rockruff
#0744 / Rock
Level 4
Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc
Midday Form
#0745 / Rock
Level 1
Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc
Midnight Form
#0745 / Rock
Level 1
Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Lycanroc
Dusk Form
#0745 / Rock
Level 1
Sandygast Sandygast
#0769 / Ghost · Ground
Level 20
Palossand Palossand
#0770 / Ghost · Ground
Level 20
Silicobra Silicobra
#0843 / Ground
Level 1
Sandaconda Sandaconda
#0844 / Ground
Level 1
Wyrdeer Wyrdeer
#0899 / Normal · Psychic
Level 16
Rellor Rellor
#0953 / Bug
Level 4
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Level 4
Wiglett Wiglett
#0960 / Water
Level 1
Wugtrio Wugtrio
#0961 / Water
Level 1
Iron Hands Iron Hands
#0992 / Fighting · Electric
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Sand Attack as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.