Sandslash pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

sand: fine debris of rocks
slash: to swipe

Pokedex data

National №	028
Type	Ground
Species	Mouse Pokémon
Height	3′3″ (0.99m)
Weight	65 lbs (29.5 kg)
Abilities	Sand Veil Sand Rush (Dream World)
Local №	028 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 049 (G/S/C, HeartGold, SoulSilver) 113 (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Japanese	Sandopan

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	21 (minimum 5,355 steps)

Training

EV yield	2 Defense
Catch rate	90 (11.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	163
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
		2	0	2	2		½					½

Sandslash stats

The base stats for Sandslash are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature for said stat, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	75	260 - 354
Attack	100	184 - 328
Defense	110	202 - 350
Sp. Atk	45	85 - 207
Sp. Def	55	103 - 229
Speed	65	121 - 251
Total	450

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue LeafGreen	Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape.
Yellow	It is skilled at slashing enemies with its claws. If broken, they start to grow back in a day.
Gold HeartGold	In an attempt to hide itself, it will run around at top speed to kick up a blinding dust storm.
Silver SoulSilver	If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spikes and claws. They grow back in a day.
Crystal	Adept at climbing trees, it rolls into a spiny ball, then attacks its enemies from above.
Ruby	SANDSLASH's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones.
Sapphire	SANDSLASH can roll up its body as if it were a ball covered with large spikes. In battle, this POKéMON will try to make the foe flinch by jabbing it with its spines. It then leaps at the stunned foe to tear wildly with its sharp claws.
Emerald	It curls up in a ball to protect itself from enemy attacks. It also curls up to prevent heatstroke during the daytime when temperatures rise sharply.
FireRed	It is adept at attacking with the spines on its back and its sharp claws while quickly scurrying about.
Diamond Pearl Platinum Black White	It curls up, then rolls into foes with its back. Its sharp spines inflict severe damage.

Evolution chart

#027
Sandshrew
Ground →
(Level 22)

#028
Sandslash
Ground

Moves learnt by level up

Sandslash learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Sand-attack	Ground	Status	-	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
3	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
7	Sand-attack	Ground	Status	-	100
9	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
13	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100
15	Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
19	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
21	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
22	Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
28	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
33	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
40	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
45	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	-	100
52	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Sandslash learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Sandslash egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
Flail	Normal	Physical	-	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100
Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100

Sandslash learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Sandslash egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
Flail	Normal	Physical	-	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-

Sandslash learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Sandslash egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
Flail	Normal	Physical	-	100
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Sandslash can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	-	90
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100

Sandslash can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Sandslash is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Sandslash is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
8	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Sandslash is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	-	-
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	-	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Sandslash is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	-	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	-	-
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Sandslash sprites

NORMAL
Black/White

SHINY
Black/White

NORMAL
HG/SS

SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Sandslash

Red Blue	Route 23
Gold Silver	Route 26, 27, Mt. Moon
Crystal	Route 26
LeafGreen FireRed	Route 23
Diamond Pearl	Route 228
Platinum	Route 228
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 26, 27, Mt. Moon
Black White	Relic Castle

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★★★	3
Power	★★★★	4
Skill	★★★★★	5
Stamina	★★★	3
Jump	★★	2
Total		17

Sandslash

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Sandslash stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Sandslash sprites

Where to find Sandslash

Pokeathlon stats

Answers to Sandslash questions

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