Sandslash - Generation III learnset

Below are all the moves that Sandslash can learn in Generation III, which consists of:

Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Sapphire
Pokemon FireRed
Pokemon LeafGreen
Pokemon Emerald

Note: The move categories shown here are based on the move's type, as was the mechanic in Generations 1-3. The moves' detail pages may show a different category for Generation 4+.

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Moves learnt by level up

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Sandslash learns the following moves in Generation 3 at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	-	100
1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
6	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
11	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	-	100
17	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
24	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
33	Swift	Normal	Physical	60	∞
42	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
52	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
62	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	-	-

Egg moves

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Sandslash learns the following moves in Generation 3 via breeding.
See the Sandslash egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

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

Sandslash can be taught these attacks in Generation 3 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-
Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
Swift	Normal	Physical	60	∞
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
DynamicPunch	Fighting	Physical	100	50

Sandslash can be taught these attacks in Generation 3 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Special moves

Sandslash does not learn any special moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Sandslash is compatible with these Generation 3 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

Moves learnt by TM

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Sandslash is compatible with these Generation 3 Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	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	Special	40	100