Sandile - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Sandile can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Sandile artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Sandile learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Power Trip	Dark	20	100
3	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
6	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
9	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Bite	Dark	60	100
18	Torment	Dark	—	100
21	Dig	Ground	80	100
24	Swagger	Normal	—	85
27	Crunch	Dark	80	100
30	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
33	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
36	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
39	Thrash	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Sandile learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Sandile can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark	75	100
Scorching Sands	Ground	70	100
Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90

Moves learnt by TM

Sandile is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
37	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
49	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Moves learnt by TR

Sandile is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100

Moves learnt by level up

Sandile does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Sandile does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Sandile cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Sandile does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Sandile egg move parents

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Sandile

Sandile's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Sandile are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Sandile with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Sandile with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Wooper Quagsire
Breeding	Dunsparce Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Minccino Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Zigzagoon Galarian Linoone Lucario Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Obstagoon
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Nidoran♂ Galarian Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Delibird Torchic Weavile Rhyperior Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Passimian Wooloo Dubwool Sirfetch'd
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Sketch	Smeargle

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Zigzagoon Galarian Zigzagoon Linoone Galarian Linoone Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Sylveon Stufful Bewear Passimian Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Wooloo Dubwool Obstagoon
Breeding	Galarian Meowth Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Galarian Ponyta Rapidash Galarian Rapidash Galarian Farfetch'd Swinub Piloswine Wailmer Wailord Absol Stunky Skuntank Mamoswine Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Mudbray Mudsdale Yamper Boltund Perrserker Sirfetch'd Eiscue (Ice Face) Cufant Copperajah
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales
Breeding	Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Sneasel Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Perrserker
Sketch	Smeargle