Sandshrew
Pokédex Entry

To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.

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Sandshrew

Gen 1
ground
Height0.6 mWeight12.0 kgBST300
Abilities
Sand VeilSand Rush(hidden)
SpeciesMouse Pokémon
Egg GroupsGround
HabitatRough Terrain
Capture Rate255
Growth RateMedium
Base Happiness70

Sandshrew Base Stats

HP
50
Attack
75
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
20
Sp. Def
30
Speed
40

Sandshrew Type Matchups

Weak 2×
watergrassice
Resists 0.5×
poisonrock
Immune 0×
electric
Move CoverageLevel-up moves
nor7fir0wat0ele0gra0ice0fig0poi1gro4fly0psy1bug1roc2gho0dra0dar0ste1fai0

sandshrew Evolution Chain

Sandshrew Moves

Scarlet Violet
Lv.MoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPP
1ScratchnormalPhysical4010035
1Defense CurlnormalStatus——40
3Poison StingpoisonPhysical1510035
6Sand AttackgroundStatus—10015
9RolloutrockPhysical309020
12Fury CutterbugPhysical409520
15Rapid SpinnormalPhysical5010040
18BulldozegroundPhysical6010020
21SwiftnormalSpecial60—20
24Fury SwipesnormalPhysical188015
27AgilitypsychicStatus——30
30SlashnormalPhysical7010020
33DiggroundPhysical8010010
36Gyro BallsteelPhysical—1005
39Swords DancenormalStatus——20
42SandstormrockStatus——10
45EarthquakegroundPhysical10010010

Sandshrew Pokédex entries

21 entries
Platinum

To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.

Emerald

When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.

Crystal

It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.

Yellow

Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.

Red

Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.

Gold

If it fell from a great height, this POKéMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.

Silver

Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.

Ruby

SANDSHREW’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This POKéMON curls up to protect itself from its enemies.

Sapphire

SANDSHREW has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The POKéMON can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.

Firered

It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.

Leafgreen

Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.

Heartgold

If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.

Black 2

It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.

Omega Ruby

Sandshrew’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.

Alpha Sapphire

Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.

Sun

It can roll its body into a ball. It moves through the desert by rolling at high speeds.

Moon

It usually makes its home in deserts and arid zones, where rain does not fall. It digs holes to catch Bug-type Pokémon.

Ultra Sun

It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.

Ultra Moon

When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.

Sword

It loves to bathe in the grit of dry, sandy areas. By sand bathing, the Pokémon rids itself of dirt and moisture clinging to its body.

Shield

It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.

About Sandshrew

Sandshrew is a Ground-type Mouse Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Its base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Defense at 85, and its lowest is Sp. Atk at 20.

It can have the abilities Sand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden).

It evolves into Sandslash at level 22.

It takes super-effective damage from Water, Grass, Ice.