#026 RaichuAll 251 Pokémon#028 Sandslash
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#027 Sandshrew
Ground
- SpeciesMouse Pokémon
- Japanese nameSand
- PronunciationSAND-SHROO
- Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
- Weight26.0 lb 11.70 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of SAND and SHREW, a small rodent. “shrew that lives in the sand”
Evolution
SandshrewLevel 22Sandslash
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew. |
| Stadium | When hunting, it hides at the lip of its burrow. If prey comes close, it lunges out and drags in the prey instantly. |
| GoldStadium 2 | If it fell from a great height, this POKEMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing. |
| Silver | Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball. |
| Crystal | It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened. |
Where to find Sandshrew
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Routes 4, 8, 9, 11, 23 | NA | Many |
| Red | Must Trade from other pak | NA | None |
| Yellow | Mt. Moon, Routes 3 & 4 | NA | Few |
| Gold | Mt. Moon, Union Cave | Any | Few |
| Silver | Goldenrod City (Buy at Game Corner) | Any | Purchase |
| Crystal | Mt. Moon, Union Cave, Routes 3 & 4 | Morn. or Day | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×2
- Electric×0
- Grass×2
- Ice×2
- Fighting×1
- Poison×0.5
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×0.5
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So they have the same defense ratio.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireGood
- WaterNormal
- ElectricGood
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonGood
- GroundNormal
- No Effect
- PsychicNormal
- BugBad
- RockGood
- GhostNormal
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 5:3 (~166.67%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 4:3 (~133.33%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Scratch | Normal | Physical |
| — | 6 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status |
| 10 | 11 | Sand-Attack | NormalR/B/Y GroundG/S/C | Status |
| 17 | 23 | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 24 | 17 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical |
| 31 | 30 | Swift | Normal | Physical |
| 38 | 37 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical |
| — | 45 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM17Submission
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Fissure
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM48Rock Slide
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Counter | Breed a male Heracross with a female Paras/Parasect, then breed male offspring with a female from Chikorita Family. Next, breed the male offspring of that union (Chikorita) to a female Rhyhorn. Lastly, mate any male offspring of that union with a female from Sandshrew Family. |
| Flail | Mate with a male Phanpy/Donphan. |
| Rapid Spin | Mate with a male Donphan. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male from Seel or Vulpix Family. |
| Metal Claw (C) | Mate with a male Sneasel from Crystal, which only learns Metal Claw in Crystal at level 65. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% | 29/4230.85% |
| Attack | 75 | 218-248 | 19/4955.96% | 19/4553.98% |
| Defense | 85 | 238-268 | 16/5569.15% | 13/4472.57% |
| Speed | 40 | 148-178 | 40/4715.87% | 37/4213.57% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 20 | 108-138 | 44/464.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 30 | 128-158 | 39/418.08% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 30 | 128-158 | — | 27/298.08% |
| Total | 300 G/S/C 280 R/B/Y |
1113-1293 1005-1155 |
65/8714.72% | 44/6521.19% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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