Sandshrewin Pokémon Johto Legends
ground
Pokédex Entry
Mouse Pokémon
It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
Sandshrew in Pokémon Johto Legends
Sandshrew is #27 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 3 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Ground
Dex
#138 Regional Dex · #027 National
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
93
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Sandshrew common in Mount Mortar1 FInside. Expect to find it at level eight. During swarms, you can also find it in Mount Mortar1 FOutside.
Wild Encounters (3)
Level Up Moves (17)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1Scratch | normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Heightens the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Sand AttackLevel: 3Sand Attack | ground | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Reduces accuracy by throwing sand. | ||||||
| Poison StingLevel: 5Poison Sting | poison | 15 | 100 | 35 | ||
| An attack that may poison the target. | ||||||
| RolloutLevel: 7Rollout | rock | 30 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | ||||||
| Rapid SpinLevel: 9Rapid Spin | normal | 50 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A high-speed spinning attack. | ||||||
| Fury CutterLevel: 11Fury Cutter | bug | 40 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Successive hits raise power. | ||||||
| MagnitudeLevel: 14Magnitude | ground | 1 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A ground attack with random power. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 17Swift | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 20Fury Swipes | normal | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Quickly scratches 2-5 times. | ||||||
| Sand TombLevel: 23Sand Tomb | ground | 35 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Traps foe in sand for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 26Slash | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| DigLevel: 30Dig | ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Metal ClawLevel: 34Metal Claw | steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| An attack that may up user's Attack | ||||||
| Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A dance that increases Attack. | ||||||
| SandstormLevel: 42Sandstorm | rock | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| EarthquakeLevel: 46Earthquake | ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. |
Egg Moves (12)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlailFlail | normal | 1 | 100 | 15 | |
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | |||||
| SafeguardSafeguard | normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | |
| Prevents all status problems. | |||||
| CounterCounter | fighting | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| Returns a physical blow double. | |||||
| Rapid SpinRapid Spin | normal | 50 | 100 | 40 | |
| A high-speed spinning attack. | |||||
| Metal ClawMetal Claw | steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | |
| An attack that may up user's Attack | |||||
| Crush ClawCrush Claw | normal | 75 | 95 | 10 | |
| Tears at foe, may lower Defense. | |||||
| EndureEndure | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Always leaves at least 1HP. | |||||
| Mud ShotMud Shot | ground | 55 | 95 | 15 | |
| Hurls mud and lowers Speed. | |||||
| Night SlashNight Slash | dark | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
| Work UpWork Up | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises Attack and Spcl.Atk. | |||||
| Hone ClawsHone Claws | dark | 0 | 100 | 15 | |
| Raise Attack and Accuracy. | |||||
| Chip AwayChip Away | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| Ignores foe's stat changes. |
TM/HM Moves (30)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DynamicpunchDynamicpunch | fighting | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01TM01 | |
| An attack that always confuses. | ||||||
| Dragon ClawDragon Claw | dragon | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM02TM02 | |
| Slashes the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Shadow ClawShadow Claw | ghost | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM03TM03 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Bulk UpBulk Up | fighting | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM08TM08 | |
| Boosts Attack and Defense. | ||||||
| Wild ChargeWild Charge | electric | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM09TM09 | |
| Electric tackle, hurts the user. | ||||||
| The power varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 90 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| BulldozeBulldoze | ground | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21TM21 | |
| Runs foe over and lowers its Speed. | ||||||
| Iron TailIron Tail | steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23TM23 | |
| An attack that may reduce Defense. | ||||||
| EarthquakeEarthquake | ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| DigDig | ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| brickbreakbrickbreak | normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | TM31TM31 | |
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| SandstormSandstorm | rock | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM37TM37 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Rock TombRock Tomb | rock | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39TM39 | |
| Lowers Speed by piling rocks. | ||||||
| Aerial AceAerial Ace | flying | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40TM40 | |
| Aerial strike that never misses. | ||||||
| SubstituteSubstitute | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Rock SlideRock Slide | rock | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM43TM43 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Sleep TalkSleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM57TM57 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| PoweruppunchPoweruppunch | fighting | 40 | 100 | 20 | TM58TM58 | |
| Will always raise user's Attack. | ||||||
| X ScissorX Scissor | bug | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM60TM60 | |
| Slices foe with crossed limbs. | ||||||
| Iron HeadIron Head | steel | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM65TM65 | |
| Can cause flinch with a hard head. | ||||||
| Swords DanceSwords Dance | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM66TM66 | |
| A dance that increases Attack. | ||||||
| Poison JabPoison Jab | poison | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM68TM68 | |
| Powerful jab that can poison foe. |
Type Summary
3
Weaknesses
2
Resistances
1
Immunities
12
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Sandshrew. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Sandshrew resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Immunities (0×)
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Sandshrew, either offensively or defensively.
Gyarados
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Articuno
iceflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Hoppip
grassflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Skiploom
grassflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Jumpluff
grassflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Delibird
iceflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Mantyke
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Mantine
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Missingno.
waterflying
2× STAB damage • Immune to ground
2×Good
Paras
buggrass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Parasect
buggrass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Bellossom
grassfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Exeggcute
grasspsychic
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Exeggutor
grasspsychic
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Alolan Exeggutor
grassdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Tangela
grass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Leafeon
grass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Chikorita
grass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Bayleef
grass
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
Meganium
grassfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists ground
2×Good
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