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Sandshrewin Pokémon Red++

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Pokédex Entry

Mouse Pokémon

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

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Ground

Dex

#027

Growth Rate

mediumfast

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

Unknown

Hatch Rate

Unknown

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×2grass ×2ice ×2

Resists

poison ×0.5rock ×0.5

Immune To

electric

Evolution Chain

Sandshrew

Base form

→

Sandslash

Level up Sandshrew to Lv. 22

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How to Obtain

You can catch Sandshrew in Route 11 (common), in Mt Moon Square (uncommon), and in MTMOONB1 (uncommon), among six other areas. Wild ones range from level six to 17.

Wild Encounters (9)


Route 3	any	Field	Lv. 7	9.8%
Route 4	any	Field	Lv. 12	10.2%
Route 9	any	Field	Lv. 16	19.9%
Route 10	any	Field	Lv. 17	9.8%
Route 11	any	Field	Lv. 15	29.7%
Mt Moon 1	any	Field	Lv. 6	19.6%
MTMOONB1	any	Field	Lv. 7	19.9%
MTMOONB2	any	Field	Lv. 11	9.8%
Mt Moon Square	any	Field	Lv. 10	25%

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	normal	40	100	35
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	normal	0	100	40
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl
3	Sand AttackLevel: 3Sand Attack	ground	0	100	15
3	Sand AttackLevel: 3Sand Attack
5	Poison StingLevel: 5Poison Sting	poison	15	100	35
5	Poison StingLevel: 5Poison Sting
7	Pin MissileLevel: 7Pin Missile	bug	25	95	20
7	Pin MissileLevel: 7Pin Missile
9	Mud-slapLevel: 9Mud-slap	ground	20	100	10
9	Mud-slapLevel: 9Mud-slap
11	Hone ClawsLevel: 11Hone Claws	dark	0	100	15
11	Hone ClawsLevel: 11Hone Claws
14	Metal ClawLevel: 14Metal Claw	steel	50	95	35
14	Metal ClawLevel: 14Metal Claw
17	SwiftLevel: 17Swift	normal	60	100	20
17	SwiftLevel: 17Swift
20	Fury SwipesLevel: 20Fury Swipes	normal	18	80	15
20	Fury SwipesLevel: 20Fury Swipes
23	Mud BombLevel: 23Mud Bomb	ground	65	85	10
23	Mud BombLevel: 23Mud Bomb
26	SlashLevel: 26Slash	normal	70	100	20
26	SlashLevel: 26Slash
30	DigLevel: 30Dig	ground	80	100	10
30	DigLevel: 30Dig
34	Iron DefenseLevel: 34Iron Defense	steel	0	100	15
34	Iron DefenseLevel: 34Iron Defense
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance	normal	0	100	30
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance
42	Iron TailLevel: 42Iron Tail	steel	100	75	15
42	Iron TailLevel: 42Iron Tail
46	EarthquakeLevel: 46Earthquake	ground	100	100	10
46	EarthquakeLevel: 46Earthquake