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Sandshrewin Pokémon Red++

ground

Pokédex Entry

Mouse Pokémon

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

Sandshrew in Pokémon Red++

Sandshrew is #27 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Red++. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 9 encounter locations.

Front
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Normal
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Shiny
sandshrew sprite
Animated
sandshrew sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
sandshrew sprite
Normal
sandshrew sprite
Shiny
Type
Ground
Dex
#027 Regional Dex
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Unknown
Catch Rate
255
pokeball
Poké Ball19.4%
greatball
Great Ball26.7%
ultraball
Ultra Ball33.0%
Base Exp
93
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric

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)

Level Up Moves (17)

ScratchLevel: 1normal
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Defense CurlLevel: 1normal
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Sand AttackLevel: 3ground
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Poison StingLevel: 5poison
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Pin MissileLevel: 7bug
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Mud-slapLevel: 9ground
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Hone ClawsLevel: 11dark
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Metal ClawLevel: 14steel
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SwiftLevel: 17normal
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Fury SwipesLevel: 20normal
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Mud BombLevel: 23ground
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SlashLevel: 26normal
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DigLevel: 30ground
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Iron DefenseLevel: 34steel
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Swords DanceLevel: 38normal
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Iron TailLevel: 42steel
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EarthquakeLevel: 46ground
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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.

water2×grass2×ice2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Sandshrew resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

electric
poison0.5×rock0.5×
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