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Sandslashin Pokémon Red++
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Pokédex Entry
Mouse Pokémon
Curls up into a spiny ball when threatened. It can roll while curled up to attack or escape
Sandslash in Pokémon Red++
Sandslash is #28 in the Pokédex for Pokémon sandslash. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 6 encounter locations.
FrontNormal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Ground
Dex
#028
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Unknown
Catch Rate
90
Base Exp
163
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Sandslash in Victory Road 1 (uncommon), in Victory Road 2 (uncommon), and in Victory Road 3 (uncommon), among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 40 to 56.
Wild Encounters (6)
Level Up Moves (17)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1Scratch | normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Sand AttackLevel: 3Sand Attack | ground | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Poison StingLevel: 5Poison Sting | poison | 15 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Pin MissileLevel: 7Pin Missile | bug | 25 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Mud-slapLevel: 9Mud-slap | ground | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Hone ClawsLevel: 11Hone Claws | dark | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Metal ClawLevel: 14Metal Claw | steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| SwiftLevel: 17Swift | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 20Fury Swipes | normal | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Super FangLevel: 24Super Fang | normal | 1 | 90 | 10 | ||
| Metal ClawLevel: 28Metal Claw | steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| DigLevel: 33Dig | ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Iron DefenseLevel: 38Iron Defense | steel | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Swords DanceLevel: 43Swords Dance | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Iron TailLevel: 48Iron Tail | steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | ||
| EarthquakeLevel: 53Earthquake | ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
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