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Sandshrewin Pokémon Sour Crystal

ground

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Pokemon #48

Pokédex Entry

Mouse Pokémon

It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.

Sandshrew in Pokémon Sour Crystal

Sandshrew is #48 in the Pokédex for Pokémon sandshrew. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 15 encounter locations.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Ground

Dex

#048

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

Quickclaw(5%)

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 common in Union Cave 1F, in Mount Moon 1F (uncommon), and in Mount Moon B1F (uncommon), among four other areas. Wild ones range from level six to 20.

Wild Encounters (7)


Mount Moon 1F	any	Field	Lv. 12	20%
Mount Moon B1F	any	Field	Lv. 12	20%
Mount Moon B2F	any	Field	Lv. 12	20%
Route 3	any	Field	Lv. 9	20%
Route 4	any	Field	Lv. 9	5%
Safari Zone Area2	any	Field	Lv. 20	15%
Union Cave 1F	any	Field	Lv. 6	30%

Level Up Moves (13)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	normal	40	100	35
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	normal	0	100	40
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
6	Sand AttackLevel: 6Sand Attack	ground	0	100	15
6	Sand AttackLevel: 6Sand Attack	Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
9	Poison StingLevel: 9Poison Sting	poison	15	100	35
9	Poison StingLevel: 9Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the target.
14	Rapid SpinLevel: 14Rapid Spin	normal	50	100	40
14	Rapid SpinLevel: 14Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
17	MagnitudeLevel: 17Magnitude	ground	1	100	30
17	MagnitudeLevel: 17Magnitude	A ground attack with random power.
22	SwiftLevel: 22Swift	normal	60	100	20
22	SwiftLevel: 22Swift	An attack that never misses.
25	Fury SwipesLevel: 25Fury Swipes	normal	18	80	15
25	Fury SwipesLevel: 25Fury Swipes	Quickly scratches 2-5 times.
30	DigLevel: 30Dig	ground	80	100	10
30	DigLevel: 30Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
33	SlashLevel: 33Slash	normal	70	100	20
33	SlashLevel: 33Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance	normal	0	100	30
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance	A dance that increases ATTACK.
42	SandstormLevel: 42Sandstorm	rock	0	100	10
42	SandstormLevel: 42Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
47	EarthquakeLevel: 47Earthquake	ground	100	100	10
47	EarthquakeLevel: 47Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.