Sandshrewin Pokémon Sour Crystal

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Pokédex Entry

Mouse Pokémon

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

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Ground

Dex

#048 Johto 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

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

Related Guides

How to Obtain

You can catch Sandshrew common in Union Cave 1F, in Mount Moon 1F (uncommon), and in Mount Moon B1F (uncommon), among five other areas. Wild ones range from level five to 20.

Wild Encounters (8)

Level Up Moves (13)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	normal	PWR40	ACC100	PP35
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP40
1	Defense CurlLevel: 1Defense Curl	Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
6	Sand AttackLevel: 6Sand Attack	ground	PWR0	ACC100	PP15
6	Sand AttackLevel: 6Sand Attack	Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
9	Poison StingLevel: 9Poison Sting	poison	PWR15	ACC100	PP35
9	Poison StingLevel: 9Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the target.
14	Rapid SpinLevel: 14Rapid Spin	normal	PWR50	ACC100	PP40
14	Rapid SpinLevel: 14Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
17	MagnitudeLevel: 17Magnitude	ground	PWR1	ACC100	PP30
17	MagnitudeLevel: 17Magnitude	A ground attack with random power.
22	SwiftLevel: 22Swift	normal	PWR60	ACC100	PP20
22	SwiftLevel: 22Swift	An attack that never misses.
25	Fury SwipesLevel: 25Fury Swipes	normal	PWR18	ACC80	PP15
25	Fury SwipesLevel: 25Fury Swipes	Quickly scratches 2-5 times.
30	DigLevel: 30Dig	ground	PWR80	ACC100	PP10
30	DigLevel: 30Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
33	SlashLevel: 33Slash	normal	PWR70	ACC100	PP20
33	SlashLevel: 33Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30
38	Swords DanceLevel: 38Swords Dance	A dance that increases ATTACK.
42	SandstormLevel: 42Sandstorm	rock	PWR0	ACC100	PP10
42	SandstormLevel: 42Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
47	EarthquakeLevel: 47Earthquake	ground	PWR100	ACC100	PP10
47	EarthquakeLevel: 47Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.