Sandslash

#28 (Kanto)

#29 Nidoran♀ ›

Pokémon type

Ground

Boosted in Sunny / Clear weather

Sandslash weaknesses

Sandslash is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Sandslash is resistant to Poison and Rock-type moves, and doubly resistant to Electric-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Sandslash

The best moves for Sandslash are Sand Attack and Earthquake when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Mud Shot and Earthquake deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sand Attack

9.6DPS

Earthquake

48DPS

Defending

Sand Attack

9.6DPS

Scorching Sands

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Mud Shot

4.5EPT

Earthquake

2.22DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Sandshrew family. Sandslash evolves from Sandshrew for 50 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Sandslash:

Normal

Alolan Form

Game images

Sandslash, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Sandslash is a Ground Pokémon which evolves from Sandshrew. It is weak to Water, Grass and Ice moves. Sandslash's best moveset is Sand Attack & Earthquake and it has a Max CP of 2,684.

About

"Sandslash's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Metal Claw	6	10	12
Mud Shot	4	12	9.6
Sand Attack	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scorching Sands	90	2	2.16
Bulldoze	80	2	1.92
Earthquake	140	1	1.68
Night Slash Elite TM	45	3	1.36
Rock Tomb	65	2	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.8	4.5
Sand Attack	2	1	2.4	4
Metal Claw	5	2	2.5	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earthquake	120	65	2.22
Scorching Sands ▼ att	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Bulldoze ▼ def	80	55	1.75
Rock Tomb ▼ att	75	50	1.5
Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att	50	35	1.43
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	10.2	100%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	10	98%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	9.9	97%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9.8	96%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	9.7	95%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9.6	94%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	8.6	84%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	8.5	84%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.4	82%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	8.3	81%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.2	80%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.8	77%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	7.6	75%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	7.4	73%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	7.4	72%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	7.2	70%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	7.2	70%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	7	68%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.2	61%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	50%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	50%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.9	100%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.7	93%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.6	91%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	2.6	90%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	2.5	87%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	2.4	84%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Bulldoze 27.4 DPS	2.4	83%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	2.4	83%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	2.4	83%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	2.1	72%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	2	71%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	2	69%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	2	69%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	1.9	68%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	1.9	67%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	58%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	57%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	55%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	43%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	37%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	37%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	16	11.8	100%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	17	11.3	96%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	12	10.4	89%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	20	10.3	87%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.2	86%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	13	10.1	86%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.8	84%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Bulldoze ▼ def 1.75 DPE	14	9.7	82%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Bulldoze ▼ def 1.75 DPE	14	9.4	80%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.92 DPE	16	9.2	78%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	9	76%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Bulldoze ▼ def 1.75 DPE	16	8.6	73%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.5 DPE	12	8.6	73%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.5 DPE	13	8.4	71%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att 1.43 DPE	8	8.2	70%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att 1.43 DPE	9	8.1	69%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Rock Tomb ▼ att 1.5 DPE	16	7.8	66%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att 1.43 DPE	10	7.5	64%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	3	25%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3	25%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.4	21%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Sandslash?

Sandslash is weak to Water, Grass and Ice moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.55
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.58
3
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.61
4
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.65
5
Sceptile (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

Frenzy Plant

0.66
6
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.66
7
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.66
8
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.67
9
Kingler (Shadow)

Bubble

Crabhammer

0.68
10
Kyogre

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.68

The best counter to Sandslash is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Kyogre (Shadow), Black Kyurem and Chesnaught (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

The top Sandslash counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Sandslash's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		182
Defense		175
Stamina		181

Max HP

Level 40	154
Level 50	164

Average size

Height	1 m
Weight	29.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,017
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,356
Level 30 Max wild	2,035
Level 40	2,374
Level 50	2,684

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,696
Level 35 (wild)	2,204