
| Id | 28 |
| Type | ground |
| Species | Mouse Pokémon |
| Height | 1 m |
| Weight | 29.5 kg |
| Abilities | Sand Veil Hidden Ability: Sand Rush |
| Local Ids | 28 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 49 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 113 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 28 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 49 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 114 (Black 2/White 2) 98 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 118 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 252 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 329 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 28 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 169 (The Isle of Armor) |
| Catch rate | 90 |
| Base Friendship | 50 (normal) |
| Base Exp | 158 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Fast |
| Egg Groups | Field |
| Gender | 50% male, 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 (4,884–5,140 steps) |
| HP | 75 | |
| Attack | 100 | |
| Defense | 110 | |
| Sp. Atk | 45 | |
| Sp. Def | 55 | |
| Speed | 65 | |
| Total | 450 |
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agility | psychic | status | 0 | — |
| 1 | Crush Claw | normal | physical | 75 | 95 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | normal | status | 0 | — |
| 1 | Poison Sting | poison | physical | 15 | 100 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | ground | status | 0 | 100 |
| 1 | Scratch | normal | physical | 40 | 100 |
| 9 | Rollout | rock | physical | 30 | 90 |
| 12 | Fury Cutter | bug | physical | 40 | 95 |
| 15 | Rapid Spin | normal | physical | 50 | 100 |
| 18 | Bulldoze | ground | physical | 60 | 100 |
| 21 | Swift | normal | special | 60 | — |
| 26 | Fury Swipes | normal | physical | 18 | 80 |
| 31 | Sand Tomb | ground | physical | 35 | 85 |
| 36 | Slash | normal | physical | 70 | 100 |
| 41 | Dig | ground | physical | 80 | 100 |
| 46 | Gyro Ball | steel | physical | 0 | 100 |
| 51 | Swords Dance | normal | status | 0 | — |
| 56 | Sandstorm | rock | status | 0 | — |
| 61 | Earthquake | ground | physical | 100 | 100 |
Sandslash does not learn any moves from evolution.
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | fighting | physical | 0 | 100 |
| Crush Claw | normal | physical | 75 | 95 |
| Flail | normal | physical | 0 | 100 |
| Hone Claws | dark | status | 0 | — |
| Metal Claw | steel | physical | 50 | 95 |
| Mud Shot | ground | special | 55 | 95 |
| Mud-Slap | ground | special | 20 | 100 |
| Night Slash | dark | physical | 70 | 100 |
| Rapid Spin | normal | physical | 50 | 100 |
Sandslash can not have any move tutor moves.
Sandslash can not get any moves from trs.
| English | Sandslash |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Sandslash |
| Italian | Sandslash |
| Japanese | サンドパン (Sandpan) |
| German | Sandamer |
| French | Sablaireau |
| Red | Trade/migrate from another game |
|---|---|
| Blue | Route 23, Cerulean Cave |
| Yellow | Cerulean Cave |
| Gold | Route 26, Route 27, Mt. Moon |
| Silver | Sandshrew |
| Crystal | Route 26, Victory Road |
| Ruby Sapphire | Sandshrew |
| FireRed | Trade/migrate from another game |
| LeafGreen | Route 23, Victory Road |
| Emerald | Sandshrew |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum | Route 228 |
| HeartGold | Route 26, Route 27, Mt. Moon |
| SoulSilver | Sandshrew |
| Black White | Relic Castle |
| Black 2 White 2 | Route 15, Relic Castle |
| X Y | Route 18, Terminus Cave |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire | Sandshrew |
| Sun | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Moon | Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew |
| Ultra Sun | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu | Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew |
| Let's Go Eevee | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Sword Shield | Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew |
| Brilliant Diamond | Location data not yet available |
| Shining Pearl | Spacious Cave, Rocky Cave, Sandsear Cave, Big Bluff Cavern |