Sandslash

GroundSand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden)

Route 23 · Lv 32-46 Victory Road 1F · Lv 25-40 Victory Road 2F · Lv 25-40 Open in the guide Compare

In Classic: First found in Route 23 (Grass (night), Lv 32-46), and in 3 more areas. Its type (Ground), base stats (total 450) and abilities are the same as in the official games. 9 of its 17 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Crush Claw and Rollout.

Level-up moves 20

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Crush Claw Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.	Normal	Phys	75	95	10
1	Defense Curl Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
1	Poison Sting A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.	Poison	Phys	15	100	35
1	Sand Attack Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
3	Sand Attack Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
5	Poison Sting A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.	Poison	Phys	15	100	35
7	Rollout An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.	Rock	Phys	30	90	20
9	Rapid Spin Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe.	Normal	Phys	20	100	40
11	Fury Cutter An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.	Bug	Phys	10	95	20
14	Magnitude A ground-shaking attack of random intensity.	Ground	Phys	1	100	30
17	Swift Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.	Normal	Spec	60	—	20
20	Fury Swipes Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.	Normal	Phys	18	80	15
22	Crush Claw Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.	Normal	Phys	75	95	10
24	Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 4 or 5 turns.	Ground	Phys	15	70	15
28	Slash Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.	Normal	Phys	70	100	20
33	Dig Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.	Ground	Phys	60	100	10
38	Gyro Ball A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes.	Steel	Phys	1	100	5
43	Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
48	Sandstorm Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10
53	Earthquake A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.	Ground	Phys	100	100	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 24

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Silph Co. - 5F (pick up)	Fighting	150
TM06	Toxic Fuchsia City Gym (pick up)	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Route 23 (pick up)	Normal	1
TM11	Sunny Day Safari Zone East (pick up)	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Celadon City - Department Store 2F (buy)	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Power Plant (pick up)	Normal	—
TM21	Frustration Rocket Hideout - B3F (pick up)	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Rocket Hideout - B1F (pick up)	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Viridian City Gym (pick up)	Ground	100
TM27	Return Route 12 - North Entrance 2F (pick up)	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Cerulean City (pick up)	Ground	60
TM31	Brick Break S.S. Anne - 1F Room 2 (pick up)	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Safari Zone West (pick up)	Normal	—
TM37	Sandstorm Victory Road 2F (pick up)	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Pewter City Gym (pick up)	Rock	50
TM40	Aerial Ace Route 9 (pick up)	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Pokémon Tower 1F (pick up)	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Celadon City - Department Store 2F (buy)	Normal	70
TM44	Rest S.S. Anne - B1F Room 2 (pick up)	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Route 24 (pick up)	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Mt. Moon B2F (pick up)	Dark	40
HM01	Cut S.S. Anne - Captain's Office (pick up)	Normal	50
HM04	Strength Fuchsia City - Warden's House (pick up)	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash Route 4 - Pokémon Center 2F (pick up)	Fighting	20

Where to find Sandslash

Area	Method	Level
Route 23	Grass (night)	32-46	5% rare
Victory Road 1F	Rock Smash	25-40	5% rare
Victory Road 2F	Rock Smash	25-40	5% rare
Victory Road 3F	Rock Smash	25-40	5% rare

Other changes in this game

Wild held item: Oran Berry (50%), Quick Claw (5%)