Sandshrew

GroundSand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden)

Mirage Tower · Lv 20-24 Route 111 · Lv 19-22 Open in the guide Compare

In Emerald Blitz: First found in Mirage Tower (Grass, Lv 20-24), and in 1 more area. Its type (Ground), base stats (total 300) and abilities are the same as in the official games. 8 of its 17 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Rollout and Rapid Spin.

Level-up moves 17

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Defense Curl Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
1	Scratch Scratches the foe with sharp claws.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
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 User spins and removes some effects, while upping speed.	Normal	Phys	50	100	40
11	Fury Cutter An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.	Bug	Phys	40	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
23	Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for turns.	Ground	Phys	35	85	15
26	Slash Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.	Normal	Phys	80	100	20
30	Dig Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.	Ground	Phys	80	100	10
34	Gyro Ball A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes.	Steel	Phys	1	100	5
38	Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
42	Sandstorm Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10
46	Earthquake A powerful quake that hits all other POKéMON.	Ground	Phys	100	100	10

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

TMs & HMs 18

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Hone Claws Route 114	Dark	—
TM05	X-Scissor Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Bug	80
TM06	Mud Shot Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 1 badge	Ground	55
TM10	Rock Slide Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Rock	75
TM11	Sunny Day Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Normal	—
TM23	Iron Tail Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Ground	100
TM31	Brick Break Sootopolis City	Fighting	75
TM37	Sandstorm Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM40	Aerial Ace Fortree City Gym	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City	Psychic	—
TM46	Thief SS Tidal Rooms	Dark	60
TM59	Poison Jab Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Poison	80
TM62	Shadow Claw Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Ghost	70
TM70	Scorching Sands Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Ground	70

Where to find Sandshrew

Area	Method	Level
Mirage Tower	Grass	20-24
Route 111	Grass	19-22

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Night Slash
Evolves into Sandslash at Level 22