Sandshrew

GroundSand Veil, Subterranean, Sand Rush (hidden)

Mirage Tower Route 111 Open in the guide Compare

In Exceeded: First found in Mirage Tower (Grass), and in 1 more area. Its type (Ground) and base stats (total 300) are the same as in the official games. 11 of its 20 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Rapid Spin and Rollout.

Level-up moves 21

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
4	Defense Curl Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
5	Sand Attack Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
7	Poison Sting A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.	Poison	Phys	15	100	35
11	Rapid Spin Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe.	Normal	Phys	50	100	40
11	Rollout An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.	Rock	Phys	30	90	20
15	Fury Cutter An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.	Bug	Phys	40	95	20
15	Magnitude A ground-shaking attack of random intensity.	Ground	Phys	1	100	30
18	Bulldoze Stomps down on the ground. Lowers Speed.	Ground	Phys	60	100	20
18	Swift Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.	Normal	Spec	60	—	20
22	Fury Swipes Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.	Normal	Phys	15	100	15
24	Protect Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
26	Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 2 to 5 turns.	Ground	Phys	80	85	10
27	Agility Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
27	Slash Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.	Normal	Phys	80	100	20
29	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
37	Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
41	Sandstorm Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10
44	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 29

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fighting	150
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM20	Safeguard Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	100
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Sootopolis City — House 1	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM37	Sandstorm Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM40	Aerial Ace Fortree City Gym	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Slateport City — Oceanic Museum 1F	Dark	60
TM52	Work Up Littleroot Town — Professor Birch House 2F	Normal	—
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM63	Sandy Terrain Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	—
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
TM69	Stone Edge Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Rock	100
HM01	Cut Rustboro City — Cutter's House	Normal	50
HM04	Strength Route 112	Fighting	80
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1	Fighting	40

Where to find Sandshrew

Area	Method	Level
Mirage Tower	Grass
Route 111	Grass

Other changes in this game

Has 2 abilities at once: whichever of its 3 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 1 innate always on
Innates (always active): Let It Rip!
What the innates do: Let It Rip! — Starts in defense curl.
Abilities you pick one of: Sand Veil — Ups evasion in a sandstorm. · Subterranean — Digs on entry. · Sand Rush — Ups Speed on sand terrain.
Hidden ability: Sand Rush
How its abilities arrive: Sand Veil from the start; Let It Rip! at Lv 12; Sand Rush at Lv 20; Healing Factor at Lv 28; Immunity at Lv 31; Subterranean at Lv 38; Bulldozer at Lv 46; Groundate at Lv 54; Deflector Hull at Lv 61
Evolves into Sandslash at level 22
Tutor moves: Body Slam, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, DynamicPunch, Endure, Fury Cutter, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Rock Slide, Rollout, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift, Swords Dance
Egg moves: Chip Away, Counter, Crush Claw, Endure, Flail, Hone Claws, Metal Claw, Mud Shot, Mud-Slap, Night Slash, Rapid Spin, Rock Climb, Rock Slide, Rototiller, Safeguard, Swords Dance
Egg groups: Field
Catch rate 255