Sandshrew

GroundSand Veil

Route 22 · Lv 3-5 Route 4 · Lv 14-16 Route 5 · Lv 15-17 Open in the guide Compare

In FireRed Deluxe: First found in Route 22 (Grass, Lv 3-5), and in 3 more areas. Its type (Ground) and base stats (total 300) are the same as in the official games. Abilities: it loses Sand Rush. 2 of its 9 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen: False Swipe and Earthquake.

Level-up moves 9

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Sand Tomb Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Ground	Phys	40	70	15
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
6	Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
11	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
17	False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1.	Normal	Phys	40	100	40
22	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Phys	70	100	20
30	Swift Never misses.	Normal	Phys	60	—	20
37	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Phys	100	100	10
53	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10

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

TMs & HMs

This game's documentation doesn't publish TM compatibility, so none is listed here.

Where to find Sandshrew

Area	Method	Level
Route 22	Grass	3-5	5% rare
Route 4	Grass	14-16
Route 5	Grass	15-17
Route 10	Grass	23-26

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Sandslash at Level 22
Evolves into Sandshrew (Alola) with an Alola Stone