Sandshrew

GroundSand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden)

Union Cave · Lv 8-9 Route 4 · Lv 41-50 Route 3 · Lv 41-50 Open in the guide Compare

Level-up moves 18

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.	B_UPDATED_MOVE_TYPES >= GEN_2 ? TYPE_GROUND : TYPE_NORMAL	Stat	—	100	15
4	Mud-Slap Hurls mud in the foe's face to reduce its accuracy.	Ground	Spec	20	100	10
5	Poison Sting A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.	Poison	Phys	30	100	35
7	Rollout 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 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	70	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 41

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Cianwood City Gym	Fighting	150
TM06	Toxic Route 17	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Lake of Rage	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Goldenrod City	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Goldenrod City	Normal	—
TM20	Safeguard Celadon City	Normal	—
TM21	Frustration Celadon City	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Olivine City Gym	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Victory Road	Ground	100
TM27	Return Goldenrod City	Normal	1
TM28	Dig National Park	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Route 17	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Not placed on any map in the source — the game doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM37	Sandstorm Route 27	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Union Cave	Rock	60
TM40	Aerial Ace Mt. Mortar	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Route 15	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Lake of Rage	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Goldenrod City	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Goldenrod City Gym	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Rocket Hideout	Dark	60
TM54	False Swipe Ilex Forest	Normal	40
TM56	Fling Rock Tunnel	Dark	1
TM58	Endure Celadon City	Normal	—
TM65	Shadow Claw Route 42	Ghost	70
TM70	Rock Climb Route 49	Normal	90
TM71	Stone Edge Route 13	Rock	100
TM74	Gyro Ball Celadon City	Steel	1
TM75	Swords Dance Goldenrod City	Normal	—
TM76	Stealth Rock Celadon City	Rock	—
TM78	Captivate Celadon City	Normal	—
TM80	Rock Slide Pewter City Gym	Rock	75
TM81	X-Scissor Route 2	Bug	80
TM82	Sleep Talk Celadon City	Normal	—
TM83	Natural Gift Goldenrod City	Normal	1
TM84	Poison Jab Fuchsia City Gym	Poison	80
TM87	Swagger Olivine Lighthouse	Normal	—
TM90	Substitute Goldenrod City	Normal	—
HM01	Cut Ilex Forest	Normal	50
HM04	Strength Olivine City	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash Route 36	Fighting	40

Where to find Sandshrew

Area	Method	Level
Union Cave	Grass	8-9
Route 4	Grass	41-50
Route 3	Grass	41-50
Mt. Moon	Grass	43-50
Safari Zone Gate	Grass	19-26

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Flail, Counter, Rapid Spin, Metal Claw, Crush Claw, Night Slash, Mud Shot, Endure, Chip Away, Rock Climb, Rototiller, Hone Claws
Move tutors: Endure, Rock Slide, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Swagger, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Bulldoze, Confide, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Dynamic Punch, Fury Cutter, Headbutt, Leech Life, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Rollout, Round, Seismic Toss, Smack Down, Snore, Swift, Work Up
Evolves into Sandslash at Level 22