Sandshrew

GroundRough Skin

Pewter Mine · Lv 7-8 Mt. Moon · Lv 14-16 Mt. Moon · Lv 12-14 Open in the guide Compare

In Project Nova: First found in Pewter Mine (Grass, Lv 7-8), and in 1 more area. Its type (Ground) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 340, up from 300; 3 of the six changed, most of all HP (50 → 65). Abilities: it gains Rough Skin and loses Sand Veil and Sand Rush. 7 of its 9 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, including Razor Claws and Mud-Slap.

Level-up moves 9

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
6	Razor Claws 2-5 hits with Priority	Dark	Phys	10	90	5
11	Mud-Slap	Ground	Spec	40	100	30
15	Dig	Ground	Phys	70	100	10
23	Rapid Spin Removes Hazards	Normal	Phys	50	100	15
30	Seismic Scan Never misses	Ground	Phys	60	—	15
37	Slash High Crit Chance	Normal	Phys	70	100	20
45	Earthquake Double Damage to Dig	Ground	Phys	100	100	10
53	Poison Jab Poison Chance (30% chance)	Poison	Phys	80	100	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
Pewter Mine	Grass	7-8
Mt. Moon	Grass (3rd Floor)	14-16
Mt. Moon	Grass (2nd Floor)	12-14

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Sandslash at Level 22