Sandshrew

GroundSand Veil, Sand Rush (hidden)

Desert Underpass · Lv Scales Desert Underpass · Lv Scales Mirage Tower · Lv Scales Open in the guide Compare

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
6	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	Rollout An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.	Rock	Phys	30	90	20
12	Rapid Spin Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe.	Normal	Phys	50	100	40
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
23	Fury Swipes Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.	Normal	Phys	18	80	15
24	Protect Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
27	Agility Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
27	Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for 2 to 5 turns.	Ground	Phys	50	100	15
28	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
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 35

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Fighting	150
TM06	Toxic Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM20	Safeguard Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM21	Frustration Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Ground	100
TM27	Return Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM37	Sandstorm Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	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 Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	60
TM44	Rest Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Dark	60
TM65	Shadow Claw Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Ghost	80
TM74	Gyro Ball Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Steel	1
TM75	Swords Dance Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM78	Bulldoze Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Ground	60
TM80	Rock Slide Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Rock	75
TM81	X-Scissor Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Bug	80
TM84	Poison Jab Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Poison	80
TM87	Swagger Dewford Town Gym	Normal	—
TM88	Sleep Talk Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM90	Substitute Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM100	Confide Petalburg City Gym	Normal	—
TM103	Leech Life Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Bug	80
TM108	Earth Power Not placed on any map this converter could resolve — the source doesn't say where this one comes from	Ground	90
TM110	Stealth Rock Rustboro City Gym	Rock	—

Where to find Sandshrew

Area	Method	Level
Desert Underpass	Grass	Scales
Desert Underpass	Grass	Scales
Mirage Tower	Grass	Scales
Route 1	Grass	Scales	5% rare
Route 1	Grass (Night)	Scales	5% rare
Route 11	Grass	Scales
Route 111	Grass	Scales
Route 111	Grass (Night)	Scales
Route 113	Grass	Scales
Route 113	Grass (Night)	Scales

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Counter, Flail, Mud-Slap, Metal Claw, Night Slash, Hone Claws, Endure, Rapid Spin, Crush Claw, Mud Shot, Rock Climb, Chip Away, Rototiller, Swords Dance, Rock Slide, Safeguard
Evolves into Sandslash at Level 22