Sandshrew

No. 27

Role

PVE

Requirement

Level 20

Tier

T6

Generation

1

Moveset type

To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions where it hardly ever rains.

Moves

Moveset type2 of 3 area moves5 moves

Sandshrew moves
Slot	Move	Element	Range	Effects	PVE cooldown	PVP cooldown
M1	Sand AttackApplies the BLIND status for 6 seconds in a straight line.		Area	Blind	15 s	15 s
M2	Mud ShotDeals damage to the opponent, applying the BLIND effect for 6 seconds.		Target	DamageBlind	15 s	15 s
M3	ScratchDeals damage to the opponent.		Target	Damage	15 s	15 s
M4	RolloutDeals damage periodically around the Pokémon for 10 seconds, increasing its movement speed during that time. In some cases, it deals a single burst of damage in a large area around the Pokémon, without the speed bonus.		Area	DamageBuff	25 s	25 s
M5	BulldozeDeals damage progressively in a frontal area, allowing the same opponent to be hit more than once.		Area	Damage	50 s	50 s

Loot

Base2Wildscape2Primal0

Sandshrew loot in Base
Item	Chance	Amount
earth ball	40%	4–6
Armadillo Tail	33%	1

Sandshrew loot in Wildscape
Item	Chance	Amount
earth ball	100%	4–6
Armadillo Tail	99%	1

No drops in Primal.

Locations

On the map

Each dot is a tile where the game’s Pokédex places Sandshrew.

Game map around x 3,400, y 1,968, floor 7, with the tiles where Sandshrew spawns — Common
Floor7
Aroundx 3,400, y 1,968

Game map around x 3,400, y 2,016, floor 7, with the tiles where Sandshrew spawns — Common
Floor7
Aroundx 3,400, y 2,016

Game map around x 3,400, y 1,968, floor 9, with the tiles where Sandshrew spawns — Common
Floor9
Aroundx 3,400, y 1,968

Evolutions

Sandshrew
Level 20T6
Evolves with:
Level 502 Earth Stone
Sandslash
Level 50T4

Effectiveness

Damage taken by attack element.

Damage taken by attack element.
Very weak×2
Weak×1.5	None
Neutral×1
Resists×0.5	None
Very resistant×0.4
Immune×0

Field abilities

Headbutt
Cut
Rock Smash
Strength
Dig

Variants

SandshrewNormalLevel 20Tier T6
Shiny SandshrewShinyLevel 40Tier

Trade

See Sandshrew listings in Trade