Sandslash

No. 28

Role

PVE

Requirement

Level 50

Tier

T4

Generation

1

Moveset type

Curls up into a ball to protect itself from enemy attacks. It also curls up to avoid heatstroke during the day, when temperatures suddenly rise.

Moves

Moveset type4 of 7 area moves9 moves

Sandslash 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	10 s	10 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	10 s	10 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
M6	Fury CutterLaunches two attacks, dealing damage in a frontal area.		Area	Damage	20 s	20 s
M7	Earth PowerDeals damage in an area around the Pokémon.		Area	Damage	50 s	50 s
M8	EarthquakeDeals damage in an area around the Pokémon, making the opponents hit jump. The tremor repeats for up to 11 seconds, but some Pokémon trigger it in a single burst.		Area	Damage	50 s	50 s
M9	Defense CurlIncreases the Pokémon's defense for 10 seconds.		Area	Buff	50 s	50 s

Loot

Base3Wildscape3Primal0

Sandslash loot in Base
Item	Chance	Amount
earth ball	80%	8–10
Armadillo Claw	21%	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

Sandslash loot in Wildscape
Item	Chance	Amount
earth ball	100%	8–10
Armadillo Claw	63%	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

No drops in Primal.

Locations

Hunts1

Hunt Finder hunts where Sandslash spawns
Hunt	Level	Zone	Shiny tier
Sandslash	150–350	Wildscape

On the map

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

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

Game map around x 1,000, y 3,480, floor 8, with the tiles where Sandslash spawns — Wildscape
Floor8
Aroundx 1,000, y 3,480

Game map around x 2,640, y 888, floor 7, with the tiles where Sandslash spawns — Wildscape
Floor7
Aroundx 2,640, y 888

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

SandslashNormalLevel 50Tier T4
Shiny SandslashShinyLevel 80Tier

Trade

See Sandslash listings in Trade