Soft Sand

Items pocket · sells for $50

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves 1.2 times.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

Bought or exchanged

• Vermilion City (costs ₽3000) · see Vermilion City: the seaside cook (Shoal Salt + Big Mushroom)

Gifts from people

• Blackthorn City · see Ice Path / Blackthorn City: small extras

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Soft Sand. The hold chance is the base chance that the Pokémon has the item when encountered, before Ability effects such as Compound Eyes. The encounter chance shows how often that Pokémon appears for the listed method and time.

Locations are in rough story order for each Pokémon. Radio, swarm and other special encounters require the conditions shown; see the location page for details. Calendar encounters can replace ordinary encounter slots. Safari Zone entries depend on the selected area and, where noted, its objects and their development. “Not fixed” means no fixed encounter chance is listed. Contest weights are shown as weights, not percentages.

Wild Pokémon holding Soft Sand

Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Diglett	5%	View locations (2)
Dugtrio	5%	View locations (3)
Nincada	5%	View locations (2)
Trapinch	5%	View locations (1)
Stunfisk	5%	View locations (1)

Diglett · 5% hold chance

Where to find Diglett holding Soft Sand

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Vermilion City	Rock Smash	24–37	80%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, morning	17	30%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, day	17	30%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, night	17	30%

Dugtrio · 5% hold chance

Where to find Dugtrio holding Soft Sand

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, morning	19–29	10%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, day	19–29	10%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, night	19–29	10%
Route 17	Grass/cave, morning	32	1%
Route 17	Grass/cave, day	32	1%
Route 17	Grass/cave, night	32	1%
Victory Road · Victory Road 3F	Grass/cave, morning	60	5%

Nincada · 5% hold chance

Where to find Nincada holding Soft Sand

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Viridian Forest	Grass/cave, night	7	1%
Viridian Forest	Scripted wild battle; Use one Honey on the shining Honey tree on Thursday. Repeatable with more Honey; the DS clock determines the weekday.	15	Not fixed
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, morning	13	5%
Diglett’s Cave	Grass/cave, night	13	5%

Trapinch · 5% hold chance

Where to find Trapinch holding Soft Sand

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Route 13	Grass/cave, morning	22	5%
Route 13	Grass/cave, night	22	5%

Stunfisk · 5% hold chance

Where to find Stunfisk holding Soft Sand

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Safari Zone Gate · Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Friday	Grass/cave, any time	20	1%

Other uses

Held by trainers’ Pokémon (27 teams)

A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.

• Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
• Shady Guy Bob
• Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
• Hiker Jake
• Hiker Ken
• Hiker Joe
• Hiker Craig
• Pokéfan Chester
• Team Rocket Grunt
• School Kid Mei
• Roughneck Paxton
• Biker Stu
• Jogger Flynn
• Team Rocket Grunt
• Team Rocket Grunt
• Bird Keeper Dudley
• Veteran A.J.
• Ruin Maniac Axel
• Team Rocket Grunt
• Beauty Fiona
• Rich Boy Benji
• Executive Marauder
• Gentleman Jack
• Ace Trainer Everett
• Executive Maxie
• Team Rocket Grunt
• Shady Guy Watanabe

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