Sand Attack

Effect

Sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy.

Move stats

Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Target
Ground	Status	—	100	15	0	Selected target

“—” power marks a status move.

Changes in Origin HeartGold

No changes listed.

Pokémon that learn this move

122 Pokémon and forms can learn this move. Check availability before planning your team.

Level-up and evolution (110 Pokémon)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon that learn Sand Attack: Level-up and evolution

Pokémon	Type	Learning method	Availability
Pidgey	NormalFlying	Lv 5	Where to get it
Pidgeotto	NormalFlying	Lv 1, Lv 5	Where to get it
Pidgeot	NormalFlying	Lv 1, Lv 5	Where to get it
Sandshrew	Ground	Lv 6	Where to get it
Sandslash	Ground	Lv 1	Where to get it
Diglett	Ground	Lv 1	Where to get it
Dugtrio	Ground	Lv 1	Where to get it
Farfetch’d	NormalFlying	Lv 1	Where to get it
Eevee	Normal	Lv 5	Where to get it
Vaporeon	Water	Lv 5	Where to get it
Jolteon	Electric	Lv 5	Where to get it
Flareon	Fire	Lv 5	Where to get it
Omanyte	RockWater	Lv 10	Where to get it
Omastar	RockWater	Lv 1	Where to get it
Kabuto	RockWater	Lv 10	Where to get it
Kabutops	RockWater	Lv 1	Where to get it
Aipom	Normal	Lv 4	Where to get it
Espeon	Psychic	Lv 5	Where to get it
Umbreon	Dark	Lv 5	Where to get it
Gligar	GroundFlying	Lv 4	Where to get it
Skarmory	SteelFlying	Lv 4	Where to get it
Stantler	Normal	Lv 16	Where to get it
Torchic	Fire	Lv 15	Where to get it
Combusken	FireFighting	Lv 15	Where to get it
Blaziken	FireFighting	Lv 15	Where to get it
Poochyena	Dark	Lv 7	Where to get it
Mightyena	Dark	Lv 1, Lv 7	Where to get it
Zigzagoon	Normal	Lv 3	Where to get it
Linoone	Normal	Lv 1	Where to get it
Nincada	BugGround	Lv 1	Where to get it
Ninjask	BugFlying	Lv 1	Where to get it
Shedinja	BugGhost	Lv 1	Where to get it
Makuhita	Fighting	Lv 4	Where to get it
Hariyama	FightingNormal	Lv 1, Lv 4	Where to get it
Trapinch	BugGround	Lv 1	Where to get it
Vibrava	BugDragon	Lv 1	Where to get it
Flygon	BugDragon	Lv 1	Where to get it
Cacnea	Grass	Lv 13	Where to get it
Cacturne	GrassDark	Lv 13	Where to get it
Ambipom	Normal	Lv 1, Lv 4	Where to get it
Gible	DragonGround	Lv 6	Where to get it
Gabite	DragonGround	Lv 1	Where to get it
Garchomp	DragonGround	Lv 1	Where to get it
Hippopotas	Ground	Lv 1	Where to get it
Hippowdon	GroundRock	Lv 1	Where to get it
Leafeon	Grass	Lv 5	Where to get it
Glaceon	Ice	Lv 5	Where to get it
Gliscor	GroundFlying	Lv 1, Lv 4	Where to get it
Patrat	Normal	Lv 13	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Watchog	Normal	Lv 13	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Purrloin	Dark	Lv 4	Where to get it
Liepard	Dark	Lv 1	Where to get it
Roggenrola	Rock	Lv 1	Where to get it
Boldore	Rock	Lv 1	Where to get it
Gigalith	Rock	Lv 1	Where to get it
Sandile	GroundDark	Lv 3	Where to get it
Krokorok	GroundDark	Lv 1	Where to get it
Krookodile	GroundDark	Lv 1	Where to get it
Dwebble	BugRock	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Crustle	BugRock	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Scraggy	DarkFighting	Lv 12	Where to get it
Scrafty	DarkFighting	Lv 12	Where to get it
Deerling	NormalGrass	Lv 7	Where to get it
Sawsbuck	NormalGrass	Lv 1, Lv 7	Where to get it
Durant	BugSteel	Lv 1	Where to get it
Furfrou	Normal	Lv 5	Where to get it
Sylveon	Fairy	Lv 5	Where to get it
Yungoos	Normal	Lv 10	Where to get it
Gumshoos	Normal	Lv 1, Lv 10	Where to get it
Rockruff	Rock	Lv 4	Where to get it
Lycanroc	Rock	Lv 1	Where to get it
Wimpod	BugWater	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Golisopod	BugWater	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Sandygast	GhostGround	Lv 20	Where to get it
Palossand	GhostGround	Lv 20	Where to get it
Silicobra	Ground	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Sandaconda	Ground	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Obstagoon	DarkNormal	Lv 1	Where to get it
Sirfetch’d	FightingFlying	Lv 1	Where to get it
Wyrdeer	NormalPsychic	Lv 16	Where to get it
Rellor	Bug	Lv 4	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Wiglett	Water	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Wugtrio	Water	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Artwork shows Pidgeot’s standard form. Mega Pidgeot	NormalFlying	Lv 1, Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its Mega Stone is not in the game. Charizardite is the only Mega Stone.
Artwork shows Diglett’s standard form. Alolan Diglett	GroundSteel	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Dugtrio’s standard form. Alolan Dugtrio	GroundSteel	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Farfetch’d’s standard form. Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Blaziken’s standard form. Mega Blaziken	FireFighting	Lv 15	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its Mega Stone is not in the game. Charizardite is the only Mega Stone.
Artwork shows Zigzagoon’s standard form. Galarian Zigzagoon	DarkNormal	Lv 3	Where to get it
Artwork shows Linoone’s standard form. Galarian Linoone	DarkNormal	Lv 1	Where to get it
Artwork shows Garchomp’s standard form. Mega Garchomp	DragonGround	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its Mega Stone is not in the game. Charizardite is the only Mega Stone.
Artwork shows Deerling’s standard form. Deerling (Summer Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Deerling’s standard form. Deerling (Autumn Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Deerling’s standard form. Deerling (Winter Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Sawsbuck’s standard form. Sawsbuck (Summer Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 1, Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Sawsbuck’s standard form. Sawsbuck (Autumn Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 1, Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Sawsbuck’s standard form. Sawsbuck (Winter Form)	NormalGrass	Lv 1, Lv 7	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Heart Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Star Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Diamond Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Debutante Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Matron Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Dandy Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (La Reine Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Kabuki Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Furfrou’s standard form. Furfrou (Pharaoh Trim)	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No source in the game, and no code ever gives a Pokémon this form.
Artwork shows Lycanroc’s standard form. Lycanroc (Midnight Form)	Rock	Lv 1, Lv 4	Where to get it
Artwork shows Lycanroc’s standard form. Lycanroc (Dusk Form)	Rock	Lv 1, Lv 4	Where to get it
Artwork shows Eevee’s standard form. Gigantamax Eevee	Normal	Lv 5	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason The game has no Dynamax.
Artwork shows Sandaconda’s standard form. Gigantamax Sandaconda	Ground	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its base Pokémon is not in the game.

Egg moves (12 Pokémon)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon that learn Sand Attack: Egg moves

Pokémon	Type	Learning method	Availability
Mareep	Electric	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Anorith	RockBug	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Starly	NormalFlying	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Glameow	Normal	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Skorupi	PoisonBug	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Blitzle	Electric	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Trubbish	Poison	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Binacle	RockWater	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Salandit	PoisonFire	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Scorbunny	Fire	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Rookidee	Flying	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Yamper	Electric	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.

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