#0027 Sandshrew

Ground

Abilities

Keen Eye / Solid Rock

Hidden ability

Tough Claws

Catch rate

255

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Field

Growth

Medium Fast

EV yield

1 Defense

Wild held item

Heat Rock

HP	50
Attack	75
Defense	85
Sp. Atk	20
Sp. Def	50
Speed	40
Total	320

Where to find it

• Route 3: Grass/cave, morning and day, Grass/cave, night
• Mt. Moon: Grass/cave, morning and day, Grass/cave, night, Grass/cave, any time
• Route 6: Grass/cave, morning and day, Grass/cave, night
• Route 15: Grass/cave, morning, Grass/cave, day, Grass/cave, night
• Route 32: Grass/cave, day
• Union Cave: Grass/cave, morning and day, Grass/cave, night, Grass/cave, morning and night, Grass/cave, day

How to get it: wild: Route 3, Mt. Moon / Mt. Moon, east building, Mt. Moon Square Entrance, Route 6 and 4 more

Evolution

Evolves into Sandslash at Lv 22.

Level-up moves

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
3	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
6	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100	15
9	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
12	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	100	15
15	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	50	100	40
18	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
21	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
24	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
27	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
30	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
33	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
36	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	var.	100	5
39	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
42	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
45	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10

TMs and HMs

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	var.	100	5
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM103	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM130	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20

Move tutors

Aqua Tail, Counter, Earth Power, Ice Shard, Iron Head, Metal Claw, Night Slash, Shell Smash, Super Fang

Egg moves

Counter, Crush Claw, Flail, Hone Claws, Metal Claw, Mud Shot, Mud-Slap, Night Slash, Rapid Spin

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