SANDSLASH

Normal

Shiny

Ground

Adept at climbing trees, it rolls into a spiny ball, then attacks its enemies from above.

Pokédex #

028

Species

MOUSE

Height

3'03"

Weight

65.0 lbs

Base Exp

163

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Field

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

450

HP 75

Attack 100

Defense 110

Sp. Atk 45

Sp. Def 55

Speed 65

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	135-150	105-120	115-130	50-65	60-75	70-85
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	143	114	123	58	68	78
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	182	152	162	97	107	117

How To Get It

2 wild locations

0 special sources

Wild

2 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 35

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Route 26	Grass · Morning	Lv 28	30%
Route 26	Grass · Day	Lv 28	30%
Victory Road	Grass · Morning	Lv 35	5%
Victory Road	Grass · Day	Lv 35	5%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Water x2

Grass x2

Ice x2

Resistances

Poison x0.5

Rock x0.5

Immunities

Electric

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at SANDSLASH.

2 stages

1

SANDSHREW

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2

SANDSLASH

#028

Level 22

SANDSHREW

#027

→

Level 22

SANDSLASH

#028

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
SCRATCH	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35	Slot 1
DEFENSE CURL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	Slot 2
SAND-ATTACK	Ground	Status	0	100%	15	Slot 3

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 6	DEFENSE CURL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40
Lv 11	SAND-ATTACK	Ground	Status	0	100%	15
Lv 17	POISON STING	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35
Lv 24	SLASH	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Lv 33	SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20
Lv 42	FURY SWIPES	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
Lv 52	SANDSTORM	Rock	Status	0	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
DYNAMICPUNCH	Fighting	Physical	100	50%	5	TM01 (Dynamicpunch)
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
ROLLOUT	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	TM04 (Rollout)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	Fire	Status	0	90%	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
HYPER BEAM	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
IRON TAIL	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
EARTHQUAKE	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	TM26 (Earthquake)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
DIG	Ground	Physical	60	100%	10	TM28 (Dig)
MUD-SLAP	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10	TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SANDSTORM	Rock	Status	0	100%	10	TM37 (Sandstorm)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
DEFENSE CURL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	TM40 (Defense Curl)
DETECT	Fighting	Status	0	100%	5	TM43 (Detect)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
FURY CUTTER	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	TM49 (Fury Cutter)
CUT	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
STRENGTH	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)

Trainer Uses

7 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
HIKER NOLAND	Lv 31	1	Fast Ship Cabins_NNW_NNE_NE
CAMPER JERRY	Lv 37	1	Pewter Gym
CAMPER DEAN	Lv 31	2	Route 9
YOUNGSTER JASON	Lv 33	1	Route 11
HIKER KENNY	Lv 27	1	Route 13
COOLTRAINER BRIAN	Lv 35	1	Route 27
CAMPER SPENCER	Lv 17	2	Route 43

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