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Pokemon Gold Version

251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 368 locations, 495 trainers.

Pokemon Gold Version

SANDSHREW artwork

Normal

SANDSHREW sprite

Shiny

Shiny SANDSHREW sprite
Ground

If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.

Pokédex #

027

Species

MOUSE

Height

2'00"

Weight

26.0 lbs

Base Exp

93

Catch Rate

255

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

300

HP 50
Attack 75
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 20
Sp. Def 30
Speed 40

Stats at a Glance

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

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100
Situation
HP
Attack
Defense
Sp. Atk
Sp. Def
Speed
Wild catch

A newly encountered one at this level.

110-125 80-95 90-105 25-40 35-50 45-60
Trainer team

What enemy teams usually bring.

118 89 98 33 43 53
Fully raised

A strong end-of-journey version.

157 127 137 72 82 92

How To Get It

3 wild locations
0 special sources

Wild

3 places
Wild encounters up to Lv 8
Location
Method
Levels
Slot Odds
Mount Moon Grass · Morning Lv 8 20%
Mount Moon Grass · Day Lv 8 20%
Mount Moon Grass · Night Lv 8 20%
Union Cave 1F Grass · Morning Lv 6 30%
Union Cave 1F Grass · Day Lv 6 30%
Union Cave 1F Grass · Night Lv 6 30%
Union Cave B1F Grass · Morning Lv 8 30%
Union Cave B1F Grass · Day Lv 8 30%
Union Cave B1F Grass · Night Lv 8 30%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Gold 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

3

Water x2
Grass x2
Ice x2

Resistances

2

Poison x0.5
Rock x0.5

Immunities

1

Electric

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at SANDSLASH.

2 stages
  1. 1
    SANDSHREW sprite
    SANDSHREW
    #027
  2. 2
    SANDSLASH sprite
    SANDSLASH
    #028
    Level 22

Learnset

Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Slot
SCRATCH
Normal
Physical 40 100% 35 Slot 1
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Level
DEFENSE CURL
Normal
Status 0 100% 40 Lv 6
SAND-ATTACK
Ground
Status 0 100% 15 Lv 11
POISON STING
Poison
Physical 15 100% 35 Lv 17
SLASH
Normal
Physical 70 100% 20 Lv 23
SWIFT
Normal
Physical 60 100% 20 Lv 30
FURY SWIPES
Normal
Physical 18 80% 15 Lv 37
SANDSTORM
Rock
Status 0 100% 10 Lv 45
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
How to get it
FLAIL
Normal
Physical 1 100% 15 Breed from a parent that knows it
SAFEGUARD
Normal
Status 0 100% 25 Breed from a parent that knows it
COUNTER
Fighting
Physical 1 100% 20 Breed from a parent that knows it
RAPID SPIN
Normal
Physical 20 100% 40 Breed from a parent that knows it
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)
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

3 uses
Trainer
Level
Slot
Location
Lv 10 2 Route 34
Lv 13 1 Route 35
Lv 17 1 Route 43
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