SANDSHREW

Normal

Shiny

Ground

Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.

Pokédex #

027

Species

MOUSE

Height

2'00"

Weight

26.0 lbs

Base Exp

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.

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.	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

0 wild locations

1 special source

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Silver Version.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

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

Special Sources

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

Game Corner Prize

Lv 10

700 coins

Goldenrod Game Corner

Trade coins for this Game Corner prize Pokémon.

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

#027
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

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
YOUNGSTER SAMUEL	Lv 10	2	Route 34
CAMPER ELLIOT	Lv 13	1	Route 35
CAMPER SPENCER	Lv 17	1	Route 43

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