SANDSHREW

Normal

Ground

Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew

Pokédex #

027

Species

MOUSE

Height

2'00"

Weight

26.0 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Base Stats

Total

280

HP 50

Attack 75

Defense 85

Special 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	Special	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	110-125	80-95	90-105	35-50	45-60
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	118	89	98	43	53
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	157	127	137	82	92

How To Get It

3 wild locations

0 special sources

Wild

3 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 12

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Mt. Moon 1F	Grass	Lv 12	4.3%
Route 3	Grass	Lv 8-10	14.85%
Route 4	Grass	Lv 8-10	14.85%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Yellow 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

#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
SAND-ATTACK	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	Lv 10
SLASH	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Lv 17
POISON STING	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35	Lv 24
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	Lv 31
FURY SWIPES	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15	Lv 38

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
SWORDS DANCE	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	TM03 (Swords Dance)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
BODY SLAM	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	TM08 (Body Slam)
TAKE DOWN	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	TM09 (Take Down)
DOUBLE-EDGE	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15	TM10 (Double Edge)
SUBMISSION	Fighting	Physical	80	80%	25	TM17 (Submission)
SEISMIC TOSS	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	20	TM19 (Seismic Toss)
RAGE	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	TM20 (Rage)
EARTHQUAKE	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	TM26 (Earthquake)
FISSURE	Ground	Physical	1	30%	5	TM27 (Fissure)
DIG	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	TM28 (Dig)
MIMIC	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM31 (Mimic)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
BIDE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM34 (Bide)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
SKULL BASH	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15	TM40 (Skull Bash)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ROCK SLIDE	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10	TM48 (Rock Slide)
SUBSTITUTE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM50 (Substitute)
CUT	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
STRENGTH	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)

Trainer Uses

15 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
JR.TRAINER♂ 6	Lv 18	3	—
ROCKET 16	Lv 23	1	—
ROCKET 17	Lv 23	2	—
RIVAL1 3	Lv 15	2	Cerulean City
ROCKET 2	Lv 11	1	Mt. Moon B2F
JR.TRAINER♂ 1	Lv 9	2	Pewter Gym
RIVAL2 2	Lv 20	4	Pokemon Tower 2F
RIVAL2 3	Lv 20	4	Pokemon Tower 2F
RIVAL2 4	Lv 20	4	Pokemon Tower 2F
YOUNGSTER 14	Lv 24	1	Route 9
JR.TRAINER♂ 8	Lv 19	4	Route 9
YOUNGSTER 10	Lv 19	1	Route 11

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