Sandshrew
Artwork
Names
- English: Sandshrew
- Japanese: サンド (Sand)
- German: Sandan
- French: Sabelette
Number(s)
- National: 27
- Hoenn: 112
- Johto: 48
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Ground
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 SandshrewBase form |  SandslashLevel 22 |
Size
- Height: 0.6 m / 2’00”
- Weight: 12.0 kg / 26.5 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Electric
- ×½: Poison, Rock
- ×2: Water, Grass, Ice
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 300 | ||
| HP | 58 | 0 | |
| Attack | 37 | 0 | |
| Defense | 28 | 1 | |
| Sp.Atk | 73 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 69 | 0 | |
| Speed | 55 | 0 | |
Ability
- Sand Veil
- Game's description
- Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
- Battle effect
- Raises the Pokémon’s evasion during a sandstorm by one level.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon during a sandstorm decreases to 50%.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Quick Claw (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Mouse Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Yellow
- Catch Rate: 255
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Fast
1,000,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Wayward Cave (LG Inserted into DS) [Uncommon]
- Pearl
- Wayward Cave (LG Inserted into DS) [Uncommon]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
- Yellow
- Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
- Gold
- If it fell from a great height, this POKéMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
- Silver
- Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
- Crystal
- It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
- Ruby
- SANDSHREW's body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This POKéMON curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
- Sapphire
- SANDSHREW has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The POKéMON can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
- Emerald
- When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.
- Fire Red
- It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
- Leaf Green
- Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.
- Diamond
- To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
- Pearl
- To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.