SPECIES PROFILE

Sandshrew

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Generation I

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID: 27
Generation: Generation I
Legendary: No
Mythical: No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

2 form records are associated with this species.

Sandshrew

Default form

Dataset record: sandshrew

Ground

Base stat profile

Scale: 255

Total base stats300

Abilities

Sand Veil

Slot 1 Gen III Main series

Sand Rush Hidden ability

Slot 3 Gen V Main series

Weak to

Water ×2 Grass ×2 Ice ×2

Resists

Poison ×0.5 Rock ×0.5

Immune to

Electric

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (85): Defense.

Lowest value (20): Sp. Atk.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary

2× weaknesses: Water, Grass, Ice
½× resistances: Poison, Rock
Immunities: Electric

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage

Grass: Resisting types: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel.
Ice: Resisting types: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.
Water: Resisting types: Dragon, Grass, Water.

No complete single- or dual-type coverage was found in the current type chart.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 0.6 m

Weight 12.0 kg

Sandshrew Alola

Dataset record: sandshrew-alola

Ice Steel

Base stat profile

Scale: 255

Total base stats300

Abilities

Snow Cloak

Slot 1 Gen IV Main series

Slush Rush Hidden ability

Slot 3 Gen VII Main series

Weak to

Fighting ×4 Ground ×2 Fire ×4

Resists

Normal ×0.5 Flying ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Grass ×0.5 Psychic ×0.5 Ice ×0.25 Dragon ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Immune to

Poison

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (90): Defense.

Lowest value (10): Sp. Atk.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary

4× weaknesses: Fighting, Fire
2× weaknesses: Ground
¼× resistances: Ice
½× resistances: Normal, Flying, Bug, Grass, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy
Immunities: Poison

Partner type coverage

Fighting: Immune types: Ghost. Resisting types: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Poison, Psychic.
Fire: Resisting types: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water.
Ground: Immune types: Flying. Resisting types: Bug, Grass.

Dual-type coverage across all weaknesses: Dragon / Flying; Fire / Flying; Flying / Water.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 0.7 m

Weight 40.0 kg

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GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

63 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 63 moves

Aerial Ace Flying

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Agility Psychic

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 30

Amnesia Psychic

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Body Slam Normal

Physical

Power: 85
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Brick Break Fighting

Physical

Power: 75
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Bulldoze Ground

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Counter Fighting

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20
Priority: -5

Curse Ghost

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Defense Curl Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 40

Dig Ground

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Double-Edge Normal

Physical

Power: 120
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Earth Power Ground

Special

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Earthquake Ground

Physical

Power: 100
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Endeavor Normal

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5

Endure Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10
Priority: +4

Facade Normal

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

False Swipe Normal

Physical

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 40

Flail Normal

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Fling Dark

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Focus Punch Fighting

Physical

Power: 150
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20
Priority: -3

Fury Cutter Bug

Physical

Power: 40
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 20

Fury Swipes Normal

Physical

Power: 18
Accuracy: 80%
PP: 15

Gyro Ball Steel

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5

High Horsepower Ground

Physical

Power: 95
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 10

Hone Claws Dark

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 15

Knock Off Dark

Physical

Power: 65
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Leech Life Bug

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Low Kick Fighting

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Metal Claw Steel

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 35

Mud Shot Ground

Special

Power: 55
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 15

Mud-Slap Ground

Special

Power: 20
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Night Slash Dark

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Poison Jab Poison

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Poison Sting Poison

Physical

Power: 15
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 35

Protect Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10
Priority: +4

Rapid Spin Normal

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 40

Rest Psychic

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 5

Rock Slide Rock

Physical

Power: 75
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10

Rock Tomb Rock

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 15

Rollout Rock

Physical

Power: 30
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 20

Sand Attack Ground

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Sandstorm Rock

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Sand Tomb Ground

Physical

Power: 35
Accuracy: 85%
PP: 15

Scorching Sands Ground

Special

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Scratch Normal

Physical

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 35

Shadow Claw Ghost

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Slash Normal

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Smack Down Rock

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Spikes Ground

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Stealth Rock Rock

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Stomping Tantrum Ground

Physical

Power: 75
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Stone Edge Rock

Physical

Power: 100
Accuracy: 80%
PP: 5

Substitute Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Sunny Day Fire

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 5

Super Fang Normal

Physical

Power: —
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10

Swift Normal

Special

Power: 60
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Swords Dance Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Take Down Normal

Physical

Power: 90
Accuracy: 85%
PP: 20

Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Thief Dark

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25

Throat Chop Dark

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

X-Scissor Bug

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15