SPECIES PROFILE

Sandslash

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Generation I
Sandslash artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
28
Generation
Generation I
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

2 form records are associated with this species.

Sandslash

Default form

Dataset record: sandslash

Sandslash sprite
Ground

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Sandslash base statistics HP 75 Attack 100 Defense 110 Sp. Atk 45 Sp. Def 55 Speed 65

Total base stats450

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 (110): Defense.

Lowest value (45): 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 1.0 m

Weight 29.5 kg

Sandslash Alola

Dataset record: sandslash-alola

Sandslash Alola sprite
Ice Steel

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Sandslash Alola base statistics HP 75 Attack 100 Defense 120 Sp. Atk 25 Sp. Def 65 Speed 65

Total base stats450

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 (120): Defense.

Lowest value (25): 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

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
  • 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 1.2 m

Weight 55.0 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

65 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

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

Browse available moves 65 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
Crush Claw Normal

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
95%
PP
10
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
Drill Run Ground

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
95%
PP
10
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
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Focus Blast Fighting

Special

Power
120
Accuracy
70%
PP
5
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
Giga Impact Normal

Physical

Power
150
Accuracy
90%
PP
5
Gunk Shot Poison

Physical

Power
120
Accuracy
80%
PP
5
Gyro Ball Steel

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
High Horsepower Ground

Physical

Power
95
Accuracy
95%
PP
10
Hyper Beam Normal

Special

Power
150
Accuracy
90%
PP
5
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
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