Sandshrew

	Type	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense	Total
		50	75	85	40	20	30	300
	#205	0' 2.5" 26.56 lbs.		Mouse Pokémon	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.
	Ability capacity: 153			Egg group(s): Field		EV Yield: Defense: 1	Growth: Medium Fast	Catch Rate: 255

Evolution

Sandshrew

Level 22

Sandslash

Wild Encounters

Type	Map	Chance	Level
Land	Tarvos Foothills	15%	7-10
	Tharsis Terra	10%	23-27
	Deimos Forest	10%	18-24
Land (2)	Tarvos Foothills	20%	17-21

Trainers

Relic Seeker James	Sandshrew Lv. 10 Abilities Moves Sand Veil Battle Armor Sand Attack Poison Sting Rollout Rapid Spin	Rhyhorn Lv. 12 Abilities Moves Lightning Rod Rock Head Horn Attack Tail Whip Fury Attack Scary Face
Hiker Doris	Burowurm Lv. 15 Abilities Moves Sand Veil Sand Rush Dig Wrap Mud-Slap Magnitude	Sandshrew Lv. 16 Abilities Moves Sand Veil Battle Armor Rollout Rapid Spin Fury Cutter Magnitude
Oafy Trainer Kari	Aron Lv. 27 Abilities Moves Sturdy Heavy Metal Rock Head Protect Roar Iron Head Rock Slide	Roggenrola Lv. 27 Abilities Moves Sturdy Own Tempo Weak Armor Mud-Slap Iron Defense Smack Down Rock Slide	Drilthug Lv. 28 Abilities Moves Intimidate Hyper Cutter Pursuit Dig Slash Hone Claws
	Ogbat Lv. 30 Abilities Moves Levitate Anticipation Torment Air Slash Extrasensory Mean Look	Phanpy Lv. 27 Abilities Moves Pickup Long Reach Ball Fetch Rollout Low Sweep Endure Slam	Sandshrew Lv. 27 Abilities Moves Sand Veil Rough Skin Battle Armor Swift Fury Swipes Sand Tomb Slash

Battle Frontier

Sandshrew @ Soft Sand Abilities Moves Sand Veil Dig Rock Tomb Sandstorm Sand Attack	Sandshrew @ Soft Sand Abilities Moves Dig Rock Tomb Sandstorm Sand Attack

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch			40	100	35
1	Defense Curl			—	—	40
3	Sand Attack			—	100	15
5	Poison Sting			15	100	35
7	Rollout			30	90	20
9	Rapid Spin			50	100	40
11	Fury Cutter			40	95	20
14	Magnitude			—	100	30
17	Swift			60	—	20
20	Fury Swipes			18	80	15
23	Sand Tomb			35	85	15
26	Slash			70	100	20
30	Dig			80	100	10
34	Gyro Ball			—	100	5
38	Swords Dance			—	—	20
42	Sandstorm			—	—	10
46	Earthquake			100	100	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandshrew

By TM

TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM 005	Toxic			—	90	10
	TM 010	Hidden Power			60	100	15
	TM 011	Sunny Day			—	—	5
	TM 017	Protect			—	—	10
	TM 020	Safeguard			—	—	25
	TM 027	Double Team			—	—	15
	TM 030	Sandstorm			—	—	10
	TM 031	Brick Break			75	100	15
	TM 034	Secret Power			70	100	20
	TM 035	Rest			—	—	10
	TM 036	Attract			—	100	15
	TM 037	Thief			60	100	25
	TM 071	Combat Terrain			—	—	10
	TM 080	Gyro Ball			—	100	5
	TM 096	Stomping Tantrum			75	100	10
	TM 098	Knock Off			65	100	20
	TM 115	Earthquake			100	100	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandshrew

By breeding

Parents	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Chip Away			70	100	20
	Counter			—	100	20
	Crush Claw			75	95	10
	Endure			—	—	10
	Flail			—	100	15
	Hone Claws			—	—	15
	Metal Claw			50	95	35
	Mud Shot			55	95	15
	Mud-Slap			20	100	10
	Night Slash			70	100	15
	Rapid Spin			50	100	40
	Rock Climb			90	85	20
	Rock Slide			75	90	10
	Rototiller			—	—	10
	Safeguard			—	—	25
	Swords Dance			—	—	20
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandshrew

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace			60	—	20
Agility			—	—	30
Amnesia			—	—	20
Bide			—	—	10
Body Slam			85	100	15
Bulldoze			60	100	20
Captivate			—	100	20
Chip Away			70	100	20
Combat Craze			80	100	20
Confide			—	—	20
Counter			—	100	20
Covet			60	100	25
Crush Claw			75	95	10
Curse			—	—	10
Cut			50	95	30
Defense Curl			—	—	40
Detect			—	—	5
Dig			80	100	10
Double-Edge			120	100	15
Dynamic Punch			100	50	5
Earth Power			90	100	10
Endure			—	—	10
Facade			70	100	20
Fissure			—	30	5
Flail			—	100	15
Fling			—	100	10
Focus Punch			150	100	20
Frustration			—	100	20
Fury Cutter			40	95	20
Fury Swipes			18	80	15
Headbutt			70	100	15
Hone Claws			—	—	15
Iron Tail			100	75	15
Leech Life			80	100	10
Magnitude			—	100	30
Metal Claw			50	95	35
Mimic			—	—	10
Mud Shot			55	95	15
Mud-Slap			20	100	10
Natural Gift			—	100	15
Night Slash			70	100	15
Odor Sleuth			—	—	40
Poison Jab			80	100	20
Poison Sting			15	100	35
Rage			20	100	20
Rapid Spin			50	100	40
Return			—	100	20
Rock Climb			90	85	20
Rock Slide			75	90	10
Rock Smash			40	100	15
Rock Tomb			60	95	15
Rollout			30	90	20
Rototiller			—	—	10
Round			60	100	15
Sand Attack			—	100	15
Sand Tomb			35	85	15
Scorching Sands			70	100	10
Scratch			40	100	35
Seismic Toss			—	100	20
Shadow Claw			70	100	15
Shore Up			—	—	10
Skull Bash			130	100	10
Slash			70	100	20
Sleep Talk			—	—	10
Snore			50	100	15
Stealth Rock			—	—	20
Steel Roller			130	100	5
Strength			95	100	15
Submission			120	100	20
Substitute			—	—	10
Super Fang			—	90	10
Swagger			—	85	15
Swift			60	—	20
Swords Dance			—	—	20
Take Down			90	85	20
Throat Chop			80	100	15
Work Up			—	—	30
X-Scissor			80	100	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sandshrew

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Ability	Cost	Description
1	Sand Veil	3	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
10	Battle Armor	60	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
25	Rough Skin	17	This Pokémon inflicts damage with its rough skin to the attacker on contact.
40	Sand Rush	52	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.
55	Toxic Boost	70	Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
70	Poison Heal	79	Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned instead of losing HP.
85	Simple	78	The stat changes the Pokémon receives are doubled.
100	Tough Claws	79	Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc		Ability	Cost	Description
	Disc 03	Own Tempo	2	This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused.
	Disc 11	Ball Fetch	0	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the first failed thrown Poké Ball.
	Disc 15	Lightning Rod	18	The Pokémon draws in and neutralises Electric-type moves, boosting its Sp. Atk.
	Disc 20	Sand Force	52	Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
	Disc 22	Poison Heal	79	Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned instead of losing HP.
	Disc 26	Super Luck	35	The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
	Disc 45	Sand Veil	3	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
	Disc 47	Toxic Boost	70	Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
	Disc 50	Oblivious	11	The Pokémon is oblivious, and that keeps it from being infatuated or taunted.
	Disc 56	Rough Skin	17	This Pokémon inflicts damage with its rough skin to the attacker on contact.
	Disc 59	Stamina	33	Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability	Cost	Description
Anticipation	1	The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.
Battle Armor	60	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Bland Bulwark	11	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Bland Terrain.
Butterfingers	-3	The Pokémon may drop its held item when hit by a damaging move.
Cute Charm	7	Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.
Defeatist	-17	Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Earth Eater	15	If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Emergency Exit	-22	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Flawed Form	-19	Halves the Pokémon's Sp. Def stat.
Inner Focus	11	The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
Klutz	-25	The Pokémon can't use any held items.
Mimicry	22	Changes the Pokémon's type depending on the terrain.
Mold Breaker	47	Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Overcoat	2	Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Pickup	1	The Pokémon may pick up the items, both during and outside of battle.
Quick Draw	32	Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.
Rattled	2	Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type moves scare the Pokémon and boost its Speed stat.
Run Away	0	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Sand Rush	52	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.
Simple	78	The stat changes the Pokémon receives are doubled.
Slow Start	-94	For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Sturdy	16	It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either.
Tectonic Armor	11	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Tectonic Terrain.
Tough Claws	79	Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Truant	-67	The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Unaware	70	When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target Pokémon's stat changes.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled