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Sandshrew サンド Sand #027
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mouse Pokémon
Ability Sand Veil Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #027 Johto #048 Hoenn #112 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "—". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′00″ Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2′00″/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 26.5 lbs. Imperial 12.0 kg Metric 26.5 lbs./12.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Yellow	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 93 Battle Exp.: 931*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Ground-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

A Sandshrew is a ground-dwelling rodent notable for its defensive capabilities. Its body is mostly covered in a dry, tough hide which is colored to blend in with the sands of the desert. It can curl into a tight ball about the same size as a basketball to protect its soft underbelly. Its primary weapon is the small but sharp claws on its paws, which are also useful for burrowing and can sometimes be poisoned.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sandshrew's special abilities are extremely limited compared to other Pokémon. It has a greater control over the ground and sand than the average Pokémon, mostly derived from adaptation to its habitat.

Behavior

In the wild, Sandshrew are mostly defensive by nature. They spend much of their time hidden underground in their burrows and will kick up sand or curl into a ball to escape predators. They may venture out to hunt, taking advantage of the desert sands to hide themselves.

However, with the help of a trainer, a Sandshrew can become bolder and much more daring, and can even be trained to swim despite the fact that they are weakened by the water. They are still fond of curling up, though, even if not for defense.

Habitat

They are adapted to dry, arid areas. Thus, they can be commonly found in deserts and grasslands, and sometimes in river valleys or the upper levels of caves as well. Wherever they are, they live underground in burrows.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Sandshrew do not require a lot of water, due to a very efficient system of staying hydrated with minimal moisture. They hunt for prey in the wild.

In the anime

Sandshrew was first featured in The Path to the Pokémon League. It was owned by a Pokémon trainer named A.J.. Despite A.J.'s seemly barbaric training methods (e.g. using a whip), it was very loyal to him.

An ailing Sandshrew is seen briefly near the beginning of Clefairy and the Moon Stone.

A Sandshrew was one of the Pokémon that played Hide-n-Seek in Pikachu's PikaBoo. Sandshrew hid in front of a brick wall.

In the manga

Professor Oak had a Sandshrew in the Electric Tale of Pikachu.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Sandshrew makes a cameo in Onix is On!, part of the Red, Green & Blue chapter, battling against Red's Bulbasaur as a Pewter Gym trainer's Pokémon.

Red had a Sandshrew in Pokémon Special he uses to fight Fire-types.

In the TCG

Main article: Sandshrew (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Scratch 10 Sand-Attack 17 Slash 24 Poison Sting 31 Swift 38 Fury Swipes

Generation II Level Move Type Start Scratch 6 Defense Curl 11 Sand-Attack 17 Poison Sting 23 Slash 30 Swift 37 Fury Swipes 45 Sandstorm

Generation III Level Move Type Start Scratch 6 Defense Curl 11 Sand-Attack 17 Poison Sting 23 Slash 30 Swift 37 Fury Swipes 45 Sand Tomb 53 Sandstorm

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Scratch 3 Defense Curl 7 Sand-Attack 9 Poison Sting 13 Rapid Spin 15 Swift 19 Fury Swipes 21 Rollout 25 Fury Cutter 27 Sand Tomb 31 Slash 33 Gyro Ball 37 Sandstorm By TM/HM # Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV TM01 DynamicPunch Focus Punch Focus Punch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Swords Dance Curse TM04 Rollout TM06 Toxic Toxic Toxic Toxic TM08 Body Slam Rock Smash TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge Hidden Power Hidden Power Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day Sunny Day Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM17 Submission Protect Protect Protect TM19 Seismic Toss TM20 Rage Endure TM21 Frustration Frustration Frustration TM23 Iron Tail Iron Tail Iron Tail TM26 Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake TM27 Fissure Return Return Return TM28 Dig Dig Dig Dig TM31 Mimic Mud Slap Brick Break Brick Break TM32 Double Team Double Team Double Team Double Team TM34 Bide Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM37 Sandstorm Sandstorm Sandstorm TM39 Swift Swift Rock Tomb Rock Tomb TM40 Skull Bash Defense Curl Aerial Ace Aerial Ace TM42 Facade Facade TM43 Detect Secret Power Secret Power TM44 Rest Rest Rest Rest TM45 Attract Attract Attract TM46 Thief Thief Thief TM48 Rock Slide TM49 Fury Cutter TM50 Substitute TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM65 Shadow Claw TM74 Gyro Ball TM75 Swords Dance TM76 Stealth Rock TM78 Captivate TM80 Rock Slide TM81 X-Scissor TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM84 Poison Jab TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut Cut Cut Cut HM04 Strength Strength Strength Strength HM06 Rock Smash Rock Smash HM08 Rock Climb By breeding Counter Crush Claw Flail Metal Claw Night Slash Rapid Spin Rock Slide Safeguard Swords Dance By tutoring In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald: Body Slam Counter Double-Edge Mimic Rock Slide Seismic Toss Substitute Swords Dance In Pokémon Emerald only: Defense Curl DynamicPunch Endure Fury Cutter Mud-Slap Rollout Sleep Talk Snore Swagger Swift Side game data Template:Side game Evolution Template:EvoChart Box Template:EvoChart Box Sprites Gen Game I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back II Gold Silver Crystal   Back III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back V Black White Black 2 White 2 Back For other sprites and images, please see Sandshrew images on Bulbagarden Archives. Trivia Origin Though its design appears to be inspired by armadillos, its actual inspiration was the pangolin, which is a scaly-anteater by another name. It to curls up into a ball, has sharp claws, and lives in deserty regions. Name origin Sandshrew's name is a combination of sand and shrew, a type of rodent. Its Japanese name simply refers to sand. In other languages German: Sandan French: Sabelette - Sable means sand, belette means weasel. Korean: 모래두지 Moraeduji Chinese (Hong Kong and Taiwan): 穿山鼠 Chuan Shan Shű - A portmanteau of 穿山甲 Chuan Shan Jia, meaning pangolin, and 鼠, meaning mouse. Literally means 'mouse that passes through mountains'. External links Article on Wikipedia Sand-Attack, the fanlisting for Sandshrew at The Anime Fanlistings Network ← #{{{prevnum}}}: Raichu Pokémon #{{{nextnum}}}: Sandslash → This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.