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Sand-Attack (move)

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Sand-Attack
すなかけ Sand Attack
Sand-Attack.png
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Battles
Type  Ground
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Super Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Sand-Attack (Japanese: すなかけ Sand Attack) is a non-damaging Ground-type move introduced in Generation I, though it was instead a Normal-type move in that generation.

Contents

Effect

Generation I

Sand-Attack decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage. Sand-Attack is a Normal-type move in this generation.

Generation II and on

The effects of Sand-Attack are the same as the previous generation, however it is now a Ground-type move. Although it is a Ground-type move, it still affects Flying-type Pokémon and those with the Ability Levitate.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An attack in which sand is used to blind the target and reduce its attack accuracy.
GSC Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.
RSE Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.
FRLG A lot of sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy.
Colo.XD Lowers accuracy of target by hurling sand in its face.
DPPtHGSS Sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
BWB2W2 Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing its accuracy.
PMDRB Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
PMDTDS Reduces the target's accuracy by 1 level.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying 5 5 5 5 5
017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Normal Flying --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 --, 5
018 Pidgeot Pidgeot Normal Flying --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 --, 5 --, 5
027 Sandshrew Sandshrew Ground Ground 10 11 11 7 7 3
028 Sandslash Sandslash Ground Ground --, 10 --, 11 --, 11 --, 7 --, 7 --, 3
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground 24 25 -- -- --
051 Dugtrio Dugtrio Ground Ground --, 24 25 -- -- --
083 Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 7 6 -- --
133 Eevee Eevee Normal Normal -- 8 8 8 8 8 5
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water -- 8 8 8 8 8 5
135 Jolteon Jolteon Electric Electric -- 8 8 8 8 8 5
136 Flareon Flareon Fire Fire -- 8 8 8 8 8 5
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water no 28 31 21 21
141 Kabutops Kabutops Rock Water no 28 31 21 21
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal no 6 6 4 4
196 Espeon Espeon Psychic Psychic no 8 8 8 8 5
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark no 8 8 8 8 5
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying no 6 6 5 5 4
227 Skarmory Skarmory Steel Flying no 13 10 7 6 6
234 Stantler Stantler Normal Normal no 31 31 27 16 16
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire no no 19 19 19
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting no no 21 21 21
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting no no 21 21 21
261 Poochyena Poochyena Dark Dark no no 9 9 9
262 Mightyena Mightyena Dark Dark no no --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
263 Zigzagoon Zigzagoon Normal Normal no no 13 13 13
264 Linoone Linoone Normal Normal no no 13 13 13
290 Nincada Nincada Bug Ground no no 9 9 9
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying no no --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
292 Shedinja Shedinja Bug Ghost no no --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting no no 4 4 4
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting no no --, 4 --, 4 --, 4
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground no no 9 9 9 4
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon no no --, 9 --, 9 --, 9 --, 4
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon no no --, 9 --, 9 --, 9 --, 4
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass no no 17 17 17
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark no no 17 17 17
424 Ambipom Ambipom Normal Normal no no no --, 4 --, 4
443 Gible Gible Ground Dragon no no no 3 3
444 Gabite Gabite Ground Dragon no no no --, 3 --, 3
445 Garchomp Garchomp Ground Dragon no no no --, 3 --, 3
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas Ground Ground no no no -- --
450 Hippowdon Hippowdon Ground Ground no no no -- --
470 Leafeon Leafeon Grass Grass no no no 8 8 5
471 Glaceon Glaceon Ice Ice no no no 8 8 5
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying no no no --, 5 --, 5 --, 4
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal no no no no 13
505 Watchog Watchog Normal Normal no no no no 13
509 Purrloin Purrloin Dark Dark no no no no 10
510 Liepard Liepard Dark Dark no no no no --, 10
524 Roggenrola Roggenrola Rock Rock no no no no 7
525 Boldore Boldore Rock Rock no no no no --, 7
526 Gigalith Gigalith Rock Rock no no no no --, 7
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark no no no no 7
552 Krokorok Krokorok Ground Dark no no no no --, 7
553 Krookodile Krookodile Ground Dark no no no no --, 7
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock no no no no 11
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock no no no no --, 11
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting no no no no 5
560 Scrafty Scrafty Dark Fighting no no no no --, 5
585 Deerling Deerling Normal Grass no no no no 7
586 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck Normal Grass no no no no --, 7
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel no no no no --
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
I II III IV V
179 Mareep Mareep Electric Electric SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdon SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogPurrloinLiepardSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDeerlingSawsbuck
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug KabutoKabutops KabutoKabutopsDwebbleCrustleDurant
396 Starly Starly Normal Flying PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotFarfetch'dSkarmory PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotFarfetch'dSkarmory
431 Glameow Glameow Normal Normal SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdon SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogPurrloinLiepardSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDeerlingSawsbuck
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug KabutoKabutopsGligarGliscorNincadaNinjaskTrapinchVibravaFlygon KabutoKabutopsGligarGliscorNincadaNinjaskTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustleDurant
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal no SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogPurrloinLiepardSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDeerlingSawsbuck
522 Blitzle Blitzle Electric Electric no SandshrewSandslashDiglettDugtrioFarfetch'dEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonAipomAmbipomStantlerTorchicCombuskenBlazikenPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneHippopotasHippowdonPatratWatchogPurrloinLiepardSandileKrokorokKrookodileScraggyScraftyDeerlingSawsbuck
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison no RoggenrolaBoldoreGigalithDwebbleCrustle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In the anime

Sakura Eevee Sand-Attack.png Hiroto Watchog Sand-Attack.png Gary Umbreon Sand-Attack.png Evian Ninjask Sand-Attack.png
Eevee Watchog Umbreon Ninjask
The user throws dirt at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
016 Pidgey Pidgey flaps its wings and a sandstorm is created.
A wild Pidgey Pokémon - I Choose You! Debut
017 Pidgeotto Pidgeotto flaps its wings and sand is spewed up at the opponent.
Ash's Pidgeotto Challenge of the Samurai None
028 Sandslash Sandslash digs into the ground with its back or front legs and flings dirt at the opponent.
Koji's Sandslash Good 'Quil Hunting None
Jenaro's Sandslash Hi Ho Silver... Away! None
Unknown Trainer's Sandslash Gymbaliar! None
190 Aipom Aipom digs and throws dirt at the opponent.
Multiple wild Aipom A Hot Water Battle None
133 Eevee Eevee turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its back legs.
Sakura's Eevee Trouble's Brewing None
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon turns around and kicks dirt at the opponent with its back legs.
Sumomo's Vaporeon Trouble's Brewing None
263 Zigzagoon Zigzagoon kicks dirt at the opponent with its front paws.
Nicholai's Zigzagoon In the Knicker of Time! None
291 Ninjask Ninjask flies low to the ground and spins around, making a spiral of dirt appear and go into the air. The dirt then falls down over the opponent, or Ninjask flies at the ground while flying at the opponent and flings dirt at the opponent.
Evian's Ninjask From Cradle to Save None
Brandon's Ninjask Pace - The Final Frontier! None
449 Hippopotas Hippopotas releases a stream of sand out of the hole on its back, or Hippopotas sprays sand from the hole on its back at the opponent, or Hippopotas releases a smog of sand from its nostrils at the opponent.
A wild Hippopotas Mass Hip-Po-Sis! None
197 Umbreon Umbreon flips around in the air and lands with its back facing the opponent. It then kicks dirt at the opponent with its back legs.
Gary's Umbreon Ill-Will Hunting! None
207 Gligar Gligar throws sand at the opponent using its claws.
Ash's Gligar The Bells are Singing! None
472 Gliscor Gliscor uses its pincers or its tail and throws sand at the opponent.
Ash's Gliscor Dealing with Defensive Types! None
227 Skarmory Skarmory uses one of its wings to scoop dirt from the ground and fling it at the opponent.
Taylor's Skarmory Pursuing an Lofty Goal! None
509 Purrloin Purrloin throws sand at the opponent using its front legs.
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin Clash of the Connoisseurs! None
505 Watchog Watchog throws sand at the opponent using its hands.
Hiroto's Watchog The Pokémon Harbor Patrol! None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Sand-Attack I.png Sand-Attack II.png Sand-Attack III.png Sand-Attack IV.png
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)
Generation I
(international)
Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)
Generation II
(international)
Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)
Generation III
(international)
FRLG Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)
Generation IV
(international)
PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(international)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation)
Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast
Sand Attack Stadium.png
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)
Generation I
(international)
Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)
Generation II
(international)
Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)
Generation III
(international)
FRLG Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)
Generation IV
(international)
PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(international)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation)
Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 飛沙腳 Fēishājiǎo
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Zandaanval
Finland Flag.png Finnish Hiekkaisku
France Flag.png French Jet de Sable
Germany Flag.png German Sandwirbel
Greece Flag.png Greek Ρίψη Άμμου
India Flag.png Hindi रेतीला हमला Rayteela Hamla
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Serangan Pasir
Italy Flag.png Italian Turbosabbia
South Korea Flag.png Korean 모래뿌리기 Morae Ppurigi
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Sandangrep
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Ataque de Areia
Romania Flag.png Romanian Atacul cu Nisip
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Napad Peskom
Spain Flag.png Spanish Ataque Arena (Gen II-present)
Ataque-Arena (Gen I)



Variations of the move Flash
Status FlashSmokeScreenSand-AttackSweet Scent


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