Sand Tomb (move)
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| Sand Tomb すなじごく | |
|---|---|
| The user traps the foe inside a harshly raging sandstorm for two to five turns. | |
| Battles | |
| Type | Ground |
| Category | Physical |
| PP | 15 (max. 24) |
| Power | 15 |
| Accuracy | 70% |
| Introduced | Generation III |
| Availability | |
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| ??? | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Jam | 0 |
| ??? | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Smart |
| Appeal | 0 |
| Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs. | |
Sand Tomb is a mostly accurate Ground-type move introduced in Generation III that deals very little damage.
Contents |
In the anime
Pokémon
Dugtrio: The user creates a whirlpool of sand.
- Used by Katie's Dugtrio in Shocks and Bonds.
Hippopotas: Sand spouts out from the user's back, flooding the area around the user with sand.
- Used by a wild Hippopotas in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
Generation IV
By leveling up
Trivia
The Japanese name, すなじごく (Sand Hell), is probably an idiom referring to the trap an ant lion nymph (q.v. Trapinch) uses to catch prey—a small pit in sand that ants et al. can easily stumble into, but can't climb out of. The nymph itself lies hidden at the bottom of the pit.
| Variations on the move Fire Spin |
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| Fire Spin | Whirlpool | Sand Tomb |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
