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Soft Sand やわらかいすな Soft Sand
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Introduced in Generation II
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Generation II
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Items
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Generation III
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Items
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Generation IV
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Generation V
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Items (Held items)
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Generation VI
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Generation VII
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The Soft Sand (Japanese: やわらかいすな Soft Sand) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
In the core series games
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Effect
Generations II and III
Boosts the power of the holder's Ground-type moves by 10%.
Generation IV onward
Boosts the power of the holder's Ground-type moves by 20%.
Description
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Description
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GSC
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Powers up ground-type moves. (HOLD)
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RSE ColoXD
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A hold item that raises the power of Ground-type moves.
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FRLG
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. A loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
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DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
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SM
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of Ground-type moves.
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Acquisition
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Finite methods
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Repeatable methods
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GSC
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Route 34
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RSE
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Route 109
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Held by wild Trapinch (5% chance)
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FRLG
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Held by wild Sandslash (5% chance)
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Colo
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Held by Shadow Piloswine
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XD
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Held by Shadow Dugtrio
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DPPt
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Mt. Coronet
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Held by wild Diglett (5% chance), wild Dugtrio (5% chance), and wild Trapinch (5% chance)
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HGSS
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Blackthorn CitySa
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Held by wild Diglett (5% chance), wild Dugtrio (5% chance), and wild Trapinch (5% chance)
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BW
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Desert Resort
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Held by wild Trapinch (5% chance) and wild Stunfisk (5% chance)
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B2W2
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Desert Resort
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Held by wild Trapinch (5% chance) and wild Stunfisk (5% chance)
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DW
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Rugged Mountain
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XY
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Geosenge Town
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Rock Smash (except Glittering Cave) Sand pile (in battles; using Hyper Voice or Rock Slide) Held by wild Dugtrio (5% chance), wild Trapinch (5% chance), and wild Stunfisk (5% chance)
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ORAS
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Route 109
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Rock Smash (except Mirage spots) Held by wild Diglett (5% chance), wild Nincada (5% chance), and wild Trapinch (5% chance)
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SM
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Melemele Sea
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Sometimes dropped after ambush encounters with Diglett and Dugtrio (Routes 5 and 7, Diglett's Tunnel, Haina Desert, Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Coast) Held by wild Diglett (5% chance), wild Dugtrio (5% chance), and wild Trapinch (5% chance)
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In spin-off games
Soft Sand in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump
Pokémon: Magikarp Jump
In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Soft Sand is a Friendship Item that is received as a reward after beating the Ultra League. It summons Mudkip as a helper Pokémon.
In other languages
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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柔軟沙子 Yàuhyúhn Sājí
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Mandarin
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柔軟沙子 / 柔软沙子 Róuruǎn Shāzi * 柔軟的沙子 Róuruǎn-de Shāzǐ *
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French
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Sable Doux
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German
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Pudersand
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Italian
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Sabbiasoffice* Sabbia Soffice*
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Korean
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부드러운모래 Budeureoun Morae
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Spanish
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Arena Fina
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