Sand Tomb (move)

Sand Tomb (Japanese: すなじごく Sand Hell) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Sand Tomb inflicts 1/16 of the target's maximum HP as damage for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If a trapped Pokémon uses Rapid Spin, it will be freed. If a wild Pokémon uses Sand Tomb on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if the affected Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball. However, these do not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.

Sand Tomb has a Power of 15 and an accuracy of 70.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, if the user of Sand Tomb is holding a Grip Claw, the duration will always be 5 turns. Also, if an affected Pokémon is holding a Shed Shell, it can switch out.

Generation V

Sand Tomb's Power and accuracy were increased to 35 and 85. Sand Tomb now lasts four to five turns. If a Binding Band is held by the user, the damage done at the end of each turn will increase from 1/16 of the target's maximum HP to 1/8.

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	45			27				27	23	''''
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	52			33				33	23	''''
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	26			26				26			''''
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	49	52	41		46	54	37	''''
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	25			25				25	10	''''
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon	--, 25			--, 25				--, 25	--, 10	''''
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon	--, 25			--, 25				--, 25	--, 10	''''
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground				19				19			''''
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground				19				19			''''
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground				19				19			''''
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground				25				25			''''
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground				25				25			''''
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark								13			''''
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark								13			''''
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark								13			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Dugtrio Vibrava Gabite Hippopotas
The user traps the foe inside a harshly raging sandstorm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dugtrio digs underground, and a huge hole opens up in the ground that sucks in the opponent. Dugtrio appears in the middle of the hole.
Katie's Dugtrio	Shocks and Bonds		Debut
	Vibrava's eyes glow light blue and the opponent's legs becomes surrounded by a sand tornado. When the tornado fades, the opponent's legs become trapped in sand.
Brianna's Vibrava	Spontaneous Combusken!		None
	Hippopotas releases a geyser of sand from the hole on its back, flooding the area with sand and trapping the opponent.
A wild Hippopotas	Mass Hip-Po-Sis!		None
	Hippowdon releases sand out of the holes on its back and digs into the ground.
A Hippowdon Jessie used briefly	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
	Gabite waves its arms to one side, kicking up sand. Then, it waves its arms to the other side and a cyclone of sand is fired at the opponent. When the sand reaches the opponent, it spins around it like a tornado, or Gabite crouches down and medium sized sand dunes rise out of the ground and around Gabite.
A wild Gabite	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Ursula's Gabite	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
	Trapinch creates a huge hole in the ground that sucks the opponent in. Trapinch appears in the middle of the hole and bites the opponent when it reaches it.
A wild Trapinch	A Rivalry to Gible on!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Flygon
The user releases large amounts of sand.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Flygon waves its wings, kicking up dirt around the opponent, causing their vision to be blocked.
Wally's Flygon	VS. Rayquaza I		Debut
	Hippopotas releases two streams of sand from its nostrils at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Hippopotas	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas		None

In other generations

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Its Japanese name, すなじごく Sand Hell, is probably an idiom referring to the trap an antlion nymph uses to catch prey—a small pit in sand that ants can easily stumble into, but can't climb out of. The nymph itself lies hidden at the bottom of the pit.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 流沙地獄 Liúshā Dìyù Dutch Zand Tombe Finnish Hiekkahauta French Tourbi-Sable German Sandgrab Greek Αμμόλακος Hindi रेत का मकबरा Rayt Ka Maqbara Indonesian Jebakan Pasir Italian Sabbiotomba Korean 모래지옥 Morae Jiok Brazilian Portuguese Enterrada de Areia Tumba de Areia Serbian Peščana Grobnica Spanish Latin America Tumba de Arena(Advanced Generation series) Trampa de Arena(DP Galactic Battles) Bucle Arena(DP Sinnoh League Victors) Spain Bucle Arena

Variations of the move Fire Spin
Clamp • Sand Tomb Fire Spin • Whirlpool

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