Scorching Sands (move)

Scorching Sands ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain

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Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Scorching Sands (Japanese: ねっさのだいち Hot Sand Terrain) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Scorching Sands inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Upon execution, Scorching Sands will thaw the user if frozen (even if the move fails to hit the target). Scorching Sands also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Scorching Sands cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	✔
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔
050A		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔
051A		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	✔
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0136		Flareon		Field		Field	✔
0146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field	✔
0328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon	✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon	✔
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	✔
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field	✔
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔
0467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field	✔
0643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field	✔
0718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field	✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug	✔
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.

Trivia

• Scorching Sands is the only Ground-type move that is able to cause a burn and thaw out frozen Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 熱沙大地 Yihtsā Daaihdeih Mandarin 熱沙大地 / 热沙大地 Rèshā Dàdì Czech Vařící Písek French Sable Ardent German Brandsand Italian Sabbiardente Korean 열사의대지 Yeolsa-ui Daeji Spanish Arenas Ardientes

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