Sandslash

	#028 Sandslash
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Top: Kantonian Sandslash; Bottom: Alolan Sandslash
National Dex	028
Species	Mouse Pokémon
Type	Kanto: Ground; Alola: Ice/Steel
Abilities	Kanto: Sand Veil, Stiffen, Sand Rush (Hidden), Sand Spit (Hidden); Alola: Snow Cloak, Battle Armor, Slush Rush (Hidden), Ice Scales (Hidden)
Gender Ratio	50% Male
Catch Rate	90
EV Yield	2 Def
Egg Group	Field
Bulbapedia	Sandslash
Designer	Game Freak

Sandslash (Japanese: サンド Sandpan) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has an Alolan Regional Variant that is Ice- and Steel-Type.

It evolves from Sandshrew starting at level 22. Alolan Sandshrew evolves from Alolan Sandshrew when exposed to an Ice Stone.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Sandshrew

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Kanto	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
Alola	75	100	120	25	65	65	450

Dex Entries

Kantonian Sandslash
It curls up in a ball to protect itself from enemy attacks. It also curls up to prevent heatstroke during the daytime when temperatures rise sharply.
Alolan Sandslash
This Pokémon’s steel spikes are sheathed in ice. Stabs from these spikes cause deep wounds and severe frostbite as well.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Kantonian				Alolan
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
Evolve	Crush Claw	TM17	Protect	Evolve	Icicle Spear	TM01	Work Up
1	Scratch	TM20	Safeguard	1	Metal Burst	TM17	Protect
1	Defense Curl	TM21	Frustration	1	Icicle Crash	TM20	Safeguard
1	Sand Attack	TM28	Dig	1	Slash	TM21	Frustration
1	Poison Sting	TM45	Attract	1	Defense Curl	TM45	Attract
		TM46	Thief	1	Ice Ball	TM46	Thief
		TM87	Swagger	1	Metal Claw	TM87	Swagger
3	Sand Attack	TM101	Hone Claws			TM105	Aurora Veil
5	Poison Sting	By HM		By HM
7	Rollout	HM01	Cut
9	Rapid Spin
11	Fury Cutter
14	Magnitude
17	Swift
20	Fury Swipes
24	Sand Tomb
28	Slash
33	Dig
38	Gyro Ball
43	Swords Dance
48	Sandstorm
53	Earthquake
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics