Sand Veil
Ability used by 11 HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokémon.
Flavor
In-game flavor text and effect notes for this ability.
Flavor Text
Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
Short Effect
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Effect
During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.
Pokémon
Pokémon that can have this ability in this game.
