Sandshrew (Pokémon GO)

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Raichu

Sandslash

#27

720

901

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1426

F Tier

#651

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1426

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1426

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Shiny

Sandshrew

#27

Ground

Attack

126

Top 75%

Defense

120

Top 69.6%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

383

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

670 -720 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

838 -901 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

670 -720 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

503 -540 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1426 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Sandshrew takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Grass

160%

Ice

160%

Resists

Electric

39.1%

Poison

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Sandshrew can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Sand Attack
Dig
5.80
37.7
2587.6s
4.19
2
Sand Attack
Rock Slide
5.66
36.8
2648.6s
4.10
3
Scratch
Dig
5.61
36.4
2676.1s
4.06
4
Mud Shot
Dig
5.59
36.3
2683.8s
4.05
5
Scratch
Rock Slide
5.51
35.8
2722.8s
3.99
6
Mud Shot
Rock Slide
5.44
35.3
2758.5s
3.93
7
Scratch
Rock Tomb
5.12
33.3
2928.3s
3.70
8
Scratch
Sand Tomb
5.08
33.0
2955.5s
3.67
9
Sand Attack
Rock Tomb
4.96
32.2
3025.1s
3.59
10
Sand Attack
Sand Tomb
4.88
31.7
3072.7s
3.53

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Sandshrew in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
77.53
6560.6
0.1
7.7s
77.53
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
72.29
6837.3
0.1
8.3s
72.29
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
67.47
10161.0
0.1
8.9s
67.47
4
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
65.63
6893.7
0.1
9.1s
65.63
5
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
64.94
7536.1
0.1
9.2s
64.94
6
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
64.08
14376.8
0.0
9.4s
64.08
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
62.86
8308.3
0.1
9.5s
62.86
8
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
62.76
6359.4
0.1
9.6s
62.76
9
Shadow Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
60.37
3645.5
0.2
9.9s
60.37
10
Shadow Kingler
Bubble
Crabhammer
60.30
3618.2
0.2
10.0s
60.30

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Sandshrew in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Sand Attack

Fast Charge

Sand Tomb

Debuff Spam

Rock Tomb

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1426

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

118.48

Attack

113.44

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,706,968

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1443

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1426	100.00%
14/15/15	50	1416	99.29%
15/14/15	50	1420	99.26%
15/15/14	50	1421	99.21%
15/15/13	50	1416	99.21%
13/15/15	50	1405	98.58%
14/14/15	50	1410	98.56%
15/13/15	50	1415	98.52%
14/15/14	50	1411	98.51%
14/15/13	50	1406	98.51%
15/14/14	50	1416	98.48%
15/14/13	50	1411	98.48%
15/15/12	50	1412	98.43%
12/15/15	50	1395	97.87%
13/14/15	50	1400	97.85%
14/13/15	50	1405	97.82%
13/15/14	50	1401	97.81%
13/15/13	50	1396	97.81%
14/14/14	50	1406	97.78%
14/14/13	50	1401	97.78%
15/12/15	50	1410	97.78%
15/13/14	50	1410	97.74%
15/13/13	50	1406	97.74%
14/15/12	50	1402	97.73%
15/14/12	50	1406	97.70%
15/15/11	50	1407	97.64%
11/15/15	50	1385	97.16%
12/14/15	50	1390	97.15%
13/13/15	50	1395	97.12%
12/15/14	50	1391	97.10%
12/15/13	50	1386	97.10%
14/12/15	50	1400	97.08%
13/14/14	50	1396	97.08%
13/14/13	50	1391	97.08%
14/13/14	50	1400	97.05%
14/13/13	50	1396	97.05%
15/11/15	50	1404	97.04%
13/15/12	50	1392	97.03%
15/12/14	50	1405	97.01%
15/12/13	50	1400	97.01%
14/14/12	50	1396	97.00%
15/13/12	50	1401	96.97%
14/15/11	50	1397	96.95%
15/14/11	50	1402	96.91%
15/15/10	50	1402	96.85%
10/15/15	50	1375	96.45%
11/14/15	50	1380	96.44%
12/13/15	50	1385	96.42%
11/15/14	50	1381	96.40%
11/15/13	50	1376	96.40%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Sandshrew can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8
Sand Attack
4
7
0.5s
8
Scratch
6
4
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Dig
100
-50
4.5s
22.22
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30
Rock Tomb
65
-50
3.0s
21.67
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Sandshrew	50 Candy	Sandslash
Alolan Sandshrew	50 Candy	Alolan Sandslash

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Sandshrew including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Sandshrew

#27

Alolan Sandshrew

#27

Shadow Alolan Sandshrew

#27

Shadow Sandshrew

#27

Sandslash

#28

Alolan Sandslash

#28

Shadow Alolan Sandslash

#28

Shadow Sandslash

#28

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Sandshrew with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.294 m to 1.05 m tall, averaging 0.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.294 m 1'00"	0.3 m 1'00"
XS	0.3 m 1'00"	0.45 m 1'06"
M	0.45 m 1'06"	0.75 m 2'06"
XL	0.75 m 2'06"	0.9 m 2'11"
XXL	0.9 m 2'11"	1.05 m 3'05"

XXS

0.294 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.9 m

2'11"

XXL

0.9 m

2'11"

1.05 m

3'05"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	23s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Sandshrew at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	973 CP
2	55 CP	28	1009 CP
3	94 CP	29	1045 CP
4	132 CP	30	1081 CP
5	170 CP	31	1099 CP
6	208 CP	32	1117 CP
7	246 CP	33	1135 CP
8	284 CP	34	1153 CP
9	322 CP	35	1171 CP
10	360 CP	36	1189 CP
11	396 CP	37	1207 CP
12	432 CP	38	1225 CP
13	468 CP	39	1243 CP
14	504 CP	40	1261 CP
15	540 CP	41	1277 CP
16	576 CP	42	1293 CP
17	612 CP	43	1309 CP
18	648 CP	44	1326 CP
19	684 CP	45	1342 CP
20	720 CP	46	1359 CP
21	756 CP	47	1375 CP
22	792 CP	48	1392 CP
23	828 CP	49	1409 CP
24	865 CP	50	1426 CP
25	901 CP	51	1443 CP
26	937 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	648 CP	35	1171 CP
2	55 CP	19	684 CP	36	1189 CP
3	94 CP	20	720 CP	37	1207 CP
4	132 CP	21	756 CP	38	1225 CP
5	170 CP	22	792 CP	39	1243 CP
6	208 CP	23	828 CP	40	1261 CP
7	246 CP	24	865 CP	41	1277 CP
8	284 CP	25	901 CP	42	1293 CP
9	322 CP	26	937 CP	43	1309 CP
10	360 CP	27	973 CP	44	1326 CP
11	396 CP	28	1009 CP	45	1342 CP
12	432 CP	29	1045 CP	46	1359 CP
13	468 CP	30	1081 CP	47	1375 CP
14	504 CP	31	1099 CP	48	1392 CP
15	540 CP	32	1117 CP	49	1409 CP
16	576 CP	33	1135 CP	50	1426 CP
17	612 CP	34	1153 CP	51	1443 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Sandshrew up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Raichu

Sandslash