Alolan Sandshrew (Pokémon GO)

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Raichu

Sandslash

#27

739

924

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1462

F Tier

#347

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1462

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1462

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Shiny

Alolan Sandshrew

#27

Ice

Steel

Attack

125

Top 75.7%

Defense

129

Top 64%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

391

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

688 -739 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

860 -924 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

688 -739 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

516 -554 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1462 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 Alolan Sandshrew takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

256%

Fighting

256%

Ground

160%

Resists

Ice

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Gyro Ball
6.53
45.3
2297.5s
4.80
2
Metal Claw
Blizzard
6.32
43.8
2373.2s
4.65
3
Metal Claw
Night Slash
5.98
41.5
2506.3s
4.40
4
Powder Snow
Gyro Ball
5.24
36.3
2864.7s
3.86
5
Powder Snow
Blizzard
4.82
33.4
3113.4s
3.55
6
Powder Snow
Night Slash
4.52
31.3
3317.4s
3.33

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
134.49
15977.3
0.0
4.5s
134.49
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
120.57
16048.3
0.0
5.0s
120.57
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
119.04
14310.7
0.0
5.0s
119.04
4
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
112.86
14399.1
0.0
5.3s
112.86
5
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
108.83
7603.1
0.1
5.5s
108.83
6
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
106.25
11362.7
0.1
5.6s
106.25
7
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
105.72
10836.6
0.1
5.7s
105.72
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
101.87
11986.6
0.1
5.9s
101.87
9
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
100.88
9143.4
0.1
5.9s
100.88
10
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
98.25
10789.3
0.1
6.1s
98.25

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Powder Snow

Multipurpose

Night Slash

Boost Spam

Gyro Ball

General

Rank 1 IVs

1462

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

117.64

Attack

121.00

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,807,853

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1479

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1462	100.00%
15/14/15	50	1457	99.31%
14/15/15	50	1452	99.29%
15/15/14	50	1457	99.21%
15/15/13	50	1452	99.21%
15/13/15	50	1452	98.61%
14/14/15	50	1447	98.60%
13/15/15	50	1441	98.57%
15/14/14	50	1452	98.52%
15/14/13	50	1447	98.52%
14/15/14	50	1447	98.50%
14/15/13	50	1442	98.50%
15/15/12	50	1448	98.43%
15/12/15	50	1447	97.92%
14/13/15	50	1441	97.91%
13/14/15	50	1436	97.89%
12/15/15	50	1431	97.86%
15/13/14	50	1447	97.83%
15/13/13	50	1442	97.83%
14/14/14	50	1442	97.82%
14/14/13	50	1437	97.82%
13/15/14	50	1436	97.80%
13/15/13	50	1432	97.80%
15/14/12	50	1442	97.74%
14/15/12	50	1437	97.72%
15/15/11	50	1443	97.64%
15/11/15	50	1442	97.22%
14/12/15	50	1436	97.22%
13/13/15	50	1431	97.20%
12/14/15	50	1426	97.18%
15/12/14	50	1442	97.15%
15/12/13	50	1437	97.15%
11/15/15	50	1420	97.14%
14/13/14	50	1437	97.14%
14/13/13	50	1432	97.14%
13/14/14	50	1431	97.12%
13/14/13	50	1427	97.12%
12/15/14	50	1426	97.09%
12/15/13	50	1421	97.09%
15/13/12	50	1437	97.06%
14/14/12	50	1432	97.04%
13/15/12	50	1427	97.02%
15/14/11	50	1438	96.96%
14/15/11	50	1432	96.94%
15/15/10	50	1438	96.85%
15/10/15	50	1436	96.53%
14/11/15	50	1431	96.53%
13/12/15	50	1426	96.52%
12/13/15	50	1421	96.50%
11/14/15	50	1415	96.47%

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 Alolan Sandshrew can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12
Powder Snow
6
15
1.0s
6

Charged Attacks

Blizzard
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Gyro Ball
85
-50
3.5s
24.29
Night Slash
45
-33
2.0s
22.5

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 Ice- and Steel-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Alolan Sandshrew with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Glalie #362

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.343 m to 1.225 m tall, averaging 0.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.343 m 1'02"	0.35 m 1'02"
XS	0.35 m 1'02"	0.525 m 1'09"
M	0.525 m 1'09"	0.875 m 2'10"
XL	0.875 m 2'10"	1.05 m 3'05"
XXL	1.05 m 3'05"	1.225 m 4'00"

XXS

0.343 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.875 m

2'10"

0.875 m

2'10"

1.05 m

3'05"

XXL

1.05 m

3'05"

1.225 m

4'00"

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 Alolan 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	18 CP	27	997 CP
2	57 CP	28	1034 CP
3	96 CP	29	1071 CP
4	135 CP	30	1108 CP
5	174 CP	31	1127 CP
6	213 CP	32	1145 CP
7	252 CP	33	1164 CP
8	291 CP	34	1182 CP
9	330 CP	35	1201 CP
10	369 CP	36	1219 CP
11	406 CP	37	1238 CP
12	443 CP	38	1256 CP
13	480 CP	39	1275 CP
14	517 CP	40	1293 CP
15	554 CP	41	1310 CP
16	591 CP	42	1326 CP
17	628 CP	43	1343 CP
18	665 CP	44	1359 CP
19	702 CP	45	1376 CP
20	739 CP	46	1393 CP
21	776 CP	47	1410 CP
22	813 CP	48	1427 CP
23	850 CP	49	1445 CP
24	887 CP	50	1462 CP
25	924 CP	51	1479 CP
26	961 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	18 CP	18	665 CP	35	1201 CP
2	57 CP	19	702 CP	36	1219 CP
3	96 CP	20	739 CP	37	1238 CP
4	135 CP	21	776 CP	38	1256 CP
5	174 CP	22	813 CP	39	1275 CP
6	213 CP	23	850 CP	40	1293 CP
7	252 CP	24	887 CP	41	1310 CP
8	291 CP	25	924 CP	42	1326 CP
9	330 CP	26	961 CP	43	1343 CP
10	369 CP	27	997 CP	44	1359 CP
11	406 CP	28	1034 CP	45	1376 CP
12	443 CP	29	1071 CP	46	1393 CP
13	480 CP	30	1108 CP	47	1410 CP
14	517 CP	31	1127 CP	48	1427 CP
15	554 CP	32	1145 CP	49	1445 CP
16	591 CP	33	1164 CP	50	1462 CP
17	628 CP	34	1182 CP	51	1479 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Alolan 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