Shadow 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

#652

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1426

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1426

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Shiny

Shadow Sandshrew

#27

Ground

Attack

126

Top 75%

Defense

120

Top 69.6%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

383

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

227 -284 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

398 -468 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

632 -720 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

790 -901 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1426 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow 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

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Sand Attack
Dig
6.24
33.8
2405.1s
4.27
2
Sand Attack
Rock Slide
6.10
33.0
2458.9s
4.18
3
Mud Shot
Dig
5.93
32.1
2528.9s
4.07
4
Scratch
Dig
5.93
32.1
2530.2s
4.06
5
Scratch
Rock Slide
5.87
31.8
2554.3s
4.02
6
Mud Shot
Rock Slide
5.79
31.4
2589.7s
3.97
7
Scratch
Sand Tomb
5.75
31.2
2607.5s
3.94
8
Scratch
Rock Tomb
5.68
30.8
2641.7s
3.89
9
Sand Attack
Sand Tomb
5.50
29.8
2726.8s
3.77
10
Sand Attack
Rock Tomb
5.48
29.7
2736.3s
3.75

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
75.85
2860.7
1.3
47.5s
74.29
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
70.71
2980.7
1.2
50.9s
69.35
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
66.84
4482.3
0.8
53.9s
66.43
4
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
65.99
3036.0
1.2
54.6s
65.19
5
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
64.74
3383.5
1.1
55.6s
63.98
6
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
63.38
6517.9
0.6
56.8s
63.38
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
62.41
3672.6
1.0
57.7s
62.05
8
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
62.01
2799.0
1.3
58.1s
60.96
9
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
59.50
2739.3
1.3
60.5s
58.75
10
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Grass
Crush Grip
59.42
2670.1
1.3
60.6s
58.46

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow 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 (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow 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 45 Candy (purified)	Sandslash
Alolan Sandshrew	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	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 Shadow 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 Shadow 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 Shadow Sandshrew up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Raichu

Sandslash