Shadow Alolan Sandslash (Pokémon GO)

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Sandshrew

Nidoran♀

#28

1390

1737

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/14 · L23.5 · CP 1498

C Tier

#140

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/15 · L49 · CP 2499

B Tier

#86

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2750

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Alolan Sandslash

#28

Ice

Steel

Attack

177

Top 47.9%

Defense

195

Top 18.6%

Stamina

181

Top 35.6%

Total

553

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

468 -548 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

805 -903 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1266 -1390 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1582 -1737 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2750 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 Alolan Sandslash 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 Shadow Alolan Sandslash can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Blizzard
11.73
126.8
1279.1s
9.57
2
Metal Claw
Ice Punch
11.37
122.9
1319.0s
9.25
3
Metal Claw
Gyro Ball
11.18
120.9
1341.1s
9.12
4
Metal Claw
Drill Run
10.77
116.5
1392.6s
8.77
5
Shadow Claw
Ice Punch
10.31
111.5
1454.6s
8.40
6
Shadow Claw
Gyro Ball
10.13
109.5
1481.1s
8.26
7
Shadow Claw
Blizzard
10.03
108.4
1495.5s
8.15
8
Powder Snow
Ice Punch
9.87
106.7
1519.4s
8.04
9
Powder Snow
Blizzard
9.81
106.0
1529.4s
7.99
10
Metal Claw
Aerial Ace
9.79
105.8
1532.6s
7.98

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
91.68
3606.9
1.0
39.3s
90.55
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
81.05
3556.1
1.0
44.4s
80.32
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
80.86
2572.1
1.4
44.5s
78.83
4
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
77.70
2453.3
1.5
46.3s
75.81
5
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
72.58
1680.8
2.1
49.6s
69.98
6
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
71.23
2203.4
1.6
50.5s
69.21
7
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
70.37
2144.2
1.7
51.2s
68.82
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
69.85
3037.7
1.2
51.5s
68.63
9
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
67.91
2941.6
1.2
53.0s
66.86
10
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
66.79
2906.1
1.2
53.9s
65.68

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Powder Snow

Multipurpose

Ice Punch

Spam/Bait

Drill Run

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/14/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 23.5

114.62

Attack

135.34

Defense

126

Stat Product · 1,954,692

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/14	23.5	1498	100.00%
0/15/13	23.5	1498	99.68%
1/12/14	23.5	1499	99.60%
0/13/15	23.5	1498	99.52%
0/13/14	23.5	1494	99.52%
1/15/11	23.5	1498	99.44%
1/13/13	23.5	1499	99.29%
0/5/15	24	1500	99.28%
0/13/7	24	1499	99.22%
3/15/15	23	1498	99.21%
0/14/13	23.5	1494	99.21%
0/8/12	24	1500	99.20%
2/10/14	23.5	1500	99.19%
2/15/9	23.5	1499	99.19%
1/11/15	23.5	1499	99.12%
1/11/14	23.5	1496	99.12%
0/11/9	24	1499	99.06%
2/13/11	23.5	1500	99.05%
0/12/15	23.5	1495	99.04%
0/12/14	23.5	1491	99.04%
0/6/14	24	1500	99.00%
1/14/12	23.5	1499	98.97%
1/14/11	23.5	1495	98.97%
4/15/13	23	1499	98.97%
0/9/11	24	1500	98.89%
2/11/13	23.5	1500	98.89%
0/14/6	24	1498	98.89%
0/15/12	23.5	1494	98.88%
0/15/11	23.5	1490	98.88%
1/11/7	24	1500	98.82%
4/13/15	23	1499	98.81%
1/12/13	23.5	1495	98.81%
3/13/9	23.5	1500	98.80%
0/4/15	24	1497	98.79%
0/12/8	24	1499	98.74%
0/12/7	24	1495	98.74%
3/14/15	23	1495	98.74%
0/13/13	23.5	1491	98.73%
2/14/10	23.5	1499	98.72%
2/14/9	23.5	1495	98.72%
2/9/14	23.5	1497	98.71%
5/15/11	23	1499	98.71%
0/7/13	24	1500	98.71%
0/7/12	24	1496	98.71%
2/15/15	23	1490	98.66%
1/9/9	24	1500	98.66%
1/10/15	23.5	1496	98.64%
1/10/14	23.5	1492	98.64%
1/15/10	23.5	1494	98.64%
1/15/9	23.5	1491	98.64%

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 (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Alolan Sandslash 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
Shadow Claw
6
4
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Aerial Ace
55
-33
2.5s
22
Blizzard
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Bulldoze
80
-50
3.5s
22.86
Drill Run
85
-50
3.0s
28.33
Gyro Ball
85
-50
3.5s
24.29
Ice Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

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 Sandslash 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 Shadow Alolan Sandslash 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 0.588 m to 2.1 m tall, averaging 1.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.588 m 1'11"	0.6 m 2'00"
XS	0.6 m 2'00"	0.9 m 2'11"
M	0.9 m 2'11"	1.5 m 4'11"
XL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
XXL	1.8 m 5'11"	2.1 m 6'11"

XXS

0.588 m

1'11"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

XXL

1.8 m

5'11"

2.1 m

6'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	4s
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 Alolan Sandslash at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	27	1876 CP
2	107 CP	28	1946 CP
3	181 CP	29	2015 CP
4	254 CP	30	2085 CP
5	328 CP	31	2120 CP
6	401 CP	32	2154 CP
7	475 CP	33	2189 CP
8	548 CP	34	2224 CP
9	621 CP	35	2259 CP
10	695 CP	36	2293 CP
11	764 CP	37	2328 CP
12	834 CP	38	2363 CP
13	903 CP	39	2398 CP
14	973 CP	40	2432 CP
15	1042 CP	41	2463 CP
16	1112 CP	42	2494 CP
17	1181 CP	43	2526 CP
18	1251 CP	44	2557 CP
19	1320 CP	45	2589 CP
20	1390 CP	46	2621 CP
21	1459 CP	47	2653 CP
22	1529 CP	48	2685 CP
23	1598 CP	49	2717 CP
24	1668 CP	50	2750 CP
25	1737 CP	51	2783 CP
26	1807 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	18	1251 CP	35	2259 CP
2	107 CP	19	1320 CP	36	2293 CP
3	181 CP	20	1390 CP	37	2328 CP
4	254 CP	21	1459 CP	38	2363 CP
5	328 CP	22	1529 CP	39	2398 CP
6	401 CP	23	1598 CP	40	2432 CP
7	475 CP	24	1668 CP	41	2463 CP
8	548 CP	25	1737 CP	42	2494 CP
9	621 CP	26	1807 CP	43	2526 CP
10	695 CP	27	1876 CP	44	2557 CP
11	764 CP	28	1946 CP	45	2589 CP
12	834 CP	29	2015 CP	46	2621 CP
13	903 CP	30	2085 CP	47	2653 CP
14	973 CP	31	2120 CP	48	2685 CP
15	1042 CP	32	2154 CP	49	2717 CP
16	1112 CP	33	2189 CP	50	2750 CP
17	1181 CP	34	2224 CP	51	2783 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Alolan Sandslash 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

Sandshrew

Nidoran♀