Scorching Sands
Ground-type special move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Flavor
SpecialThe user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Learners
SpecialScorching Sands
Ground-type move
Move #
815
Introduced
Generation VIII
Power
70
Accuracy
100
PP
10
Priority
0
Machine
-
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/TR | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Rush | |  Physical | - | 25 | 90 | 10 | 4 | The user strikes the target with a hard bone two to five times in a row. |
| Bonemerang | | Physical | - | 50 | 90 | 10 | 2 | The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops around to hit the target twice—coming and going. |
| Bulldoze | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 236 | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | |
| Dig | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | 246 | The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn. | |
| Drill Run | | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | 34 | The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily. | |
| Earth Power | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 144 | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | |
| Earthquake | | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | 216 | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. | |
| Fissure | | Physical | - | - | 30 | 5 | 26 | The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. |
| High Horsepower | | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 | 61 | The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body. | |
| Land’s Wrath | | Physical | - | 90 | 100 | 10 | 1 | The user gathers the energy of the land and focuses that power on opposing Pokémon to damage them. |
| Mud Shot | | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 132 | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. | |
| Mud-Slap | | Special | - | 20 | 100 | 10 | 57 | The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |
| Precipice Blades | | Physical | - | 120 | 85 | 10 | 1 | The user attacks opposing Pokémon by manifesting the power of the land in fearsome blades of stone. |
| Sand Attack | |  Status | - | - | 100 | 15 | 71 | Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy. |
| Sand Tomb | | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 | 65 | The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns. | |
| Shore Up | | Status | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | The user regains up to half of its max HP. It restores more HP in a sandstorm. |
| Spikes | | Status | - | - | 20 | 37 | The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle. | |
| Stomping Tantrum | | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | 152 | Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user’s previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles. | |
| Thousand Arrows | | Physical | - | 90 | 100 | 10 | 1 | This move also hits opposing Pokémon that are in the air. Those Pokémon are knocked down to the ground. |
| Thousand Waves | | Physical | - | 90 | 100 | 10 | 1 | The user attacks with a wave that crawls along the ground. Those it hits can’t flee from battle. |
