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Sprite of Alolan Sandshrew in Pokémon HOME

Alolan Sandshrew's Type

ICE

STEEL

Sandshrew's Pokédex #s

National #: 27

Galar #: --

Armor #: 168

Crown #: --

Alolan Sandshrew's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 75

Defense:: 90

Sp. Atk:: 10

Sp. Def:: 35

Speed:: 40

Total:: 300

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 88.2 lbs. (40 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 60

Catch Rate:: 255

Base Happiness:: 70

Alolan Sandshrew's Abilities

Here are what abilities Alolan Sandshrew can possibly have, along with their effects.

Snow Cloak: Raises Sandshrew's base evasion by 25% while the weather is hail.

Slush Rush: Doubles Sandshrew's Speed while the weather is hail.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Sandshrew's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: FIRE

FIGHTING

2×: GROUND

½: NORMAL

GRASS

FLYING

PSYCHIC

BUG

DRAGON

FAIRY

¼: ICE

immune: POISON

Sandshrew's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Sandshrew evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Alolan Sandshrew: starting form

Alolan Sandslash: use Ice Stone

Sandshrew's Alternate Forms

Base Form

Sandshrew

Alolan Sandshrew's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Alolan Sandshrew can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Alolan Sandshrew learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Defense Curl Raises Sandshrew's Defense by one stage. Rollout and Ice Ball do double damage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
3	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
6	Powder Snow Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies.	ICE	40	100%	25	Nearby Enemies
9	Rollout Lose control for up to 5 turns, with each hit doing 2× as much. Doubles damage if Defense Curl was used beforehand.	ROCK	30	90%	20	One Target
12	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
15	Rapid Spin Does damage and removes entry hazards such as Spikes, Stealth Rock, etc.	NORMAL	50	100%	40	One Target
18	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Sandshrew's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
21	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
24	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
27	Iron Defense Raises Sandshrew's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
30	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
33	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
36	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Sandshrew's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
39	Swords Dance Raises Sandshrew's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
42	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
45	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Sandshrew can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Sandshrew restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Sandshrew from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Sandshrew is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM51	Icicle Spear Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ICE	25	100%	30	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Sandshrew's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM64	Avalanche Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	ICE	60	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Sandshrew can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Sandshrew's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR17	Amnesia Raises Sandshrew's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR18	Leech Life Heals Sandshrew by half the damage dealt.	BUG	80	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Sandshrew's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Sandshrew's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Sandshrew's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR52	Gyro Ball Does more damage based on how much lower Sandshrew's Speed is compared to the target's.	STEEL	varies	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR85	Work Up Raises Sandshrew's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Sandshrew can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Alolan Sandshrew.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Crush Claw 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	75	95%	10	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Sandshrew's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Curse Raises Sandshrew's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
EGG	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Hone Claws Raises Sandshrew's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Sandshrew can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Triple Axel Hits up to three times in a row, with 20, 40, and 60 power. Each hit is affected by accuracy and evasion, and the move ends if it misses a hit.	ICE		20	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Steel Roller Steel Roller fails if used while there is no Terrain in effect. After doing damage, any active Terrain effect is removed.	STEEL		130	100%	5	One Target

Alolan Sandshrew's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Alolan Sandshrew's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Sandshrew's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Sandshrew is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	210	241	273	304	50
Attack	155	186	218	249	75
Defense	185	216	248	279	90
Sp. Atk	25	56	88	119	10
Sp. Def	75	106	138	169	35
Speed	85	116	148	179	40
Total					300

Where to Find Alolan Sandshrew in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Alolan Sandshrew, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Sandshrew in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Alolan Sandshrew

Given as a gift on the Isle of Armor (DLC) after locating 30 Alolan Diglett on the isle.

Notes About Alolan Sandshrew

Can only be bred by having an Alolan Sandshrew or Alolan Sandslash hold an

Everstone.

Pokédex Entries for Sandshrew

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Life on mountains covered with deep snow has granted this Pokémon a body of ice that's as hard as steel.

Shield

It lives in snowy mountains on southern islands. When a blizzard rolls in, this Pokémon hunkers down in the snow to avoid getting blown away.