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Sandile's Type

GROUND

DARK

Sandile's Pokédex #s

National #: 551

Galar #: --

Armor #: 176

Crown #: --

Sandile's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 72

Defense:: 35

Sp. Atk:: 35

Sp. Def:: 35

Speed:: 65

Total:: 292

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 33.5 lbs. (15.2 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 58

Catch Rate:: 180

Base Happiness:: 70

Sandile's Abilities

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

Intimidate: When Sandile is sent out in battle, all opposing Pokémon have their Attack lowered by one stage.

Moxie: Raises Sandile's Attack by one stage whenever it knocks out a Pokémon.

Anger Point: Sets Sandile's Attack to +6 stages when it takes a critical hit.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: WATER

GRASS

ICE

FIGHTING

BUG

FAIRY

½: POISON

ROCK

GHOST

DARK

immune: ELECTRIC

PSYCHIC

Sandile's Evolution Line

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

Sandile: starting form

Krokorok: at level 29

Krookodile: at level 40

Sandile's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Sandile 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 Sandile 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	Power Trip Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Sandile has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	DARK	20	100%	10	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
3	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
6	Hone Claws Raises Sandile's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
9	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
12	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
15	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
18	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
21	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
24	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
27	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
30	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
33	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Sandile's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
36	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
39	Thrash Confuses Sandile after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sandile 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
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Sandile 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 Sandile from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Sandile is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Sandile attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM66	Thunder Fang Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ELECTRIC	65	95%	15	One Target
TM68	Fire Fang Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	FIRE	65	95%	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
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sandile 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
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Sandile's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
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 Sandile'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
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	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
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Sandile's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sandile 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 Sandile.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Double-Edge Sandile takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Spite Lowers the target's PP of its last used move.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Sandile 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	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND	70	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Skitter Smack 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	70	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Lash Out If Sandile's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK	75	100%	5	One Target

Sandile's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Sandile'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 Sandile's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Sandile 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	149	180	212	243	72
Defense	75	106	138	169	35
Sp. Atk	75	106	138	169	35
Sp. Def	75	106	138	169	35
Speed	135	166	198	229	65
Total					292

Where to Find Sandile in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Sandile, 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 Sandile in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Sandile in the Wild

Potbottom Desert

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
56%	36%	36%	56%	36%	56%	56%	36%	56%
Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24	Lv. 19-24

Pokédex Entries for Sandile

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

The desert gets cold at night, so when the sun sets, this Pokémon burrows deep into the sand and sleeps until sunrise.

Shield

Sandile is small, but its legs and lower body are powerful. Pushing sand aside as it goes, Sandile moves through the desert as if it's swimming.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It submerges itself in sand and moves as if swimming. This wise behavior keeps its enemies from finding it and maintains its temperature.

Moon

It conceals itself in the sand and chomps down on the legs of any prey that unwarily walk over it. Its favorite food is Trapinch.

Ultra Sun

Alola, where it's warm all year round, is a comfortable environment for this Pokémon. Sometimes you'll even see it outside of deserts.

Ultra Moon

Sandile's still not good at hunting, so it mostly eats things that have collapsed in the desert. It's called “the cleaner of the desert.”

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.

Y Alpha Sapphire

They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black

They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

White

It moves along below the sand's surface, except for its nose and eyes. A dark membrane shields its eyes from the sun.

Black 2 White 2

They live hidden under hot desert sands in order to keep their body temperature from dropping.