#028 Sandslash
 General Location Attacks Stats Egg Moves

Image Name Gender Ratio Egg Group 1 Egg Group 2
Sandslash
Male ♂:50%
Female ♀:50%
 Field
Counter
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Counter 20 -- 100 A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Zigzagoon Linoone Lucario Lycanroc Lycanroc Lycanroc Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Obstagoon
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandshrew Sandslash Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Delibird Torchic Combusken Blaziken Weavile Rhyperior Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Passimian Wooloo Dubwool Sirfetch'd
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Flail
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Flail 15 -- 100 The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Zigzagoon Linoone Mamoswine Cubchoo Beartic Bunnelby Diggersby Stufful Bewear
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spinda Mamoswine
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Pikachu Raichu Raichu Sandshrew Sandshrew Sandslash Sandslash Vulpix Vulpix Ninetales Ninetales Meowth Meowth Meowth Persian Persian Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Buneary Lopunny Leafeon Glaceon Minccino Cinccino Sylveon Togedemaru Perrserker Sirfetch'd
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Mud-Slap
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Mud-Slap
Regular Form Only 		10 20 100 The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Diglett Diglett Dugtrio Dugtrio Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Mamoswine Drilbur Excadrill Bunnelby Diggersby Mudbray Mudsdale
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Poochyena Mightyena Mamoswine
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandslash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Bouffalant Sylveon Silicobra Sandaconda
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Linoone Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel Leafeon Glaceon
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Night Slash
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Night Slash 15 70 100 The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Dugtrio Dugtrio Meowth Persian Linoone Linoone Absol Stunky Skuntank Weavile Purrloin Liepard Zoroark Pangoro Nickit Thievul Obstagoon
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Dugtrio Seviper Absol Stunky Skuntank Weavile
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandshrew Sandslash Sandslash Meowth Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Shinx Luxio Luxray Cubchoo Beartic Heatmor Perrserker Sirfetch'd
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Zangoose Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Metal Claw
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Metal Claw
Regular Form Only 		35 50 95 The target is raked with steel claws. This may also raise the user's Attack stat.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Sneasel Lucario Weavile Drilbur Excadrill Perrserker
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sneasel Prinplup Empoleon Lucario Weavile
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandslash
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Teddiursa Ursaring Zangoose
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Hone Claws
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Hone Claws 15 -- 101 The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Meowth Sneasel Linoone Linoone Weavile Purrloin Liepard Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Zorua Zoroark Mienfoo Mienshao Heatmor Nickit Thievul Obstagoon Perrserker
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sneasel Linoone Zangoose Glameow Purugly Weavile
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandshrew Sandslash Sandslash Diglett Diglett Dugtrio Dugtrio
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Rapid Spin
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Rapid Spin
Regular Form Only
BDSP Only 		40 50 100 A spin attack that can also eliminate such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also raises the user's Speed stat.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Sandshrew Sandshrew Sandslash Sandslash Torkoal Drilbur Excadrill
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sandshrew Sandslash Donphan Torkoal
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Delibird Morpeko
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Delibird Spinda
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Crush Claw
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Crush Claw
BDSP Only 		10 75 95 The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Sandslash Drilbur Excadrill Lycanroc Lycanroc
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sandslash Zangoose
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH Sandshrew Sandslash Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Rhyhorn Rhydon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sneasel Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Weavile Rhyperior
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Mud Shot
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Mud Shot
Regular Form Only
BDSP Only 		15 55 95 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Wooper Quagsire Bunnelby Diggersby
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Wooper Quagsire
Parents that Learn through Breeding in SWSH
Parents that Learn through Breeding in BDSP Sandshrew Sandslash Swinub Swinub Piloswine Piloswine Mamoswine Mamoswine
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Crush Claw
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Crush Claw
Alola Form Only 		10 75 95 The user slashes the target with hard and sharp claws. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Sandslash Drilbur Excadrill
Parents that Learn through Breeding Sandshrew Sandslash Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle

Curse
Attack NameTypeCat.PPAtt.Acc.Details
Curse
Alola Form Only 		10 -- 101 A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types.
Parents that Learn through Level Up in Sword & Shield Torkoal
Parents that Learn through Breeding Sandshrew Sandslash Meowth Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Miltank Torchic Combusken Blaziken Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Munna Musharna Heatmor Sylveon Perrserker Sirfetch'd Cufant Copperajah
Parents that Learn through Sketch Smeargle