Ability Detail

Summary

Sand Force is a Pokémon ability that amplifies the power of certain types of moves during a sandstorm. Specifically, it increases the strength of Rock, Ground, and Steel-type moves by 30% when a sandstorm is active. This boost can be quite significant, turning already formidable moves into even more powerful attacks and giving a strategic edge in battles that involve weather manipulation.

Here are some key details and interesting facts about Sand Force:

Weather Dependency: Sand Force only activates during a sandstorm. This weather condition can be set up by abilities like Sand Stream (found on Pokémon like Tyranitar and Hippowdon) or by the move Sandstorm. Once the weather effect is active, Sand Force continues to power up the designated move types until the sandstorm subsides.

Type Synergy: Sand Force is naturally synergistic with Pokémon that are Ground, Rock, or Steel-type, as these Pokémon often have multiple moves of the types Sand Force boosts

Flavor Texts

black-white: Boosts certain moves’ power in a sandstorm.

black-2-white-2: Boosts certain moves’ power in a sandstorm.

x-y: Boosts certain moves’ power in a sandstorm.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Boosts certain moves’ power in a sandstorm.

sun-moon: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

sword-shield: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

scarlet-violet: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

Pokémon with the Sand-Force ability