Sandshrew Species

Attributes

  • Base Happiness: 50
  • Capture Rate: 255
  • Color: Yellow
  • Egg Groups: Ground
  • Gender Rate: 4
  • Hatch Counter: 20
  • Has Gender Differences: False
  • Is Baby: False
  • Is Legendary: False
  • Is Mythical: False
  • Shape: Upright
  • Generation: Generation-I

Sandshrew Varieties

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Sandshrew

27 - Ground

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Sandshrew-Alola

10101 - Ice, Steel

Flavor Text Entries

  • Red: Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
  • Blue: Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
  • Yellow: Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
  • Gold: If it fell from a great height, this POKéMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
  • Silver: Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
  • Crystal: It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
  • Ruby: SANDSHREW’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This POKéMON curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
  • Sapphire: SANDSHREW has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The POKéMON can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
  • Emerald: When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.
  • Firered: It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
  • Leafgreen: Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for prey.
  • Diamond: To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
  • Pearl: To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
  • Platinum: To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
  • Heartgold: If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
  • Soulsilver: Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
  • Black: To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
  • White: To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
  • Black-2: It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.
  • White-2: It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.
  • X: It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
  • Y: Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
  • Omega-Ruby: Sandshrew’s body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
  • Alpha-Sapphire: Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
  • Sun: It can roll its body into a ball. It moves through the desert by rolling at high speeds.
  • Moon: It usually makes its home in deserts and arid zones, where rain does not fall. It digs holes to catch Bug-type Pokémon.
  • Ultra-Sun: It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.
  • Ultra-Moon: When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.
  • Lets-Go-Pikachu: Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
  • Lets-Go-Eevee: Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
  • Sword: It loves to bathe in the grit of dry, sandy areas. By sand bathing, the Pokémon rids itself of dirt and moisture clinging to its body.
  • Shield: It burrows into the ground to create its nest. If hard stones impede its tunneling, it uses its sharp claws to shatter them and then carries on digging.