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sandile
#551

Sandile

Desert Croc Pokémon

GroundDark

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

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 72
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 35
Speed 65
Total 292

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

krokorok Krokorok Lv. 29

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Desert Croc Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 15.2 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 180
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sandile Front Front
sandile Back Back
sandile Front Shiny Front Shiny
sandile Back Shiny Back Shiny
sandile Official Art Official Art
sandile Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.4%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Moxie
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 180
Def 76
Spe 236
Hone Claws
Moves
Fire Fang / Stone Edge
Crunch / Pursuit
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Moxie
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 180
Def 76
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Sandile's high Speed and Attack make it a threat to contend with in Little Cup. With Moxie boosting Sandile's Attack each time it scores a KO, it can quickly become an unstoppable threat. Sandile's movepool is just wide enough to succeed in the fast-paced Little Cup metagame. It can pose a threat to even bulky walls such as Munchlax, Frillish, and Bronzor, use Pursuit to trap Misdreavus and Abra, or even throw in Hone Claws to make it a decent set-up sweeper. Unfortunately, Sandile's awful defensive stats in conjunction with weaknesses to common Fighting- and Water-type moves makes it easy to take it down. Still, Sandile makes a fine addition to any team, and should not be underestimated.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
100.0%
Earthquake
100.0%
Pursuit
52.0%
Fire Fang
48.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
17.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc