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sandshrew
#027

Sandshrew

Mouse Pokémon

Ground

To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 75
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 20
Sp. Def 30
Speed 40
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 12.0 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sandshrew Front Front
sandshrew Back Back
sandshrew Front Shiny Front Shiny
sandshrew Back Shiny Back Shiny
sandshrew Official Art Official Art
sandshrew Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Support
Item
Oran Berry
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 196
Def 76
SpD 196
Spe 36

Strategy Overview

Sandshrew is truly a versatile Pokemon in Little Cup. Not only is it able to abuse its massive physical bulk to support its teammates with both Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin, but it is also able to utilize its above-average Attack stat along with its decent base Speed and passable offensive movepool to present a formidable offensive threat in LC if given a sufficient amount of support from its teammates. Sandshrew can easily be classified as one of the most efficient, though overlooked Pokemon in the tier of Little Cup.

Most Used Moves

Mud-Slap
47.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc