#028
Sandslash
Mouse Pokémon
Ground
In an attempt to hide itself, it will run around at top speed to kick up a blinding dust storm.
Base Stats
HP 75
Attack 100
Defense 110
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 55
Speed 65
Total 450
Type Effectiveness
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Evolution Chain
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Details
Category Mouse Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 29.5 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Swords Dance
Item
Leftovers
Strategy Overview
Sandslash is a vastly underrated Ground-type in GSC, mainly because Marowak is more powerful. However, Marowak also gets KOed easier and doesn't match Sandslash's Speed. Sandslash is the fastest pure Ground-type after Dugtrio, but Sandslash can actually dish out some damage and set itself up. Once its Attack is boosted, Sandslash can do some decent damage to many of the slow, tankish Pokemon that are often played in GSC. With paralysis support, this thing does usually pretty well.
Most Used Moves
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc