Sand Stream (Ability)

Sand Stream	すなおこし
	Sand Raising
Flavor text Generation III Summons a sandstorm. Generation IV The Pokémon summons a sandstorm in battle. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sand Stream (Japanese: すなおこし Sand Raising) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Ground-type or are evolved from a Ground-type.

Effect

In battle

Sand Stream will summon a sandstorm in battle. Its effects are the same as Sandstorm but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the remainder of the battle or until it is replaced by another weather condition.

Outside of battle

Sand Stream has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sand Stream

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark
449		Hippopotas	Ground
450		Hippowdon	Ground

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Sand Stream as one of their two abilities.

Trivia

• Sand Stream is so far the only weather-inducing ability that Pokémon from more than one evolutionary line can have.

In other languages

• Spanish: Chorro arena
• Italian: Sabbiafiume
• Portuguese: Corrente de Areia

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.