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Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Sandslash starting at level 22.
Biology

Sandshrew is a bipedal mammalian Pokémon, but runs on all fours in the anime. Its yellow hide is dry, tough, blends in with desert sand, and has a brick pattern, but its underbelly and muzzle are white. Sandshrew has blue, almond-shaped eyes, a pointed snout, and triangular ears with white insides. Its tail is thick and conical. It has two long claws on each foot and three sharp claws on its forepaws, which are used to burrow.
Sandshrew spends much of its time hidden underground in deep burrows. It only emerges to hunt, which it does by waiting within its burrow to instantly lunge out and drag in passing prey. Sandshrew can quickly curl into a tight ball to protect itself from great falls and opponents, but may also throw sand at attackers. While its body can efficiently absorb water to facilitate life in the desert, Sandshrew is also found in grasslands and caves.
In the anime


Major appearances
Sandshrew was first featured in The Path to the Pokémon League. It was owned by a Pokémon Trainer named A.J.. Despite A.J.'s seemingly barbaric training methods (e.g. using a whip, training in a pool), it was very loyal to him.
A Sandshrew was one of the Pokémon that played Hide-n-Seek in Pikachu's PikaBoo. Sandshrew camouflaged itself in front of a brick wall.
Mira enlisted Ash and his friends to help her retrieve her Sandshrew that was lost at the bottom of an artificial lake created by a dammed river in Sandshrew's Locker!.
Minor appearances
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu pass three Sandshrew in Pokémon, I Choose You! while being chased by a flock of wild Spearow.
An ailing Sandshrew is seen briefly near the beginning of Clefairy and the Moon Stone. It was seen lying down, which Seymour described as it "drying out" because of the significant increase of light sources inside Mt. Moon.
A Sandshrew appeared in Electric Shock Showdown under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer.
A Sandshrew also appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash.
A Sandshrew was seen in a Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite.
A Sandshrew appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
A Sandshrew appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
A Sandshrew was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Sandshrew belonging to an unnamed Trainer, was brought to the Pokémon Center in The Lost Lapras.
A Sandshrew under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer was treated by Nurse Joy in The Joy of Pokémon.
Sandshrew also appeared in The Power of One.
Sandshrew made an appearance in Tanks a Lot!.
A Sandshrew was one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy in The Fortune Hunters.
A Sandshrew appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where it participated in a Pokémon Beauty Contest.
Multiple Sandshrew also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
A Sandshrew was one of the inhabitants of a Pokémon oasis in Got Miltank?.
Two Sandshrew were among the Pokémon seen at Wings Alexander's barn in Throwing in the Noctowl.
A Sandshrew was seen in the wild in The Legend of Thunder!.
A Sandshrew appeared in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble receiving an apple from a Tyrogue.
Two Sandshrew were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Oak Corral.
A Sandshrew was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Sandshrew appeared under the possession of a Coordinator in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
Sandshrew appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and living in the Tree of Beginning.
Sandshrew also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.
A Sandshrew made a brief cameo along with a Sandslash in Destiny Deoxys and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Sandshrew appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Sandshrew was also seen at the Shelter Town's Pokémon Center in Battling a Cute Drama!.
Multiple Sandshrew made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
A Trainer's Sandshrew appeared in Lost at the League!.
A Sandshrew appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!.
A Sandshrew appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
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In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Professor Oak owns a Sandshrew in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. He uses it in Clefairy in Space to stop a wild Clefairy from causing mischief.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sandshrew makes a cameo in Onix is On!, part of the Red, Green & Blue arc, battling against Red's Bulbasaur as a Pewter Gym Trainer's Pokémon.
Red caught a Sandshrew prior to Make Way for Magmar! he uses to fight Fire-types such as Magmar.
In Murkrow Row, Gold has a Sandshrew residing in his house, but has never used it in battle.
A Sandshrew was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sandshrew (TCG)
Game data
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In side games
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Pokémon Snap | Valley |
Pokémon Pinball | Mt. Moon Vermilion City Streets Rock Mountain Saffron City Indigo Plateau |
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Hatch from Egg |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 2 Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 9 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Magma Cavern (1F-6F) Buried Relic (36F-59F) Desert Region (1F-6F) Joyous Tower (68F-73F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Northern Desert (1F-15F) Shimmer Desert (1F-9F) |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
Chroma Ruins |
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs |
Daybreak Ruins Mitonga Road Forest Temple (Mission 2: Where Are You, Sunkern?) |
Pokémon Rumble | Rocky Cave Normal Mode B |
Pokémon Rumble Blast | Desert: Rugged Flats |
In events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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FRLG | Pokémon Trade and Battle Day Sandshrew | English | United States | 12 | September 25, 2004 |
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HP: 50
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30
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31 - 90 | 58 - 174 | |
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
Total: 300
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Trivia
- Sandshrew and its evolution share their species name with Rattata, Raticate, Pikachu, and Raichu. They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and Raticate have also been called the Rat Pokémon.
Origin
Sandshrew is based on the pangolin, a mammal that curls up into a ball, has sharp claws, and lives in desert regions. Both Sandshrew and Sandslash are mentioned to have poisonous claws, similar to how some species of the shrew are poisonous. Sandshrew also closely resembles an armadillo.
Name origin
Sandshrew is a combination of sand and shrew.
Sand is simply sand.
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