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| * No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Alolan Sandshrew and its Alolan {{p|Sandslash|evolution}}. | | * No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Alolan Sandshrew and its Alolan {{p|Sandslash|evolution}}. |
| * Sandshrew and its {{p|Sandslash|evolution}} share their {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Raticate}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, and {{p|Raichu}}. They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and Raticate have also been called the Rat Pokémon. | | * Sandshrew and its {{p|Sandslash|evolution}} share their {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Raticate}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, and {{p|Raichu}}. They are all known as the Mouse Pokémon, though Rattata and Raticate have also been called the Rat Pokémon. |
| | ** They all have at least one family member with a [[regional variant]] in Alola. |
| * Alolan Sandshrew has the lowest base {{stat|Special Attack}} stat of any Pokémon, tied with {{p|Shuckle}}, {{p|Feebas}} and {{p|Bonsly}}. | | * Alolan Sandshrew has the lowest base {{stat|Special Attack}} stat of any Pokémon, tied with {{p|Shuckle}}, {{p|Feebas}} and {{p|Bonsly}}. |
| ** Sandshrew has the lowest base Special Attack of all {{type|Ground}} Pokémon. | | ** Sandshrew has the lowest base Special Attack of all {{type|Ground}} Pokémon. |
Sandshrew (Japanese: サンド Sand) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Sandslash starting at level 22.
In Alola, Sandshrew has a regional variant that is Ice/Steel. It evolves into Alolan Sandslash when exposed to an Ice Stone.
Biology
Sandshrew blending in with its surroundings
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 has been found in caves as well.
In the Alola region, Sandshrew migrated to snowy mountains due to the volcanic activity near the desert areas. Its body is a light, icy blue and with a cream-colored belly and muzzle. Its head now resembles an igloo. Thicker plates form a dome around its head and its ears resemble an igloo's entrances. In adapting to this cold climate, its body became larger and heavier with a shell of ice covering its hide. The steel-like covering grants it extra defense, but it is unable to curl into a ball like its desert counterpart. Alolan Sandshrew's claws allow it to move without slipping on icy surfaces, but it slides on its stomach when it needs to move quickly.[1]
In the anime
In the main series
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 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 Trainer's Sandshrew appeared in Electric Shock Showdown.
A Sandshrew 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 Trainer's Sandshrew was brought to the Pokémon Center in The Lost Lapras.
A Trainer's Sandshrew was treated by Nurse Joy in The Joy of Pokémon.
A Sandshrew appeared in The Power of One.
A Sandshrew appeared 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 appeared in Celebi: The 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, where it was seen 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 Trainers' School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Sandshrew appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!, under the ownership of a Coordinator.
A Sandshrew appeared in the opening sequences of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and living in the Tree of Beginning.
A Sandshrew 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 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.
A Sandshrew appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.
A Sandshrew appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
A Trainer's Sandshrew appeared in Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!.
A Trainer's Sandshrew appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.
A Sandshrew appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom Pokédex brought up.
Two Sandshrew appeared in I Choose You!.
Pokédex entries
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Sandshrew
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Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Sandshrew hates moisture and lives in holes it digs in dry places. It protects itself by curling into a ball.
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In Pokémon Origins
A Sandshrew appeared in a flashback in File 2: Cubone.
Another Sandshrew appeared in File 3: Giovanni at Silph Co.
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!, battling against Red's Bulbasaur as a Pewter Gym Trainer's Pokémon.
Red caught a Sandshrew prior to Make Way for Magmar!, which 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.
A Trainer's Sandshrew appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sandshrew (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
Sandshrew
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Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
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| Blue
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Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
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When hunting, it hides at the lip of its burrow. If prey comes close, it lunges out and drags in the prey instantly.
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If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
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Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
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| Crystal
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It prefers dry, sandy places because it uses the sand to protect itself when threatened.
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If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
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Sandshrew's body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
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Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert sand to sleep.
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| Emerald
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When it curls up in a ball, it can make any attack bounce off harmlessly. Its hide has turned tough and solid as a result of living in the desert.
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It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
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Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
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To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
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If it fell from a great height, this Pokémon could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
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Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
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To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
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It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.
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It burrows and lives underground. If threatened, it curls itself up into a ball for protection.
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Disliking water, it lives in deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.
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Sandshrew's body is configured to absorb water without waste, enabling it to survive in an arid desert. This Pokémon curls up to protect itself from its enemies.
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Sandshrew has a very dry hide that is extremely tough. The Pokémon can roll into a ball that repels any attack. At night, it burrows into the desert to sleep.
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It can roll its body into a ball. It moves through the desert by rolling at high speeds.
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It usually makes its home in deserts and arid zones, where rain does not fall. It digs holes to catch Bug-type Pokémon.
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It lives in areas of limited rainfall. When danger approaches, it curls up into a ball to protect its soft stomach.
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When its skin gets wrinkled from moisture, it heads for a volcano. It lies flat on a spot with a lot of geothermal heat and dries itself out.
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Alolan Sandshrew
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It lives on snowy mountains. Its steel shell is very hard—so much so, it can't roll its body up into a ball.
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An ancient tradition of Alolan festivals, still carried on to this day, is a competition to slide Sandshrew across ice as far as one can.
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After fleeing a volcanic eruption, it ended up moving to an area of snowy mountains. Its ice shell is as hard as steel.
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The skin on its back is as hard as steel. Predators go after its soft belly, so it clings to the ground desperately.
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Game locations
In side games
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In events
Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
Held items
Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
Stats
Base stats
Sandshrew
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 300
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 30.
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Alolan Sandshrew
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 300
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Sandshrew
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Learnset
Sandshrew
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandshrew in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sandshrew in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sandshrew in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sandshrew in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sandshrew can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sandshrew cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sandshrew can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sandshrew cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sandshrew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sandshrew
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Evolution
Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
Sprites
Trivia
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Alolan Sandshrew and its Alolan evolution.
- Sandshrew and its evolution share their category 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.
- Alolan Sandshrew has the lowest base Special Attack stat of any Pokémon, tied with Shuckle, Feebas and Bonsly.
- Sandshrew has the lowest base Special Attack of all Ground-type Pokémon.
- Both Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew have Abilities that boost evasion in certain weather (Sandstorm for Sandshrew and Hail for Alolan Sandshrew) and Hidden Abilities that boost Speed in those same weather conditions.
- Alolan Sandshrew can be seen as a parallel to Alolan Vulpix. Both were initially introduced in Generation I and got Alola Forms in Pokémon Sun and Moon. Both Pokémon are Ice-type with Vulpix being exclusive to Sun and Sandshrew being exclusive to Moon. Furthermore, both Pokémon evolve when exposed to an Ice Stone.
- Alolan Sandshrew, Clefable, Latias, Gurdurr, Greninja, Ash-Greninja, and Minior (Meteor Form) are all the same weight as Ethan.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Sandshrew may be based on the armadillo, 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 pangolin.
Alolan Sandshrew seems to also be based on an igloo.
Name origin
Sandshrew is a combination of sand and shrew.
Sand is simply sand.
In other languages
| Language
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Title
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Meaning
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 Japanese
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サンド Sand
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From sand
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 French
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Sabelette
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From sable and belette
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 Spanish
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Sandshrew
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Same as English name
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 German
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Sandan
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From Sand
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 Italian
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Sandshrew
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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모래두지 Moreduji
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From 모래 morae and 두더지 dudeoji
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 Mandarin Chinese
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穿山鼠 Chuānshānshǔ
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A portmanteau of 穿山甲 and 鼠. Literally "Mouse that passes through mountains"
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 Cantonese Chinese
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穿山鼠 Chyūnsāansyú
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A portmanteau of 穿山甲 and 鼠. Literally "Mouse that passes through mountains"
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| More languages
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 Hindi
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सांडश्रु Sandshrew
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Transcription of English name
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 Lithuanian
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Smėlius
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Translation of English name
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 Russian
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Сэндшрю Sendshryu
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Transcription of English name
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Notes
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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Quick Claw (5%)
Grip Claw (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Sandshrew images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
