Silicobra (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Silicobra Sand Snake Pokémon スナヘビ Sunahebi #0843 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Spit or Shed Skin Cacophony Cacophony Sand Veil Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Dragon Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 7'03" 2.2 m Silicobra 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 16.8 lbs. 7.6 kg Silicobra 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 63	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Silicobra 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Silicobra (Japanese: スナヘビ Sunahebi) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves into Sandaconda starting at level 36.

Biology

Silicobra is a Pokémon which resembles a small snake. Its body is mostly brownish white with a few darker spots, and its tail is curled at the tip. It has oval green eyes with black pupils, each one surrounded by a brown spot similar to a sand stain and a brown protuberant ridge above it. Paired with its crooked downward mouth, its face is similar to a frown. It also has two big nostrils.

Silicobra has a dark yellow pouch around its neck, which it uses to store more than 17 pounds (8 kg) of sand. The pouch gets more elastic with every time Silicobra sheds its skin. Silicobra collects sand by swallowing it and shoots the sand from its nostrils, an ability it uses to blind predators so it can escape by burrowing into the ground. It also burrows into the sand in order to ambush its prey. Because Silicobra's nostrils are specialized for shooting out sand, it has a poor sense of smell.

Silicobra and its evolution, Sandaconda, are the only known Pokémon that can have Sand Spit as an Ability.

Evolution

Silicobra evolves into Sandaconda.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Silicobra  Ground

→

First Evolution Sandaconda  Ground

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #312 Galar Isle of Armor #174 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword As it digs, it swallows sand and stores it in its neck pouch. The pouch can hold more than 17 pounds of sand. Shield It spews sand from its nostrils. While the enemy is blinded, it burrows into the ground to hide.
Generation IX Paldea #270 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Scarlet Silicobra’s neck pouch, which can inflate and deflate like a balloon, gets more elastic each time Silicobra sheds its skin. Violet Silicobra's large nostrils are specialized for spraying sand, so this Pokémon is not very good at telling apart different smells.

Silicobra in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Route 6 Dusty Bowl (Max Raid Battle) Expansion Pass Forest of Focus, Training Lowlands, Challenge Road, Potbottom Desert Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet East Province: Area Three West Province: Asado Desert Tera Raid Battles (1★)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII New Snap Sweltering Sands, Barren BadlandsDay

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 52		112 - 159	214 - 308
Attack: 57		55 - 119	107 - 234
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 46		45 - 107	87 - 210
Total: 315	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Wrap Normal Physical 01515 09090% 20 011 Sand Attack Ground Status 0000— 100100% 15 055 Minimize Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 1010 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100100% 20 1515 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100100% 20 2020 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2525 Glare Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 3030 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100100% 10 3535 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00——% 10 4040 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20 4545 Coil Poison Status 0000— 00——% 20 5050 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 08585% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Silicobra Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Silicobra

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM106 TM106 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM176 TM176 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM200 TM200 Scale Shot Dragon Physical 02525 090}}90% 20 TM215 TM215 Scorching Sands Ground Special 07070 100}}100% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Silicobra Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Silicobra

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75% 10 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Silicobra Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Silicobra Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Silicobra

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO843.png Base HP: 141 Base Attack: 103 Base Defense: 123 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Mud-Slap, Mud Shot Charged Attacks: Dig, Bulldoze, Earth Power

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #131 Silicobra is often hiding inside the sand, waiting to catch some food. But it jumps right out of its hiding place when something catches its interest... It must be a very curious Pokémon!

Evolution data

Unevolved Silicobra  Ground

Level 36 →

First Evolution Sandaconda  Ground

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Silicobra images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Silicobra in the anime

Minor appearances

Silicobra debuted in Sobbing Sobble!, where Goh attempted to catch it while in Wyndon using his newly-caught Sobble. However, he failed, and Sobble subsequently ran off.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN028 Silicobra Goh's Rotom Phone Silicobra, the Sand Snake Pokémon. A Ground type. When Silicobra digs a hole, it swallows sand that it store in a pouch in its neck, so it can spray it out later.

In the TCG

Main article: Silicobra (TCG)

Trivia

• Silicobra's Japanese name and category are identical, with the only difference being in how they are written: Silicobra's Japanese name is written in katakana (スナヘビ), while its category name is written in hiragana (すなへび). Silicobra is the only Pokémon with this distinction.

Origin

Silicobra resembles various snakes, and the sand pouch around its neck is similar to the hood of a cobra. It may be specifically based on the false cobra, a species that lives in deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, named so because much like a cobra, it can flare its neck into a hood when threatened.

With its ability to shoot sand from its nostrils as a defense mechanism, Silicobra is also likely inspired by spitting cobras, which spit venom out of their fangs in much the same way.

Name origin

Silicobra may be a combination of silicon (basic constituent of sand) and cobra. It may also incorporate silt.

Sunahebi may be a combination of 砂 suna (sand) and 蛇 hebi (snake).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スナヘビ Sunahebi From 砂 suna and 蛇 hebi French Dunaja From dune and Naja Spanish Silicobra Same as English name German Salanga From Sand and Schlange Italian Silicobra Same as English name Korean 모래뱀 Moraebaem From 모래 morae and 뱀 baem Mandarin Chinese 沙包蛇 Shābāoshé From 沙 shā, 包 bāo , 沙包 shābāo, and 蛇 shé Cantonese Chinese 沙包蛇 Sābāausèh From 沙 sā, 包 bāau , 沙包 sābāau, and 蛇 sèh

More languages Hindi सैंडसर्प Sandserp From sand and सर्प sarp (or serpent / serpentine) Thai ซึนะเฮบิ Suenahebi Transcription of Japanese name

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