Sand Attack (move)

Sand-Attack すなかけ ???

Battles Type  Ground Category  uncategorized PP  15 (max. 24) Power  – Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Sand-Attack is a non-damaging Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. Template:Project MoveDex autoarticle notice

In other languages

French: jet de sable, German: sandwirbel, Italian: turbosabbia, Spanish: ataque arena.

Effect

Generation I

Sand-Attack decreases the opponent's accuracy by 1 level.

Sand-Attack will do nothing if the opponent's accuracy level is at -6, and will fail if the opponent has a substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Pidgey at Lv.5
• Pidgeotto at Lv.--
• Pidgeotto at Lv.5
• Pidgeot at Lv.--
• Pidgeot at Lv.5
• Sandshrew at Lv.11
• Sandslash at Lv.--
• Sandslash at Lv.11
• Diglett at Lv.--
• Dugtrio at Lv.--
• Farfetch'd at Lv.6
• Eevee at Lv.8
• Vaporeon at Lv.8
• Jolteon at Lv.8
• Flareon at Lv.8

• Kabuto at Lv.31
• Kabutops at Lv.31
• Aipom at Lv.6
• Espeon at Lv.8
• Umbreon at Lv.8
• Gligar at Lv.6
• Skarmory at Lv.10
• Stantler at Lv.31 (R/S/E)
• Stantler at Lv.27 (F/L)
• Torchic at Lv.19
• Combusken at Lv.21
• Blaziken at Lv.21
• Poochyena at Lv.9
• Mightyena at Lv.--
• Mightyena at Lv.9

• Zigzagoon at Lv.13
• Linoone at Lv.13
• Nincada at Lv.9
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.9
• Shedinja at Lv.9
• Makuhita at Lv.4
• Hariyama at Lv.--
• Hariyama at Lv.4
• Trapinch at Lv.9
• Vibrava at Lv.--
• Vibrava at Lv.9
• Flygon at Lv.--
• Flygon at Lv.9
• Cacnea at Lv.17

• Cacturne at Lv.17