Sandsear Storm (move)

Sandsear Storm ねっさのあらし Hot-Sand Storm

Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Sandsear Storm (Japanese: ねっさのあらし Hot-Sand Storm) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Landorus.

Effect

Generation VIII

Sandsear Storm inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Special PP  5 Agile Strong Power  95  75  115 Accuracy  80%  80%  90% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  30%  30%  50% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? Inflicts the target with burn

Generation IX onwards

Sandsear Storm's PP was raised to 10 and base power was increased to 100.

Sandsear Storm targets all adjacent foes and now has a 20% chance to burn.

Description

Games Description LA The user attacks by wrapping the target in fierce winds and searingly hot sand. This also leaves the target with a burn. SV The user attacks by wrapping opposing Pokémon in fierce winds and searingly hot sand. This may also leave them with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0645		Landorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	52LA	80
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• Sandsear Storm's description in Legends: Arceus states that it "leaves the target with a burn", which erroneously implies that its additional affect is guaranteed. This error is not present in its variations' description.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 熱沙風暴 Yihtsā Fūngbouh Mandarin 熱沙風暴 / 热沙风暴 Rèshā Fēngbào French Typhon Pyrosable German Wüstenorkan Italian Tempesta Ardente Korean 열사의폭풍 Yeolsa-ui Pokpung Spanish Simún de Arena

Variations of the move Springtide Storm
Springtide Storm • Bleakwind Storm • Wildbolt Storm • Sandsear Storm

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.