Sandslash

Sandslash's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones.

Dex No

#028

Sandslash Weaknesses and Strengths

Sandslash is a Ground type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ground Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Electric	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Sandslash in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Sandslash.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	45.63	385.70
Metal Claw	Scorching Sands	47.06	378.03
Mud Shot	Earthquake	56.67	374.81
Metal Claw	Earthquake	58.10	370.05
Metal Claw	Return	61.43	331.34
Mud Shot	Bulldoze	37.43	328.90
Metal Claw	Bulldoze	38.86	325.61
Mud Shot	Return	60.00	325.56
Metal Claw	Night Slash	34.16	289.95
Mud Shot	Night Slash	32.73	285.42

All Moves for Sandslash

Below are all the moves that Sandslash can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Earthquake	Charged	140	46.67	3600ms	-100
Rock Tomb	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-50
Bulldoze	Charged	80	27.43	3500ms	-50
Night Slash EliteTM	Charged	50	22.73	2200ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Scorching Sands	Charged	95	35.63	3200ms	-50
Mud Shot	Quick	5	10	600ms	7
Metal Claw	Quick	8	11.43	700ms	7

Sandslash Evolution

Sandshrew

Requires
50x Candy

Sandslash

Best Sandslash Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Sandslash Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Sandslash in a raid.