Should I use Sandile?

For a casual playthrough, Sandile works as a placeholder. Ground/Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Krokorok . That's where the stats start mattering.

Sandile - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Sandile Best Moveset

Ground/Dark at 72 Attack and 65 Speed with AbilityMoxie boosting Attack after every KO and AbilityIntimidate dropping opposing Attack on entry. The stats are pre-evolution level. Evolve through to Krookodile for 117 Attack and the Moxie snowball at 92 Speed.

★Gen V — Black & White / B2W2E

Sandile saw minimal competitive use in Gen V (Black & White / B2W2). This was Sandile's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Moxie with Choice Scarf, favoring a Adamant nature.

Hidden Abilities became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 28

Crunch

Dark80COMMONSTAB

Lv 43

Earthquake

Ground100COMMONSTAB

Egg

Fire Fang

Fire65COMMONCoverage

TM71

Stone Edge

Rock100COMMONCoverage

TM1

Hone Claws

Dark—RARESTAB

Sandile Black & White Moves Sandile Black 2 & White 2 Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Sandile best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

Spe

Utility Moveset

CrunchSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
Fire Fang
Stone Edge

Recommended Teammates

MienfooGood

SnoverDecent

WailmerDecent

→Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE

Sandile saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). Sandile maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Moxie with Choice Scarf, favoring a Jolly nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 28

Crunch

Dark80POPULARSTAB

Lv 43

Earthquake

Ground100POPULARSTAB

Egg

Fire Fang

Fire65COMMONCoverage

TM80

Rock Slide

Rock75COMMONCoverage

TM27

Return

Normal—RARECoverage

TM90

Substitute

Normal—RAREUtility

Tutor

Aqua Tail

Water90RARECoverage

Sandile X & Y Moves Sandile ORAS Moves

Experimental

Utility

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

CrunchSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
Fire Fang
Rock Slide

Recommended Teammates

BunearyDecent

AbraDecent

ClamperlDecent

→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME

Sandile saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Sandile maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Moxie with Choice Scarf, favoring a Jolly nature.

Z-Moves became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 43

Earthquake

Ground100COMMONSTAB

Lv 28

Crunch

Dark80COMMONSTAB

Egg

Fire Fang

Fire65COMMONCoverage

TM71

Stone Edge

Rock100COMMONCoverage

Egg

Pursuit

Dark40RARESTAB

Sandile Sun & Moon Moves Sandile Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves

Experimental

Utility

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
CrunchSTAB
Fire Fang
Stone Edge

→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

Sandile saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Sandile maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Moxie with Lum Berry, favoring a Adamant nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 36

Earthquake

Ground100POPULARSTAB

TM68

Fire Fang

Fire65COMMONCoverage

Lv 1

Power Trip

Dark20COMMONSTAB

TR76

Stealth Rock

Rock—COMMONUtility

Sandile Sword & Shield Moves Sandile BDSP Moves

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
Fire Fang
Power TripSTAB
Stealth Rock

Recommended Teammates

ClefableGood

XatuGood

MalamarGood

→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Sandile saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Sandile maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Moxie with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 1

Power Trip

Dark20COMMONSTAB

Lv 36

Earthquake

Ground100COMMONSTAB

TM58

Brick Break

Fighting75RARECoverage

Lv 27

Crunch

Dark80RARESTAB

Egg

Aqua Tail

Water90RARECoverage

TM103

Substitute

Normal—RAREUtility

Sandile Scarlet & Violet Moves Sandile Legends Z-A Moves

Experimental

Physical Tank

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Power TripSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
Brick Break
CrunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SmeargleExcellent

EspathraDecent

BlazikenDecent

Sandile Weakness

Sandile's Ground/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. It shrugs off Electric and Psychic-type attacks completely. The Ground/Dark typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Sandile Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Electric, Psychic

What is Sandile Weak Against

Avg

6Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice Fighting Bug Fairy

½xResist

Poison Rock Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Psychic

What is Sandile Strong Against

7Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+7

2xStrong

Fire Electric Poison Psychic Rock Ghost Steel

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Sandile

Rillaboom can KO Sandile with Wood Hammer (306-360%). Starmie threatens a KO with Hydro Pump (146-172%). Baxcalibur deals 48-57% with Icicle Spear.

Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Grassy Glide Knock Off U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Sandile Knock Off 28-33% U Turn 2x 119-141%KO Wood Hammer 2x 306-360%KO View Rillaboom builds →
Starmie WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Rapid Spin PsychicSTAB Damage vs Sandile Ice Beam 2x 80-94% Hydro Pump 2x 146-172%KO Rapid Spin 13-15% View Starmie builds →
Baxcalibur DragonIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityThermalexchange ItemLoaded Dice NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Dragon Dance Glaive Rush Icicle Spear Damage vs Sandile Icicle Spear 2x 48-57% View Baxcalibur builds →
Urshifu FightingDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Wicked Blow Wicked Blow Close Combat Close Combat Damage vs Sandile Close Combat 2x 288-338%KO Close Combat 2x 288-338%KO View Urshifu builds →
Genesect BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves U Turn Techno Blast Iron Head Extreme Speed Damage vs Sandile U Turn 2x 116-137%KO Extreme Speed 44-52% View Genesect builds →

Evolution

Sandile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Krokorok all the way to Krookodile. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 227 total stats over Sandile. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#551Sandile

Level 29

#552Krokorok

Level 40

#553Krookodile

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sandile

GroundDark

Krokorok

GroundDark

Krookodile

GroundDark

60+10

95+35

ATK

82+10

117+35

DEF

45+10

80+35

SP.ATK

45+10

65+20

SP.DEF

45+10

70+25

SPE

74+9

92+18

BST

292D-Tier

351D-Tier+59

519B-Tier+168

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Sandile easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups

Field

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Sandile

All 9 games

Easy grab on Sandile with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Where To Catch Sandile in SV

To get Sandile, start by catching Sandile through walking encounters at Lv. 15-80. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Sandile ✓
Asado Desert - Desert
Lv.15-33Overworld
Rate 50%
Savanna Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Train until Level 29 to evolve into Krokorok
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Krokorok
Asado Desert - Desert
Lv.29-40Overworld
Rate 9%
Savanna Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Savanna Biome
Lv.61Overworld
or evolve from Sandile (Step 1)
Train until Level 40 to evolve into Krookodile
Step 3Catch or Evolve into Krookodile
Savanna Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
or evolve from Krokorok (Step 2)

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Sandile's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack72

Defense35

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed65

Total292

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight15.2 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Moxie

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

Anger PointHidden Ability

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entry

It submerges itself in sand and moves as if swimming. This wise behavior keeps its enemies from finding it and maintains its temperature.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Sandile Guide

For a casual playthrough, Sandile works as a placeholder. Ground/Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Krokorok. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Sandile has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Sandile has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Settings

Sandile

Sandile Best Moveset

Best Moves

Best Build

Sandile Weakness

What is Sandile Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Sandile

Evolution

How to Evolve

Breeding

How to Get Sandile

Where To Catch Sandile in SV

Where To Catch Sandile in LZA

Where To Catch Sandile in SwSh

How to Obtain Sandile in USUM

Base Stats