Mixed
Balanced
DTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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
D
Attack72
C
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def35
F
Speed65
C
Total292
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate180 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.7 m
2'04"Small
Weight15.2 kg
33.5 lbsFeather
Base XP58
Low Yield
Abilities
IntimidatePopular
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
MoxiePopular
Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
Anger PointHA
Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

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

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
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)Electric, Psychic
Type ChartAvg
6Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Score-2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassIceFightingBugFairy
½xResist
PoisonRockGhostDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricPsychic
STAB (7)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelPsychicGhost
How to Beat Sandile in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Dondozo
Dondozo
Water
A
Water is super effective against SandileView Dondozo →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Sandile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Krokorok all the way to Krookodile. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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
Sandile
#551Sandile
29
Level 29
Krokorok
#552Krokorok
40
Level 40
Krookodile
#553Krookodile
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Sandile
GroundDark
Krokorok
GroundDark
Krookodile
GroundDark
HP
50
60+10
95+35
ATK
72
82+10
117+35
DEF
35
45+10
80+35
SP.ATK
35
45+10
65+20
SP.DEF
35
45+10
70+25
SPE
65
74+9
92+18
BST
292D-Tier
351D-Tier+59
519A-Tier+168
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Sandile Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Sandile comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Moxie adds to that. Spread EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. Double STAB covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Moxie
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Sandile
Lonely+ATK

Sandile best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Stealth Rock
  • Stone Edge

Recommended Teammates

Meowth
MeowthDecent

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Sandile won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Earthquake and Earth Power anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 9
Sand Tomb
B358515Ground
Lv 15
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 21
Dig
C8010010Ground
Lv 24
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 27
Crunch
S8010015Dark
Lv 36
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Lv 42
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
Lv 50
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM22
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM33
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
A7510015Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM25
Crunch
S8010015Dark
TM90
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM56
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM02
Dragon Claw
D8010015Dragon
TM52
Earth Power
D9010010Ground
TM69
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM14
Fire Fang
D659515Fire
TM87
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
B759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM136
Scorching Sands
D7010010Ground
TM61
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM53
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM37
Stealth Rock
A——20Rock
TM65
Stone Edge
A100805Rock
TM85
Substitute
B——10Normal
TM139
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM95
Taunt
S—10020Dark
TM21
Thunder Fang
D659515Electric
TM121
Torment
D—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Sandile doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Sandile can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Sandile in Legends: Z-A

Sandile doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Sandile is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2XOmega RubySunSword

Sandile Guide

  • Krokorok at level 29 is the mid-stage. Push through to Krookodile at level 40 for the final form. 292 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 29 gets you Krokorok. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In Legends: Z-A, 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.

  • You can find Sandile in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

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

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