Physical
Attacker
450Average
65Moderate
ATier

On paper, Sandslash looks underwhelming. In practice, Sand Rush doubles its Speed in sandstorm — and that's the whole story. Ground typing means Electric moves can't touch it, and only 3 types hit it super-effectively. Known as the Mouse Pokemon.

Defense and Attack carry most of Sandslash's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Defense EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
450Above
HP75
C
Attack100
B
Defense110
B
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed65
C
Total450
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Sandslash yields +2 Def
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch90Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1m / 3'03"•29.5kg / 65 lbs•158Base XP
Pokedex Entries

This is Sandslash’s form after adaptation to a frigid environment. The cold air emitted by its body sharpens its icy spikes.

Lets Go Pikachu / Lets Go Eevee

Sandslash Weakness

Avg

Sandslash is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice-type moves. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Sandslash's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGrassIce
½xResisti
PoisonRock
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Electric
STAB (5)i
FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Scorei-1
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Sand VeilIncreases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Sand RushHADoubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Evolved from Sandshrew. Sandslash is the final form in this two-stage line. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Sandshrew), and Sandslash peaks at 450 total stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Sandshrew
#027Sandshrew
22
Level 22
Sandslash
#028Sandslash
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Sandshrew
Ground
Sandslash
Ground
HP
50
75+25
ATK
75
100+25
DEF
85
110+25
SP.ATK
20
45+25
SP.DEF
30
55+25
SPE
40
65+25
BST
300C-Tier
450A-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Sandslash to get Sandshrew eggs easily from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Sandslash runs Swords Dance to boost before sweeping. Sandrush and Adamant nature shape the build, with max Attack and Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Sandslash picks up Earthquake and Hyper Beam along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Fighting and Poison coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Lv 1
Defense Curl
——40Normal
Lv 1
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Lv 1
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 1
Scratch
4010035Normal
Lv 4
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Lv 8
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 12
Swift
60—20Normal
Lv 16
Fury Swipes
188015Normal
Lv 20
Dig
8010010Ground
Lv 28
Protect+4
——10Normal
Lv 36
Swords Dance
——20Normal
Lv 44
Slash
7010020Normal
Lv 52
Earthquake
10010010Ground

TM Moves

Src
TM13
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM10
Dig
8010010Ground
TM58
Drill Run
809510Ground
TM41
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM12
Facade
7010020Normal
TM01
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM48
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM19
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM26
Poison Jab
8010020Poison
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM05
Rest
——10Psychic
TM22
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM15
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting
TM56
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
TM08
Substitute
——10Normal
TM27
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM24
X-Scissor
8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Sandslash doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Sandslash can't learn any Tutor moves

Sandslash doesn't appear wild. Catch Sandshrew instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 22 to get Sandslash. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Sandslash in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

To get Sandslash, start by catching Sandshrew through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 3-27. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Sandshrew
    Step 1Catch Sandshrew
    Route 3
    GrassLv.3-820%EarlyRoute
    EASY
    Route 4
    GrassLv.7-1220%EarlyRoute
    EASY
    Celadon City
    In-game tradeLv.27MidCityTrade for (give Sandshrew)
  2. Sandslash
    Step 2Sandslash ✓

  • Sand Rush changes the entire equation for Sandslash. The 450 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked A-Tier as an attacker.

  • Sandslash's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Sandshrew evolves into Sandslash at level 22. Sandslash is the fully evolved form. It sits at 450 BST in its evolved form.

  • Sand Rush is what you want on Sandslash. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Sand Veil) work on paper but Sand Rush is what makes Sandslash worth using.

  • At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Sandslash is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

  • Sandslash appears in 20 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Since debuting in Red & Blue, Sandslash has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.