Is Sandslash Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Exclusive to Let's Go Pikachu. Sandslash's Ground typing demolishes Blaine, contributes against Koga's Poison-types, and wrecks Giovanni's entire team. Good physical bulk keeps it useful through the Elite Four. One of the better version exclusives.
Not available yet. You cannot get Sandshrew before this fight.
Misty's team hits Sandshrew's weaknesses hard.
Sandslash resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Erika's team hits Sandslash's weaknesses hard.
Sandslash trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sandslash trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Sandslash has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Sandslash has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Sandslash trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Sandslash trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Sandslash has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Sandslash's weaknesses hard.
Sandslash trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catch Sandshrew
In Let's Go Pikachu, catch Sandshrew on Route 3 (walking, Lv 3-8). Let's Go Eevee has no wild Sandshrew, so trade one in from Let's Go Pikachu.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 20GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMSteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Sandshrew to Sandslash
Sandshrew evolves into Sandslash at Level 22. Your Sandshrew should hit Level 22 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMSteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMGroundDrill RunPower 120Accuracy 95%PP 10
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 52GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Sandslash in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
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.
Catch Sandshrew at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Sandslash.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Sandshrew
- 2Evolve Sandslashat Lv.22
Badge 1How to Obtain Sandslash in Let's Go
- Step 2Sandslash ✓
How to Get Shiny Sandslash in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Sandslash is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Sandslash odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Sandslash Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Sandslash.
Sandslash Weakness
Sandslash is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Sandslash Weak Against
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Sandslash Evolutions
Evolved from Sandshrew. Sandslash is the final form in this two-stage line. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Sandshrew), and Sandslash peaks at 450 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Sandslash Best Moveset
100 Attack and 110 Defense on a pure Ground-type. Without AbilitySand Rush doubling Speed in sand or any held item to boost damage, the moveset hits hard physically but 65 Speed means going after almost everything. Physical power stranded behind slow pace.
Best Build
Sandshrew Candy
Tough Candy+DEFImpish raises Defense and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Sandslash
- Sandshrew Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Sandshrew Candy raises every stat, but only Sandshrew and Sandslash can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Sandslash is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Alolan Form
- Alolan Sandslash
Alolan Sandslash (Ice/Steel type) has 75 HP, 100 Attack, 120 Defense, 25 Sp. Atk, 65 Sp. Def and 65 Speed, 450 in total. Weak to Fire (4x), Fighting (4x) and Ground. Resists Ice (1/4), Normal, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon and Fairy. Immune to Poison. Alolan Sandslash is not found in the wild in Let's Go. In Let's Go Pikachu, give a Sandshrew to a person in Celadon City to get a level 27 Alolan Sandshrew, then evolve it into Alolan Sandslash. Best nature for Alolan Sandslash: Impish (Madam Celadon: Yellow, then Blue). Stat candy: Tough Candy (Defense). Pokedex: This is Sandslash's form after adaptation to a frigid environment. The cold air emitted by its body sharpens its icy spikes.
Alolan Sandslash learns by level up: Bide, Counter, Defense Curl, Ice Shard and Scratch (Lv 1). TM moves: Blizzard, Brick Break, Dig, Drill Run, Earthquake, Facade, Headbutt, Hyper Beam, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Iron Tail, Poison Jab, Protect, Rest, Rock Slide, Seismic Toss, Stealth Rock, Substitute, Toxic and X-Scissor.
Master Trainer
Benjamin battles with one level 75 Sandslash that knows Drill Run, Swords Dance and Substitute. It takes extra damage from Water, Grass and Ice moves. Win to earn the Sandslash Master title. Find Benjamin on Route 7.
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Sandslash picks up Earthquake 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is skilled at slashing enemies with its claws. If broken, they start to grow back in a day.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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