#27
Sandshrew
To protect itself from attackers, it curls up into a ball. It lives in arid regions with minimal rainfall.
General Information
Basic Information
Level : 20
NPC Price : $1,000
Catch System : Very Easy
Catch XP : 5,000
Master Ball Boost : 50
Abilities & Stats
Abilities : Dig, Rock Smash, Cut, Headbutt and Strength
Boost : [ 10 ] Earth Stone
Materia : Orebound
PokeView MS : 250
Evolution Chain
Variants
Variant 1:
Rate Balls
You can catch Sandshrew with the following balls:

poke Ball
Average: 150

great Ball
Average: 100

super Ball
Average: 36

ultra Ball
Average: 17

magu Ball
Average: 12
This is not official game information. It is an approximation based on the community formula:
Rate = ((Pokemon NPC Price * 2) / Ball NPC Price) + Extra
| Ball | Rate | NPC Price | Extra Safe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poke | x1 | 5 | 50 |
| Great | x2 | 20 | 25 |
| Super | x3 | 50 | 15 |
| Ultra | x4 | 130 | 10 |
| Type | x5 | 170 | 5 |
Calculation Example
Using Sandshrew and an Ultra Ball:
Moves
Sandshrew can use these moves:
Sand Attack
Basic Information
Level: 20
Cooldown: 15s
Focus
AOE
Description
Effect
Blind
Type Effectiveness
Type effectiveness against Sandshrew:
Super Effective
Normal
Very Ineffective
Immune
Drops
Sandshrew can drop the following items:
Earth Ball
Amount: 1-10
Probability: 80%
NPC Price: $0.5
Sandbag
Amount: 1-1
Probability: 11%
NPC Price: $15
Armadillo Claw
Amount: 1-1
Probability: 1.3%
NPC Price: $147
Locations
Sandshrew can be found in the following locations:
Main: MT. Moon
Johto: Union Cave
Soon!
Pokélog: Sandshrew
Stage 1
Amount: 40
Stage 2
Amount: 400
Stage 3
Amount: 1k


