Pokémon Summary

⊙Pokédex:: 027
⊙Name:: Sandshrew
⊙Egg groups:: Field
⊙Gender:: 50% ♂ · 50% ♀
⊙Egg cycles:: 20
⊙Hatches as:: Sandshrew
⊙Catch rate:: 255
⊙Alpha catch rate:: 10
⊙EV yield:: 1 Defense

Sandshrew

N° 027

Normal

Ground

Pokédex

Sandshrew in PokeMMO

It digs deep burrows to live in. When in danger, it rolls up its body to withstand attacks.

Sandshrew (No. 027) is a Ground type Pokémon from Kanto (generation 1).

In PokeMMO, Sandshrew appears in the wild in 22 places, for instance Route 11.

Generation: 1 · Kanto
Height: 0.6 m
Weight: 12 kg
Abilities: Sand VeilBoosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
Sand RushHiddenBoosts the Pokémon’s Speed in a sandstorm.
Growth rate: Medium Fast
PvP tier: Untiered
Held items (wild): Quick Claw, Grip Claw

Shiny

★ Sandshrew shiny

Sandshrew shiny in PokeMMO

In PokeMMO, each wild Pokémon has a 1 in 30,000 chance of being shiny. Donator status and the Shiny Charm each improve it by 10% (about 1 in 27,000 with one of them).

Best spots to hunt a shiny Sandshrew

1.Union Cave (RDC)Johto · Cave≈ 0.3 per encounter
2.Route 113Hoenn · Grass≈ 0.3 per encounter
3.Route 11Kanto · Grass≈ 0.25 per encounter

Breeding: two shiny parents always give a shiny egg.

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Stats and types

Base stats

HP: 50
Atk: 75
Def: 85
SpA: 20
SpD: 30
Spe: 40
Total: 300

The values PokeMMO uses, taken from the game data.

Sandshrew's type:Ground

Damage taken by Sandshrew, by attacking type.
Bug	Dark	Dragon	Electric	Fighting	Fire	Flying	Ghost	Grass	Ground	Ice	Normal	Poison	Psychic	Rock	Steel	Water
×1	×1	×1	×0	×1	×1	×1	×1	×2	×1	×2	×1	×½	×1	×½	×1	×2

Weak to: Grass×2Ice×2Water×2
Resists: Poison×½Rock×½
Immune to: Electric×0

Where to find it

Wild encounters in PokeMMO: chance by time of day, from the game data. Lure = Sweet Scent lure only.

Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Route 11Horde ×3	Grass	14-16	2.5%	2.5%	1%	Summer
Route 11	Grass	17-19	15%	15%	5%	Spring, Autumn
Route 11	Grass	17-19	20%	20%	5%	Summer
Route 11	Grass	17-19	25%	25%	5%	Winter
Mt. Moon (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	6-7	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Summer, Winter
Mt. Moon (RDC)	Cave	8-10	15%	15%	10%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Mt. Moon (RDC)	Cave	8-10	20%	20%	10%	Summer
Mt. Moon (Ss2)Horde ×3	Cave	8-9	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Summer, Autumn

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Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Mt. Moon (Ss2)	Cave	10-12	15%	15%	10%	Spring, Autumn
Mt. Moon (Ss2)	Cave	10-12	20%	20%	10%	Summer, Winter
Route 4Horde ×3	Grass	9-10	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Autumn
Route 4	Grass	11-13	15%	15%	5%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Route 4	Grass	11-13	20%	20%	5%	Summer
Route 3Horde ×3	Grass	5-6	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Summer
Route 3	Grass	7-8	10%	10%	5%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Route 3	Grass	7-8	15%	15%	5%	Summer
Route 9Horde ×3	Grass	18-19	5%	5%	2%	Autumn
Route 9	Grass	20-22	10%	10%	5%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Route 9	Grass	20-22	15%	15%	5%	Summer
Route 10	Grass	21-23	5%	5%	5%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Route 10	Grass	21-23	10%	10%	5%	Summer
Route 8Horde ×3	Grass	21-23	5%	5%	1%	Autumn
Route 8Horde ×3	Grass	21-23	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Winter
Route 8	Grass	23-24	10%	10%	5%	All year
Route 23	Grass	41-43	5%	5%	5%	All year

Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Union Cave (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	6-8	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Summer
Union Cave (RDC)	Cave	9-10	20%	20%	10%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Union Cave (RDC)	Cave	9-10	30%	30%	10%	Summer
Union Cave (Ss1)Horde ×3	Cave	7-9	2.5%	2.5%	1%	Spring
Union Cave (Ss1)Horde ×3	Cave	7-9	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Autumn
Union Cave (Ss1)	Cave	10-11	20%	20%	10%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Union Cave (Ss1)	Cave	10-11	30%	30%	10%	Summer
Johto Safari Zone	Cave	28-31	20%	20%	10%	Spring, Autumn, Winter

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Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Johto Safari Zone	Cave	28-31	25%	25%	10%	Summer

Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Route 113Horde ×3	Grass	14-16	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Winter
Route 113	Grass	20-22	25%	25%	5%	Spring, Autumn, Winter
Route 113	Grass	20-22	30%	30%	5%	Summer
Route 111Horde ×5	Grass	23-24	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Winter
Route 111	Grass	25-27	20%	20%	5%	Spring, Autumn
Route 111	Grass	25-27	25%	25%	5%	Summer, Winter
Mirage Tower (1er)Horde ×5	Cave	23-24	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Winter
Mirage Tower (1er)	Cave	25-27	20%	20%	5%	Spring, Autumn

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Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Mirage Tower (1er)	Cave	25-27	25%	25%	5%	Summer, Winter
Mirage Tower (2em)Horde ×5	Cave	23-24	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Winter
Mirage Tower (2em)	Cave	25-27	20%	20%	5%	Spring, Autumn
Mirage Tower (2em)	Cave	25-27	25%	25%	5%	Summer, Winter
Mirage Tower (3em)Horde ×5	Cave	23-24	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Winter
Mirage Tower (3em)	Cave	25-27	20%	20%	5%	Spring, Autumn
Mirage Tower (3em)	Cave	25-27	25%	25%	5%	Summer, Winter
Mirage Tower (RDC)Horde ×5	Cave	23-24	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Winter
Mirage Tower (RDC)	Cave	25-27	20%	20%	5%	Spring, Autumn
Mirage Tower (RDC)	Cave	25-27	25%	25%	5%	Summer, Winter

Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Relic Castle (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring
Relic Castle (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	Summer
Relic Castle (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Winter
Relic Castle (RDC)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	Winter
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	20%	20%	10%	Spring
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	20%	20%	10%	Spring
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	25%	25%	10%	Summer
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	25%	25%	10%	Summer

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Location	Method	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Season
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	10%	10%	5%	Autumn, Winter
Relic Castle (RDC)	Cave	23-24	10%	10%	5%	Autumn, Winter
Relic Castle (Ss1)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Summer
Relic Castle (Ss1)Horde ×3	Cave	21-22	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	Autumn
Relic Castle (Ss1)	Cave	23-24	20%	20%	10%	Spring
Relic Castle (Ss1)	Cave	23-24	25%	25%	10%	Summer
Relic Castle (Ss1)	Cave	23-24	10%	10%	5%	Autumn, Winter
Desert Resort (Intérieur)Horde ×3	Grass	18-19	2.5%	2.5%	2%	Spring, Autumn
Desert Resort (Intérieur)	Grass	21-22	15%	15%	10%	All year
Desert Resort (Extérieur)	Grass	20-22	10%	10%	5%	All year

Evolutions

Sandshrew evolution chain

#027SandshrewGround

Level 22

#028SandslashGround

Moves

Moves Sandshrew learns in PokeMMO

Moves Sandshrew learns by levelling up.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
3	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
6	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100	15
9	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
12	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95	20
12	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
14	Magnitude	Ground	Physical	—	100	30
15	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	50	100	40
16	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
18	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
20	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
23	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85	15
24	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
27	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
28	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
30	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
36	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100	5
36	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
42	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10

Moves Sandshrew can learn from a TM.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—	10
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	100	50	5
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40
Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30	5
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95	20
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100	5
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100	20
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100	10
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95	35
Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85	15
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
Submission	Fighting	Physical	80	80	20
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Work Up	Normal	Status	—	—	30
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100	25
Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15

Egg moves: either parent passes them on when breeding (who can bring each one is listed below).

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95	10
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100	15

Egg moves

In PokeMMO either parent passes an egg move, as long as the egg can learn it. A parent of another species is always the father. Here is who can bring each move to Sandshrew, and the breeds to chain when nobody learns it directly.

Chip AwayNormal9 direct parentsPlan it →
FlailNormal15 direct parentsPlan it →
Crush ClawNormal4 direct parentsPlan it →

Breeding

Breeding Sandshrew in PokeMMO

Sandshrew can breed with Ditto or with any male of the Field egg group(s). Male partners of another species can pass down IVs with a power item, while the species always comes from the female.