SANDSHREW
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Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Burrows deep underground in arid locations far from water. It only emerges to hunt for food.
Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.
If it fell from a great height, this POKéMON could save itself by rolling into a ball and bouncing.
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This Pokémon has a Upright body shape.
It is classified as Yellow colored.
Natural habitat: Rough Terrain.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 255/255, roughly 100%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Ground egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | STA | — | — | 40 |
| 3 | Poison Sting | Poison | PHY | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 6 | Sand Attack | Ground | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 9 | Rollout | Rock | PHY | 30 | 90% | 20 |
| 12 | Fury Cutter | Bug | PHY | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 15 | Rapid Spin | Normal | PHY | 50 | 100% | 40 |
| 18 | Bulldoze | Ground | PHY | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 21 | Swift | Normal | SPE | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Fury Swipes | Normal | PHY | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 27 | Agility | Psychic | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 30 | Slash | Normal | PHY | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 33 | Dig | Ground | PHY | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Gyro Ball | Steel | PHY | — | 100% | 5 |
| 39 | Swords Dance | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Sandstorm | Rock | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Earthquake | Ground | PHY | 100 | 100% | 10 |
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