What is a good competitive moveset for Sandshrew-alola? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Sandshrew is an extraordinary Ice and Steel-typed Pokemon. Sandshrew is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sandshrew can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Sandshrew is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Sandshrew-Alola Item: Steelium Z / Chople Berry Ability: Slush Rush Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD Moveset: - Iron Head - Icicle Crash / Ice Punch - Return / Slash - Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Sandshrew-Alola (Slush Rush)
Sandshrew is an interesting Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Sandshrew's speed is doubled.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sandshrew-alola? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Sandshrew-Alola Item: Groundium Z / Chople Berry Ability: Slush Rush Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Iron Head - Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
Sandshrew is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Sandshrew's speed is doubled.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sandshrew-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sandshrew-alola can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Sandshrew-alola
Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sandshrew-alola's stats
Amnesia
Curse
Defense Curl
Hone Claws
Iron Defense
Metal Claw
Rapid Spin
Swords Dance
Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sandshrew-alola
Earthquake
Knock Off
Protect
Rapid Spin
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sandshrew-alola in Sun and Moon
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