What is a good competitive moveset for Sandile? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Sandile is an interesting Ground and Dark-typed Pokemon. Sandile is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sandile can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Sandile is weak to Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Sandile Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Intimidate Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Foul Play / Crunch - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Skitter Smack / Double-Edge - Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Sandile (Intimidate)
Sandile is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Sandile's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Sandile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Sandile lowers the attack of opponents by 1 stage. Skitter Smack was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage). ◆ Skitter Smack is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sandile? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Sandile Item: Life Orb / Choice Band Ability: Intimidate Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Earthquake / Bulldoze - Foul Play / Crunch - Rock Slide - Skitter Smack / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sandile (Intimidate)
Sandile is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Sandile's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Sandile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Sandile lowers the attack of opponents by 1 stage. Skitter Smack was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage). ◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Skitter Smack is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower target's special attack by 1 stage). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sandile 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 Sandile can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Sandile
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Scorching Sands, Toxic
Moves that boost Sandile's stats
Hone Claws
Most notable and possible best moves for Sandile
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Snarl
Stealth Rock
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sandile in Sword and Shield
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