What is a good competitive moveset for Sandshrew-alola? 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.
Sandshrew is an astounding Ice and Steel-typed Pokemon. Sandshrew is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sandshrew is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Sandshrew-Alola Item: Chople Berry / Occa Berry Ability: Slush Rush Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD Moveset: - Steel Roller / Iron Head - Triple Axel / Icicle Crash - Earthquake - Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Sandshrew-Alola (Slush Rush)
Sandshrew is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. 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. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain). ◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Triple Axel is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises). ◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sandshrew-alola? 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: Sandshrew-Alola Item: Chople Berry / Occa Berry Ability: Slush Rush Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD Moveset: - Steel Roller / Iron Head - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Triple Axel / Icicle Crash
Sandshrew is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. 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. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Steel Roller is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain). ◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ 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 make the foes flinch). ◆ Triple Axel is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises). ◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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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 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 Sandshrew-alola
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
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: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
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
Ice Beam
Knock Off
Protect
Rapid Spin
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sandshrew-alola in Sword and Shield
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