Competitive Information for Alolan Sandslash [Sword/Shield]
Ice / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sandslash-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.
Ninetales-AlolaRillaboomAurorusDrifblimPrimarinaBoltundTapu FiniDusclopsIncineroarLandorus-Therian
Sandslash is a stupendous Ice and Steel-typed Pokemon. Sandslash are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Sandslash is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 116 Hp / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash / Triple Axel
- Drill Run
- Iron Head
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Sandslash-Alola (Popular/Trending)
Sandslash is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sandslash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sandslash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Sandslash's speed is doubled.
◆ Triple Axel is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. Each hit can miss, but power rises).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Sandslash this turn).
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Item: Chople Berry / Occa Berry
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Triple Axel / Icicle Crash
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Sandslash-Alola (Slush Rush)
Sandslash is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Slush Rush, if hail is active Sandslash'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.
◆ 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).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 Sandslash-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.
Ninetales-AlolaRillaboomAurorusDrifblimPrimarinaBoltundTapu FiniDusclopsIncineroarLandorus-Therian
Item: Chople Berry / Occa Berry
Ability: Slush Rush
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Triple Axel / Icicle Crash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sandslash-Alola (Slush Rush)
Sandslash is a decent 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 Sandslash'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.
◆ 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).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 Sandslash-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sandslash-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 Sandslash-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 Sandslash-alola's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rapid Spin
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sandslash-alola
- Drill Run
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Icicle Crash
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Night Slash
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Triple Axel
Common Effort Values for Sandslash-alola in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 116/252/0/0/0/140 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Sandslash-alola's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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