Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Switch

Sandshrew Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Sandshrew in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Sandshrew's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Sandshrew can be found in.

Basic Information

Type

Sandshrew
Sandshrew Image
Type 1 Type 2
Ground -

Ability

Ability Effect
Sand Veil The Pokemon isn't damaged by the Sandstorm weather condition, and its evasiveness goes up while a sandstorm is in effect.

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Scratch NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Defense Curl NormalNormal It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
3 Sand Attack GroundGround It lowers the enemy's accuracy.
5 Poison Sting PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
7 Rollout RockRock It damages an enemy up to 5 times or until it misses. The power goes up after you use Defense Curl!
9 Rapid Spin NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It also frees you from being bound and from the Leech Seed status. It destroys any trap in front of you, too.
11 Fury Cutter BugBug It damages an enemy. Its power goes up if you use it twice in a row.
14 Magnitude GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you, including Pokemon underground using Dig. It randomly changes its intensity.
17 Swift NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It never misses.
20 Fury Swipes NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
23 Sand Tomb GroundGround It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Sand Tomb condition.
26 Slash NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
30 Dig GroundGround You'll get the Digging condition, doing damage to your enemy on the next turn. While underground, you'll evade items and moves.
34 Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
38 Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
42 Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
46 Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fling DarkDark You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Safeguard NormalNormal You and your teammates in the same room get the Safeguard condition, which prevents you from having bad statuses.
Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Shadow Claw GhostGhost It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Thief DarkDark It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
X-Scissor BugBug It damages an enemy.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Covet NormalNormal It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Earth Power GroundGround It damages enemies in the same room. It could also lower their Sp. Def.
Focus Punch FightingFighting You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Iron Tail SteelSteel It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Knock Off DarkDark It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Stealth Rock RockRock It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
Stomping Tantrum GroundGround It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.
Super Fang NormalNormal It damages an enemy by halving its existing HP.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
SandshrewSandshrew -
SandslashSandslash Evolves from Sandshrew at Lv. 22

Can Sandshrew Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Sandshrew

Dungeons Where Sandshrew is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Sandshrew's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Withering Desert 900

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