Sand Attack

Sand Attack
Categories

Element

Ground
Type

Status
Statistical Attributes

Base Power

Accuracy

100
PP

15
Extra Information
  • Does not have an animation
  • Has a minor bug
  • Banned in Ranked PvP

Sand Attack is a non-damaging Normal type move.

Functionality

Sand Attack decreases the target’s Accuracy by one stage. Despite its Ground typing, it still affects Flying type Pokémons.

Ranked PvP

The use of Sand Attack is forbidden in PvP as per the Evasion Clause.

Bugs

  • Sand Attack does not affect Pokémons with the Levitate ability. (Report thread)

Learnset

Level-Up

No. Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 Level
016 Pidgey Normal Flying 5
017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 5
018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 5
027 Sandshrew Ground 3
028 Sandslash Ground 3
050 Diglett Ground 1
50A Alolan Diglett Ground Steel 1
051 Dugtrio Ground 1
51A Alolan Dugtrio Ground Steel 1
083 Farfetch’d Normal Flying 1
133 Eevee Normal 5
134 Vaporeon Water 5
135 Jolteon Electric 5
136 Flareon Fire 5
140 Kabuto Rock Water 21
141 Kabutops Rock Water 21
190 Aipom Normal 4
196 Espeon Psychic 5
197 Umbreon Dark 5
207 Gligar Ground Flying 4
227 Skarmory Steel Flying 6
234 Stantler Normal 16
255 Torchic Fire 10
256 Combusken Fire Fighting 10
257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 10
261 Poochyena Dark 7
262 Mightyena Dark 7
263 Zigzagoon Normal 7
264 Linoone Normal 7
290 Nincada Bug Ground 9
291 Ninjask Bug Flying 9
292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 9
296 Makuhita Fighting 4
297 Hariyama Fighting 4
328 Trapinch Ground 1
329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 1
330 Flygon Ground Dragon 1
331 Cacnea Grass 13
332 Cacturne Grass Dark 13
424 Ambipom Normal 4
443 Gible Dragon Ground 3
444 Gabite Dragon Ground 3
445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 3
449 Hippopotas Ground 1
450 Hippowdon Ground 1
470 Leafeon Grass 5
471 Glaceon Ice 5
472 Gliscor Ground Flying 4
504 Patrat Normal 13
505 Watchog Normal 13
509 Purrloin Dark 10
510 Liepard Dark 10
524 Roggenrola Rock 7
525 Boldore Rock 7
526 Gigalith Rock 7
551 Sandile Ground Dark 7
552 Krokorok Ground Dark 7
553 Krookodile Ground Dark 7
557 Dwebble Bug Rock 11
558 Crustle Bug Rock 11
559 Scraggy Dark Fighting 5
560 Scrafty Dark Fighting 5
585 Deerling Normal Grass 7
586 Sawsbuck Normal Grass 7
632 Durant Bug Steel 1
676 Furfrou Normal 5
688 Binacle Rock Water 1
689 Barbaracle Rock Water 1
700 Sylveon Fairy 5

Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.

Egg Moves

No. Pokémon Type 1 Type 2
179 Mareep Electric
180 Flaaffy Electric
181 Ampharos Electric
347 Anorith Rock Bug
348 Armaldo Rock Bug
396 Starly Normal Flying
397 Staravia Normal Flying
398 Staraptor Normal Flying
431 Glameow Normal
432 Purugly Normal
451 Skorupi Poison Bug
452 Drapion Poison Dark
506 Lillipup Normal
507 Herdier Normal
508 Stoutland Normal
522 Blitzle Electric
523 Zebstrika Electric
568 Trubbish Poison
569 Garbodor Poison

Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.